The San Francisco call., 1906-04-17
URGE CONGRESS
TO AMEND BILL
Supervisors Petition That
Subsidy Be Given to Ships
Having American Crews
BLASTING is OPPOSED
EairmOunt Property Owners
Request Board to Stop
Gray Brothers Quarrying

At last nights meeting Of the Board OF
Supervisors a resolution Introduced by
Supervisor Wilson was adopted under
suspension OF the rules with view 70
urging Congress TO subsidize only those
American vessels that are manned by
American crews. The resolution follows:
Resolved. That his Honor Mayor
SchmitE be authorized and empowered IN
the name OF the people OF the city and
county OF San Francisco TO telegraph Con-
gresham Hayes OF the Fifth District 70
secure tho adoption OF an amendment 70
the ship subsidy bill now pending before
Congress 10 read: American crews for
American ships, or no subsidy"
In urging the adoption OF his resolution
o. Wilson called attention TO the fact that
the steamer Mongolia. which brought Gov
ernor General Smith from the Philippines.
was manned entirely by a foreign crew,
rot one OF whom could speak the English
language. Calling attention 10 the fact
that. 10000 immigrants are arriving
yearly IN this country, Wilson said:
1T IS time that something IS done 10
protect this nation from the dangers OF
foreign immigration. There are no laws
70 protect the Americans against the in
roads Of foreign labor, and il is my opin-
Ton that bounty OF al least $500 should
be put on each immigrant that comes TO
this country 10 compete with American
laboR
Wilson's resolution was adopted with
out 2 dissenting vote.
GARBAGE RATE THE SAME.
r J. Harding. on behalf OF the Scaven-
gers Union, said there was no tustifca-
tton for an increase IN the household
charge for removing garbage, as the
rates for cremating garbage had been re-
oUced BY 20 or 30 per cent The union
viii Investigate complaints OF any over
charges.
The board ordered the construction Of
the Monroe School at the corner OF
China and London avenues at z cost CT
81 900.
The Mayor was authorized TO appoint
e Committee OF twenty-five TO arrange
for the celebration Of the Fourth Of July.
Il was announced that the judiciary
committee viii report IN two weeks on
the ordinance for the establishment Of a
municipal free employment bureau.
Property owners in the FairmOunt dis
tricr fled a lengthy communication urg-
ing that Gray Brothers be prevented from
blasting on the northerIy line OF Beacon
street until the official grade has beer
established The board IS notified in the
communication that the firm named Is
preparing 10 put IN a blast which vii
shake The foundation Of Beacon street fol
more than fifty feet and dispIace hun
dreds Ct tons OF the foundation OF the
street The board is urged not 10 permit
Gray Brothers 10 remove the lateral sup
port Of Beacon street 10 an extent OF al
least six inches 70 the perpendicular foot
STREET WILL BE A CHASM
The petitioners aver that the twenty
feet width Of a roadway proposed TO be
decided 10 the city by the firm would soor
become e chasm more than so feet wide
and 100 feet deep as a result OF the blast
ing.
P J. Healy said that steps should bs
taken TO stop what he termed the steal
ing OF q public street and criticised the
street committee for its delay IN taking
action on the matter Supervisor Res
said the City Engineer was preparing the
Official grade OF the locality. and until thai
was done the street committee could not
make report thereon
Beacon street has been cut down by al
least thirty feet said Healy, and
want you 70 remember that I have giver
you fair warning OF the stealing Of {
street by Gray Brothers"