The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-30
San Francisco Rests from Con- fusion and CIamor
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
United States Will be Asked to En- dorse Fifty Year Bonds for
 Money With Which to
 Rebuild the City 1T

San Francisco, April 29.-The second Sunday since the fatal April IS has served as a clearing house in the affairs of this ruined city. While the old time quietude was missing. the day has witnessed less excitement. confusion and camor of it's immediate predecessor. and the commun- ity at large has been enabled to make a calmer survey of the situation. and to enter into more intelligent and ra- tional preparation for the future.
 All possible work of a municipal char acter was suspended for the day, and the tired officials who for nearly two weeks have labored necessarily with lit- tie sleep to bring a semblance of order out of the chaotic conditions. took ad- vantage of the Hull to secure greatly needed rest, and to pay some attention to pressing personal needs.
 Plans for solving the tremendous fin- ancial problems that confront the city began today to assume tangible form and the day closed with the brightest pros pect that has faced San Francisco since three-fourth of it's territory was laid to waste.
 Make Plans for Future
 At a meeting today at which were pres ent James D. Phelan chairman of the finance committee, and some noted law yers and bankers a plan was broached for financing the city which it is hoped will meet with the endorsement of the general committee.
 It being estimated that the city has suf- fered loss of at least $2O0, 600 GOO by fire, it Is conceded that there Is not suf- ficient money in San Francisco to recon struct the city. and that the people here must look elsewhere for funds to re- hfbilitate their destroyed fortunes.
 MT. Phelan said that if the money is borrowed through ordinary channels the rate of interest will add burden to nec- essarily increased taxation that will be too heavy to bear. The plan of MT PheIan is to frame legislation to present to Con- gress asking the United States to en- dorse the proposed bonds of San Fran cisco With this guarantee of the gov ernment the city will be abse to go into the financial markets of the world and borrow the needed money at ? or 2k per cent, the bonds to run for fifty years. and constitute a mortgage on the best portion of the city MT. Phelan asserted that such legislation would not be new in Congress. It was by virtually such measures that the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroads were built, and more recently by like legislation that railways in the Philippines becan,e as- sured to the people of the islands.
 General Greedy has formulated a plan fAy f11n q 1fdf4. .af ports of theft, msappropriation. waste and extravaganza have been constantly received since provisions and clothing be- gan pouring in to succor the afflicted and 1t is now believed that misuse of the surplus will hereafter be impossible
 Many Abuses Arise
 In the first days of the fire little or no attention was given to keep a check on foodstuffs, the main idea being to provide against want and 1t was natural that under these haphazard orders of affairs many abuses would arise. The unburned part of the city will be divided into seven districts in charge of army officers. who will assume control of all the relief stations now established Re- sponsible civilians will be installed un- der salary at the sub-stations for the purpose of clerical work, and daily rec ords and checks will be kept. 1t Is de- clared that the period of extreme dis tress has passed and that at the earliest possible time the issue of rations must be confined to helpless women and chil- dren, and refused to adult males unless they sick or in feeble condition. Is- sues of luxuries or articles of special diet will be confined to infants, and in- valids Rigid economy is enjoined upon any officer engaged in relief work In each of the seven districts there will be FF~f.. allowed each person, with latitude for certain conditions. is specified and allow ance in a measure is based upon the army ration.
 Tomorrow the Red Cross people ex- pect to have their individual ticket sys- tenn in operation. and this will facilitate the plans of the army in preventing abuses.
 The number of people without sub stantal shelter has been reduced to minimum. The housing committee report ed today that its work had been almost completed the applications for accom- modations having ceased. Religious ser vices were held in the open air in many of the saved districts today. and in churches that were pronounced safe for immediate use throngs gathering to lis- ten to the sermons of the clergymen.
 Concerts are Resumed
 Probably the most significant instance of the determination of the Cficials to bring about restoration of the old or der of things, and the disposition of the people to speedily forget the recent disaster was the resumption of the Sun day afternoon concerts in Golden Gate park. These concerts have always been a Sunday feature in San Francisco. and in addition to the excellent programme given in the park. volunteer band discoursed music for short time in the tented city.
 At Jefferson Square there were some extensions of the electric car service. and the people in the remote suburbs will tomorrow be afforded quick transporta- rion to the water front and points In the burned district, where they may be obliged to labor.
 The city officials were highly eated today upon finding the contents of the municipal treasury intact. The vaults were located in section of the city hall that escaped the fire and when an ex- narf opeued the doors this morning ho