The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-04
HARTMAN NOT
AFRAID OF WORK
Would Pitch Brick in Streets OF
San Francisco if Nee
eSSary.
DISCUSS RECONSTRUCTION
SCHMlTZ CAUTIONS AGAINST
EXTRAVAGANCE.

San Francisco, May 3.-The committee
appointed by Mayor Schmitz to discuss
plans for the reconstruction of San Fran
cisco met today E H. Hartman was
chosen vice chairman; P. H. Mccarthy,
second vice chairman, and Rufus P. Jen-
nings, secretary
Mayor Schmitz called upon Mr. Harri-
man for an expression OF his views. Mr..
Hartman said.
I am less qualified to advance ideas
man mar, any member Of the committee
While represent large property inter-
ests, there are perhaps others better ac-
quainted with the conditions and better
able to throw valuable light upon the
problems which confront US. I believe
however, that we ought to get to work
We should talk less and do more. I don't
care If mistakes are made. 1t is better
TO be doing something than to remain
idle. IF you want me to work. L will
pay man to do it, if I can get him, but
II 1 cannot 1 will go into the streets and
pitch bricks myself"
Organization Committee.
Abraham Ruef suggested that a commit
tee on organization, should be appointed
by the mayor to draft a scheme of sub
committees. which should take up in de-
TAIL the general outline of the work pro-
posed to be accomplished. The mayor
appointed for this purpose A. Ruef, VII
liam H. MELON, Colonel ]. r. Howell, w.
II. Leahy and Downey Harvey
Gavin McNab suggested that the mayor
should call into consultation all the rep
so that the public could be informed
what could be expected in the way of col
Letting insurance on destroyed properties.
He said that no definite announcement
had been made, and until the property
owners knew when they were to receive
their money no advance could be made
toward rebuilding. The suggestion was
adopted with the understanding that the
representatives OF the several companies
would meet the committee day after to-
morrow.
Should Know Definitely.
Mr. Hartman said that it would be flu
tile TO attempt to raise money unless it
was definitely known to what use the
would be impossible to go to the money
m rket with a hazy idea OF what the
money was to be used for. Mr.. Ruef
thought il should be first decided what
amount of Indebtedness the city could
carry. He wanted to know what the
taxes would be If the city were bonded
Tor a large sum. and whether IL would
be Just to saddle the great Indebtedness
UpOn future generations. City Engineer
Woodward came prepared with an elab-
crate scheme for the Improvement of the
burned district He also recognized that
finances would be a material factor in
carrying out the scheme, but the end to
he accomplished would outweigh any
other consideration. This scheme provid-
number of streets.
Mayor sehmitz's Advice.
Mayor Schmitz pointed out the danger
scale. He declared that the city was less
bic TO reconstruct on the Burnham plan
than II had been a month ago. At pres
cnt there Is the city hall, the hall of
Justice. a prison. and many other public
buildings. to be erected. He thought that
Sl"0O00OO would hardly pay the cost. If
the expense would be in addition to this
sum