The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
OF WEEK
AMONG THE CLUBS
Merchants Association Taking
Measures. to Secure Sani=
tary Collection Service

Members of the Merchants assocla-
ton, together with members of the
chamber of commerce and Merchants
exchange. have arranged with the
Western Pacific to see California by
daylight over that line.
The excursion will leave San Fran
a. m, and return the following Monday
at $50 a. m. Stops will be made at
different points OF interest, including
the plant of the Great Western power
company at Intake and Las Plumas.
Stops will also be made at Marys-
vile. Oroville, Sacramento, stockton,
Portola and Hartwell The excursion
promises to be one of the largest the
commercial representatives of the city
have ever undertaken.
Reservations may be made at the
Office of the Merchants exchange, 1405
Merchants Exchange building
The Merchants association has petit
toned the board of supervisors to sub
nit to the voters of the city and coun
ty at the election next November a
charter amendment providing for a
special sanitation tax outside the dollar
limit, to cover the cost of collecting
and disposing of the garbage of the
city in a systematic and sanitary man
ner.
1t is generally recognized that the
collection of garbage is health mat
ter and much the duty of the city as
the cleaning of the streets or the sew
ers
The regular disposal of garbage, the
association believes, should be compul-
sorry and under the supervision of the
city. This is the system now used in
many other cities.
TWIN PEAKS TUNNEL CONVENTION
The petition of the Twin peaks tun-
mel and Improvement convention in
the matter of voting bonds for the con-
struction of the tunnel came up before
the street committee of the board of
supervisors Thursday afternoon and
was continued one week at the request
of the representatives of the conven-
tion The matter of the Spring Valley
purchase is still in allegiance.
Judge Trout has rendered his deci-
sion favorable TO the construction of
the Stockton street tunnel as proposed,
which leaves the field open for the
continuance of this project
NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION
The North Central Improvement asso-
citation has just issued its report for
the month of August, which covers five
typewriter pages, closely written.
From this report Il appears that much
progress has been made during the
last month. One of the new fireboats
now being built will be located at
the bulkhead at the foot of Lombard
street.
The fire commission has recommended
that sheds be constructed costing $4,000
for the accommodation of the crew An
ordinance was passed by the supervi-
sors setting aside 5000 in addition to
the $4,000 provided the preceding
month for laying the high : pressure
pipes in the district bounded by Mar
ket and Powell streets and the bay.
This work is progressing rapidly.
Since the report of the previous
month the association has secured sig
natures for over 1000 feet of frontage
for the lowering of the grade on San
some street. The petition Will soon
be fled with the supervisors
The harbor commissioners have
promised to hasten the work of dredg-
ing at the foot of Montgomery street.
Work on the sewer in Sansome street
from Jackson street to the bay is pro-
crossing rapidly and will be completed
by the middle of October.
The association is advocating the
running of an electric line down Cali
fornia street from, Kearny. so as to
give the large office buildings direct
rapid communication with the ferry
DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
The Downtown association held its
regular meeting and dinner at the ST
Francis hotel last Wednesday, The
street committee reported that through
it's efforts needed street repair work
was, done on Montgomery and Kearny
streets just prior to the parade of Adj
mission day.
Otto Shiller reported that many bids
had been received for the proposed
Chinese arch in Bush street and Grant
avenue. The indications were that the
cost would be about $4,000. He fur
ther reported that the Chinese were
becoming enthusiastic upon the project
and propose to raise money to have
an arch on every corner and to have
Chinatown brilliantly lighted.
A debate was held between the pro-
ponents and the opponents of the Islais
creek project
William H. Ford, president of the
India basin association. and David
Alberga of the Mission promotion
association favored the act, and D.
Davis of the Derisadero street improve
ment club, James K. Taylor of the
Bay View improvement club and WI
Scoofy opposed the act. The. debate
was at times Very acrimonious. Further
consideration of the matter was post
poned to some time in the future when
the association could devote more time
to the subject.
CIVIC LEAGUE
The executive committee of the Civic
league met Thursday evening at the
st. Francis hotel. 1t recommended that
a system of night street sweeping be
inaugurated, and that block system
of collecting sweepings be established.
1t is thought that in this way street
sweeping viii be more thorough and
systematic.
Chief Murphy of the fire. department
addressed the meeting. He stated that
it was the intention of the FIRE depart
ment to secure chemical engine for
the frehoats more effective for s,,r