The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-01
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San Francisco. May i.-san Francisco
rs 90 build a new city hall at once. a
temporary structure. bur one which will
do away with the necessity OF paying the
high rent rates wh:en the owners OF
property available for municipal use are
inclined 10 charge
A site which is looked upon favoraby
Is the Lincoln school property on the
corner Of Market and fifth streets. II
Is proposed to erect the temporary build
ing OF corrugated iron or steel frame
and TO have In II all the city Offices. as IL
will be practically freproof
The Tenth regiment OF Pennsylvania
vclun teers which was cumped IN this city
at the time = the Spanish war has sent
q donation OF $40 600 20 ;he relief com
mittee. In note the officers told how
.~elltt ttesf- -wera-trealad- -tha-panple- -af
San Francisco during their soiourn here
and said that as token OF appreciation
TO help out the big-hearted people of
this city.
STREET LIGHTS BURNED.
For the first time since the earthquake
and fire laid this city In ruins, street lights
last night cleaned through the black
mantle which had enveloped the city after
nirhtfall since tho day OF the disaster
The cleaning OF arc lights In the Port
district last night was seen from all over
the city and aid more TO make people
hopeful, TO restore confidence and good
Feeling Than anything since The earth
quake.
The street car service is being extended
as fhst as large gangs OF men can clear
the streets OF debris and REPLACE the
twisted and warped rails The cars so
Tar operated have been inadequate for the
heavy traffic aud owners oe almost every
KIND OF vehicle are carrying large mum
bers Of people at the rate of rs to 30 cents
each TO and from the ferry.
In nearly all the parks and square the
homeless are now well provided with
warm bedding and arc comfortably
housed In tents. This problem has been
particularly solved by the arrival OF tents
and blankets. but the food question Is
causing the authorities much worry.
washington. May /. 49, The following
photographic correspondence has passed be-
tween Chairman Phelan at San Francisco
and Secretary Tart at New Haven. via
Washington:
San Francisco. April 20. 1906
William II. Taft. Secretary OF war.
washington, u. c.:
As the funds appropriated by the gov
eminent are TO be disbursed under your
direction, the information having come IN
us directly from the president, we would
respectfully request That you inform us
10 what extent II any. the finance com.
mittee OF the relief and Red Cross COM
mittees which has now consolidated all
FUNDS. may expect to handle the govern
ment appropriation. We seek a coneen-
ration or funds and work for obvious rea
ef4sTaffd worid- be Efur To- serve Won m
this or any other capacity Dr Devine
will keep you advised or our work. we
now need money and not supplies.
JAMES -. PHELAN.
chairman Finance Committee OF the Re.
lief and Red Cross Funds.
SECRETARY TAFT's REPLY.
Washington. May /. 1905.
James ID. Phelan. Chairman OF Relief
Committee and Red Cross, San Francis
CO. Cal:
'You and your committee evidently mis-.
conceive the nature and legal limitations
OF the congressional aid and do not under.
svand the facts Instantly on receipt q,
Gen. Funston's telegram OF the extent OF
the danger and the pressing need or food
and shelter for more than one hundred
Thousand people. although was withou,
lawful authority 20 do so. 7 ordered sen,
20 San Francisco rations costing two hun
dred thousand dollars. tentage blankets.
cots and bedding costing more than a mil.
lior dollars and medical stores costing
'h' anu Ultf lNolSdnd nOllars
20 be used and distributed for the use oi
the sufferers
The transportation OF these supplies
cost more than one hundred and hfty
thousand dollars. / made this order an
ticipating that congress would ratify my
ection. Congress did so. BY ioint resolu-
tion authorizing me 10 furnish for re-
lief Of the sufferers subsistence, quarter
masters and medical stores for relief Of
the sufferers and appropriated n million
dollars for these purposes 10 be used in
my discretion
The president then advised congress
that expenses had already been incurred
for these purposes aggregating one mil-
lion and half OF dollars and recommend
ed the appropriation OF one million and
half more. or two millions and half In
al. Congress thereupon Increased the ap-
propriation 20 two millions and n half IN
ni and authorized me 10 use this amount
not only for subsistence auartermaster's 5
and medical stores, but also the trans
portaton Of troops
On the recommendation 90 Gen.
Greely and Mayor Schmliz I ordered $500
more troops To San Francisco which with
previous transportation for same purpose
Involves an expense of t25O.0O0.
There IL left available % the appro-
priation therefore not 20 exceed seven
hundred thousand do..ars' worth which
under the law. can on-y be expended for
rations. qusftermsstcr's and medical SUP.
plies and transportation Of troops and