The San Francisco call., 1906-05-03
Finance Committee Feels
Itself Strong for
All Needs.
Plans for Rebuilding City
Are Engaging Most
Attention.

Everything is bright and cheerful in
the finance committee. Chairman
James D. Phelan is now convinced that
Secretary Taft did the right thing al
the right time. If the blankets and
tents purchased in such immense guam
titles for the emergency are not needed
the value OF such material can be
credited back 10 enable the War Sec
retary TO buy other articles.
Telegrams come to the committee
from New York that the aggregate OF
contributions from that city viii ap-
proximate $4,000, 900 and fTom the en-
tire country s17.Oo0.036-
Yesterday Dr. Voorsanger advised
tile General Committee that the duties
charged. t0-rhe Relief Committee had
been performed and therefore he re-
ouested that said committee be dis
charged. ss the entire future respon-
sbility for handling and disbursing
fpod, clothing. tents and medicines
Rad been transferred 70 the army. The
committee was thanked for its excel
lent service and the request was grant
ed. Dr.. Voorsanger viii continue work
IN cooperation with DR.. Devine-
The Mayor yesterday appointed the
committee Of forty 10 advise with the
Board Of Supervisors on the recon
struction Of San Francisco. This is
the most important committee the
Mayor has named since he appointed
the Restoration and Relief Committee
Of Fifty. Many leading men. several
O. them citizens OF exceptional char
acter and wide reputation for execu-
tive capacity in large affairs. were
srreiy disappointed w;sen shey ascer-
tsined that they would not have
voice in the inner councils Of recon
r-lction
COMMITTEE PRESENTATIVE
il IS general comment. however. that
the committee fairly represents the
progressive citizenship OF new san
Francisco. The men having knowl-
edge of building viii in connection
vith the architects designate the ma
telisls which may be used IN rebuild
ing the city. The engineers and other
advocates Of 2 city beautiful VIII i'm
pgess upon the public the necessity OF
providing bonlevards and widening
streets The lawyers must determine
what subjects shall be recommended
70 the Governor for consideration in
the extra session Of the Legislature
As body the committee must act
promptly on the als-import3nt and
FtupepiOus task os removing the de-
hris of the devastated area. Some
. rnen OF exceptional grasp on affairs of
great magnituds may be foead to di-
rect the operations. L - obvious that
million tons OF material could be
used IN the completion of the San
Francisco se2wau. Great enterprises
for filing in basins OF the bay and re-
claiming low water lands for the. con-
venience Of traffic by raj may be in
sugursted.
Men Of the committee Of forty COM
prehend the scope Of the work It is
q great problem, but it is not beyond
human comprehension. The Mayor
and his advisers urge that property
owners themselves must take the lead
ip the work. but the owners. banding
together, might accomplish much in
short space of time
READY FOR UNDERWRITERS.
Union square IS ready for the fire
Underwriters They can get all the
accommodations desired for the in5ne-
date adjustment OF losses. The Park
Commissioners and superintendent will
extend every facility to hasten the ad-
3ustment- On motion Of W. H. Metson
The Mayor was requested to notify
The underwriters that the space in
the square applied for by the under
writers was ample and available.
Exorbitsnt demand for leases OF
business property west of Van Ness
avenue and north Of Golden Gate ave-
nue. caused a general discussion in
Yesterdays session OF the General
Committee. The prices asked for busi-
ness locations are astonishing. It was
stated that the sum demanded for a