The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
PLEDGES $4,000
To FIX STREETS
OF. CITY
Gallagher Issues Order to
Works Board to Repair
the Main Thoroughfares
MERCHANTS PLAN
TO BE CARRIED OUT

AT a conference held yesterday Act
ing Mayor Gallagher issued an order
TO the Board of Public Works to take
immediate steps to repair the streets in
the burned district and promised TO
provide all the funds necessary for the
purpose The merchants street repair
committee, which has taken up SUBJ
scriptions to aid in the work of re-
pairing the thoroughfares. was invited
10 the conference, at which A. W.
scott Jr, L. M. King, secretary of the
Merchants Association, and others
were present. besides President Dufrey
OF the Board of Works and Supervisors
Rea, Furey and Phillips.
Gallagher informed the committee of
merchants that he was not satisfied
with the repair of streets as it was
pelng prosecuted by private enterprise.
In reply to his questioning, Scott,
chairman of the committee, said that
about 100000 had been subscribed
among the merchants for the purpose.
put he could not tell how much of this
was actual cash. Scott thought that
1t would take s250,oo0 to repair the
streets properly, but Gallagher was of
the opinion that It could be done for
S150.0oo. After further discussion
Gallagher said:
The repair of the streets is too big propo-
sition for private enterprise to accomplish, and
nicipality. ] want to give notice that the
streets Of this city viii be repaired by the city
mittee / viii see that the money is provided
out OF the excess funds Of the present fiscal year
for WI bs.y De t to the extent Of
condition Il teaming traffic and building opera
The removal Of the debris on the public
streets cost the city $40, 900, which should have
been been paid aid, BY the property owners, and that
money could have helped repair the streets
structed that official to take immedia
steps to use every available plant in
the city to carry on the work and to
work them day and night, so that in
two weeks some results may be shown.
Duffey will consult with the merchants
committee as to the streets necessary
to be repaired first and promised that
In nsxt years budget liberal appro-
prfaHion would be made to put the
streets in good condition. Gallagher
asserted that any assistance from out
side. sources would be welcomed.
Gallagher said that the charter pro-
vision requiring all surplus funds of
one fiscal year to be carried over into
the next fiscal year admitted of some
latitude, inasmuch as the need of i'm
proving the streets at once was i'm
peratiye. The charter. Gallagher said,
did not contemplate that work re-
Quired to be done under great emer-
gercy should wait for several months,
and he cited other provisions to show
that the charter could be violated
technically where improvements were
needed.
Du9ey said after the meeting that
he would put about $50 men to work
today and begin the repair of Market
street at once.
Scott said after the conferences:
feel more optimistic now than at any time
since we began work Acting Mayor Gala
gher's action gives opportunity to make
some headway Immediately Duney invited US
to confer with him In regard to the plan OF
campaign. and he has decided to begin with
Mission street, putting 1t In hrst-class shape
from East to Second. Then he will take up
the following In order: Water 'front.' from the
depot at Third and Townsend streets to the
ferry building: Montgomery and Kearny from
Market to Jackson Golden Gate from Market
to Fillmore; Howard from East to Fifth
Our association will finish Fifth street from
Townsend to Market, and then take up Berry
street from Third to Seventh; Third from Berry
to Townsend; Front from Market to Filbert:
Clay from East to Montgomery; Washington from
East to Montgomery.
= We will work independently, but in harmony.
Durey has invited association to inspect
his books the work progresses. so that we
WIN know at all times that the money for which
Gallagher has assumed personal responsibility
is being expended judicicusy.