The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

Sl.0oo,0oo to repair streets OF San
Francisco and thus aid rebuilding
Apply Ss,0oo,o0o TO building hospital
aere the sick may be treated free
% all expense
Genevteve FruEOIi, 1918 Union street
Purchase a large farm in a hop
raising and vineyard country with the
s<i0Oo,oOo, suboivioe the farm into
small tracts and settle IL with families
OF parents and children. who would
have the privilege OF buying the prop
erty at the end OF a certain period.
n. A. McNOrtOn. AIlendaIe-Help the
refugees TO help themselves by sup
plying them with the tools OF their
respective trades and with proper food
hno clothing to tide over the period
OF distress. First ferret out the un-
deserving. Let the method OF dis
tributing the aid be left to commit
tee OF refugees.
Mrs. J. NJ c. LobOs ParIx-Put
S.00o.000 IN the bank, the interest
thereon 20 pay for the maintenance Of
the people at Inrleside, the 5000, 900
remaining to be divided among the
needy refugees.
Harry r. Lea, 242 Townsend street
Purchase lumber in Canada, TO be ad-
mirted duty free into this country,
through the action OF the President
and Congress, and sell the material at
cost to those who would build homes.
Observation-Disclosures the $4,000 900 fund
into two parts. With one part secure
G block Of land and erect model tene-
ments with apartments of different
sizes. for the accommodation OF fami-
lies OF varying numerical strength. In
vest the other portion OF the fund in
bonds. the sccruing interest TO pay
kpr the maintenance OF the property
tenants to pay rent, with the privi-
lege Of Withdrawing what they had
paid. for the purpose OF assisting them
tn securing homes OF their own. The
community OF tenants to be under the
general supervision Of inspectors who
would see that the apartments were
well conducted. Should win the prize
j contribute Il toward the foundation
Of library for the community.
c. l.. Utter, MOnterey-Give $4,000. 900
10 the Salvation Army 70 provide homes
for the homeless where best suited
during a period OF two years, the sur
plus at that time TO pass into the con-
troll OF the Army for its own uses.
One million dollars to be used as a
contingent fund for the relief Of the
old and feeble
Walter :. MaRin, CampbeIl-A house
surrounded by enough land TO sustain
it constitutes a home-therefore dis
pose Of the $4,000. 900 by spending half
OF it for land in California building
houses with $1,000, 600 and stocking
farms with the balance, and there es-
tablish the refugees.
Marie MerIzeI, $3.50 Eighteenth street
First send fuel TO the suffering
refugees in the camps; second. build
s hospital for the poor OF all classes
end a public Institution for the fndi-
gent Property might be purchased
near the car lines and homes built,
10 be paid for IN small installments-
Erect some building, also, as me-
mortal 10 relief work.
Irving Armstrong, las Capp street
This writer objects to the building OF
houses out Of the fund. arguing that
to- more houses that would be built
Nv less the rentals would be-and
that high rents are what lead capi-
tRIiEts TO invest IN their own build
ings. He suggests that every one,
rich or poor. who lost In the disaster
be given an equal share OF the $4,000,
600. He estimates that 100.000 would
avail themselves OF the gifts, making
the individual allotment $40.
woodward RfppiIfnE, 1889 Dehorn
atreet-Let a committee OF refugees
weed out OF the camps those able TO
help themselves and divide the money
per capita among those who apply