The San Francisco call., 1906-05-12
Famous Designer Leaves
Chicago on His Way
to the Coast.
Will Suggest ChangeSin His
Plans for Bedutifying
San Francisco.
FdirmOnt Hotel Placed at
Disposal OF Construction
Committee.

u n. buFundIl, VINO prepared Tic
plans for the Identification of San Fran
cisco, is now on his way. hither from Chi
cago. 1t is Mr.. Burnham's S intention to
confer with the Committee of Reconstruc-
tion, and advise such changes in his plans
as may be suggested by the fact that a
large part of the territory covered by
him has been stripped of buildings. The
fact of Mr.. Burnham s coming was an
nOunced yesterday to the Reconstruction
Committee in the following telegram:
"Chicago, May 10, 1906.
" JAS. d. Phelan, care Willis Polk, 2121
Buchanan ST., San Francisco.
Telegram received. Bennett and
leave tomorrow night via the Northwest
ern. d. H. BURNHAM.
The various subcommittee of the Re-
construction Committee have been grouped
as follows:
Finance-E. II. Hartman, chairman,
care w. f. Herrin, 2518 Broadway. As
sessment, municipal revenue and taxation,
Judge Frank j. Murasky, vice chairman,
Gentry Hall. Insurance, William II. Met
son, chairman, Laguna and Golden Gate.
City Observation-Disclosures depart
ney, $500 Washington street. Outside
policing, Rufus P. Jennings, chairman,
Century Hail.
Legislation Special session Legisla-
ture, TREY L. Ford, chairman, 964 Haight
street. Judiciary, Garrett McEnerney
chairman, $500 Washington street. Char
ter amendment A. Ruef, chairman, 1894
Pine street.
Structural Plans-Condemnat Of old
buildings, james Reid, chairman, 1926
Cough street. Building laws and general
architectural and engineering plans, J.
Deneen, chairman, Golden Gate and
Cough street. Securing structural mater
ial, J. J. Mahoney, chairman, 253 Devils.
adero street. Public buildings, federal
Judge w. w. Morrow, chairman, San Ra-
fael. Public buildings, municipal, Frank
Shea, chairman, 1925 Post street. Sta.
tistics, Marsden Manson, chairman, 2o1C
Cough street. Supervisors committee on
building laws, James Gallagher, chair.
man, Mowry's Hall Auxiliary, William
Curlett, chairman, 27o1 Pierce street.
General Street and Park Plans-Burn-
ham Plans, parks, reservoirs, boulevards
and general Identification, James D. Phe-
Ian, chairman, Hamilton School Per
manent location Of Chinatown, A. Ruef,
chairman, 1894 Pine street.
Public Utilities-Sewers, hospitals and
health, Thos. P. Woodward, chairman
1899 Pine street. Water supply and fire
department, Major c. II. MeKinstry
chairman, 144o Lombard street. Harbol
front, walls, docks and shipping, J. Dow
ney Harvey, chairman, 2555 Webster
street. Lighting and electricity, w. H
eahy, chairman, Garage, Golden Gate
and Cough street. transportation
Thornwell Mullaly, chairman, United
Railroads, Turk and Fillmore streets
Library, R. B. Hale, chairman, Garage
Golden Gate and Cough street.
Extending, Widening and Grading
Streets-Herbert E. Law, chairman, 1905
Pine street.
Herbert z. Law announced that be
was repairing 20 rooms at the Fairmount
Hotel and said that as soon as the work
was completed they. would be placed al
the disposal Of the Reconstruction Com
mittee and the subcommittee that have
/ been directed to rerove from the Lowell
High School. Mr.. Law was thanked by
the committee.
The Library Committee reported that
$4,000 volumes that might form the nu.
eleus Of a new library escaped the ravages
of the flames and stated that it was pro
ceeding steadily with the work before it
All of the subcommittee reported pro
gress and promised early reports.