The San Francisco call., 1909-06-25
Opinions Differ
on the Question
of ReSubmiSSion
MAYOR EDWARD RoBEsoN TAYLOR

sition within q reasonable time.
! am of opinion that there was not
paigning for these propositions so
unfortunately rejected. So far as
/ am advised there N no charter
inhibition against Immediate re-
submission. after the requisite no.
tices and advertisements are made.
The supervisors may institute a
new proceedings for the issuance
of the bonds and submit it as soon
as the proper notices are given.
It ight be well, however, to
have the special election follow the
general election in November. That
would afford ample time for an
effective campaign.
] am greatly disappointed. To
me the indifference of our voters is
almost sickening. The elections of
today and Tuesday We're diScredits
to the citizenship Of San Francis
co. The results do not speak we'll
Tor us. IT IS amazing that civic
duty lies so lightly on our people.
Naturally, I am greatly disap
pointed. I am very much in favor
of the Geary street proposition.
Had It carried we would have con-
Quoted an interesting and an en-
tirely successful experiment.
have not the slightest doubt of its
success. II would be just as easy
for US to operate a successful un-
foreground conduit system in San
i
the city of Washington, where they
have climatic and physical Difficult
ties we would never encounter. Only
the interested parties argue to the
contrary.
SUPERVISOR GEORGE A. CONNOLLY
The way I feel now is that the
question should be submitted again.
with proper campaign and proper
education, feel sure that it would
carry 1t is ridiculous TO speak of
the people" in connection with
this election. The vote was so
small that il can not be said that
the people" have gone on record
The fact that the proposition lacked
only 436 votes shows that only
about Sc per cent instead of 60 2-3
per cent of the voters were in ia
vor of the bond issue. I certainly
believe in keeping zip the fight
/ believe In it for several rea-
sons. I am in favor of municipal
ownership not merely for economic
reasons, because even if I doubted
its economic souhdness 1 would
still favor ii, first to show that IL
is possible to have the work done
honestly, and secondly, because it
r. is one of the few loopholes left us
for escape from ignominious sla-
very TO the United Railroads
Just think, to take one example,
OF what the United Railroads have
proposed to the residents of the
Cortland avenue and Ninth street
districts. They have had the ef-
frontery to tell them that the com
pany VIII improve its car service
If the Improvement clubs will put
up the cost of the work
ANDREW j. GALLAGHER
Secretary San Francisco Labor Council
BY all means the Geary street
railway bonding proposition should
be resubmitted. No other PROPOSE
ton should be submitted at about
the same time to minimize the inn
portanee of the issue. Every one
behind the bonds a t present should
make renewed effort / believe
IN submitting and resubmitting un-
til the proposition is carried.
think the hearts of the people are
IN the right place. We must not
lose our tempers because a few
thousand citizens have neglected
their duty, but must bend every
energy TO awaken all apathetic
persons TO the real danger in
Volved- If the vested interests and
monopolies and misguided assocf-
atlons can for any short time suc-
ceed in thwarting the desires of the
general public then it seems to me
we have reached a pass in our rnl1-
nlcipal life that needs harsh treat
ment l am for resubmitting the
bonds and am more than confident
that with another effort they will
be carried by an enormous major
ity. Organized labor will always
do everything in its power to Sc
cure the acquisition of public utili-
ties
SUPERVISOR GEORGE L. CENTER
1 Will be in favor of resubn1it-
tlng the proposition If the people
wish It They can make their wish
apparent by petitioning the board
IN the usual way. The petitions
would be placed before the public
utilities committee, which would
make its recommendation to the
whole board. Unless there is a
public demand for the resubmis-
sion OF the proposition I do not
think that the board would persist
IN presenting it again on account
OF the expense which a special
election entails
SUPERVISOR CHARLES A. MURDOCH
Submit it again? Well. 1 would
have TO think that over However.
1 am inclined to think that 1t
should be submitted again. since
the vote was so close. Yes, l think
IT should be.
SUPERVISOR WILLIAM BRODERICF
am getting rather sick of this
bond question, especially since l
have seen wonderful lot of i'm
provements turned down. If the
city wants to run the Geary street
road why not run II tomorrow?
If we are honest and earnest about
municipal ownership there is moth
ing to hinder US from starting in
right away. But I'm not stuck on
this thing of putting up a couple
Of millions to satisfy wouldbe en-
gineers. Still 1 have no objection
to submitting the propositions
again; / believe in letting the peo-