The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16
SIERRA WATER
BOND ELECTION
DATE DECIDED
End of December Fixed by Adj
ministfatiOn Conference TO
Submit Proposal
First Ordinance for S43,000,00U
Issue viii Be Passed by the
Supervisors Monday

san Francisco will hold a special
election between December % and 81
to authorize a bond issue Of approx
mately s43.OOO.OOO for the construction
Of a complete water system from the
city's reservoir sites in the Sierra to
the property lire of the householders-
The Spring Valley company viii
again be given an opportunity to sell
its plant to the city at reasonable
figure.
The first ordinance in the necessary
series viii be passed by the board Of
supervisors next Monday. 1t viii de-
clare the public necessity of the work
and direct the city engineer to prepare
the estimate Of cost
Election in December
Tire bond issue election itself will be
held on some date between Thursday.
December %, and Friday, December 81
of this year. It viii be held under the
present registration of over $4,000
voters and before that registration
lapses, January /, 1910.
So much was definitely and finally
decided yesterday by the admlnlstra-
tiOn at conference held IN the
mayors Office. 10 which the heads OF
the various daily papers were invited
and al which Mayor Taylor. Supervl-
sors Johnston and Murphy, City Engl-
neer Manson, City Attorney Long ana
Special Counsel Curtis h Llndley
agreed upon the program Of procedure
The strength of the city's position in
nf hnildfnE IFS
Sierra water supply system and OF the
municipal government in appealing to
the electorate at this time TO authorize
the inanciering Of the great under
taking was set forth by Mayor Taylor
as follows
BaIIiHger's Promise
Secretary Of the Interior Ballinger,
in his recent conference with the
mayor, gave the definite promise that
he would maintain the Garfield agree
ment, the city in good faith living up
to-its terms and awaiting itself of the
privileges granted.
A small bond issue, 100000, author
lied by q to ] vote Of the electors,
has been confirmed by the superior
court. a portion OF ii sold, and the
proceeds used in securing title to lands
in the reservoir sites in actual con-
struction work. and in payment to the
federal government Of the sum de-
manded for the timber 10 be destroyed
by the flooding OF the Lake Eleanor
site.
. Attorney Curtis II. Lindley united
with the mayor in asserting that now
was the time for Sap Francisco to
clinch its hold upon its Sierra supply
and TO undertake the construction Of
its mountain water system. With the
federal government backing the prof.
its accomplishment, the validity of a
bond issue for the purpose already a
matter confirmed in court and the sup
port Of the people already pledged In
the ratio of 6 TO I. the members of the
conference, representing the legal, en-
cheering. legislative and executive
branches Of the city government. held
that now was the time go ahead.
Supervisors Favor 1t
There is no doubt that the mem
bers of the board OF supervisors will
next Monday unite, with probably two
Xceptions-POllok and McAllister-in
initiating the legislation to carry the
big undertaking through.
City Attorney Long submitted the
schedule necessary to be followed &c
fulfill charter requirements in submit
ting the bond issue, and the draft OF
The declaratOry ordinance and the offer
70 purchase existing utilities (Spring
Valley. both Of which viii be acted
upon Monday. He called attention 10
the necessity Of building the legal
framework for the bond issue from
these foundations. and advised that the
Hetch Hetchy project be kept simple
and separate throughout For these
reasons. approved by the conference
the Geary road bond issue election viii
be held on different date in Deem
Der; the amount Of bonds to be au-
thorized viii be the same as the
amount necessary for the systems con-
struction a. determined by the city
engineer. and every step in the pro-
cedure viii be approved by the city's
legal department before being taken
Series of Ordinances
The following is the schedule OF
dates for the various legislative steps
TO be taken leading up 10 the election
TO authorize the $4,000 bond issue
October Is-Deelsratory ordinance passed +,
print and published October 10 20. 81. %, %.
October IS-Resoution soliciting offers passed
October 25-DeciaratOry ordinance final passage
and published Il times October 20. % 2s 20
80. November I, 3 4. ., 9. s. 2. 10 and II.
November I5-Ordinance declaring cost 70 he
too great to be paid from revenue etc. passed Il
print.
ton passed 70 print and published November 10
L. IS. 10 and 20.
November 22-TWo foregoing ordinances finally
passed and published 10 times, November 90 "a
IS q. p, 30; December !. ? 3 and 4.
November 29-Notice Of election passed Il
print and published five times November 80 De
December e-Notice Of election. final passage
and published two weeks. December :. s g. 10
j. - H. -. l6. u. Is. 20. p and %
The special election be held any time
after December -
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