The San Francisco call., 1913-11-08
TIL:
CITY, PLEA
OF MAYOR
Executive Urges Election OF
Supervisors Pledged to
Public Improvement

Mayor Rolph has issued the fol
owing statement to- the people o
San Francisco. setting forth his posi-
ion in regard to the candidates an
Urging the citizens to support thos
who will uphold his policies an
.arry on the public work now il
progress:
san Francisco. Nov. s. 1913.
To the PEOPLE of San Francisco:
/ feel that it is my duty TO i'm
press upon the people of San
Francisco the Importance of vot-
ing at next Tuesdays election
Eight supervisors are to be elect
ed for a term of four years There
are 11s.540 net registered voters
and they should all take SUFFICIENT
interest in the affairs Of this city
70 perform their duty as citizens
and vote for the public officials
they desire entrusted with the
solving of big problems affecting
the growth and development OF
San Francisco
The welfare of San Francisco
vitality affects the self-interest OF
every individual in this city.
AS mayor, you have entrusted
me with $500 900 to build city
hall and civic center. S1.7OO,oo 10
finish the city and county hospitaI
"a heritage left to my administra-
tion), and $S.5O0.o0 20 extend the
municipal railway-s14, ,00O,00O, a
large sum of money. and am 40
ing all within my power TO ex
pend it wisely and economically.
And you see the work progressing
Your Geary street road is run
ming from the ferry TO the ocean
and is a great financial success
1t had been talked about Tor sew
eral years, but il Is now reality
1t must be extended and Hnishea
before the exposition opens, only
1e months hence. You need an
administration that viii get ac-
ton and not cause delay.
Are you watching the repidlty
with which your new city hail is
progressing? The steel is being
erected and the granite will soon
be on the ground. Please remeln-
Der. the old city hall took q years
to build and cost many millions
of dollars more than the original
estimates.
If some Of the criticisms eN-
pressed on public platforms dur
ing the campaign just ending, by
some Of the candidates for super
visor to be elected on Tuesday
next. are a criterion of what they
would do as officials, ] want TO
saw that they could block the
nrogress of the new city hall and
make if a repetition of the former
city hall.
And. lest we forget" the ac-
ouirement of the necessary prop
critics of the Spring Valley Water
works. at the earliest date and at
the lowest possible price, for a
municipal water supply, is one or
my platform pledges, and l am
still struggling with this prob
lem. We could have purchased
the whole plant four years ago
for s35.000.000 l desire TO see
a proposition submitted TO the
people during my term as mayor
that will lead to the purchase or
these much needed properties at
a price fair to the city and to the
company. If San Francisco is TO
be the city her destiny indicates,
the quicker we own our own
water supply the better off we
will be, and then the outlying
districts will get water and not
political hot air"
VIII you, my fellow citizens, go
TO the polls Tuesday next and
elect eight supervisors. out of the
is who are running. that you
feel confident will work with me
TO carry out the progressive poll
cies of my platform for a bigger
and more prosperous San Fran
CISCO and enable me to finish up
the big jobs on hand Won't you
Just take the few moments neces-
sary on Tuesday morning next to
20 TO your voting booth. and take
an interest in the welfare of your
city?
The canal is nearly ready for
commerce and the exposition VIII
opens in February, 1915. Only Is
months hence.
Let us finish up our big munich
pal work by a harmonious city
administration, that will accom-
plish results Very respectfully.
JAMES ROLPH JR.. Mayor.