The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03


ceived by Mayor Taylor yesterday
from former. Mayor Phelan, rep
resenting the Hetch Hetchy COM
mittee now in Washington
It is essentially a. confirmation to the
city Of the Hetch Ffetchy grant from.
the incoming Taft administration. Sec
retary Garfield as one of his last acts
IN once hafly. refused Spring Valleys
plea that the -city's Sierra rights be re-
voked.
Secretary elect BaIinger, after a long
conferences with. GARFIELD. gave virtual
ASSURANCE that the Hetch Hetchy grant
would stand. For. four years more the
city will have the backing of the fed
eraI government along the lines laid
down by President .Roosevelts favor
able policy ana that of his secretary of
the interior
Supervisors JubiIant
The supervisors Were 5ubilant when
they had confirmed late yesterday even
ing their trust that the Taft adminis-
tration would continue the cordial at
utude toward the citys project OF Sc
curing a Sierra supply from the Tuoi-
umne watershed which the closing ad-
mfnistration has maintained.
The citys position is satisfactory
Mayor Taylor had declared even before
the word came that the incoming aa-
ministration svould do all it COULD TO
back up the Garfield, grant and the
Roosevelt policy. We have ali we
need. and the only thing for. the city
to do is TO go right ahead. That, / ain
satisfied. it viii do -
"Clinches the Matter
'The best. news yet from. Wasting
ton" said Supervisor s5ohnsten. head
Of the water rates eopimittee. This. is
as good as the original grant; it not
better. for it clinches. the natter: The
supervisors will be fully justified in
going right ahead. and / know. they
viii do so IS body -:
That's all Fight. Geod.~ said. SUI
pervisor Payot. The city is on frm
ground and can move right sforwar.q. 2
Pollock Enthusiastic
Pollok alone among all the members
OF the board, learning Of Baliinger's
statement and Garheld's final action
was unwilling to commit himself to a
thoroughgoing advance. 49,.
THE thing to DO now said Pol
lok. is to get outsar complete set OF
plans in detail OF the whole proposed
system, so we Will know just what il
is going to be and sust wIrat it, Will
cost The estimates Of City Engineer
Manson have been. made in the. rough
and ought to be elaborated. Then; like
good businessman;sth the city WIN know
where II stands. am In: favor a
going ahead now with a sciompIet.
working out Of the plans and estimate.
for the proposed water supply
Sympathies With City
Especial Dispatch 70 The Call :. -.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-seeretar,
elect BaIlinEer is a thorough. Pacif,
coast man. familiar with and alive. t,
its interests. and has a regard. for tn.
welfare Of san Francisco. which. ear
not be said Of some of its own: citizens
There seems to be nothing left 70
San Francisco TO do. but to develop tn
rights which have been granted it b,
law and on which she has already ex
pended over. $4,000. BY all the prece
dents she has a vested right whtcl
shall not be disturbed City .Enginee
Manson has just received new right
and privileges in eGrtherance of tn
original grant
President Roosevelt says the fanatica
nature lovers have no sense of proper
tion and do not see that the policy o
conservation is fer the greatest beneh
Of the people Of this and future gen
erations. lie is afraid there will be
revuision OF public sentiment agains
conservation II the people suspect tina
the natural resources are to be held 70
picturesque purposes exclusively.
President elect Taft remembers crate
fully the kindness and courtesy show
him on his visits by the cI1fzens OF ga
Francisco, and It seems that San Fran