The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
PLAN BOND ISSUE
FOR DESOLATE CITY
Important Step Is Under Con-
sideratiOn by the Execu-
tive Committee.
SPECIAL SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE TO BE CALLED
Relief Committee Is Now Over
whelmed With Most Gen
erOus Contributions.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 25 AT gen
eral executive meeting today at Fort
Mason, the special Legislature session
and the measures there to be considered
were thoroughly discussed The question
of martial law was nlso considered The
matter of food distribution was finally
and completely turned over to the COM
missary department, In charge OF Mai
Drnyoe, and the various committees re-
ported,
All Authorities Present.
At the meeting were Mayor schmItz.
Cen Greeley. Gen. Funston, Secretary
Metcalf. Garrett McInerny and repre-
scntatives OF every committee. The en-
tire assembly drew up message to Gov,
Pardee, in which they stated their re-
quest for speciel session OF the Legis-
lature. and the reasons Of such requests,
and accompanied II with another message
asking for prompt reply
Plan Issue of Bonds.
The feature OF passing general calam-
enough bonds for the reconstruction OF
San Francisco was legally explained.
The opinion of all present was that by
all means this session should be called.
and that the necessary calamity laws
should be passed 1t was shown that the
expense would be less than $4,000 day.
Send Only Staple Food.
The food committee reported that all
necessary provisions were on hand and
obtainable. They said that they were
even overwhelmed with provisions. Per-
ishable food is causing trouble. Mayor
Schmltz drew up O telegram which was
TO be sent over the entire United States
requesting, all sources OF relief to refrain
from sending perishable food Food sup
plies should be limited 10 staples
Gen. Greeley assured Mayor Schmtz
that the army was willing and anxious
TO do all In Its power in the relief meas
ures now being enforced
Soldiers overworked.
he petitoncd the municipal authorities To
realize tho fact that the army is being
overtaxed; that they are being asked TO
cover too wide q range Of work. and that
they have II not within their power to
attend 10 ae much as had been assigned
&c them.
architects but the committee was uneni-
nous and emphatic in responding that San
Francisco Is well able to design the 'city
beautiful which II is proposed to build:
Secretary Metcalf is so overwhelmed
with relief contributions that he has
been unable to compile any authentic to-
tai to date, He said on the subject of
contributions
Millions Have Been Sent.
These contributions are so numerous
been unable to more than record them
Mayor Schmitz believes the sum total to
be between four and six millions, but I
am reasonably positive that the total is
above six Millions
Amount Of Contributions.
The total amount OF the relief fund up
to and including Tuesday. April "a. as re-
ported by the committee on finance. was
81 3o6 4S6 05 or this amount g, rs, 7l60j
was from out OF to7Sn sources, while the
local subscriptions amounted to $3.50, TOO
These figures are considerably lower
than those published unoflcially on sew
cral occasions, but the finance committee
takes cognizance only of those subscrip-
tions OF which II has been definitely in
formed.