The San Francisco call., 1908-05-12
By Move Practically Unanimous
Voters Act for City's
Advancement
Each of Six Propositions Far
Ahead of Number of
Votes Required
Supervisors Anticipate No Diff
Guilty in Floating Big Issue
in the East

By a majority so large that it re-
hected a sentiment practically unani-
nous the voters Of San Francisco
registered their determination yester-
day to press vigorously forward with
the upbuilding of the city.
They placed their stamp of approval
upon d bond issue of Sls,200,ooo. in
dorsing the six projects submitted by
the board Of supervisors.
Out Of a total vote of z3,55o the
auxiliary water system led with Fl, ,4Ss,
and the garbage plant at the foot Of
the list received 2O,653 votes.
two-thirds vote, or 1900, was re-
quired in each case.
The greatest number Of votes regis
tered against any proposition was 2,z15,
which represents the number cast
against the garbage incinerator. The
six projects thus approved and the vote
on each follow.
1-Auxiliary water system for fire
protection-s5. 200. 900. For. 2L4sS;
against. 1855
2-Extension Of sewer system-$4.-
600. 600. For. 2I.ssT; against, 1880.
s-New schooIhouses and lands-$s,7
100000. For. 2L4Ol: against Less.
4+Hospitals-s 900 600. For, 21.22e;
against. l.Tss
5-Hal OF justice and county Jail
81 900. GOO. For 2I,1s7; against. 1866
s-Garbage disposal plant-$1. .ooo, 600
For. 2o.s5s: against. 2,415.
The voting throughout the city
showed more than 10 TO l sentiment
IN favor OF the bonds. The same ratio
obtained in almost every district. oc-
casionally it was exceeded, and in some
precincts not a dissenting vote was
registered against the sewer and water
bonds
In the forty-ffth district the scav-
engers registered the heaviest vote
against the garbage plant. mastering a
total OF los.
The opposition to the general issue
was scarcely serious enough to be
dignihed by the term. P. H. Mccarthy
and Q. A. Tveitmoe respectively presi-
dent and secretary OF the building
trades council. launched an antagonistic
movement in the name of that or
ganization. but in the labor strongholds
the bonds received the approval of more
than 80 per cent OF the voters. Nc
Carthy and Tveitmce had circulars dis
tr.buted throughout the city yesterday
denouncing the bond proposals. but
their efforts did not receive serious
attention.
The vote was only 500 below that
cast at the recent primaries and is re-
garded as unusually heavy for bond
election. In September. 1903. less than
1900 votes were recorded on the bond
projects out Of a total registration Of
$4,000. Yesterdays vote Of 2s,55O was
based on registration OF 10000.
The bonds voted yesterday carry 8
per cent Interest and run for 20 year
periods for the hall of justice, hospital
and garbage plant securities, 25 years
for the school issue and 40 years for
the sewer and water bonds.
The charter prohibits the sale OF the
bonds below par. but members of the
board Of supervisors do not anticipate
great difficulty in placing them. The
hope has been expressed by the city
officials that eastern capitalists or
banks viii bid on the issue so that
local capital may be available entirely
for rebuilding by private interests.
Within a few weeks the supervisors
viii plan for the sale Of the bonds in
the hope that the money may be avail
able IN the fall
Although a well known Arm OF at
torneys has passed favorably on the
legality Of the issue. II is considered
improbable that bids viii be rendered
until a friendly suit has been carried to
the supreme court and their status
determined
Taking into account the limitations
imposed by the charter, the city still
has the power OF issuing bonds to the
amount Of SO, 900, ,O00 Whether the su-
pervisors will propose another issue
has not yet been determined. Considera-
ton has been given to several projects
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