The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-30
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s M FRANC CISCO XII April ~
sl1e work Of d @rnunfclpal chara cter wa HI
;al suspended Is and the tired oftlcers.i
liwho for,S nearly two we eSs have horedSn
with little sleep toa bring u
Esembance Of order out chaot Il coli-;tt
itons, 7, 81 ght. rest and gave some
l$tenton "a ~ pressing personal lE heed
eneral 6 RELY nrpmu gated Y
|ssfors the distribution
|sAccording to this plan, the {un burnt Spart;l
fsofs thc city 4 will be divided into seyels
district $charge Of rn,y fficers
viii assume control of all the rel
|$tlons now es blished. rtsss
lans will alIed under salary {
1.-the ssubstations for clerical work arli;ss
|&duily records and cks viii be kept.55tt
AS the period y Of ex tremes dis tresss has
bpnssed M suance of ration Il M
tile N earliest possthl MON ent be " con-
fined to nSand and
refused toE able men. .uxuries WILL be-
confined to- Infants and nvali DIS. gid y
ECONOMY is5 rjoined on every M GER 8ensa
gagged iin relief work. M eac Of the
seven districts there will be- Aoneghundred8t
ssta Ions. In Tho amount OF VI food to be-
Salowed each per SON., WI til The ttitudtsaS ~
for certain cond Ions, Is specific s: The
the army ru ions,
Plan to \ finance City. :1SSsI5s
AT a meeting y to -day jots airles - Phe.$g
Ian, cha rmans sof tie Financ SC Commi ttee,ss
and some prominent 4 lawyers and bank7Ss *; Il:
sers, "a al plan was ched forSs financing
the city, which hoped " Il
with 8indors III the ScoIrs
that
|fitrsl ls sflia that era cle,lts
moneY u In san cisco On trlGtSs:
tho city and that the Epe oplea n ,st look
elsewhere for funds to sreha bill tate tllslrs
destroyed fortunes. %8s 3}S
Mr.. Phelan said Il that If ID the v money
were borrowed through ordinary cham
snels, the rate Of interest would add a.
E burden that could not be borne under
the conditions. The plan Of Mr.. Pllelan
. Is to frame Legislation to present to q
Congress asking the United States to en-
dorse the proposed bonds Of San Fran;
cisco. With this guaran tee OF the Cow
ernment, the city would lie able to go n
into the financial market of tho world
and borrow money aati n low rate OF In y
terest on bonds to run for fifty years and
secured by a mortgage on the best por-
ton Of the city. l,Sg
Mr. Phelan asserted that 1t was by n
such measures that the Central Pacihoa
and tho Union Pacific Railroads We're
built, and that railways In the Phillip
pines became assured to the people Sof A
tho islands, AZ T4sfhs
Sermons and Concerts.
4, e To morrow the Red Cross expects to 81
have an Individual ticket system in oper-
alton, and this will aid the army infpre I'll!
venting abuses. a3{, s
The number OF people without substan-
tal shelter has beon reduced to a minis
num-. The housing committee reported #
to-day that applications for accommodate
tions have ceased, .5i5s5 & q 3 IA s35
Religious services were held In the open
air In many places to-day, and Y in s8
churches that were pronounced safe for VI
use tlrongs gathered to- listen
to sermons. 5,
The disposition OF the people to mako
tho best OF the recent disaster was aided #
to-day by the resumption of Sunday af- 4
ternoon concerts In Golden Gate Park M
There were some extensions In the y
electric car service to-day. and people In
tho remot suburbs Tomorrow will be +
afforded quick transportation to the water
front and points In the burned area.
where they may be obliged to labor,
Y City Treasury Safe.
City officers were highly elated to-day
to find tho contents OF the municipal
treasury intact. The vaults were a part
Of tho City Hall that escaped tho fire.
An expert opened the doors this morning
and found gold, silveriand securities. scat
tered over the floor, but safe and un-
harmed. A The vault contained 81, SOC, 600 "
In currency, 5000, 600 In securities OF the Re
German Savings Bank. and $l2.O00'OO0
OF unsod city bonds.
I Shipping is beginning to resume Its
normal course.
The steamer Imur arrived from Yicto-
ria, Il. c.. with 500 tons OF provisions IN
given by the people OF. British Columbia.
The cargo was admitted duty free. 81
TWO REGIMENTS.