Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-11
ITO REBUILD CITY
WHAT Is NEEDED TO RESTORE
SAN FRANCISCO.
SCHEME OF CITY ENGINEER

Rebuilding MISUNDERSTANDING Wa.
ter Works-Reopenins Of Banks
Resumption Of eusiness-Wiil Ap.
peal for More Food.
San Francisco.-The committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Schmitz to discuss
plans for the reconstruction Of San
Francisco met Thursday. f. II. Har.
riman was chosen chairman. V. p. Nc.
Carthy. vice chairman. and Rufus p.
Jennings secretary.
Mr.. Hartman said:
II believe that we ought to get to
work. We should talk less and do
| more. ! don't care n mistakes are
made. 1t IL better to be doing some
thing than to remain idle. II you want
me to work. will pay n man to do IL.
II can get him. but II can not will
20 into the streets and pitch bricks
myself"
Mr.. Hartman said that II would be
futile to attempt to raise money unless
It was definitely known TO what use
the money would be put. lie declared
II would be impossible to 20 to the
money market with n hnzy Idea OF
Mr.. Reuf thought II should he first
| decided what amount Of Indebtedness
the city could carry. II. wanted to
know what the chances would be II
tho city were bonded for u large sum
and whetherit II would be just 10 saddle
tho great indebtedness upon future
generations.
City Engineer Woodward came pre-
pared with an elaborate scheme for
tho Improvement of the burned dis
trict. This scheme provided for Wild
cninS or eatendin. large number OF
streets.
No plan has Sc, been decided upon
for securing funds for the restoration
OF this city. Although various
schemes. some of them apparently
feasible. have been submitted to the
general committee. none of them have
been given even the scmbianec Of OF.
acial indorncmcnt and the local imam
cicrn continue TO worry over the prob
icm. hopeful that the early future will
produce solution that will relieve
San Francisco from her great bur
den Of municipal individual distress.
Each day at the assembling of the
general and finance committee the
subject has been up for discussion. but
tho disposition Of ihos. bodies 10 ic
be conservative and cautious. and II 10
probable that several OF the great cen
tcfn OF the financial world will be- con.
suited before any dcan!i, propositions
ID formulated.
Other than nm early morning afs
that threatened the safety Of several
hundred patients In the prcsidio hos
piiai to-day passed ~i'hou, special In
cidcat.
l A.. n - ~. Of.
great burned district was commenced
to-day on broader lines. The eur;aiL
men, Of tho relief list. together with
tho decision Of the police to arrest as
sasrants all abic.bodicd men without
visible means Of support Who refuse 10
work. has had the cHcc; Of removing
many idiers from the streets. and
added materially to the strength os the
army engaged In municipal hoasccican
Ing.
The larger railroads have made good
proercss in running spur tracks into
the burned sections and next week ~iii
begin to remove all useless material.
which will be used In other sections oi
the county for niiink and grading.
Although the water supply In the
ruined part Of the city is increasing
daily. there II not an adequate Cow for
use IN case OF urc nuu All copkluE ~
still carried on In the streets.
All the banks resumed business to-
day in their temporary quarters and
reported that at each place the deposits
exceeded the Withdrawals.
The number Of permits issued for tho
resumption OF retail business grows
larger a. each day passes and 900 re-
taiiers are now operating In nc~ quar-.
ters. Most Of the larger stores have
commenced TO pick M the end Of their
shattered trade and are Installed In the
residence section.
Mayor Schmita has advised against
entertaining any c1trasarRnt ideas os
the Identification OF the new city. He
estimated that the replacement Of
ruined municipal buildings. including
school and Gre houses, would alone
cost sioo. 100000.
General Greedy gave warning to the
finance committee Of the citizens re-
lief committee this afternoon tha; he
had only eleven days ra,ions on hand.
that the army could no, furnish an
ounce Of food beyond that which has
already been purchased or is in sight.
and that the feeding Of the people is a
problem which demands immediate at.
tention.
An apeai for food supplies ~iii prob
ably be made TO the country a, large.