The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1899, Page 5

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CITY OFFICIALS MEET IN ANNUAL CONVENTION Representatives From All Sections of the State Get Together to Discuss Methods for Municipal [mprovement. ¢ ietecieieiereiec e . ieiede Beieisisisisnoteietsieioioseieioseie MAYQR SNOW OF OAKLAND ADDRESSES i Ph . - ® aonth 058 s he g gue xpected T Frida im| matte: trust tha will their that aspect by a t become ch t “nder th 000 we us frox » new c to get ha $0 h lan w took his seat he foll de r 1l Alameda—Ben M An who | Clerk X v \ ce by | Berkeley—M. r re At up-| Clerk e wr took occasion to Chico—Guy R - 03 fon yuld be ! ney. gr ed 0 great goo: to the provement the city cor to in the munich ) of bea 1 ordin sR8 We uch of nature hard cond: 1 er,” he saic in the way of been cut off. It may be nickel-in-the e are m sur liquor licen: erlor cities hav 321 a quarter ear. 5 loudly appla legates then a F. Lamborn, L.. Hanscom, Kennedy, City han one-thir itic thirty-eig eleven were houses, wth wccom- | n of the | tes; and 1 to th ity to g warily of prison- | relle we will itions _of | be abl ling munici- | enue taxa- 1, reve How 1s | ma- | ad | se is too | e high In Los 1ded as City City Attor- +> b0 b0 D R S S 4 e esediete 9 . i e Qesesstesoeioieie DR THE CONVENTION. Fre Joseph Spinney, John C. Moore and Taylor Albin, Trustees. Los Angeles—Fred Eaton, Mayor. ) W. A. Hale, president of f Trustees. ". H. Turner (president), R. Bancroft and John is, Trustees. 1. Sorenson, president of Truste Snow, M. T. yor; Z. tchinson, prest- [rustees, Briggs. Trustee; . City Attorney M. Franks, attor- n Mateo—C. N. Morse, Trustee; Charles N. Kirkbride, attorney ausalito—H. J. Crumpton, Trustee, anta Clara—D. O. Druffel, president the Board of Trustees; H. A. Ma- Clerk a R 3. R. Lewls and R. F. rtson tary Mason's report of the condi- tion of the league was read and received City Clerk Lamborn of Alameda, State of ‘the 1 need that the organization, line of prevalling upon n it at first as a political prop- 1 It took considerable explain. ing on part to set them straight Howeve d, since he had got the ities educated up to the benefits and ob his jects of the league they could not be kept from joining. Ma Suow of Oakland followed with “The Future Work of the In part he satd is need of the league. The muni- 1 officers of this State need it 1 do it is In every case, but to in many cities is to have with opprobrium. The loud acclatm is soon changed to vexation and surprise. Stalwart m. but With an eye to sre often disappointed t the ranks of the po- wishing for and prophe- downfall of the adminis- is strength and satisfac- ousness of duty done, tpal_officer needs more o counterbalance the dow and disappointed. He strength that comes to every with men of like pur- ds their support. He needs 0w what they know The problem of “city government is con- no single city. The experfence of nd every municipality clal interest Samuel ledge 18 of two kinds. n our own to us all as Johnson satd We know a irselves or we know where we can find Information upon It."" Few of us, if have been trained in the work which n chosen to perform. B R S e R RO S S el o r citles of Cali- | league and contribute | upport. Most of the people approached upon the subject We actually know but little about it. Where shall we get reliable information upon 1t? You know that it is not uncom- mon to receive a return postal card from | some sister city setting forth the faot that the inquirer finds himself ignorant, and almost pathetically begging you, with 300 or 400 others, to tell him upon a postal card, half as big as your hand, what you know. I have never tried this, but it must be pitifully and unsatistactory. To | get even a passable idea of city govern- ment ng e's usually short term of office is next to impossible. There is need of a clearing-house of information; a place | of ‘exchange. There may be a storehouse | of book and pamphlet under the same roof for reply to letter and urgent telegram of inquiry In the pavement of streets, clamorous contractors make no mention of other and s in its own name ge solely for the publle good s and electrle may rise again to pos and to mi water works. | Terhaps better pavement than their own Cobblestones, granite blocks, bricks, wooden blocks, asphalt, bitumen, macadam, gravel and every experiment under the sun has | been tried In other cities like our own | &nd the citizen and officeholder should know | with what result In the sight of brave municipal under- takings the weakest city, with spirit now broken by private corporate domination, plants “and street car I Hcapitals, almshouses and ory, asy have come to be i tained by many municipalities as 4 m | of cc While other citles of even greater | size hav me of these and need the stimu- ‘ lus of example to undertake them. | Joseph Hutchinson, chairman of the | board of trustees, suggested needed changes In the bylaws of the league. He advocated the choice of a San Francisco bank as treasurer; that provision should made for the compensation for the secretary, at least; that the selection of lace of meeting should be left to the con vention instead of the executive commit- tee. Article 10 of the bylaws should be so amended, he said, that a_committee of lawyers could be appointed to consider needed legislation and draft bills to be submitted to the convention before intro- duction to the Legislature of 191. He con- cluded with motion that the chair should appoint a committee of three to draft amendments to the bylaws and pre- r action of the convention on ¥ of the sesslon n carried, the chair appointing C Kirkbride of Mr. Mateo and Some ver man act made by Hutchinson, , far away down in Los Angeles w nothing of this organization born came down our way We could not under- him what it was all about, find out. Speaking ahout the laws affecting_mu- nion that the V aled. Tt is cumb extremely unsatisfactory. ¢ “{pal objections to it is that it A serious defect in it 1s serintendent 1s placed in street improvements, while who designs gnd plans the thing to do with its execution. work has For years Los Angeles worked under an old charter shaped after the charters of some stern citles. It was simple and we accomplished many As soon as we were forced nts under the pro- act, the cost of 0 per cent law is another that It makes police Jobs ve found that the men t anxious to get the the fellows who are hunt- ft thing, and when they get in ever make the best men for the law has had the o which it was int pted by any motives of w unities which it affects ira have who m; There n why police should be pensioned in no great dan Thelir uniform tection to them, seldom hear | f them getting led while doing Pis duty Much applause greeted the announce- from t outhern Mayor that the feeling in favor of State division had en- tirely disappeared in his tion of the country ‘A paper by Mavor Brooks of Marysville was read by the secretary. In part it ran: The mesting in convention of representa- tives from diffe municipalities, each with fts own peculiar institutions, fitted to the local o v prevailing at each place, | cannot fail to result in an exchange of ideas | and methods mutually beneficial to all, and | in giving each city an opportunity to adopt for itsell rv best practices prev 1 e, We expect our annual me experience meetings, and doubt every member in returning to his | carry with aim more new ideas ,0d municipal government than he ever dreamed of before A permanent bureau should be established h a salaried secretary to collect and | nd Alstribute information about ing, and about the for which city of- search n is necessary to n A campaign of opportunities Oakland had to secure valu- | able park sites, of which he regretted the | city across the bay was not taking ad- | vanta Pre only fient Davia Starr Jordan was the | peaker at the evening sesslon. His subject was “The Continuing City.” The central idea of his address was that good government 1s the force that will enable municipalities to continue. Bad govern- ment gave rise to corruption, physical and | moral. The private use of public utilities | made it an object for some persons to de- | sire_bad government. While the city ought to be the best place to live in, the | fact was that the energy of the cities had | constantly to be recruitec from the coun- try. He rapped Tammany hard and de scribed it picturesquely. He dealt largely with the school system and ridiculed the | ctice of giving places to teachers sim- | piy because they were in need of employ- | ment | Incidentally he alluded to the Senatorial situation In Pennsylvania and sald that Quay ought not to be confirmed simply to give support to the administration. Speaking of the British Government, he sald that the wa{ in South Africa might have had its orfgin in the tactics of a certaln British statesman who, - when things went wrong at home, diverted the public by waving the flag and ineiting their patriotism. He belleved that the best form of city government was where there were many Supervisors or Council- men and the Mayor had very large pow ers. Strong approval was given to con- ventions ‘of municipal officers, who were trying to find out the best way to admin- | ister municipal affairs. The great fault of | the American people was a lack of seri- ousness, and that disqualified them from holding thelr servants to strict accounta- | bility.” He had several recommendations | for the purification of municipal politics, which were—Civil service rules, making political corruption a misdemeanor, edu- | cating the communit He concluded | with the sentiment that “Vigilance Is the price of liberty.” The conventlon will meet again this morning at 10 o'clock at Ploneer Hall. Pesesedebereiee® to the deciduous fruit growers, and at a meeting this afternoon after the conven- all a convention of fruit for the third Mon- At that time tion it Brow LE ttem ganization to handle the entire product of The convention promptly got down to business closing the proceedings were most inter- co-opera- tion among producers, effect of foreign | esting. ¢ in January FRUIT GROWERS FAVOR A FREE PUBLIC MARKET Day at the Convention Largely Spent in Dis- cussing Plans for a Thorough Organi- zation of Orchardists. RN was decided to rs of drie in this city be made to pts will effect an and from the opening to The organization and HMoTHERA L a SAnra CRuz Sars Santa Groa, Canr Rags; Moms prures Tis Al Onyoma mova Hoce- YR/ BURT SizinG v 7;,?0/'151/15'. W -—-'} THE Chyen Ses5tom R R e e R S S Y ] RO STEPHENY 7{1/;-'6 S LxPrRIE MRy 45 Tnm Crasmman o e ORGANZATION Y Tren MmemBER. e fibnlpi 4 Geoo SvacesTion te and dafly Information of the at r the guidance of intend Adams was given a vote of than, Coul consi features before the convention, pointed a committec or- | peaches on the coast A. H. Naftzger, president | manager of the Exchange, spoke at ganiza nd the length on Co-operation of r the report and place its salient in ks, dward Berwick and Major | o | and general | outhern California Fruit | “The Or-| Citrus | R R B S e I A R o o o S o o o o o o o g Jet the pub tamiliar with our D S TS work and its . popu- | iRk > | iar approval ca Much I AN JOSE, Dec. 13.—Local orchardists | on the statute books on March 20, 1897. This | In its character. When orange growers organ | the league can | turned outs in Aaviaiilne led w the pro- | ized they were copfr with obstacles. W Bt et et A had even o much as the | were told the comn - ntr tees we would ac- | Stat angora goat th the market complish divi ects belng | and when that convened this the Col ned to those morning there were few vacant | mandamus proceedings or for malfeasanc ‘HH{\K |{I\- There was an inci d at- h Stat made for fr | gy al frggris b the Stats owns some pr mittees’ i lic would be | t€ nce of fruit men from abroad. | .. 2. 4"t was attempted to have thi Kept_ intereste work and a larger | Greater Interest was manifested in the | arty used as a. free’ market The mare number of people would be reached through | subjects under discusslon. Steamship Company used the property and wells it f all the markets the publications than would evér attend one So far no committee reports have been | coal yard and the Commissioners refused than all the ¢ who ship fron of our conventions. ety el aadl o tteeolationd . thtsentcea ist it to make room for the frult-grows thie Seate. - g ts from Vietorts B R e ¢ v | : 2o ORISR o | The two conventions held had urged this. T C.. to Jackson Montreal to Lo Lewis B Bpiuston me ‘I";“rff;};‘v:""’{?.”‘" but the convention will undoubtedly take | advant of a free market would be tha | Angeles, and to I ear our s O 2 he rights of municipalities to regus | Up its business to-morrow. Tegulation of the market, surrounding trans- | Were $2,750,000, and in i e | late them. & | Good resuits of the meeting are appar- | actions with ail possible - safexuards "axainst | 106t one cent on bad nt | "George Hansen of Berkeley told of the | ent on all sides. It has lent an impetus o . A ARG Surnish: | fruit men should o -operate tn th wes and then at fation. The time wil large Eastern centers | distribute California There 18 no reasc per | ass proc why all the prod and tree should mot be 4 agency basis It wou It s p ry to combine at th ac Professor C. W. Childs read a paper on | the managing at the en the coast. “Deciduous Fruits,” touching parti in done should be cor The Marysville men are making a fight |}y upon the prune industry of Santa ( ter In the East to take the next convention to that city. | County. He stated that horticulturists of | & mintmum, and ¢ They are doing some quiet missionary | California have been forming combina- | Products would be work and wiil brot succeed, as Sac- | tions for mutual profits and_protecti Jice President Alke - ang e s ol _ | These fruit corporations have generally | afternoon _ session ramento and northern growers are in fa- | ; (€ (For ST Oble value, as they are | Hayne of Berkeley addressed conven vor of it. working in the Interest of producer, con- | tion on “Prospective (ompe n From The Jamaica treaty will probably be | cymer and merchant by lessening some of | the Philippine Islagds.” He did not th | brought up to-morrow and resolutions | the expenses and decreasing some of the | we need fear much from Pt condemning it adopted. | friction that is usually incident to indi- | petition. Rice is the most im President Ellwood Cooper presided at | vidual competition. The speaker explain- | ticle raised. Bread is a luxu the morning session and B. M. Lelong | ¢d the effort being made in San Jose to | or barley is not ralsed on account of - x form a Pacific Coast Fruit Association to | climate. The Filipinos do not rs acted as secretary. handle all the cured prunes, apricots and | enough rice to feed tnemselves, but a compelled to import 3,000,000 p year from Chrina Adjournment w | row to giv then taken till to-mor. the committees time for work After the convention adjourned those in- e aic s | competition and the establishment of a | Growers. ie sald in part: | terested In dried fruit met for the pur free public market for the sale of perish- | So much has been said upon the advantages | pose of seeing if organization could able products were the topies considered. | of organtzation that it ought to appeal to us. | not be effected similar to the raisin-gre cdward F. Adams of | Orsanization will stimulate friendly rivairy | ers’ organization. It is proposed to b The rdward Fgadams of | among producers. Goods well graded and | along the Pacific Coast Frult Associa: Wright Free Bublic Market Pro- | pgeied are half marketed. A large business | {08 (00 0 MO LPMEl, FIEE 2 e ect | was the first number. In substance | fan effect . saving, especially In buying sup- | Lon, Fecently formed here. Ju g, Alke t stated: Plies | pre ¢ n 3 o, & > In the autumn of 1885 a commission firm ;nl An association can conduct business cheager | g\. H. Dakin _;1 anta Cruz, J. B. Dejar- Francisco cheated a widow of Santa Cruz | than any one else. The entire expenses of the | Nette of Colusa and Professor Chi of thal market the Sa taken and a project State an April 6 tion was held in that city under the auspiccs mmissione A law establishing a free market was plac of th cents on a box of grapes, ted set up W obj firm in defense that it vas held under the auspices of Board of Horticultue In 1895; subsequently another ¢ Board of State Harbor Ci When reproached for its n Francisco nven- Orange Growers’ of its gross sales. t us from and wus | tor with every other producer. It the prune growers have the spirit of operation it will be effected. Salary should no figure in securing a proper head for the ganization. Association is only 3 per o A few years ago our packing to 40 cents per box, but this | ent stom of the trade; they all did it. Out | has been reduced to 24 and 25 cents. Where the t transactiom grew up the great fr xpenses of the assocfation reached 10 per cent controversy. The widow appealed to | of gross sales it is now 3 per cent. This sav nta Cruz Grange, and the matter ing results simply because we do a large busi- up. press joined in the discussion | ness, Another benefit of organization is that it convention to consider the free market | reduces competition. Before organization the commission men made every grower a competi- cut The organization should be decisive vored such organt decided to call a con men of Californi | tion on the third this city. At a meeting of the Assoctation County Hortjcultural Commissioners evening resolutions were adopted re mending the inspeetion of foreign nt stock at the port of entry of the by United States officials and any previous inspection be presented to the fruit-grow vention to-morow. fon It was fina of dried fruit an_organiza January in solut \ N Jos .HUTCHINDO OF PAaLo ALTO. MUNICIPALITI Z St ES PUT HEADS TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON WEAL COUNCILMAN ROW OF OAKLAND..