The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-04
PLANSARE SHADOWY
NOTHING DEFINITE AS TO 'FRIsCO's
 FUTURE.
Mayor schniss Advises Against Enter tatnfng Any ExtravaKant Ideas in Regard to Beautincati0n
 of the City.

San Franciscn: May s.--No plan has yet been decided upon for securing funds for the restoration of thls city. Although va yous sehemeA. some of them apparently feasible. have been submitted to the general committee, none of them has yet been given even the sen1blance Of official endorsement. and the local fnanciers continue to worry over the problem, hopeful that the early future will produce a solu- tion that will relieve San Francisco from her great burden of municipal and individual distress.
 Each day at the assembling of the general and finance committees, the subject has been up for discussion. but the disposition of those bodies is to be conservative and cautious, and 1t Is probable that several of the great cen tres of the financial world will be con suited before any definite proposition Is formulated.
 Other than an early morning fire that threatened the safety of the sew eral hundred patients in the Presidio hospital. today passed without special Incident. The gigantic task of clean ing the great ruined district was com menced today on broader lines. The curtailment of the vagrants all able bodied men without visible means of support who refuse to work. has had the effect of removing many idlers from the streets and added materially to the other army engaged in municipal house cleaning. The larger railroads have made good progress in running spur tracks into the burned sections and next week will begin to remove all useless material which will be used in other sections of the county for filling and grading.
 Although the water supply in the burned part of the city is increasing daily, there is not yet an adequate flow for use in case of fire and all cooking is still carried on In the streets. All the banks resumed busi- ness today in their temporary quar- ters and reported that at each place the deposits exceeded the withdraw als. The number of permits issued for the resumption of retail business grows larger as each day passes. The committee having this matter in charge says that 300 retailers are now operat- ing In new quarters, Most of the larger stores have commenced to pick up the ends of their shattered trade and are installed In the residence sec tion.
 City Engineer woodward today sub mitted a comprehensive plan for the rebuilding of the city. It included the DrOaQenlnR anu e0NenblOn or many streets, the purpose being to insure better protection against the spread of fire as well as to beautify the city.
 In this connection Mayor Schmitz has advised against entertaining any .extravagant ideas of the Identification of the new city. He said that the re- placement of municipal buildings, in cludine school and fire houses would alone cost S10o,000,000.
 General Greedy gave warming to the Finance Committee of the Citizens Re- lief Committee this afternoon that he had only eleven days rations on hand. that the army could not 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 that demands immediate at tention. After considerable discussion tbe committee decided to have a sum ming up of resources and needs at a conference tomorrow evening. Fol lowing this meeting 1t Is believed an anpeal for food supplies will be made to the country at large.