The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
BOND ISSUE WORK
TO BE SCRUTNIzfD
Plan of Civic League Forms
Theme at Banquet at the
St. Francis Hotel
Special Bureau Will Report on
improvements Soon to Be
Undertaken

An Informal but enthusiastic after
olhner discussion of plans for the work
OF the Civic league committee on super
slslon OF public Improvements was the
feature OF the Civic league banquet
Heio last night in the white and gold
room OF the ST. Francis hotel More
1hah 90 league members. city officials
ana leaders OF various civic organiza-
tlons We're present at the dinner and a
most nearly Endorsement was given the
plan which cOntemplates citizens bu-
reau OF inspection to check the ex-
pendlture Of the SIS, 200. 600 recently
voted Tor city improvements
No set speeches We're on the program
ana the discussion resolved itself into
an interchange Of business views con-
eefnlng the general policy OF aiding
the city officials and the details of
lleIhoos BY which the plan of stopping
Ieaks and guarding against losses is
. 10 De carried out Some candid crit
leisms were made regarding certain
features OF the plan proposed by the
CIVIC league, but the general sentiment
was unanimously IN favor OF co-opera-
ton In the work. The various CONNER
clal bodies represented pledged them
selves 10 aid the Civic league by Civ
ing II both moral and financial support
and II was made plain that the pro-
posed work IL not TO be carried out
simply as a Civic league proposition.
but as a civic work representative of
the entire community.
WILLIAMS EXPLAINS PLAN
The general plan OF procedure was
outlined By Chairman Winfield s. VIII
lisms Of the committee on supervision
or public improvements. He explained
that the intention was to operate a
bureau entirely independent of city de-
partments and through qualified inspec-
tors TO receive weekly reports regard
ing all municipal construction work.
copies OF which viii be made public
and sent 10 all the commercial and
civic organizations interested in the
work The fire protection and munich
pal building plans were explained in
some detail by City Engineer Mars
den Manson and City Architect Newton
J. Thsrp.
President Charles C Moore OF the
chamber Of commerce expressed a
doubt whether the city officials in ac-
tual charge OF construction work
would recognize the agents of the
Civic league or submit TO an inspec-
tion by them. He was answered by
President Edwin F. Adams OF the Com
monweaith club. who suggested the
passage OF an ordinance by the board
of supervisors giving sanction to in
spection by such agents and according
certain definite privileges TO repre-
sentatives Of properly constituted civic
organizations.
MANY SPEECHES MADE
President A. ". Scott Jr. Of the Civic
league presided at the dinner and
took an active part in the discussion.
The other speakers were Secretary
George R. Fletcher Of the Civic league ;
Dr. Julius RosenstiFn Of the executive
rr,r-7 N f@~ce frf--fr Lac fsbo r.
man Winfield s. Williams Of the COM
mittee on supervision of public i'm
provements; City Engineer Marsden
Manson; President A A Watkins OF
the board OF trade: President s. H.
Kent OF the builders exchange; Assist
ant City Engineer H. D. Connick;
President c. G. Moore OF the chamber
Of commerce; President Andrew VI. Da-
Wis Of the Merchants association: City
Architect Newton J. Tharp; Supervisor
Allen Pollok; former Supervisor H. L.
Brandenstein and President Edwin f.
Adams OF the Commonwealth club.
Those present at the dinner were:
Charles c. Moore. a. n. Davis, A A.
Watkins. l. F. Moulton, Joseph Magner,
Byron MaUzy. Dr. Julius ROsenstirn,
George L Center, Allan Pollok. Mars
den Manson, A. W. Scott Jr. ". Y.
! Stafford, P. Broderick, Edwin F.
Adams. Harry Welch. Harris d. H.
/ Connick. Tong Bong. Leigh II. Irvine.
P c Rossi. Robert K Malcolm, VIII
I liam T Lehman, H l. Brandenstein,
L NJ King. s II. Kent. Newton J.
+ Tharp, F. Dohrmann Jr. W. D. Fenni-
more, N. s. Esberg. Otto Schiller, l.
3 L Deinstsg, Thomas Z. Boyle, J. A.
Heironimus, Edward L. Baldwin,
George II. Pippy. Thornwen Mutually,
I Leopold Oppenheimer. Frank / Turner,
I George r. Fletcher, George VI. Hurl-
T butt. Samuel p. Johnston, William T.
Smith, ". s Duncombe, George Rem
ner, A. Roos, Winfield S Williams
Z John Ginty, 1. B. Sibley. J. W. Felt
{ Wallace c Wise. r Behlow. A s Per
I lev NJ s Blanchard, John A Hammer
/ smith, Oscar A Telle, Charles Alsop
/ J. H Bloom, g. ". Owen, s. Aagner,
/ Dr. George W Frink. II. NJ. Smith
/ George 6. Baum