The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 26, 1906, Page 1

l THE SAN FRANCISGO CALL 1651 FILLMORE STREET. Phone West 956. 1 i THE SAN FRANGISCO CALL OAKLAND OFFICE 1016 BROADWAY. * T e R F Oakland 1083. IX, NO. 178. VOLUM Al SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1906. REGENERATION —— PRICE FIVE CENTS. PROPOSED LAWS TO AID SAN FRANCISCO'S “ARE NEARLY COMPLETED Commiftee on the Special Session Call Is Puiting on the Finishing Touches The joint committee on call for special session of the Legislature has completed its labors and -will report to the -committee of forty Monday. It was decided to amend the act of 1903, relating to water supplies, to give relief to the cities of Los Angeles and Oakland. DRAFTS WILL GO TO THE HIGHER BODY Amendment of Act of 1903 to Cover Desire of Los Angeles and Oakland. Bill Covering Issuance of Bonds by (California in Hands of McEnerney. 1y ’s session the labors of the joint com- ion of the Legislature practically eame ch has for several weeks been con- ire urgent legislation as a result of the ready to submit the results of its work forty, of which it is a part. Today and 1 construeting the call, which will be sent revising the drafts of proposed legisla- d by the Governor. re committee was in session yesterday afternoon shing f proposed legislation, the secretary of the com- (e Francis, and a corps of stenographers began the work r g phs of the proposed call. This call will be £ tt rs of the joint committee' on Monday morn- g ) consideration and minor change, when it will res general committee, together with the drafts of proposed a 1d the joint committee’s final report. IMPORTANT ADDITIONS. v important additions were made to 1 h were regarded as important were, in rom it, as not being what has been termed “‘calamity’’ amendment submitted by A. Ruef, giving the city 1d dispose of real estate for the purpose of streef te the conduct of corporations using the uctors of commodities was indorsed and re- ision committee for final drafting. The request of the citizens of Los Angeles for legislative au- t o consolidate with adjacent cities for the purpose of ob- which was indorsed by the joint committee, »d > committee decided that misrepresentations 1 made by the delegation from Los Angeles regarding the 1 in the adjacent cities and the temper of the delegation. It also decided that Los Angeles ient relief from the act of March 24, 1903, authoriz- cities to combine in securing an adequate water sup- 10n Mz g two or mor ply A recommendation was made for embodiment in the call that the act be amended to include intervening territoriy between cities. DEEMS ACT OF 1903 SUFFICIENT. , the judgment of the committee was that the 1903 proposed amendment, will give the needed relief. ves from Oakland appeared yesterday with a request ve of placing before the voters the plan of econsolida- orded Los Angeles, Oakland should be granted a like The delegation claims that the only way of obtaiding an e water supply: for Oakland is by consolidation with Ala- Berkeley and Point Richmond. The committee decided that 03 act, with the amendment, would afford Oakland the re- pgired relief By keeping in touch from day to day with the work of the com- mittee under the direction of Chairman Tirey L. Ford, The Call is able to publish in the following paragraphs the substance of the sed call as it will be sent to Governor Pardee. Most important of all the major matters that will come up for sentation to the Legislature in extraordinary session’ will be the | providing for the issuance of State bonds to the amount ap- proximately of from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 for the purpose of providing revenue out of which to make the appropriations needed for the relief of the stricken California cities. The matter is still in the hands of Garret McEnerney for drafting and will be reported direct to the revision committee. Many State buildings are in need of immediate repair and it is maintained by the committee that the issuance of bonds will prevent any raise in the present tax rate. LONG-TERM CITY BONDS. Of scarcely less importance to the State and of the first im- e to San Francisco will be the clause calling upon the Legis- ture to amend section 18 of ‘article XI of the State constitution that cities may be enabled to issue long-term municipal bonds. s will make possible the issuance of bonds amounting to many ons of dollars, which will become payable at a time when San Francisco shall have long recovered from the financial injury of the recent fire. In addition to the above provisions for bonding there will be a request for the Legislature to enact laws authorizing the issuance of bonds for the repair, reconstruction and renewal of the wharves, piers, docks and buildings of the State in San Francisco harbor, de- stroyed or damaged by the recent calamity, such -bonds to be a ge upon the tonnage of the port. CONTINUVED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 1. REMDIAL OF DEBRK _ MAY GEGIN Where There Can Be No Salvage, Permission Is Graqled. Policy Allows Privilege Says the Insurance Attorney. Companies—to—Be Urged to Extend the Time for Giving ‘Notice. OAKLAND, May 2.—Instructions were given Attorney T. C. Coogan of the Fire Underwriters’ Adjusting Buredu by that body at its session held in Reed Hall to- day to prepare a notice to San Francisco policy holders who sustained fire losses that they are entitled under the terms of L eir policies to remove the debris from their premises in all instances where nothing remains that might be salvaged, such as walls and other portions of dam- aged buildings. The form of this general permit is to be submitted to the compa- nies for their approval. Attorney Coogan was also instructed to prepare an agree- ment to be submitted to the home offices providing that they extend the time of filing proofs of losses until August 18. The Board or Underwriters of the Pa- cific, which organization fixes the insur- ance rates for the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Idaho and Utah and the Territories of Alaska and Arizona, has decided to increase the rates, and the 5000 insurance agents of the board companies in California will be notified ot the raise. Notice will be given to the agents in the other States and Territories from the branch offices of the board of underwriters in those several common- wealths. The rules existing before the catastro- phe of April 18, under which a board ompany was allowed permission in cer- tain cases to meet the cut rate made by 1 non-board company, have beéen abro- zated, and no board company will until further notice be permitted to vary from the rates to be fixed by the board of un- derwriters. The matter of fixing increased and spe- cial rates for San Francisco has been dis- cussed by the board of underwriters, b thus far no schedule has been adopted® Some members of the organization fa- vored the fixing of different rates for the blirned and unburmed area, while others believe that a flat rate should be put into effect. The question of the San Francisco rates is to be taken up'again by the board of underwriters. The insurance meén say that the crippled condition of the San Francisco Fire Department and the im- pairment of the water plant there makes the hazard against fire greater and justi- fies them in raising the rates on new poli- cies. Owing to the complexity of the mnon- waiver clause recently adopted by the Fire Underwriters’ Adjusting Bureau, the form has been abolished and the follow- ing shorter and simpler stipulation has been adopted and substituted: * “It is claimed by the undersigned policy holder that he sustained loss and dam- age by the catastrophe which occurred in San Francisco, Cal., on or about the 18th ‘panies’ liability, and shall not be con- of April, 1906. “It is hereby stipulated and agreed be- tween the said policy holder and the un- dersigned companies that said insurance companies shall cause adjusters of losses to proceed to investigate and ascertain the amount of the sound value and loss and damage, if any, sustained by the said claimant, and that this stipulation and such investigation and ascertainment is, and shall be, without any reference what- ever to the question of tue insurance com- strued as an admission of any liability whatever, or as a waiver of any pro- vision of any policy or of any right or ex- emption under the same, or a waiver of any other right by the claimant or by any of said comipanies.” Up to date none of the big losses in ested and which losses were taken up by the general adjusting committee of the Fire Underwriters’ Adjusting Bureau has been paid.. The manggers say that the reason why payment has not been made yet on such claims is becagise of the amount of work that has devolved upon the companies in adjusting the losses and in reaching an agreement amonf them- selves. The reinsuring that is being.done by various companies also delays the time which six or more companies were inter- o UNITED STATES SENATE IS NOW ON TRAIL OF GOUNTRY'S PACKING HOUSES. Bill Passed Without Debate Calling for Inspection- by the Government of the Big Estfablishments. - OF THE PLFORIGAY ~ CORVESD 4 WASHINGTON, May 25.—The Senate| today passed the agricultural appropria~ tion bill, carrying an appropriation of §7,- 800,000, and Without a word of debate or an objection from shy source added to it as an amendment the bill providing for an inspection of fresh meats intended for domestic consumption. The provision is along the general lines of the law for the inspection of meats in- tended to be shipped abroad, and the|- work is delegated to the Bureau of Ani- mal Industry. It requires that aaceptable. meats shall be labeled and authorizes the| destruction of condemned products. It| also authorizes inspection of all animals| | before they enter the packing houses; re- quires that those establishments shall be| maintained in a sanitary condition; gives! . the inspectors access to all departments| of them and forbids interstate commerce in fresh mieats which are not marked by the inspector. The expense of the inspec- tion is to be borne by the owners and a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for two years are fixed as penalties for the vio- lation of the provision. The greater part of the time spent on the agricultural bill was devoted to a provision for a Government inspection of grain. Senator Macumber made an effort to have the measure 50 amended as to re- quire the issuance of certificates of such inspection, but failed. A number of other bills were passed during the day. The sea-level Panama canal bill was|, made the unfinished business of the Sen- ate. S = The message of -the Hause declining to| ' accept the Senate amendments to- the railroad rate bill was received, but : Senate conferees were not named. Senate adjurned until Monday. s earthquake. ¥ TR R STATE OF NEVADA IS:-NOW affairs diminished and one after another and nigh cars are been started by the train as it.went past the | Astor, flmm WHILE A'mA'l:EB SAN FRANCISCO IS BEING PLANNED AND BUILT. ISTOR IS | ARROW ESCAPE Almost Killed by Team of Horses in the East. y — — ‘Runs Into the Animals While Touring in an Auto. Slightly Stunned, but Is Able to Scramble fo Salety. Special Dispatch to The Call. *POUGHKEEPSIE, May 2.—It has just become known that Colonel John Jacob Astor of New York recently experienced a miraculous escape from being trampled to death under the feet of a team of horses at his country place. From all accounts Colonel Astor narrowly escaped being killed by the maddened horses. ‘While driving one of his touring auto- mobiles at a good clip on Montgomery street in the village of Rhinebeck Colonel in some unaccountable manner, ran into the team, knocking both big horses to the ground, while he himself was thrown from his car and landed di- chief. Soon afterward interest in military | rectly in front of the struggling animals. Colonel Astor was slightly stunned, but