The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24

The restoration of street car service
is now engaging the special attention
of Vice President Mutually of the
United Railroads, Rudolph Spreckels,
chairman of the Committee ON Res
toratiOn of Light, and Carey Fried
lander of the Committee on Restora-
ton of Telephones. The General Com
mittee yesterday, at the suggestion
of Mr.. Spreckels and Mr.. Friedlander,
consolidated these committees. The
managers of the railroad system con-
tend that the car lines outside of the
burned district, and particularly the
Fillmore-sreet line, can be operated
with absolute safety, as all wires OF
the telephone and lighting company
have been removed. Mr.. Mutually says
that the United Railroads put their
service at the disposal of the city.
Mr.. Spreckels, having consulted en-
gineers, apprehends that there is still
danger that the current may be com
municated by dangling wires, blown
by the winds, to house wires, hence,
as chairman Of the committee whose
duty it is to restore light, he is of
the opinion that the operation of the
cars should not be resumed until all
the conditions guarantee perfect safe
". 1t was the sense of the General
Committee that every precaution to
lessen danger and avoid fire should
be taken, therefore the report of the
Spreckels committee was sustained.
CARS TO BE FREE
The following statement has been
issued by the United Railroads of
San Francisco through Thornwell Mul-
lally, assistant to the president:
THE United Railroads has given
the use of its entire system to Mayor
Schmitz for the benefit of the people
during the present crisis. Free trans
pOrtatiOn VIII be furnished the people
over the lines of the company for
themselves and their baggage. The
company's cars standing in the streets
and all of its car barns not destroyed
are also free for the use of the people
for the purpose of shelter and lodg-
ing.
Within a day or two the principal
trolley lines will be ready to oper-
ate, and by means of these practically
every section of the city can be
served.
The Fillmore and Sixteenth-street
more street, down Fillmore and across
Market and out Church and Sixteenth
TO Bryant, has already been success
fully and safely operated. Operation
will be resumed when ordered by the
Mayor. The following lines will be
ready for operation today and the
cars will start upon the word from
the Mayor
TO BE OPERATED SOON.
The Mission-street line, from near
the ferry to the county line.
The line from Bryant street to
Kentucky and down Kentucky as far
as Twenty-third.
The line from Twenty-sixth street
to San Bruno avenue and Dwight
street.
1.-The line from Fillmore street to
Van Ness avenue and Fillmore street
to Haight and Stanyan streets. Van
Ness to Sixth avenue, and California
street, via Sacramento
The work of getting the trolley
lines ready for operation has been
a tremendous task considering the eX-
traordinary conditions under which
it had to be accomplished, and it is
with sincere pleasure that the United
Railroads announces that free trans
portation over the principal districts
of the city is now ready to be ten
dered to the people.
"The most painstaking care has
been exercised to insure perfect safety
in the operation of the cars.
AS soon as the Mayor shall give
the word street car transportation
will be resumed throughout practical
ly the entire city-all of which is free
to the people.
In short, the United Railroads gives
all its properties to the service of
the people.
"THORNWELL MULLALLY,
Assistant TO the President, United
Railroads of San Francisco"