The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04

tion No. ]. ! am unalter2hly opposed
To the purchase of Spring Valley and
proposition No. ,. 1 can not believe
that it was submitted in good faith.
7 have taken my stand. ! am going to
il just as hard as ] know how"
Take Issue With Mccarthy
City Attorney Percy Y Long and
Judge Curtis IL Lindley took issue
with p. H. McCorthy lats night on the
contention Of the mayor elect that the
legal bonding capacity Of the city
would not permit of the acquisition OF
both the Sierra and Spring Valley
water systems.
We may build one and purchase the
other" declared Judge Lindley, and
sbll have left legal borrowing capacity
sufficiently large to enable a city ad-
ministration to erect a city hall and
mack such other municipal improve
ments as good business policy would
dictate AS question Of law it is
not disputed by a single authority. de-
cision or text book that the limitation
Of the bonding power of q city is not
the amount of the bonds. authorized,
but the amount Of the bonds issued
and sold
There is nothing of merit. asserted
Long ''in any objection that might be
urged that we are jeopardizing our
bonding capacity. The only money to
be expended Immediately in case both
propositions carry would be the $780,
600. 600 for Spring Valley and a couple
OF millions for an increased distribut-
ing system and preliminary work at
Lake Eleanor"
afcCARTHYsS STATEMENT DISPUTED
AT meeting of the labor committees
sunday night Mayor-elect Mccarthy had
urged the objection against the pur-
chase of Spring Valley that the bonds
issue would carry the city beyond its
valid borrowing capacity.
The statements in opposition TO the
views of the mayor-elect were made
last night by the city's legal advisers
At a mass meeting called in the rooms
OF the board Of supervisors The gath
ering was held for the purpose of plan
ming a campaign in behalf of the bond
issues for both the Spring Valley and
The Sierra systems TO the total amount
Of SIS 900. 600.
Andrew ]. Gallagher, secretary of the
labor council was in attendance and
expressed himself as having an open
mind on the question Of Spring Valley.
He Is convinced of the urgency of the
bond issue for the Sierra project. He
announced that the matter would be
passed upon by the labor council ~Janu-
AIRY =
". J. Dutton. a well known insur-
anceman, was chosen chairman of the
meeting He was given power to ap-
point a committee Of 25 to carry for
ward the campaign.
The meeting was thoroughly repre-
sentative There were present MEM
bers OF the city government, officials
Of the civic, commercial and labor or
ganizations. Mayor Taylor was unable
to attend last night, but he sent word
that he would take the stump for both
the Sierra and Spring Valley propo-
sitions.
SUBJECT THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
The meeting last night brought out a
very complete elucidation of the water
problem The subject was discussed
2 length by Supervisor James A. John
ston, City Attorney Percy V. Long,
Judge Curtis H. Lindley; Andrew NJ.
Davis. president of the Merchants as
ISOLATION; c. X. Mcintosh Andrew j.
Gallagher. secretary of the labor coun-
ell: DR.. A. II. Giannini, G. A Laurin
and Daniel O'connell
Supervisor Johnston opened with a
general statement of the situation:
THE board OF supervisors has been
careful" he said. ito protect the city's
credit Great care has been taken not
TO impair the city's credit Certainly
nothing has been done that would JUS
tify in any way the criticism that bonds
have been proposed that could not be
issued under the law
In prefacing his presentation of the
subject. City Attorney Long said
4 don't believe at any time in their
history the people of San Francisco
have faced problem of such vital ne
cessity. It has always been considered
By the engineers that the Spring Valley
system was to be made a part of any
general system for San Francisco II
was regarded as a folly to attempt 10
duplicate the local distributing system
and the peninsula reservoir system OF
- ring Valley.
4 am convinced" he continued. THAT
IL the people of San Francisco reject
the offer of Spring Valley at this time
they VIII commit grievous bIunder'
Judge Lindiey then pointed out the
error Of Mccarthys assumption that
the city did not possess the legal right
10 incur the bonded Indebtedness re-
quired for the dual system He stated
that the criticised the mayor elect in
no carp1ng way, but believed he had