The San Francisco call., 1910-10-15

chants association in going over the
salary warrants in the office of the
board of health discovered that the
fund OF S25,5oo to be expended under
the joint direction OF the United States
marine hospital service and the board
of health had been dwindling away.
Five extra inspectors, according to the
report of the bureau, had no regular
duties and were appointed without the
consent Of the United States marine
service.
Arrangements have been completed
for the excursion to the II lower San
Joaquin valley towns to be taken Octo-
ber II by the merchants and jobbers OF
San Francisco.
President M. H. Robbins Jr. and Sec
retary L. NJ. King have gone over the
route and completed all the arrange
ments. The trip is planned to promote
closer relations between the San Fran
cisco merchants and wholesalers and
the businessmen of the lower San Joa-
quin valley. This will be the largest
excursion of its kind that ever left
San Francisco.
The association has requested the
householders of San Francisco to pre-
at once by making the city more beau
tiful and clothing their houses with
Towering vines.
CIVIC LEAGUE
At the last meeting of the Civic
League of Improvement Clubs the ex-
ecutive committee received and acted
upon the report of its committe on
charter amendments and ordinances. 1t
favored 16 of the proposed amendments
and rejected %. Those which were ap-
proved are Nos. /, Z, 8. 9. IL. II,
Those which 1t disapproved are Nos.
2, 3, 4, 5, s, 10, 16, 10, 20, %. %, "a,
25, 26, %, 80, 81, 32. 39, "a, 81, 3S and SO.
The report of the executive commit
tee is to be submitted to the general
body for adoption next Thursday even
ing. The committee on charter amend
ments conferred with w. r. Eagerty,
clerk of the board of supervisors, and
H A. Mason. expert to the board of
tee may make a supplementary report.
DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
At the luncheon given by the Down
town association at the st. Francis ho-
tel last Wednesday the secretary was
directed to call the attention Of the
chief of police to violations of the ordi-
nance forbidding merchants to sweep
dust and rubbish into the street.
The association favored night street
sweeping. This 1t was contended would
give cleaner streets and cost less than
the present system.
MISSION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
The special committee appointed by
the Mission Promotion association to
consider the original plans prepared by
the association for the city and coun-
ty boulevard system, has made several
improvements and additions and is pre-
pairing it's report for submission to the
association The members of the COM
mittee: Thomas G. Packham. ]. B. ZiTn-
dars Arthur G. Sholz, Patrick Brode-
rick and Arthur Warren. have included
in the general plans several subsidiary
thoroughfare extensions that Will
Sunnyside, Glen Park, Precita Valley,
Sunset. Richmond and Potrero sections.
part of the plan involves the ex-
tension Of Valencia street, so that
Valencia, Dolores and Guerrero streets
would converge at Mission street, d.
rectly opposite Holly park.
1t is the intention Of the committee to
continue the policy adopted heretofore
by the Mission Promotion association
Of bringing about the betterment
of the good roads system throughout
the city and thus accomplishing by de-
gress what would otherwise prove an
undue burden on the tax payers If put
into eject as a whole. At the last
meeting a special committee consisting
OF 3. Broderick, J. D. Jessup, Thomas
q. Packham, Charles Herold and A. B.
Mcguire was appointed to restore the
grade at Army and Connecticut streets.
J. J. McNally, F. E. Edwards, w K
Cole and Thomas Ralph were appointed
committee to SECURE better fire pro-
lection for the district south of Army
street
In accordance with the suggestions of
the association, the pipes for the high
pressure water system will be laid In
the center of the street under the park
lets, thereby avoiding tearing up the
streets and making them easily ac-
cessible
The association has induced the board
of supervisors to set aside $4,000 for
paving Mission street from Eleventh to
Fourteenth streets. This, together with
other street work. now being done.
will give Mission street smooth pave
ment from Sixth street to the county
line
A committee was appointed for the
of the Bernal cut. This
committee is to devise ways and means
for regaining the right.
RICHMOND CENTRAL CLUB
The Richmond Central Improvement
club held its first meeting in its new
hall at 1905 California street near
Twenty first avenue last Monday even
ing. The hall was taxed to It's utmost
capacity.
At the next meeting, Monday evening.
discussion will be had for and against
the India basin act. Rev. d. O. Crowley
of the Mission promotion association
and William H. Ford, president Of the
IsIais creek harbor association, will ad :
vocate the measure. Jane X. Taylor
of the Bay View Improvement club and
d. Davis of the Devisadero street ner-
chants association will oppose the
measure. The public is invited to at
tend the discussion.
Plans are being drawn for a viaduct
across the park to connect the Rich
mond and Sunset districts at or about
Nineteenth avenue.