New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-14
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
No Dearth of Municipal Happenings
an the Last Week.

San Francisco. July 1s-Thers has bean 10 IacH
of spice and variety in municipal happenings OILS
week The Mayor has been sentenced 70 I've yea-s /
in the state prison for extortion and has been
fused hail. that his residence until Ia gses
trial or is transferred 20 San Quentin VII b
thu county jail which he is rot permitted lsAve
even To- consult with his lawyers The Supervisors
then declared Schnitz no longer Mayor, and elected
IN his stead Dr. Charles Buxton, one OF their num-
be-. who perhaps showed the keenest greed for
doodle This election Is merely temporary. his
successor. the permanent Mayor. Will soon Be
chosen by thirty delegates from coruasrcai and
labor hodss- This IS the plan evolved by the grafr
prosecution. and IL looks though II may prove
feasible Certainly anything would Be an improve
r1ent over government such as San Francisco haA
enjoyed during the last months With an
honest, Efficient executive and honest Board OF
thu political 'bunrners'' who have absorbed most
Of the money epportoned for street. cleaning. paw
ing anf saver reconstruction
Meanwhile the business OF the city Is slowly In
proving Reconstruction. especially IN the burned
business district. is going ahead at great pace.
until the wage schedule IS definitely fixed They
declare that the present high rates % labor ars
abnormal and untustthable. and that the building
trades and labor unions must sertle upon reason
able schedule and give pledges OF no strikes for
al least three years. II looks u this pro-
granne would b carried through as the union
| leaders have become alarmed over the strong
! movement for the open shop" IN all trades and
/ bv The utter failure Of The streetcar strike The
unions are stu carrying war against the United
7 Railways hut their leaders admit that the car
strike justified. and thev eager 70 per
I their ride the Several unions
have revoked -" boycott against the cars and
uitted fines against those who ride. buy the
/ men union which ia dominated bv Richard Cor
/ r-Ius. still maintains fts omnibus line and de-
CiarsS y viii win its HChr against Calhoun and the
! United Railways L - absurd contest but II
/ hurting san Francisco Erievously. many the
Coast and IN the East still believe If is unsafe
| riae on cars here Or even 70 20 about the city
/ The fact Is that three DAYS only
/ there any danger. Since then no one would know
that there was a strike. except by the number OF
/ on1ni buses IN Market street
L IS evident that The local officials have been
aEEArating the importance of the japanese trouble
Last week rhe Police Commissioners declared that
they had received 2 letter from United States At
tornav pavlin Of such a in7aumar0ry character
thar they refused 70 make u public. The letter
/ rad this weak and found 20 b. merely polite
request for information and for q copy Of the
ordinance by which The Police COMMISSIONER think
nt4r+s 4nc4 0f7-es TIE Jaua1eSe will probably tesr
/ thA question I'm th- courts
/ Judge w4Ibou-u. - tho United States C1rcufe
/ Court. decided n Los Angeles This week that the
municipality has legal right 20 ~ telephone,
/ electric light and other public utility rates The
| decision made n the casa Of Los Angeles sE+-
! the Home Telephone Company The civ had fixed
rates At = q month for business service and So
month for homes. hUt the company protested,
/ claiming that rho franchise agreement in which
the CITY named The maximum rates = cbuJrzss.
The Judge held that CITY had not entered inte
/ contract and that IL had tna power - TX rates
.
The Shasta National Park Is now protected from
Ere by Telephone system fortv-7ve miles long
with branch lines ~ Afreen miles The wires are
/ strung mainly from trees There twelve sra
lions the line. al reporting the Office OF the
forest supervisors az SSsou Ten man are on frs
patrol and two observers are constantly duty
on Mount Eddy and BONANZA King, the highest twr
. mountains