The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
WOULD BUY BONDS

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wv. H" of Sacramento writes: Buy
$4,000 ,0Oo worth of San Francisco city
bonds. the money to be expended by the
city in the reconstruction Of public
school houses and other public build
ings and in beautifying the city. The
interest on said bonds to be used as
permanent fund out of which to make
loans to poor but worthy mechanics LOT
the purchase of tools and 10 poor out
worthy tradespeople to begin business
in a small way. The loans to be made
on indorsed notes without interest and
PAYABLE in small installments over an
extended period When the bonds are
redeemed by the city let new bonds be
issued and bought by the fund, the
money to be used by the city in the
erection of additional public buildings
and for still further beautifying the
city. and the interest on said bonds 10
continue to be used for loans TO worthy
people in the foregoing manner, this
operation to be repeated indefinitely
LOANS FOR FURNITURE
John Adams, San Franciscan, who
was compelled to move to Marin Coun-
ty and occupy a furnished cottage after
the fire. has IAN aching void In his
heart for his old home" and suggests:
LET the Relief Corporation lend
not give mind you-John Adams 5000,
not in cash, but in furniture Let II
take his promissory note, payable back
at so much per month; let him choose
his own furniture store to prevent any
chance of a graft scandal; demand ref
erences from the said John and pay the
amount of Johns bill at the store
after he has chosen his furniture. John
will soon find a house somewhere In
San Francisco and have true home
once more. John and his family could
have a housewarming without any fear
of the time payment agent, and that
large fund could be kept as the nu-
cleus for an endowment fund, as an
amount would be coming in continu
ously to the Relief Corporation. Let
them see to it that the poor and needy
are kept in comfort but stop pauper-
ism at any price. Nobody would suffer
by it, and John Adams and his family,
and the hundreds of others, would be
happy. The Relief Corporation should
give fully and freely-without red tape
Ito those deserving it, or half deserv-
ing it, without questions. a
portion of the money-if they do not
know what to do with it's morally
due to John and his hundreds of fell
low cliff jewellers, who want to get
back to home in San Francisco"
FORWARD MOVEMENTS VIEWS
representatives of the Forward
Movement. writing from camp 25,
Richmond District. suggest the follow
ing:
.Q) Five hundred thousand dollars
to be devoted to establishing a central
warehouse and distributive centers for
the purpose of furnishing the people
in camps only with the necessaries of
life without profit. For goods sold to
those outside camps regular retail
prices should be charged.
"(2) Five hundred thousand dollars,
with addition later of above half-mil-
lion when available. to purchase tracts
of land to be divided into lots and sold
without profit to people living in
camps. Widows with small children.
persons in impaired health and others
only partly self-supporting to be
helped from fund in paying for their
lot.
"(s) One million dollars to establish
five or six centers of social, educational
and industrial extension work, provid-
ing for lectures. classes. clubs, library
gymnasium, public bath, nursery free
dispensary and other neighborhood
needs.
"(4) One million dollars for char
liable hospital to care for those not
able to pay usual charges.
.'(5) One million dollars. after pro-
viding for Ingleside, to be divided
among the institutions QOlnS social
and benevolent work in San Fran
CISCO"
Andrew ]. Branagan of 168 Chatta-
nooga street, after reviewing the re-
suits of the April disaster, sums UP the
disposition of the surplus as follows:
ed Funds for restoring public
buildings of San Francisco, these to
comprise as large amounts of the sur
plus as may be possible.
"(2) A small sum for further neces-
sary Individual relief and an enlarged
almshouse.
"(3) A sum to be returned to the
givers which it is impossible to in
clude in the first and which is not
needed in the second provision above
enumerated
REDUCE RELIEF EXPENSES
"(2) / would continue the present
relief corporation for the term Of its
existence or. say, period of ten
years; but WOULD large-y reduce its
expenses, and would require efficiency
in office under pain of dismissal Va
caneies in the board of directors should
be filled by the remaining members
thereof, or be appointed by the chair
man. subject to approval. Under no
that now seem possible
would / permit every city administra-
tion TO assume control or direction OF
its affairs. although pleasant re-
lations should be sustained and CO.