The San Francisco call., 1909-12-23

local unions and urging that the men
vote for the Geary street bonds. Four
teen meetings in all were attended and
at each place the leaders were. greeted
enthusiastically by the union men.
At the meetings held by the unions
Tuesday night favorable action was
taken. The molders reindorsed the
bonds and instructed the committeeman
to report the number of men from each
shop who would vote. The committee
will report at next weeks meeting on
what hours have been arranged for the
men to take off for voting.
The brewery workers and beer bot
tiers have instructed their members not
TO fail to vote. The felt and compost
so important that they must have time
in which to vote, have directed that
election day shall be a holiday until 10
o'clock. Both the Geary street road and
the Sierra water bonds were indorsed.
Bridge and structural iron workers No.
81 have voted to turn out every possi-
BILE vote for the public ownership of
the car line. The stationary firemen
indorsed the project, and President j.
J. Reilly, Recording Secretary Thomas
Rooney and Arthur Beaver, business
agent, will see that every member is
lined up for the bonds. The retail
clerks union, the book binders union
and lle DdID6TS UNION dlSO lHuOIStu
the Geary street bonds.
MEETING' AT SIX MILE HOUSE
There was an enthusiastic meeting
in favor of the bonds held at the Six
Mile house last evening, addressed by
John w. Sweeney and r. A. Laurin.
Although that district is removed from
the zone of the Geary street line. the
residents believe that what will bene-
fit one section of the city can not but
improve every other section and last
evening declared themselves heartily
in favor of the bond project.
The executive committee of the
general Geary street bond campaign
committee held a meeting last evening
in the committee rooms of the board
of supervisors, Max Pepper presiding.
Plans were perfected for the mass
meeting of women which is to be held
this afternoon at the headquarters of
the committee, room Sol Kamm build
ing, III Market street. A large num-
Der of women is expected. 1t was de-
cided last evening to send out 1O0,0 900
cards calling the attention of the
voters to the needs of a municipality
owned road in Geary street
A meeting of the general committee
viii be held this evening when plans
will be made for watching the polls.
All citizens interested in the campaign
are invited to attend The meeting
planned for next Sunday afternoon
promises to be the most successful
held in the interest of the campaign.
1t will be called at 2 o'clock in the
auditorium of the building trades
council at Guerrero and Fourteenth
streets.
APPROVED AFTER DEBATE
The Geary street bonds were most
enthusiastically indorsed last evening
at meeting held by the West End inn
provement club at $3.50 Mission street.
L. stephens presided. The meeting
was open and it was after a debate on
the question that the Endorsement was
given through the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved. that the West End i'm
provement club indorses. the Geary
street bond issue and pledges its moral
support toward the issuance of these
bonds"
Robert A. Laurin introduced John
w. Sweeney, the first speaker, who
spoke ably in favor of the bonds.
President Armstrong of the Parkside
Improvement club and chairman of the
committee on street railroad extension,
opposed the issue General S. w.
Backus spoke in favor of the bonds.
After a general discussion the resoIu-
tion was passed unanimously Forty
members of the club were present.