The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28

Haywood of Berkeley and
Craig Of Piedmont Urge
Purchase of Roads by
Municipalities
JOINT OWNERSHIP
TO SOLVE PROBLEM
San Francisco's Action as
Precedent Smith In
tereSts Present
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special Dispatch to The 0aID
OAKLAND. Aug. 27.-At meeting
Of officials Of east bay cities and rep
resentatives OF the F. NJ Smith In
terest in Mayor Motifs Office this
afternoon, Mayors Haywood of Berke-
ley and Craig OF Piedmont urged that
the east bay communities. following
the example OF San Francisco in voting
bonds for municipag railroads. should
acquire possession of the streetcar
lines OF the San Francisco-O Oakland
Terminal Railways in this county.
The meeting was called by Mayor
Mott at the request of the Smith
interests to consider limitation Of
demands by the east bay communities
upon the traction company for street.
work and extension of service until
next year. when the corporation viii
be in better financial condition.
onicials from Berkeley. Alameda
Piedmont. Emeryville. Albany, Rich
mond, San Leandro and Hayward, In
addition to the city commissioners.
were present, as we'll as the repre-
sentatives Of the Smith interests.
HEYwoOD SUGGESTS PLAN
The matter Of the acquisition Of
the traction company's lines was
brought UP by Mr.. Haywood during
his presentation of the work which
Berkeley considered imperative
when the traction oficials stated It
would be Impossible to meet his de-
srpandss shek aid: 81 Il
I'VE desire to cooperate with the
representatives of the Smith interests,
but not In such manner as to ham
per Berkeley's development There is
only one solution OF the problem. Let
the east bay cities take over the
streetcar lines. The Geary street line
has been big success in San Fran
cisco, and that city has voted mil
lions for the extension OF tho munich
pal roads. There is no reason why a
similar enterprise should not pay on
this side of the bay"
Mayor Mott suggested 1t would be
necessary to have q special act of the
Legislature to effect this plan and that
would mean at least a year and a
half walt
I'VE would not mind the wait II we
knew we were to own our own street
car lines" replied Haywood.
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Mayor Craig suggested that Mayor
Mott name committee OF three to
obtain data from the officials of the
traction lines in regard to cost of con-
struction for both single and double
lines, the cost Of annual repairs and.
finally. the physical valuation of their
roads, this information to be used as
working basis.
Mayor Mott said he would announce
the members OF this committee later
Following this John 8. Drum of San
Francisco. one OF the F. M Smith
trustees, Gavin McNab. and w. r. AL
berger presented figures showing the
inability of the traction company to
make the improvements demanded by
the east bay city officials.
The committee from the f. NJ. Smith
advisory committee and the United
Properties company was as follows:
w. A. Bissell, trustee United Prop
critics company. president San Fran
CISCO Oakland Terminal Railways: j.
X. Mofitt, trustee United Properties
company. vice president San Francisco
Oakland Terminal Railways; W.. r.
Alberger, vice president and general
manager San Francisco Oakland Ter
minal Railways; Gavin McNab, trustee
United Properties company, director
San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Rail-
ways; John 8. Drum, r. M Smith ad-
visory committee; w. w. Garthwaite,
F. M. Smith advisory committee; r.
w. Frost. secretary San Francisco-
Oakland Terminal Railways; George
DIETRICH. assistant secretary F. M
Smith advisory committee.
The onicials present from the east
bay cities were:
Oakland--J. M. Kelley. w. ]. Baccus
John Forrest. John F. Mullins. F. G.
Turner and Frank X. Mott.
Richmond--G. A. Follitt. e. J. Ger
rard, d. j. Hall and r. L. Fernald.
Alameda-SamueI Poorman Jr., AL
fred Morgenstern, !. n. Chapman. r.
H. Bartlett, q. w. Stewart. Il. B. Bull
lock and C. w. McRae.
Berkeley-John A. Wilson, c.. Hon.
e. Q. Turner, J. J. Jessup. r. 7. Harms
and Charles D. Haywood.
Emeryville-J. T. Doyle. John c.
Coburn and w. H. Christie.
Piedmont Hugh Craig, Martin Num-
son and Rod w. Church.
Hayward-CharlesW w. Heyer and j
A. Armstrong.
Albany-G. F. Thompson and George
w. Nickerson-
San 1sandro-Tred schmitt. J. ,,
Gdll and chazles Colemans