The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11
RICHMOND PLACES
CANDIDAT[SONG GRILL
District Invites Aspirants to
Municipal Offices to Give
Views on Issues
Response Brings Out Crowd En-
thusiastic for Hetch Hetchy
Water System

The citizens of the Richmond dis
trict were all from Missouri yesterday
afternoon. They wanted to be shown
just what to expect from the various
candidates who are now seeking votes
in the coming municipal election.
There are many things the Richmond
district wants and it was decided by
the Richmond central improvement
club to call the candidates forward,
from mayor down. and ask them to
come out fatty and declare themselves.
On the best showing rests the vote of
that Immediate district.
Many candidates availed> themselves
of the opportunity yesterday and gath
cred at Nineteenth avenue and Clement
street.
All the mayoralty candidates, inelud-
ing William Cfocker, p. III. Mccarthy
and Dr.. T. B. w. Leland, were present,
as well as many candidates for other
offices.
CATEcHIsM PREPARED
As each candidate mounted the ros-
trum he was handed a slip of paper
on which was written a list of pro-
Jected improvements, with the request
that the speaker tell his hearers what
his attitude would be when these mat
ters came before the board of super
visors. These included: Paving streets,
laying sidewalks. cutting streets
through the sand hills. lights fire house
and alarm boxes, police station and
protection, Point Lobos catch basins.
sewers. streetcar service, streets
through park extension
These questions p. III. Mccarthy, the
hty
making the statement that PROPOSE
tion was now being considered of ex-
pending large sum for carrying out
the Heteh Hetchy water proposition.
If 1T is decided to issue bonds in the
sum of $40,000,000 for the acquisition
of water from Hetch Hetchy," said the
speaker, and / am elected mayor of
San Francisco, | promise you to use
my every endeayor to bring its waters
TO your doors as well as to every other
district in the city.
AS to the question of streetcar serv-
Ice, 1 favor the Geary street question
and want to see the car service eX-
tended to every portion of the city"
The other questions were treated
under the hypothetical discussion of
civic improvements
Doctor Leland. the democratic candf-
Date, was in favor of a more ADEQUATE
water system and extended street inn
provement. He acknowledged the neces-
| sity for extending the streetcar svsten,
and promised If elected mayor to direct
his attention to these Improvements.
He favored the scheme for police and
IRE protection as well as the extension
of streets.
CRoCKER'S SQUARE STAND
William Crocker, candidate on the re-
publican ticket. reiterated his stand on
the various municipal questions espe-
cially the Hetch Hetchy water ques-
ton. Il realize" said the speaker, .the
Importance of an adequate water sup
ply and favor immediate steps toward
securing it. Especially is this manifest
! in the outlying districts of the city.
where many improvements are needed.
| am heartily in favor of providing am
| pie fire as well as police protection and
| If 1T is decided by the people to raise
| the necessary funds for bringing the
| Heteh Hetchy water into San Francisco
/ will labor toward its being done eco
nomically and aid in the work of ex-
| tending its service throughout the en-
tire city. We need streetcar extensions,
| and | am in favor of any measure that
Twill guarantee its accomplishment"
! George A. Connolly. candidate for su-
| pervisor on the democratic ticket, said:
CORPORATIONS FLAYED
Recent experiences have shown us
| that the city is under corporate rule. 1
/ am in favor of legislation that will
carry with it in granting franchises a
| provision that the city can at any time
purchase public utilities at a fair rate
/ of interest on the investment"
Among the other speakers were
/ Thomas Finn. union labor candidate for
| sheriff; Henry Collombat democratic
candidate for supervisor; t. j. Glynn,
/ candidate for county clerk on the dem
] ocratic ticket; Thomas O'Neil, union
labor candidate for tax collector; Rob-
ert j. Loughery. candidate for super
| visor on the union labor and independ-
ence league tickets. and III. l. Mulcrevy,
| candidate for county clerk on the union
labor ticket.
| President ID. V. Drew of the Richmond
central improvement club introduced
the spea kers, and a band dispensed
music between speeches
| Union Square Hotel serves a very
! fine luncheon daily. IL to 2 D. m. soc. .