The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13

BERKELEY, Dec. 12.-Thomas Rick
ard, president of the Board of City
Trustees, announced to-day the names
Of those he has selected as members of
the citizens bond committee, the duty
Of which will be to collect data upon
the several bonding propositions treat
ed of in President Richards recent let
ter/to the Board of Trustees, and sub
NIT it to the people for their decision.
The committee is composed of some
forty prominent citizens, chosen from
each of the city's wards according to
the voting strength of each ward, the
following named being members:
First ward-Guy Hyde Chick w H. Mars
ton. a. L. OFT. William Friend Richardson,
Victor Robertson. William Wier and F. n.
Second ward-Thomas Addison. Benjamin
Bangs Carl Plehn, J. ". Richardson, A. E.
Third waId-James l. Barker. Alan C.
Clarke, John n. Foy: Robert Grieg. w. A. L.
knqwles. z ". Linforth. }; r; Little. Joseph
Mcl-ain. A. ". Naylor and William H Waste.
Fourth Ward-W. a. Allen. p. F. c. Biehl,
Frank Fowden and H. B. Griffith
Fifth Ward-E. L. Favor. a. T. Green, H.
D. Irwin, j. S. Mills and A. T. Sutherland.
sixth Ward. J: Donohue. Thomas Dowd.
Ed. Niehaus, J. 7. Renas and Charles H.
Seventh ward-Charles A. Geirrine Charles
S265, 900 is SUM NEEDED.
This committee will meet at the call
Of President Rickard within a week or
so and organize for the work before it,
A chairman will be chosen. and he will
appoint sub committees to investigate
and report upon the several items 1t
has been suggested to put in the pro-
posed bond issue. When the work of
the sub-committees has been approved
by the large committee the whole bond
ing scheme will be submitted to the
people at an election apd determined
effort made to secure the requisite two
thirds of the votes
If the suggestions OF President Rick
ard are carried out the people will be
asked to vote at least $265, 900 in bonds.
With this sum it is hoped to make i'm
provements in every municipal depart
ment, improvements which cannot now
be considered on account Of the low ebb
of the city's finances.
OF this $265,000 it is proposed to spend
100000 on new City Hall. The pres
ent town building is not considered
credit to a town that now ranks sew
enth in point Of population in Califor-
MIA. and a more dignifled structure is
demanded.
On the schools it is proposed to spend
SIS, 900 of this sum. AS is we'll known.
the schools of Berkeley are always
crowded. More buildings are needed.
them This $40, 900 will be augmented
by the money that is to be received
from the sale Of the present school site
on Center street.
MAY CHANGE THE ITEM.
The sum of $4,000 will be expended
on parks in West, North and South
Berkeley, sections Of town that are en-
tirely lacking in recreation spots. A
large amount of apparatus will be pur-
chased with $4,000 to start a fire de-
partment for the better protection of
the peoples property, $4,000 will be
spent on street improvements and s15.-
600 on manual training in the schools, !
an improvement that is receiving the |
support Of a citizens committee, the
Town and Gown Club and the various
clubs of the town.
1T is likely that the citizens com
mttee nave just appointed, said Mr. |
to-day, will change the items |
1 mentioned in my letter to the Trus- /
tees. Some Of the amounts may be
raised and some reduced. 1t is possible
that an item calling for the building of
a wharf at West Berkeley will be in
serted in the bonding proposition. A
good deal depends on what the different
Will cost. At any rate. a |
full investigation by so large a commit I
tee will be sure to show exactly what /
the town needs and to impress, the peo-
pie with the Importance of voting for
those needs"
1t is proposed that when the bond
election is settled upon the ballots be /
so arranged as to permit voters to vote
upon each item separately. This is a /
matter, however, that will be settled by I
the citizens committee and the Trus-
tees.