The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15
BY r. r. ,Hon1n1edieu.

There are several things of import
ance that the Automobile Club of Cali
fornia VIII have 10 handle before the
winter rains set In The first and most
important will be the preparations for.
the breaking ground for the new
boulevard. This scheme is not an Of
fetal matter of the club, but practically
every officer of that body is interested
in the project. as we'll as every owner
of an automobile. Tt is undoubtedly
the one thing most needed at the pres
ent time From the reports received
from sR. P. Schweri1i's office the work
on the boulevard will be begun just as
soon as the rains set in To begin
the work sooner would entail an extra
expense of some $4,000. This has been
the excuse for not starting the work
sooner. Now that the winter is at
hand the eyes of the local automobile
world will be on that section of the
road leading out of San Francisco
which. it has been promised, will be
improved.
Another proposition to receive at
tention will be the test case of the
legality OF the county ordinance pro-
hibiting the running of automobiles
on the mountain roads Of Napa County.
This matter is in the hands of L. P.
committee of the club, who is expected
to return to the city not later than
Wednesday of this week.
ANOTHER RUN DESIRED.
A scheme that the owners of auto
mobiles and members of the club are
considering at the present time is an
other run to Del Monte. Several men,
bers of the club have expressed a de-
sire to once again visit the pleasure
place by the sea. They would like to
run down in a contest of some kind.
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has been done by the runs and tours
committee toward calling such run.
A. B. Watson, chairman of the COM
mittee said Saturday night that he
had not given the subject any con-
sideration, as he has been TOO busy with
his personal business to give 1t any at
tention. When asked if there were
any likelihood of the event taking
place, he was unable to state definitely.
Undoubtedly there should be another
run. Watson has pulled off two very
successful events and If he is too busy
to handle another it might be well for
the other two members of the runs and
tours committee to get in and take
charge of 1t.
In speaking of committees, it brings
UP another point that should receive
attention. The annual meeting will
take place this winter. There are
many propositions that should be han
died by the club, such as finding way
to post all the roads out of San Fran
cisco with danger signs. This Is COM
mittee work and should be handled out
side of the executive Offices. Then
there should be a committee on good
roads, a committee that will do some
thing toward getting an Improvement
in the highways.
Several committees have been ap-
pointed to handle these matters, but up
to the present time there have been no
secretary and 1t is presumed that
those appointed on the committees have
failed to do the work assigned to them.
COMMITTEES IN DIsFAYOR.
Committees do not seem to be in
favor with the executive officers of
the club, for they seem TO think that.
1t Is impossible to get any work out
of such bodies. At least it was so ex-
pressed by member of the executive
committee at the first run held to Del
Of the runs and tours committee was
on hand.
The trouble was the members on the
committee were at tnat time unable
to be on hand. The fault in the past
has been that those who have been ap-
pointed did not realize the responsibli-
ty of the offices they have accepted.
Undoubtedly among the large number
of members in the club there are many
who have the time to serve on the com-
mittees. and also have the ability to-
do the work required. aE
1t is a serious proposition that the,
officers should carefully consider With
good working force in the form of a
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