The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-18
SPECIAL Session
Will BE Held soon
Legislature Will Probably Meet
This Month or Early in
September

state senators and assemblymen are
preparing to answer the call of Gov
ernor Gillett for a special session of the
legislature at which will be presented
two constitutional amendments provid-
ing for the proper capitalization of the
Panama-Pacific exposition. This will
be the last meeting of the present legis-
lative body.
Governor Gillett's proclamation is ex-
pected in a few days. Although the
date of the special session has not yet
been made public, it is believed that the
LEGISLATORS will be called to meet before
the close of this month or early in Sep
TENDER. as it is desirable that the bust
ness be concluded before the Admission
dav celebration. The amendments have
been prepared by prominent attorneys
in this city and can be rushed through
with little or no delay.
SAN FRANCISCO CHARTER
In the constitutional amendment
granting authority to amend the CHAR
ter of San Francisco and giving the
supervisors power to incur bonded IN
debtedness of s5,00O,000, provision Will
be made that such municipal bond is
sue shall be separate and not Included
in the total which would bring the
city's bonded indebtedness nearer the
Is per cent limit fixed by law. BY this
foresight San Francisco will not find
itself unable to issue bonds in the
future for other needed public improve
ments, as it will have all the leeway be-
tween the present total and the legal
limit
Legal authority to bond the city will
be. given the supervisors because the
buildings to be erected and the i'm
proVements made will be permanent
and will constitute public improve
ments of the best kind.
In granting the city power by right
of eminent domain TO condemn prop
erty abutting on Golden Gate park for
use as a part of the exposition grounds
the city will be granted the right to
use that land afterward for public
purposes Under this provision the fair
could be held in the west end of Golden
Gate park, including whatever prop
erty on either side it might be neces-
sary to acquire
PROPOSED STATE TAX
The other constitutional, amendment
will provide for a state tax of cents
on 500 to run for five years. This will
raise $4,000. 900. With the adoption of
these constitutional amendments at the
election November 8 the supervisors
will be able to set the municipal wheels
in motion Immediately. Arrangements
will be made for city election just
after November s, at which the city
charter will be amended. The other
charter amendments will. be submitted
at the same time. Then the electors
will vote upon the municipal bond is
sue, so that before congress opens De-
cember San Francisco will have on
hand s17,50ooo0 to finance the EXPOSE
ton project.
All expenses contingent on the propo-
sition of amending the constitution of
the state will be paid by the Panama
Pacific exposition directors should the
law permit. 1t was upon this offer that
the governor consented to the special
session, as he had previously opposed
il on the ground that the retiring legis-
lators were not justified in mourning
expenses that would have to be met by
their successors.
FROM LATIN AMERICA
Representatives of five Central and
South American countries were present
yesterday at a luncheon given by the
directors of the Panama Pacific eXposi-
ton company in the red room of the
St Francis. All were enthusiastic over
San Francisco and its 1915 fair and
promised the directors their support.
The guests were Archibald Bernard.
vice consul of Brazil: Pedro A Arcen
tales. consul general of Ecuador; d. H
Calderon. consul of Salvador, and F.
Galicia. consul of Guatemala.
AID FROM RAILROADS
The Commercial Journal of Chicago
in its issue of August l, commenting on
the effort made by the Panama Pacific
exposition company to enlist the sup
port OF the railroads centering in Chi
cago. has this TO say;
1t is likely that all of the roads
appealed to will support San Fran
cisco more or less actively. This
is true of the northern transconti-
mental roads as we'll q the central
and the southern. The northern
roads would be sure of getting
large share of the traffic, either
going TO San Francisco or return
ing.
If ali of the east and west roads
bring pressure to bear upon their
congressman ii is probable that
San Francisco will win with ease
They traverse territory containing
more than two-thirds OF the popu-
lation of the country and employ
approximately 1000, 900 people The