The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
Houses for Homeless to Be
Built by Finance Body.
FINANCE COMMITTEE PLAN
FOR HOUSING OF THE
CITY'S HOMELESS.

IN comnlttee OF Re0 Gross ana
- relief funds adopt the fol-
lowing plan and make the
following appropriations for the
rehabilitation of San Francisco:
First-That 100000 or such
less sum as may be necessary be
used for the construction of
building or pavilion on the Aims
house tract. San Francisco, to af-
ford accommodations for the des-
titute people now in San Fran
cisco, amounting to about 1000
persons.
Second-That not exceeding
s150,00o be used in the construc-
tion and repair of temporary
buildings in the public parks to
afford shelter for the homeless
during the coming winter.
Third-That not exceeding
100000 be used as donations to
enable lot owners In the burned
district to rebuild their homes
in such district. such donations
to be made as follows: To each
lot owner shall be given a sum
equal to one-third of the cost OF
the building to be constructed on
his lot in the burned district, such
donation, however, mot to exceed
in any one case $500. and no more
than one donation shall be made
to any one person or family. Such
donation to be paid to the con-
tractor when the building is COM
pleted. This offer to remain open
until the 1st day OF October. 1906.
unless this appropriation of $780,
600 is sooner exhausted.
Fourth-That not exceeding
100000 be used in making loans
to those-whether owners or ten
ants-whose places of residence
in San Francisco were burned in
the great fire, such loan to be
used in building new dwellings
anywhere in San Francisco on
lot owned by the person to whom
such loan is made. such loan to
equal one-third of the cost Of the
building, not, however, to exceed
in any case $1,000. and no more
than one loan to be made to any
one person or family. Security
for such loan is to be taken by
way of second mortgage upon the
building and lot If necessary, the
borrower to pay 8 per cent net
interest. This offer to remain
open until the 1st day of October.
1906, unless this appropriation Of
100000 is sooner exhausted.
Fifth-That not exceeding
$2.500,000 be used in the acqui
sition of tracts OF land In SUIT
able and convenient locations in
this city and county and in the
erection of buildings thereon for
dwelling purposes, such buildings
to be either cottages, two-story
dwellings or flats containing
apartments CT from three to six
rooms and bath each, costing
from $3.50 to $4,000 for each cot
tage, two-story dwelling or apart
ment, to be erected as ex-
peditiously as possible and to be
sold at cost for cash or upon the
installment plan to bona fide resi-
dents of San Francisco who are
engaged in some business or en-
ployment-
AS moneys are returned to the
fund by repayment of loans in
subdivision fourth, or of INSTALL
ments in the purchase OF the
above buildings. such money shall
be reinvested in the same man
ner as in the first instance. When
the Oh san fTdn-
cisco shall have been accom-
plished any money remaining In
the fund shall be disposed of for
the benefit of the people of the
city and. county of San Francisco.
Resolved further-That for the
purpose of carrying out the fore
going proposals a corporation be
organized under the laws of the
State of California with the
powers necessary for the pur-
poses required; that the incor-
porators of such corporation shall
consist of the members OF the
finance committee of the relief
and Red Cross funds, together
with the Governor of the State of
California and the Mayor of the
city and county of San Francisco,
said corporation to have board
Of directors eleven In number,
and from such board of directors
an executive committee of three
shall be chosen. with full power
to transact the business of said
corporation. subject, of course. to
the supervision and approval of
the board of directors.