The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
TO COOPERATE
IN REBUILDING
North Beach Club Urges the
Buying of Sites for
Public Offices.
Favors Wider Streets and the
Overhead Trolley for
the District.

lie North Beach improvement Cub
held a meeting yesterday in Mont
gomery block. with Theodore Baciga-
lupi, the president, in the chair. The
club is vitally interested in. the re-
building of the city generally and the
reconstruction Of the burned section
OF the North Beach in particular.
Alya, Udell offered the following res
olution, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas. The value of the public rec
ords, municipal, State and national de-
stroyed in the recent confagra ton OF San
Francisco cannot be estimated, inasnauch
as large portion OF the most valuable
OF said records cannot be replaced and are
an lEreparable loss; ana
Whereas. The loss OF said records Is
the direct result OF the disastrous policy
OF renting Offices for the public use and
unnecessary fire hazards in different sec
tions OF the city; and
whereas, The persistence In said dis
astrous policy is attendant with future
dangers. expensive IN practical results
and original in its operation. inasmuch as
IL exposes the records and other public
property 20 unnecessary hazards, and be-
yond calculation endangers the pubic
concerns; therefore be IL
Resolved, Blythe North Beach Improve
ment Club, that we most respectfully
olAA lp4OlCSL dSdtllcL lQS per
sistence in that policy which exposes
the records and other public property 10
unnecessary hazards, an we insist that
the city and county Of San Fancisco and
the State OF California should construct
and own the Offices and buildings neces-
sary for public use within the center OF
district OF sufficient area TO reduce 10
a minimum the danger OIL destruction by
fire originating elsewhere IN the city;
and be II further
Resolved. That we do hereby urge the
nicipal. to jointly or severally take over
and acquire for public use and protection
and construction Of necessary public
buildings in said city and county the title
Clay. Kearny. Pacific and Stockton
streets; and be It further
Resolved. That. being urged and
sist that the Government OF the United
States should not persist IN that disas-
trous policy which endangered the Gus
resulted IN the the ioss ies Of the SUITE subTreasury arS
building and the Mexican archives and
other priceless records therein: and be 1t
Resolved. That we urge upon the
Federal Government the evident neces-
s.ty Of taking over and acquiring for
public use and protection and the con-
struction Of the necessary Federal build
ings the title to the land in the district
bounded by Montgomery, Clay. Battery
and Pacific streets In said city and coun-
..
Resolved. That we do hereby approve
the recommendations heretofore made by
the commActee Of forty IN regard to the
widening Of certain streets Of the city
and county OF San Francisco; and be it
further
Resolved, That a COP Of these reso-
lutions be forthwith transmitted to- the
President Of the United States. the Cali
fornia delegatisn In congress, the
Assembly Of California, the Mayor Of the
city and county, of San Francisco. and
the Board Of Supervisors thereof. and
that each and all Of said public authort-
ties be and they are hereby respectfully
the end that said properties may be pur-
chased for public use and protection and
permanent buildings thereon Immediately
erected, thus affording necessary relief
to our afflicted city and giving employ
ment to needy laborers.
The club also unanimously adopted the
following resolution:
Whereas. That part OF the city known
as the North Beach is practically with
out street car service. and
Whereas. The needs Of the public gem
era4. and the inhabitants of North
Beach particularly demand the in1mcdf-
ate restoratio OF suitable street car ser
vice in the North Beach section OF the
Resolved. That the immediate needs
OF the inhabitants OF the city and the
public generally will be more fully sup
piled by the establishment of a trolley
street near the Ferry building, at the
junction Of Market and East streets,
thence along East street to Bay, thence
along Bay street to Montgomery avenue,
thence along Montgomery avenue to
Point street TO Van Ness avenue and
thence along the most practical route TO
the Preside. reservation.