The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
EVENTS OF THE WEEK
AMONG IMPROVEMENT CLUBS


The members and committees of the
Mission promotion association spent a
very strenuous week campai igning for
the India bss sin act. Among the clubs
that have been visited during the last
week by committees from the Mission
promotion association and have passed
resolutions indorsing the India basin
act are:
The University Mound property owners club
the Bosworth Street Improvement club, the Citi-
zens' Promotion association of Iugfeside. Sunset
improvement club, Melrose improvement club of
Oakland.
The meeting of the Mission associa-
tion Monday evening was devoted prin-
cipally to a discussion of how best to
carry on the campaign for the India
basin act. Speeches were made by
Rev. u. O. Crowley. George Renner,
George Il. Center, Colonel Tobin, Sen
ator Burnett. Senator Richard Welch.
Patrick Frederick ". H. Ford. James
Rolph Jr.. Eustace Cullinan and Matt
/ Sullivan.
Patrick Broderick and George Rem
ner volunteered to speak at San Jose
and other southern towns in favor Of
the India basin act.
Rev. D. o. Crowley and Senator Rich
ard Welch agreed to speak at Vallejo
and stockton.
AMENDMENT REPORT
At 3 special meeting of representa-
tives from the Merchants association
Downtown associa ton real estate
board. Civic league and Twin Peaks
tunnel and Improvement convention
held last Monday. a report was adopted
favoring certain charter amendments
and opposing others. The results were
arrived at Independently through the
various organizations and it was found
the voting was nearly the same. The
get together committee held several
preliminary meetings and thoroughly
considered all the proposed amend
ments Its report approves amendments
numbers /, Z, s. 9, 10. II. -. L. Is, II.
%. IS 90 35 S. 1t disapproved num-
bers ,, 3. T. ;, s. 13, 16, Is, 19, 20, 21,
%, %, "a %. 80. 81, 80. SO, "a. 81.
Ss. 49,
The get together" committee will
shortly publish a report showing the
reas sons for it's decision
The purpose of the committee meet
ings was to get before the various
commercial civic and Improvement
bodies of the city a clear understand
ing of the various charter amendments
and get concerted action for those ia
vored and against those disapproved.
committee are NJ. II. Robbins Jr., Allen
G. Wright and Byron Mauzy of the
Merchants association, Robert A. Roos.
Frank n. Turner and Paul S. Carroll
of the Downtown associations; George
D. Toy and George Belvell of the Real
Estate board, Henry F. Marshall, D. A.
Hagens. and c. r. Adams of the Civic
League of Improvement Clubs; Josiah
r. Howell and L. H Peterson of the
Twin Peaks Tunnel convention.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
The San Francisco Commercial club,
with a membership of 1000, will soon
open quarters on the top floor of the
Merchants Exchange building. The
quarters will be handsomely furnished.
They viii contain an assembly room.
large billiard room, social room and
dining room. Here it is proposed that
the wholesalers, retailers financiers.
transportation and professional men
and others who make up the commer-
ciaI life of san Francisco will mngle
at lunch hour and upon other occasions
and get better acquainted with each
other.
MISSION MERCHANTS
At its meeting Wednesday evening
the committee on fire insurance re-
ported that a IL per cent reduction in
fire insurance rates will be obtained in
Mission street because OF the additional
protection afforded by the auxiliary fire
system now being installed.
The associat tion is urging the con-.
tractors. Raisch & Co., TO complete the
laying of the new pavements in Mission
street by December 1. so as not to in
terfere with the carnival plans of the
association. The first of the series Of
carnivals to be held by the association
In Mission street will be December ).
INGLESIDE CLUB
The Ingleside Improvement club. in
corporated, at its meeting Monday even-
ing unanimously indorsed state amend
ments 33 and 81, providing for raising
s10.ooO.000 for the Panama. Pacific ex-
position. The club placed itself upon
record as fayoring the Lake Merced
grounds as the site for the fair. 1t also
passed resolutions opposing the India