The San Francisco call., 1907-02-26
STATE PR0FFERs AID
FOR THE BIC CLEANUP
Barges and Tugs to Assist
in the Removal of
Dirt and Debris

President of the Harbor Commits
sioners Charles Spear will have four
barges and the necessary number of
tugs at the dock next Sunday to help
dispose OF the dirt that will be loaded
into wagons assigned to the business
district. The Harbor Commissioners
estimate that the State barges and tugs
will be able to handle 5000 wagon loads
of dirt The question of providing
barges for the debris has been a hard
one to solve and the Harbor Board s
offer is opportune.
The contractors committee has esti-
mated that $4,000 loads of dirt will be
gathered for removal. The Repair AS
isociation is arranging, with the as
sistance of President Duffey of the
Board of Public Works, to have large
force of men and wagons on duty after
Cleaning up day, in order that the
streets may be given a thorough over
hauling 1t may require the employ
ment of this force for week.
MRS. WHITE CALLS MEETING
Mrs. Lowell White has called a meet
ing of the ladies of the various sec
tions for Wednesday at IL o'clock in
| Calvary Church. all those in charge OF
sections were urged to be present
Dalina Parlor. Native Daughters, has
been assigned the station at Front and
Market streets, and the ladies OF the
parlor are making active preparations
for the work that they are TO under-
take
! In the matter of the permanent i'm
provement of streets the Repair Asso-
citation is receiving gratifying returns.
| The banks have taken up the subject
and will raise a fund of about $50 a
month from each institution for four
months. Subscriptions from business
houses are being received by scores
daily. The suggestion has been made.
where small dealers find that they can
not spare the time on Sunday for the
cleaning-up work, that they make small
subscriptions to the general street.
| cleaning fund.
LETTER TO THE UNIONS
The following letter has been sent
out to the affiliated unions on authority
of the Labor Council:
Following the very warm Endorsement which
our movement has received from the San Fran
cisco Labor Council. we write to solicit your
assistance to help out the good work.
We earnestly request that you turn out for
our assistance as many members of your union
as possible.
| This is going to be a great day. Business
men, clerks. capitalists and laborers will work
side BY side in the streets Tor r the IN honor 10 tS Sl
public not in their business capacities, but
simply as citizens Of San Francisco.
To advance this work, we request that your
union appoint leader to whom volunteers OF
other unions will report for duty. Let this
leader, at the earliest possible moment. ind out
how many are willing to volunteer and go out
under his leadership. Let him then at once
get into communication with Mr.. Michael Casey.
at the Brotherhood of Teamsters' headquarters.
Mr. Casey will direct your leader where and
when to assemble his men on Sunday morning
In this way will obtain complete organiza-
tion Of union labor and be able to work sys-
tematicaly with the other forces.
Confident of your assistance. and thanking
you in advance for the same, we beg to remain,
Most respectfully yours
STREET REPAIR ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of the contractors will be