The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-04
CAN'T FINANCE REBULDRG
Government Will be Asked to In.
d0Ise Bonds of the City
This Will be Done to Secure Low Rates
of Intere>t-Rations Soon TO be Cut
on from Able Bodied Mes-Cty
Treasury Is Found Intact.

San Francisco. April 2S-AIl posi-
bic work Of a municipal character was
suspended today, and the tired Officers.
who for nearly two weeks have labored
necessarily with little sleep 70 bring
a semblance Of order. out of chaoti.
conditions, sought rest and gave some
attention 10 pressing personal needs
General Greedy promulgated his plan
for the distribution Of relief supplies.
According 10 this plan, the unburnsl
part Of the city will be divided into
seven districts in charge of army Off
GERS, who will assume control of al!
sponsible civilians, will be installed
under salary, at the sub-stations for
clerical work, and daily records aud
checks. will be kept.
WILL SOON RESTRICT RATIONS.
AS the period of extreme distress has
passed, the issuance of rations will at
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fined to helpless women and children
and refused to able men. Luxuries
will be confined to infants and invaliIs.
Rigid economy is enjoined on every Of
fcer engaged in relief work. In each
of the seven districts there will be 100
stations. The amount Of food 10 he
o11nu-nJ o0c1 parrNr -r;+I lo,:+,lo Fnr
certain conditions, is specified. The al
lOWance, in a measure, is based on the
army ration.
At a meeting today OF James D.
Phelan, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, and some prominent lawyers
and bankers, a plan was preached for
financing the city, which, it is hoped,
will meet with the endorsement Of the
general committee. AS it IS eStimaIei
that the city has suffered a loss Of
5000, 000, 600 by fire, it is said there is
not sufficient money in San Francisco
to reconstruct the city and that the
people look elsewhere for funds
to rehabilitate their destroyed or
tunes.
CAN'T PAY ORDINARY INTEREST.
Mr.. Phelan said that if the money
was borrowed through ordinary chan
nels at the rate Of interest would add
nels the rate of interest would add
der the conditions. The plan Of Mr..
Phelan is to frame legislation to pre-
sent to congress asking the United
States to endorse the proposed bonds
of San Francisco. With this guarantee
of the government, the city would be
ohio To on into tho fnoncio1 poorLotc IF
the world and borrow the needed mon-e
ey at the low rate of interest on bonds
to run for so years and secured by a
mortgage on the best portion of the
city.
Mr.. Phelan asserted that it was by
such measures that the Central Pacific
and the Union Pacific Railroads were
built and that railways in the Philip
pines became assured to the people of
the islands.
Tomorrow the Red Cross expects to
have an Individual ticket system in
operation and this will aid the army
in preventing abuses.
The number of people without sub
stantial shelter has been reduced 10
a minimum. The housing committee
reported today that applications for
accommodations have ceased.
SERMON AND CONCERTS.
Religious services were held in the
open air in many places today, and in
churches that were pronounced safe for
immediate use thrOngs gathered to lis
ten to sermons.
The disposition of the people to
make the best Of the recent disaster
was aided today by the resumption of
Sunday afternoon concerts in Golden
Gate Park.
electric service today and people in the
remote suburbs tomorrow will be Of
fered quick transportation to the water
front and points in the burned area
where they may be obliged to labor.
CITY TREASURY INTACT.
City officers were highly elated today
to find the contents of the municipal
treasury intact. The vaults were a
part of the city hall that escaped the
fire. An expert opened two doors this
morning and found gold, silver and Sc
c%urities scattered over the floor The
vault contained $500, 900 in currency, ,
$500. 900 in securities Of the German
bank, and So, 900, 000 Of unsold
city bonds.
Shipping is beginning to resume its
course
The steamer Imur arrived from Vic
toria, B. c., with 500 tons Of provisions
given by the people of British Column
bia. The cargo was admitted free.
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