The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
DENOUNCE SUPERVISORS.
Indignant Missionttes Say Caus-
tic Things and Hint at the
Hemp Remedy.

The Federation of Mission Improve
ment Clubs held rousing Indignation
meeting last night in the hall of the
Fairmount Improvement Club on
Chenery street, and assumed a position
Of decided opposition to the action of
the Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors in reporting favorably on
the proposition to grant the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company franchises
which are said to be worth in the
neighborhood of $4,000. 600
Burning with indignation because the
Street Committee absolutely refused to
allow them TO explain the vast injury the
granting of these franchises would work
TO the residents of the Mission district,
particularly the much sought franchise
TO lay double track railroad through
the Mission district to the southerly line
OF the county. the members of the diff
ferent clubs assembled TO vent their
wrath on the members of the board who
have arrayed themselves against the
people.
The speakers handled the lash unmerci-
fully, and every Supervisor who voted in
favor of granting the franchises was the
recipient of scorChing denunciation.
Several of the members of the federation
went so TAR as openly to declare their
willingness to present themselves at the
meeting of the board tomorrow afternoon
armed with a coil of hemp. This rash
declaration on the part of some of the
members brought forth round after round
of hearty applause. When the excitement
had reached its highest pitch Bernard
JOost arose and. with a tremor of pent-up
rage in his voice, said:
Gentlemen. if the members of this fed
Grafton desire to lynch these shameless
wretches the Joost Hardware Company
will furnish you the rope free of charge
and be delighted TO do it
Mr.. -Joost's Considerate offer brought P.
q yffac ton 1tYaaV aer,9
bers of the Potrero Improvement Club, to
his feet, and that gentleman delivered an
Grafton condemning both the Supervisors
and the Southern Pacific Company that
literally burned with caustic criticisms.
Mr.. Harrington has been interested in the
expansion and prosperity of the munich
pality for years back, and he is excep-
tionallY well informed on all matters re-
lating to the granting of franchises. He
went over the whole ground thoroughly,
going back to the time when the Southern
Pacific Company was granted by the State
120 acres of land at Third and Townsend
streets. which it was supposed to use as
a terminal for its road. That was thirty
years ago, and at that time the railroad
company practically agreed TO enter the
citv along the bay shore route and aban-
don the present route through the densely
populated Mission district.
when the railroad company was given
rington. they agreed to abandon the
present method of entering the city, but
they have never attempted TO utilize the
franchise which they have on the bay
shore route. The Mission district is pei
haps the most thickly settled portion of
our city, and we are certainly entitled to
at least a hearing before the Supervisors
on this matter. These trains which run
of our families, have been operating long
enough. The people of the Mission dis
trict have always harbored a steadfast
opposition to the granting of a franchise
which would make it possible for the
Southern Pacific to lay double tracks,
and they are opposed to it now more than
ever. These shameless Supervisors should
be tarred and feathered and then strug
up. They have undertaken theying
Job that will be somewhat of a tax on
their nerves before they get it through.
hoodRinked Year -l after Year r'iT by dishonesgI g
Supervisors. and 1 think the time has
come when they are willing to use violent
measures If necessary to preserve their