The San Francisco call., 1906-05-03
Regular Agents Will BUY
Only by Requisition.
Applications Must Now Be
Made Out ON Blanks.

N4O0G &C a RA- N&4e2S@-Ae oG~-@Ns S~-S
terday that for the first time since the
catastrophe order was coming out Of
chaos.
The city OF San Fancisco, or
what is left Of it, is now con-
Quoted on the basis Of a great whole
sale house. That is to say. those In
charge Of the distribution and purchas-
ing Of supplies. as well as those who
are adjusting the many claims against
the city occasioned by the great COM
Wandering OF vast quantities Of food
stuffs, have the modus operandi so sys-
tematized that the duties Of the va
rious officials are largely clerical
THE finance committee has appoint
ed three sub-comittees under the titles
OF supervising, adjusting and auditing
committees. Today the supervising
committee received q large number OF
blank acquisitions. This means that
not an ounce of food will be purchased
until application has been properly
made upon a regular designated blank.
which IN turn Will be passed upon by
the supervising comittee and author
ized by the auditing committee In
this matter not a dollar Will be spent
that is not accounted for. This means,
OF course. that beginning with today
the city VIII be run upon mercantile
basis. DR.. Devine OF the Red Cross
Society and myself have been desig-
mated 20 act as purchasing agents and
II win be our duty TO pass upon every
one Of these requisition blanks.
CLAIMS WILL BE PAID.
For two days following the great
earthquake and fire it was necessary
for the city TO feed its own people.
This meant that stores carrying stocks
Of groceries and medical supplies had
TO be broken into and the goods therein
seized. OF course such commandeered
articles must be paid for and for the
last few days the officials have been
flooded with the claims OF merchants
whose stocks have been so conhscated.
We VIII act promptly upon these
claims and within two weeks all VIII
have been paid. that sail Of those
claims which upon their face are just.
''The method OF dealing with claim
Will be as follows: The claim VIII first
be passed upon by the supervising
committee and II II is Just and honest
z recommendation will be made that
Il be paid. In any case where a claim
appears 70 be exorbitant or dishonest
the same will be Immediately thrown
out and no further consideration given
II. This rule viii be rigidly followed,
but there may be instances where the
committe is in doubt as TO the Justnass
OF the claim presented. In such cases
the matter will be referred TO an ad-
Susting committee. made up OF leading
merchants OF the city representing the
different branches OF trade For In
stance, on the committee will be a
leading wholesale grocer. q prominent
dry goods merchant, a liquor dealer.
whose interests are so large as to cause
the committee TO desire his advice, to-
gether with men representing the hard
ware business. the drug trade, and
many other different lines. This board
OF arbitration Will give final decision
IN those cases where there is a reason
able ground for a difference OF opinion.
In a few days-the date has not
been definitely set as yet-the auditing
committee VIII issue notice to the ef-
feet that all claims must be presented
within q specified time. The notice
will further state that any claim not
presented within the time limit Will be
declared void
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committee VIII depend upon a coun-
sci committee composed Of Attorneys
Garret McEnerney, Charles n. Wheel
er and Charles Heyneman. All legal
phases OF the situation will 6e dealt
with by this committee.
LOAFERS TO GET DESERTS.
'sThe greatest difficulty that has yet
confronted US has been the distri5u-
ton OF food and supplies at the various
depots. We have found that in many
instances the unworthy were receiving
double and treble rations. while worthy
families who have lost all were In dire
want because they could not bring
themselves 20 stand IN line with theloaf-
Srs who abused the charity extended TO
them Today the committee has per-
fected q system whereby those abuses
VIII cease immediately and no family
hereafter win be allowed to want for
the necessities OF life. The new work
VIII be under the direct supervision Of
Carl PIehn Of the San Francisco School
Department and a representative Of the
Red Cross Society. These two will en-
list the aid OF every school teacher IN
the city and such members Of the Red
Cross as viii volunteer to act. This
body Of workers viii make house 10
house canvass in that portion Of the
city unburnei and ascertain the num-
Der Of children and adults in each
household. Upon the recommendation
OF the investigator subsistence card
VIII then be issued. good for one week.
4 Upon the presentation Of this card at
the proper depot one army ration for
each person named thereon will be is