The San Francisco call., 1899-05-12
ANTI-CEMET
LEAGUE WILL
ENTER POLITICS
Question to Be a
Campaign Issue.
CANDIDATES TO BE PLEDGED
STRIVING FOR A NEW SCHOOL
IN WESTERN ADDITION.
Lowell High School Said to Be In
adequate for the Demands
Now Being Made
Upon It.
CANDIDATES TO BE PLEDGED
STRIVING FOR A NEW SCHOOL
IN WESTERN ADDITION.

The crusade against the cemeteries IN
Western Addition which has been Wagea
for wears was given fresh impetus last
night by the organization OF the ANU
Cemetery League. DR.. Charles v CIoss
was elected temporary chairman ana H.
2. Z. Troy temporary secretary. ne
closing Of the cemeteries will be made an
isslIe in the forthcoming campaign. 1t IS
nronosed to exact pledges from candl-
dates at the primaries that they 1aNor
nrohibiting the further burial of the dead
within the limits of the city.
For years politicians have been wary oL
the cemetery question. The men VINO
ranresen+ the cemetery associations have
made the assertion that the owners OF Du-
rial Dlats constituted the bulk OF the NoI-
inc nonuIation and would defeat any man
or measure tending to close the ceiile-
teries. The claim is made that the oPPo-
site is the case; that the general PuulC
is aware of the fact that the cemeteries iet
are a menace to the health OF the clty
and a bar to it's progress. The grown
of the city is pointed as an eNaHlPIe ~ ~
this 1t is built up mle L,ast Des 3iI u,liie
cemeteries toward the southwest ms %
the growth has been retarded III inc
Western Addition and Richmond. -.
The officers of the new league eAPeco "
derive their chief support from the IaenI+ mem
hers of Western Addition Improvement
Club, Richmond District ImproNeIIlenSS
Association and from the Bush street anu anu
Improvement club in the city Will Dc re-
ouested to send one delegate to the meet
ing at which the league Will be pernd-
nently organized The present agilallQn
is not for the immediate removal OF Iue
cemeteries but for their closing. 1t ls
expected the next twenty years VIII pIllS
about the actual removal OF all the uedu;
The agitation which has been maintained
recently is slowly effeCting what II mas
been found impossible TO bring ABOUT Dy
legislation up to the present time. Inc
majority of burials now being made are
sociation years ago. Few people are puy
ing plats in the local cemeteries, prefer
ring to go into San MateO County, WheFe
their dead can rest undisturbed.
The meeting at which the Anti-CemeteIy
League was formed was called chiefly TO ad-
| to a new high school building. The LO-
well High School building is said to be
entirely Inadequate TO meet the demands
made upon it. The following plan or cam
Daign was determined upon: First TO Sc
cure the approval of the Board of Educa-
ton in the premises; second, to appear
before the Supervisors and petition them
to allow for the expenditure in the pro-
posed bond issue, and third to procure
the cooperation of all the Improvement
clubs.
President Charles H Hubbs announced
at once the following committee to repre-
sent Richmond District Improvement AS
sociation: +. 2. E. Troy, Charles SutrO,
Charles F. Mueller and c. II. HubbS
President Cross of Western Addition Club
of the committee, the remaining members
to be selected at the next meeting.
The meeting last night was attended by
DR. Charles Y. Cross, J. Henderson,
Charles II. Hubbs, w II. Hazel and Z.
z. f. Troy.