Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-02
San Francisco Will Appeal to
President to Guarantee a
Great Bond Issue
WANT MONEY TO BUILD CITY
Citizens Of San Francisco Propose to
Ask the United States to Guarantee
City Bonds to Extent Of $2oo,ooo, 900
--Idlers Warned Not to Come to San
francisco.

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Commerce and Labor Metcalf will be
requested to lay before the president
and cabinet upon his return to Wash
ington, the plan proposed by former
Mayor Phelan, OF having the govern
ment guarantee two hundred million
municipal bond issue by San Francis
co for the purpose of rebuilding this
city. This action, 1t is said. was un-
officially decided upon at a confer
ence held last night between the
finance committee and the mayor. The
money will be used in rebuilding the
burned sections and otherwise rehabil-
itating the city. In order to issue such
ia loan It Will be necessary to amend
the charter and have the legislature
remove any other obstacles that may
be in the way.
At conference held last night at
General Greeley's headquarters. plans
for rebuilding the city with govern
ment aid were discussed. No plan Of
action was fully outlined. Hope was
expressed that the government might
be induced to back the city with a bond
issue of two hundred million, or what
ever sum is needed.
Architects Not Needed.
The state board of architecture
has issued statement to the effect
that the rumor that architects were
needed In San Francisco was without
Foundation. Members of the board
claim that not only are the prospects
for immediate employment poor, but
many incoming architects will find II
difficult to maintain themselves. The
conditions OF life are gradually becom-
ing more normal. Work Of clearing, up
the wreck in preparation FOR rebuilding
in the downtown section, is going on
more rapidly. Business is being re-
sumed by retail tradesmen OF every
descriptisn, thruout the DESTROYED Sec
tion. The following places of business
are open: Forty-one butcher shops,
twenty-rine restaurants, twenty-five
bakeries, twenty two fruit and veg
etable stands, seventy-one dairies, ff-
teen refreshment parlors, fifty-three
groceries. seventy-one miscellaneous
establishments, including tailors,
plumbers, dry goods stores. druggists,
and cigar stands. Commission firms
are located along the water front ana
are doing a thriving business.
Chain Gang 10 Suggested.
Distribution OF food and clothing is
attracting certain element to the city
which does not desire labor, while some
already here prefer to live on the gem
arositv az others rather than work.
Ch,af Dinan has determined that those
who apply for relief and refuse TO work
when It Is offered them shall leave tne
city or be arrested for vagrancy. 70
lice Judges have suggested the estalb-
Fishing OF chain gang and putting all
yagrarts and petty offenders at work
clearing up the ruins. Perhaps never
in the history Of the city has there
been 50 little crime In San Francisco.
with the saloons closed Chinatown,
the Barbary Coast and other haunts OF
criminals wiped out, and soldiers and
marines on almost every block in the
residence districts, there have been
very few crimes Of any kind. 1t is the
opinion Of the police that most Of the
criminal element has left the city Some
city OFFICIALS have inthnated that they
will not permit saloona to open and
LIQUOR to be sold until the present
armed forces in the city are withdrawn
and normal conditions entirely re-
stored.
Street Lighting Greatly Extended.
The electric lighting system Is rapid
ly being restored and street lighting
greatly extended last night. Arc lights
Illuminated the streets in almost every
section OF the unburned districts. and
for the first time in two weeks the mint
and postoffice were brilliant with
lights. Commencing tonight the em-
,,arpo on candles and electric lights in
houses will be removed, but the use OF
Kerosene lamps will not Yet be per-
mitted, Next to electric lighting the
street car system Is making most rapid
progress in restoring its lines.