The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
REF FUGEEs OPPOSED
To EVICTION
Say They Cannot Leave
Camps in City Squares
Now Without Hardship
APPEALING FOR TIME

A delegation of the refugees en-
camped in Alamo Square waited upon
the Relief Corporation at its meeting
yesterday afternoon and asked If it
were not possible to obtain definite in
formation as to whether or not they
were TO be allowed TO maintain tem-
porary homes there
s. B. Brown. spokesman of the dele
cation, said that reports were being
received &aily that the Park Commits
sioners intended to make the refugees
leave the square
'.All of US are mechanics with steady
employment" he said. and we expect
to have homes of our own elsewhere
before the end gof the year. To move
just now, however. would cause T.
great Inconvenience and hardship All
we ask is to be privileged 10 remain
there for the present and to establish
ourselves temporarily in as much COM
fort as we are able 1t is impossible
to make arrangements of this kind.
however in the face Of the reports OF
daily eviction that are current. Wed
very much like to have some definite
information in the matter"
PHELAN FAvoRs DELEGATION.
Chairman Phelan and other members
of the corporation assured the delega-
tion that the matter rested in the hands
of the Park Commissioners The cor
poration. Phelan said. would like TO
have every concession extended to the
people encamped in the square. but it
had no jurisdiction in the matter.
1t was pointed out that the Park
Commissioners were to meet the men,
bers of the corporation today and make
a tour of the different public squares
where refugees are encamped. Brown
was advised to take the matter before
the Commissioners and was promised
by the corporation that it's influence
would be exerted in behalf of the dele
CATION.
John S. Drum. chairman of the his
tory committee appointed by the COM
mittee of forty. appeared before the
corporation and asked that the fund
appropriated for the work of collecting
data on the fire and earthquake be
placed at the direct disposal of the
committee. Delay was being caused.
he added because of the difficulty en-
countered in having bills for the work
pass through the hands of the mem
bers of the corporation. The sum of
$250O was appropriated for the history
committee and s12T7.70 of TINS has al
ready been spent. There was no OBJ
lection TO granting the request of
Drum and the remainder of the fund
was voted to be placed to his credit.
TO COMPLETE TWO REPORTS.
The committee is to compile two re-
ports One is to be submitted TO the
Red Cross Society al its next annual
meeting and the other. prepared by
Professor Stevens of the University of
California. will be published in book
form. An arrangement is 10 be made
by the committee with the publication
house that will undertake the work
whereby sufficient copies will be fur
nished the Relief Corporation for pre-
sentation to all cities and persons
whose contributions helped along the
relief work.
Rudolph Spreckels asked for the ap-
preparation of $1706.20 to pay premiums
on insurance for the corporations
warehouse and it's property in Golden
Gate Park The former has been in
sured for $4,000 and the latter for
$4,000 The appropriation was voted.
as was also the sum of 100000 TO
F. w. Dohrmann to pay rehabilitation
bills.
The corporation has contracted with
Eastern firms for gas stoves 10 be sup
pied to refugees. Refugees who own
stoves will be allowed to use them
after they have been inspected by camp
neys. The gas stoves to be supplied
are of two kinds. One with two burn
ers will cost s5.25 and another with
four burners IS. Gas will be supplied
in the camps at the rate of % cents
month for illumination and so cents
month for cooking.