The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-05
PLAN BOND issue
TO REBUILD CITY
SAN FRANCISCO WILL SEEK
BACKING OF GOVERNMENT
FOR 100000, 900 LOAN.
PROPOSITION WILL BE
LAID BEFORE PRESIDENT
All Able Bodied Men Must Work or
Leave City, Declares Chief of Po-
lice-Little Crime Reported-Busi-
ness Rapidly Resuming Normal.

San Francisco, May 3.-VictOr H.
Metcalf. secretary of commerce and la.
Dor, who is here as the personal repre-.
sentative of the president. will be re.
quested to lay before President Roose-
welt and the cabinet upon his return
to Washington the plan of eX-Mayor
James ID. Phelan of having the gov
eminent guarantee a $200,000.000 mu-
nicipal bond issue by San Francisco
for the purpose of rebuilding the city.
This action, it is said was unofficial
ly decided upon at a conference held
Tuesday night at Fort Mason between
the finance committee, of which Mr..
Phean Is chairman, and the mayor.
at which the proposition for the re-
Mobilization Of this city as suggested
by Mr.. Phean was discussed at con.
siderable length.
To Issue 100000 Bonds.
1t is proposed that San Francisco
shall issue municipal bonds in the
sum of $200.OOO,0OO to run a series of
years and the payment of which to
be guaranteed by the United States.
The money is to be used in rebuilding
the burned sections and otherwise re-
facilitating the city. In order to is
sue such loan it will be necessary to
amend the charter and have the legis-
lature remove any other obstacles that
may be in the way.
All Able Bodied Must Work.
All able-bodied men must 80 to work
or leave the city. This is the dictum
of Police Chief Oman, which. it is
said, he will strictly enforce. The
relief work and distribution of food
and clothing is attracting a certain
element to the city which does not
desire to labor. while some already
here prefer to live on the generosity
of others rather than work. Chief
Oman has determined that those who
apply for relief and refuse to work
when it is offered them shall leave
the city or be arrested for vagrancy
The police judges have suggested the
establishing Of a chain gang and put
ting all Migrants and petty offenders
ut work clearing up the ruins.
Saloons Closed; Little Crime.
Perhaps never in the history of the
city has there been so little crime in
San Francisco. With the saloons
closed. Chinatown, the Barbary coast
and other hamnts of criminals wiped
out. and soldiers and marines on al
most every block in the residence dis.
tricts, there have been few crimes or
any kind. 1t is the opinion of the Pc.
lice that most of the criminal element
has left the city. The Saloons in all
probability, will remain closed for two
months. The absence of liquor is con-
trolled by the board of police commits
si0ners. Some of the city officials
have intimated that they will not per.
nit the saloons to open and liquor
to be sold until the present armed
forces in the city are withdrawn and
normal conditions are entirely re-
stored. Business is being rapidly re-
sumcd by retail tradcsmen of every
description throughout the destroyed
sections of the city.
Seek Passage of Claims
Washington. May 3--At the begin.
ming Of Tuesdays session of the sen
ate Mr.. Perkins presented !, tele-
graphic petition from Gov. Pardee of
California for the payment of the
claims of that state aginst the gov
eminent for the settlement of which
bills are now pending The text Of
the petition was as follows:
will congress in California's pres
ent great need pass our five per cent
public lands claim amounting to about
81 100000; also our war of rebellion
claims aggrcgating $4.OO0,00O; also
our Indian war claims originally $780,
900. on account of the destruction of
$300.000.000 of San Francisco proper
ty which represents one-fifth of the
assessed valuation OF the entire state?
Our state funds, including mainte-
nance of asylums. penitentiary and
repairs Of public buildings injured and
destroyed by earthquake, will all he
greatly hampcred unless congress can
see its way clear to pass these claims
the Justice of which has never been
seriously questioned. We are under
great obligation to congress already
but we venture to ask for this further
aid"
The petition was referred to the
committee on claims.
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