The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
THE CITY BONDS.

THE people of San Francisco are called upon to
vote to bond the city for the following pur-
poses and in the following amounts, the prop
ositions being numbered consecutively the official
ballot:
I. For 100000 for new City and County Hos
ptaL This is very necessary and praiseworthy pur-
pose and the issue should be supported.
2. For $7,25o,ooo for new sewer system for the
city. The rapid growth of the city has compelled
connections with the main sewers and their
uents requiring capacity provided for in their
original construction. The result is the overtaxng Of
the drainage, and the overflow of storm water re-
suits, often inficting great damage to property
The incapacity of the drainage is to public
health, and this bond issue to make the sewer sys-
TEN equal to present and future demands upon it
should be adopted
3. For $3,5o5,ooo for improvement of existing and
construction of new schoolhouses Should be sup
ported the only criticism of it being its probable
sufciency for the highly necessary purpose which
il IS devoted.
4. For SI,62I 900 for repair and improvement OF
accepted streets Is necessary purpose The streets
originally paved the expense OF abuting prop
erty, and when accepted should be kept in a state
of efficiency by the city.
5 For 100000 for new County Jail The old
are country counties in the State that have better
quarters for the sAe-keeping OF prisoners The old
jail cannot be adapted to the demands upon it, and
the safety of the community, as well as common hu-
manity, demand a new Jail
For SI,647,ooo for new public library facilities
This is unnecessary and should not be voted The
excuse for building the new Hall of Justice oppo-
site Portsmouth square, to vacate in the
City Hall for the public library. This promise, car
ried out, renders unnecessary the going into debt
for more library facilities
7. For S74I,oo for public park to be used as
childrens playground The proposition is indefinite
No location is named. All parks are Fairgrounds
for children, and within them may be specific reser-
vations for that purpose This proposition may be
voted down without any injury to the city.
&. For $33oooo for northerly extension of Golden
Gate Park, connect with the Preside reservation
This is an exceedingly beneficial extension OF our
great park and should be adopted.
9, TO- II, ?. for bonds, aggregating S1,2s4ooo
for parks Telegraph Hill, Twin Peaks, ST Mary's
square and the Mission The acquisition of land for
parks in great and growing city is always praise
worthy and TO be commended. The sites proposed are
distributed put these places of health and re-
creation within convenient resort of majority of our
people, and when finished they will beautify the city
and conserve health and morals
The last and separate proposition is for bonded
debt lien the whole city and county to furnish
capital at the expense of all the taxpayers to build
railroad for the of those only who patronize the
Geary-street road. 1t is vicious in principle and
should be voted down If the city want to go into
the street railroad business for the benefit of small
minority OF the taxpayers the plant should bear all the
burden of the bonds. The praiseworthy purpose of
the several bond issues will cost the taxpayers about
S4oooo,ooo by the time the bonds are paid and they
should not be burdened with unnecessary and expert
mental and unbusinesslike expenditures
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