New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
NO MONEY In FRISCO.
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invalids. Rigid economy is en1oined every
officer engaged in relief work In each OF the
seven districts there will be one hundred sta
tions. The amount of food TO be allowed each
person, with latitude for certain conditions Is
specified The allowance, in measure. is based
on the army ration.
At a meeting to-day of prominent lawyers
and bankers with James d. Phalena plan was
broached for financing the city. which. It is
hoped. will meet with the Endorsement OF the
general committee. AS ii is estimated that the
city has suffered los of $1,000 1000 by fire. it
Is said that there is not sufficient money IN
San Francisco to reconstruct the city, and that
the people must look elsewhere for funds TO re-
habiitate their destroyed fortunes
Mr.. Phalsn said that If the money was bor-
rowed through ordinary channels. the rate OF in
terest would add a burden that could not be
borne under the conditions. Mr.. Phaian's plan
is 10 frame legislation TO present TO Congress.
asking the United States to indorse the pro-
posed bonds OF San Francisco. With this guar
antee of the government. the city would be
able to go inta the financial markets of the
world and borrow the needed money at a low
rate Of interest, on bonds to run for fifty years
and secured by a mortgage on the best portion
fthe city
Mr. Phelan asserted that such legislation
would not be new to Congress. It was by such
measures that the Central Pacific and the Union
Pacific railroads were built, and. more recently
by like legislation railways in the Philippines
became assured to the people Of the islands.
The work Of furnishing the necessartes Of life
to the homeless and needy continues with more
system and with unabated energy. Tomorrow
the Red Cross expects TO have an individual
ticket system In operation and this will aid the
army in preventing abuses
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ter has been reduced TO a minimum. The hous-
ing committee reported to-day that applications
for accommodations have ceased The work of
this committee has been lessened by departures
OF many people 10 other parts Of the state.
Religious services were held in the open air in
many places to-day, and in churches that were
pronounced safe for immediate use throngs
gathered to listen to sermons.
The disposition of the people TO make the best
of the recent disaster was aided to-day by the
resumption of Sunday afternoon concerts in
Golden Gate Park. These concerts have always
been a favorite Sunday recreation in San Fran
cisco, and in addition TO an excellent programme
given in the park a volunteer band played for
short time to-day in the tented city" at Jeffer-
son Square.
There were some extensions in the electric car
service to-day, and people in the remote sub
urbs tomorrow will be afforded quick transpor-
tation TO the waterfront and points in the
burned area, where they may be obliged to
labor
City officers were highly elated today to find
the contents OF the municipal treasury intact
The vaults were in part of the City Hall that
escaped the fire. An expert opened the doors
this morning and found gold. silver and securi-
ties scattered over the floor. but safe and
harmed The vault contained $5.SO0OO0 in cur
rency, 100000 in securities OF the German Saw
ings Bank and $12.OOOOOO Of unsold city bonds.
Shipping is beginning to resume its normal
course. There We're number of departures OF
steamers to-day and several arrivals.
The steamer Imur arrived from Victoria, B.
c.. with five hundred tons OF provisions given by
the people Of British Columbia The cargo was
admitted duty free.