The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

system It was 1 who made the argu-
ment against Patrick Calhoun before
the Merchants association in 1905.
favor the city taking the outer tracks
in Market street and using them in
connection with the Geary street road.
If the United Railroads has any rights,
condemn the property It is humbug
TO say that they can deprive the people
of their rights through a queer fran
chise The only way TO settle this
matter is to bring suit to condemn.
/ appeared before the harbor commits
sion in opposition TO the permit for the
United Railroads turntable. / argued
that the California street company and
a municipal road should be protected
in the same rights; that the United
Railroads should not be given exclusive
privileges, lest license and user should
be construed subsequently as con-
tract"
GEARY STREET RAILWAY
DO you favor resubmission to the
people of the proposed Geary street
municipal railroad bonds?'
Il am in favor of the resubmission
of those bonds and OF q municipal road
in Geary street. 1 have seen municipal
roads in operation in Glasgow. Bir-
mingham and, London. 1 believe that
the people should own and manage
their own street railroads. If the peo-
pie prefer to lease them, all right; but
they should own them. All these fran
chises have been. secured through
bribery of supervisors, and I believe
them tainted-every one of them. At
the same time I want to be just and
fair. and the rights Of innocent invest
ors should be protected"
Are there any other questions Of
public policy upon which you wish to
express your views for publications." 1
asked.
OPPOSED TO CIVIC CENTER
There are. I am opposed to the
civic center, for two reasons. First,
because it is private land scheme; and
second, because we have a site decided
by the legislature and accepted by the
city. which, in my judgment as law
yer. the city has no authority to nullify.
brought three suits of injunction to
stop the supervisors from tearing down
the old city hall. All the, engineers who
examined that building found that it
was perfectly safe and unframed by the
earthquake That building could have
been restored as class C structure for
$500 600. and as a class A, on modern
lines. for 100000. The board of SUI
pervisors followed the wishes of one
man who was interested, directly or
Indirectly, in the Ocean Shore railroad.
which would be an immense gamer by
a civic center in the vicinity Of Elev-
enth and Market streets. The city hall
was worth in the neighborhood of
1000. 900. It is worth today, in it's
foundation. 100000. 1 protest against
any change of site.
HOURS AND WAGES
Il favor short hours and good wages
for the working men. am not in ia
vor of giving SO cents or IS cents an
hour TO Greeks. My father told me
that San Francisco was most prosper
Gus when mechanics received SO a
day. I have always been with the
working men. Just because was born
with some money has made no differ
ence. 1 am one of them.
II favor the prompt rehabilitation of
our streets, sewers and schools. The
district south of Market street has been
utterly neglected. AS a tax payer ia
yor retrenchment. 1 am against automo-
biles, extra buildings and luxuries.
These extra court expenses might bet
ter be used for labor. The shop keep
ers would be more prosperous. 1 want
to be fair to corporations. but 1 want
I them TO realize that they, have their
duties as we'll as their rights
IF elected il will be my ambition and
aim to follow such mayors as Pingree
of Detroit and Jones of Toledo, and
make the golden rule the rule of my
administration"