tfEW SAN FRANCISCO.
REBUILDING BURNED CITY
i
forty Thousand Men Have Received
$80,000,000 in Wages.
[From a Special Correspondent of The Tribunal
San Francisco, April 11.— Ona year after the
earthquake and fire which wiped out all the
business section of San Francisco and at least
half of the residence portion, the transformation
from acres of gaunt skeletons of ruined build-
Ing* and heaps of brick to the beginnings of a
well ordered city is little short of marvellous.
All the skyscrapers are restored or In process
«f restoration, so that they present few traces
Of the whirlwind of flame through which they
tax* passed, and scores of substantial build
laps of brick and stone have arisen on the main
business streets to mark the confidence of prop
erty owners in the future of a greater San Fran
cisco than the one that was swept by fire.
In the residence, sections of North Beach and
the Mission the reconstruction has been Doth
ttaT short of marvellous. Here the tire ordi
nances permit the erection of wooden buildings,
and whole blocks have been rebuilt in far bet
ter sty!' than before the disaster. One feature
af the -building at North Beach has been the
iarge amount of work done by the owners with
their own hands. This section is largely Ital
tan and Spanish, and these Latin races lta\e
Shown a fine disregard of the exactions of the
labor unions. With carpenters demanding ?'• a
flay end bricklayers $H a day. these people
have suddenly discovered that building is not
a Mack art. They have laid their own brick
wall*, and they have handled the saw and piano
as though they had actually learned the ancient
trsi" of th- carpenter. Many of these homes
actually have been constructed at evening and
early morning, in the owners' hours of leisure,
and on Sundays and Saturday half-holidays.
Many of these men have not only built the
woodwork of their homes, but they j have
a»iinrle<s the roofs, plastered the walls and
painted their new home*. Any Sunday the
observer ■( North Beach and the fringe of Tele
grsr^ Hill mny see hundreds of swarthy men
completing the homes which would never have
been theirs had .they waited to hire workmen
St the present excessive cost of labor.
removal, of Had ordinance.
Down In the main business street one great
check to more rapid reconstruction has been the
ordinance adopted just after the fire limiting
the height of a 1:a 1 : buildings to one and one-half
times the width of the street. This foolish meas
ure was strongly advocated by Supervisor
I'uffpv. head of the Boar.l of Public Works, un
der the mistaken idea that It would -.impel the
widening of streets like Kearney, Montgomery
and Geary. It did nothing of the sort, as the
city was not in a position to pay for the con
o>mnav- on of very valuable land. Its only re
saM was to check the construction "of Class A
buildings', as th» high coat of the steel frames
of these structures precluded their building unless
th« oawM be twelve stories or more. What
* made this regulation worse was that the Class A
buildings are those which should be erected in
the new San Francisco, as they were the only
ones to pass' through the earthquake unscathed.
Had not the fire swept the business section of
Pan Francisco not one of the big office buildings
would have been injured materially. Here and
there a chimney or a cornice had fallen, but for
all practical purposes ihe * buildings were un
harmed. T
EXTENT OF THE DISASTER.
The following facts will give an idea of the ex
tent of the disaster: The fire, which lasted
asajsaHfi — hours, burned over an area of four
square miles. 2.C31 acres, or 514 city blocks. The
fire line was ov^r Wli miles. Th« loss of life
was ?.R>. and the total property loss was $1,000.
•MMM The Insurance loss was SIiiSS.OW.OOO. of
vhich $180.O(V\0n0 bs - been paid. The fire
Btratehsi from "Mission Creek on the sooth to
the Harbnr, or North Beach shore, on the north,
and from >h« waterfront an the cast to Van
Ness avenue on the west. At McAllister street
the fire jaiiijiiil Van Ness avenue and the Rarr.es
ran out about three blocks and than bent to the
south, sweeping over the Mission »s far as 20th
Ptrect. In al! this great spa nil only about %
B<-ore of I'UildingP remained unturned. Arucng
these \ier*> the Appraiser's Building, the Mint
srd rle Fostoffioe. all of which have wells on
the premises and pumps worked by steam. A
few scattered homes on Russian Hill escaped.
r. :t for locks in the residence district not a wajl
»- 8 'eft standing. Only the tall, gaunt chim
n«\ ■ showed where many homes had been.
WHAT RECONSTRUCTION MEANS.
The work of reconstruction, especially in the
business district, meant the repair of streets
end ssdewalkv. the installation of electric light,
ras and power, the rehabilitation of the sky
erraj. which v.*err merely gutted and the
Blearing away at bricks and twisted steel and
the rebuilding of <"!;:.«<« B and '"ass C struct
ures. The -xx 1':.1 ':.- of »hi« cask can be appreci
ated only by 'i!.,. who '•::>* actually taken part
In RUch work. And it was made more difficult
in San Francisco by the distance from the East.
which supplies structural Steel, terra cotta and
many other kinds of building material. Orders
for materials had to be in three or four months
before they could be filled, and then there was
another long wait before the railroads could
deliver them.
THIRTY MILLIONS pom LABOR.
It is estimated that 40,000 men have been
engaged in this work of rebuilding San Fran
cisco, non© of whom received less than $2 a day
for their labor. Bricklayers received $8 a day
carpenters $j to $6, plumbers J6. lathers $6.
painters Jo. and even the unskilled men who
have removed debris and cleaned bricks have
received $2 a. day. A careful estimate gives
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$30,000,000 spent for labor in eleven months of
rebuilding, for during the first months after the
fire very little real work was don» aside from
building shacks for refugees and putting up
one story temporary stores in the burned dis
trict. The same estimate gives $35,000,000 spent
for materials during this period and $10,000,000
spent by merchants in restoring: their stocks of
{roods.
Here are some statistics which show the great
increase of building operations and the liveli
ness of the real estate market. The value of
building permits for March was 59,434.452. or a
total for building permits since the fire of $63.
317.565. March real estate transfers amounted
to BSO, of a value of $4,100,000: postal receipts,
$138,350; customs receipts, $660,280 39, against
$696.02136 in March, 1906; March bank clear
ings, $187.R70.47C70. against $185,417.224 95 for
March, 1906.
REPAIRING THE BKTBCRAPERB- -
Of the thirty-five Class A buildings which
were left gutted after the fire, all have been re
paired or are in process of repair. Only one—
the Kohl, or old Alvlnza Hayward building, at
the northeast corner of Montgomery and Cali
fornia streets -was practically uninjured by the
fire. This was due to the metal window sills
and the fact that the building was surrounded
by very low buildings. Of the others, several
are near completion, like the Merchants' Kx
change Building, while others, like ii 1 Flood
Building and the new Chronicle ami the Mutual
Savings Bank buildings, are now occupied and
practically completed. The work of reconstruc
tion of these Class A buildings has been very
heavy, as most of the exterior stone had to be
replaced. On the St. Francis Hotel about one
third of the stone facing was removed, and
about an equal amount of the Shreve Building.
The outer walls of the Merchants' Exchange
I>uildiug were practically rebuilt, ami the same
process will be necessary with the Mills Build
ing. It is a curious fact that granite Buffered
more than any other stone from the heat. The
fine granite Corinthian pillars on the Hlbernla
Bank, the most beautiful in the city, were scaled
off by the heat and practically ruined. All the
granite curbing* of the sidewalks were chipped
off by the heat
Before the tiro San Francisco had more hotels
and lodging bouses to the population than any
city of its size In the country. After the fir?
many apartment houses beyond the fire |ln©
were converted Into hotels, but Inside the burned
district nt least a score of hotels are rapidly ap
pruarhins; completion, while three permanent
hotels have been opened the Hamlln. In Eddy
street. neatr Leavenworth; the Grand Central,
at Market and Fell streets, and the Robins, in
Post street, near Leaven worth. The new hotel
district promises to be between Van Ness and
Powell street* and Post and Market streets. In
this district, which was formerly given up
largely to apartment houses and private resi
dences, many large hotels have been begun and
half a dozen are nearfng completion, none con
taining le«s than 1511 rooms. The St. Francis
will be opened in September, and the new addi
tion, which forms a third of the whole, will be
ready In June. 1908. The Fairmont will open
on the 18th of this month. The new Palace
Hotel will be an enormous structure on the site
of the old hotel, but it will require two years to
complete it. There ::r.' probably more res
taurants in the city now than before the lire, as
the great number of men employed in rebuild
ing must be fed and lodged near the scene of
their labors.
BUSINESS MEN RETURN TO OLD SITES.
The tendency of business Is to seek the old
quarters occupied before the lire. The real es
tate and banking houses have gone back to their
old sites, and this has carried all allied business
to Montgomery and Sansome streets. Kearney
street promises to become one of the .great re
tall Htr«-<-t!». as it was before the fire, but Post
street and Grant avenue will be improved. All
th« streets running; from Market up to Van
Ness south of Butter street will be devoted en
tirely to business and hotels and apartment
houses, as, under the fire regulations, it will be
Impossible to build In this district in wood. The
old Xob Hill district promises to be rebuilt large
ly with apartment houses and hotels.
Chinatown, which it was suggested before the
fir© should be removed to the Potrero, is back
in its location, the Chinese merchants surpass
ing their white rivals in the energy with which
they have, restored their business places.
To sura up. it may be said that by another
anniversary of the disaster more than half of
the burned district will be covered with perma
nent bulldltisjs, and five years will n»e it com
pletely restored. Portions of the residence dis
trict will be rehabilitated more slowly unless
the fire ordinances are relaxed, for it will be im
possible to pet returns from brick bulldii for
residences on such streets as Powell, Mason.
Taylor. Jones and Leavenworth fro liu.-^n lo
Sutler.
The main feature of building is the large use
of reinforced concrete, which before the fire
was barred by the labor unions. The latter at
tempted to prevent the use of concrete after the
fire, but they found thai public sentiment was
again.it them. The cost of rebuilding has been
greatly increased not only by the advance in
wages of all kinds, but by the spirit of unrest
and carelessness among the mechanics. The ex
perien< i of all builders is thai bricklayers, who
are getting $8 a day, and carpenters. who ara
getting >»; ,i day, do not work as well as they
did when they were receiving normal wages.
They • s.<lr!ler' ?:ior». <r.l they resent ;he re
proofs of foremen, frequently leaving a good Job
beccuae 'h;!'-1 •■. account for scamped work or
for St'illrjj.
A PEOTEST FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
To tr-e Editor of Tho i ;- : iae.
Sir: It has been announced t!-jit ■.-. i '„>■.■ of r- r .
resestative citizens ' of Ban Pr r.cla i till celebrate
the anniversary of the "atastrophe of April 18. 190*5.
with a banquet and general rejoicing, will you
kindly publish the protest of one citizen of Ban
Frar.rJsco sgainsi their --'.elm to represent our .-it'.
(whlcn they would expose to the ridicule of the
world) by an avaricious, unsympathetic dass, who,
sef-i-iB- nothing but the tnon^y tn be gained by ijj-
Increased bu<ne?s and exc»-3"!ve rents since the
earthquake, purpose t'i rejoice on th« first i>.r.!.lver
aary ol thai misfortune? Before civilization had
developed compassion jp<l sentiment lii the human
race it v.T..n the custom to lcaore.. or <•■. in gl"at
nvr, ti-e misfortunes cf a. felii v.- being, it is still
good form among suvigi'H to celehrate a. victory
by torturing ti.j- defeated. Even In a civilized
country a victory may \>f. celebrated, although
many ■•- wre sacrificed '•> attain It. But is
there m American so soulless tnat he <i ■• not
fet-1 a thrlil of adii, (ration for that brave man,
who. In tiu» hour of triumph. said to hi men:
**Don"t cheer, boys; the poor fellqws are dying 1 '.'
Those aorda of Captain Philip will go Into history
as one of America's lessons '.. the world In Immune
warfare. Shall Ban Francisco turn .hack the dial
toward the Park Arcs? Perhaps it will be saiu
that we should celebrate the greater prosperity.
thct we should show our courage funthlnkliig
bra?sa«ioclo;. Ma< duff, when reproached for weep
ing at the murder of his family, replied t<> the
remark. "Bear It Ilk.- .i man!" by Baying, "I must
first f'-el It like .i man." The unmanly are Inoaoa
ble of any feeling. except selfishness. The day
th*t brought death to many anil torturing anxiety
to millions who knew not the fate of their loved
ones) i« not the day to celebrate. True. San Pran
dscans will not f«-ast on the anniversary of the
misfortune of our city, but r.-ill ccleTirate the re
habilitation <> the KTand. new San Francisco at a
fitting tiin.> that will not outrage, the feelings «jf
the bereaved HENRY CiIAIGIE.
San Francisco. April !>. 1307.
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. APRIL 15. 1007
CfilSIS EV KELSEY CASE. I
TO SEX ATE THIS WEEK.
Question Likely to Go to That House
Without, Recom mendation.
[By Telegraph to The Tribute.]
Albany, April Whether or not Governor
Hughes's recommendation that Otto Kelsey be re
moved from his place as superintendent of Insur
ance Is to be sustained is the question which the
Senate Judiciary Committee must take up at its
executive meeting on Wednesday. The crisis in
'■■• Kelsey case Is at hand, and with it to .1 greaT
exter.t •' crisis in the course of Governor Hughes'a
reform poll lea. All eyes here will be fixed on that
committee on Wednesday, since its action will be
h*kl to Indicate the sentiment In it«! parent body,
the Senate, which h< Ms the rate of the Governor's
plans In its hands.
Three courses are open .> the Judiciary Com
mittee. To a great extent that body is charged
with the duties of a Jury, but with the Impbrtaat
difference that the determination of the Judiciary
Committee mus: be accepted or rejected by the
Senate, it may render a verdict for Kelsey or.
against him. 01 It may simply decide to refer the*
hole question of ins removal to the Senate Itself,
since with t*e Senate rests the Anal word, and this
Plan s.-fi i a likely to be adopted.
Frienda of the Governor in the Judiciary Commit
tee will urge that it sustain his recommendation
for; the dismissal of Superintendent Kelney. argu
• ::sr that in all the mars of testimony at the hear
ings nothing v..,« brought out 1■« disprove his con
tention that iha Superintendent had "consplcuoualy
failed to perform obvious duties of the first impor
tance." certain other members, whose opposition
to very plan of the Governor's has been noticeable
during the session, will move to acquit Mr. Kel?ey.
while a third party, led by Senator Raines, it is
expected, will advocate reference of the whole ques
tion 1 ) the Senate.
Senator Raines ins Riven up to date no indica
'"'" of his action, but most people who have fol
lowed the Kelsey case closely believe he will urge
action along this line and carry it through th*
committee; It la the stand he has taken on every
occasion, *ollowing the precedents set by the two
cases In the administration of Governor Robinson
Me rallied enough support at the last contest
within the committee to compel the adoption of a
resolution specifying procedure which he consid
ered more In accordance with those precedents
than the plan then being followed by the com
mittee, and the probability is that most of the
members will a ree with him when he argues that
this question should be fought out In the Senate.
WILL' SIIT THE KSLBET PEOPLE.
Thin procedure will suit the Kelsey people In the
Senate for two reasons. Numerous canvasses of
that, body i,, the last week or two have shown a
m inimum vote of twenty-eight to attain Super
intendent Kelsey. according to his friends These
canvasses may or may not be accurate. Supporters
of the Governor smile when they are mentioned,
and say that the actual line-up on the final vole
would be Interesting If compared with the line-ups
Indicated *y the canvasses. The real point of dan
t-"r n this plan ° f action, as th Governor's friends
view It. la that it again offers opportunities for
delay in this case, which already has stretched
through many weary weeks.
Delay j u « non . whPn th# , pub;t(> TTt|]|t>s bln ana
the apportionment question must be decided by the
Senate, would Introduce anew the complication,
which seemed straightening out nicely and- the
stimulus applied by Governor Hughes'* straight.
forward, forceful expression, of hi, views at t/tica
and Glen. Fall, « nd the realisation of the power
afforded to the Governor In an apportionment bill.
Men close to Governor Hughes represent him as
being ,»«« alarmed over the disposition which the
Senate chooses to make of any part of his legis
lative reform plan, than he Is over the ultimata
rate of the members who m! K ht oppose these pinna
to the end. Governor Hughes, according to these
friend-, consider, the Kelsey ca ,,.. the Public Util
ltt«s bill, th« apportionment Question and the new
problem presented to the Legislature In th* More
land bill permitting the Governor to Investigate all
state departments, accurate measure* of the de
sire of the Legislature to do real service to the
public. Since the Legislature Is overwhelmingly
Republican, these measures nre the Governor's test
of the Republican party. Desalt* the differencs. of
opinion which have cropped out, at times such sort
oua differences that they seemed to threaten actual
defeat for th,> Oovemor'a policies. h» still be!!*v«>!«
the :■ »'!-!ntors m-.jst swlnir Into line with him on all
these questions. He knowa that - KI -at majority
Of thn people are absolutely with biro on nil his
I 1 ins; he knows that with the peoj ta r s t s the last
■vora as to the legislators, and. knowing this. he
cannot Fes hew the*« n\en. who also know it. will
align the X. ■;.■"..! -.-i parti 1.-, opporuion to „,..
wishes or th« people, ati ■• the RepubUcan party
would have to hear the reipbnstblUty for any mls
hanCUng of these ' ; rtant Iseues.
APPORTIONMENT CONFERENCE BOON
The ne<M|«:ty for ar ither apportionment of Sen
r.'o dUtrtcta fjr.i.i- :1! ,!u..a the Importance of thia
phas- of the aitua»!o n ; anj the Governor realized
nil t! v quite «a kneely as the most rienred
:-Ki«ii;.f(ir. '".<- will be a conference of various
leaders early this week, probably on Tuesday, to
•discuss the new apportionment Governor Hughes
will !<<-'-p closely in touch with the result of this
conference, as he la taking a very lively Interest
in this subject. Senator Raines, State Chairman
Woodruff and many other party leaders say that no
changes will be necessary In the upstate districts,
since Richmond County could be tacked to Suf
folk and Nassau and the districts In New v,,
County straightened somewhat. Apparently they
have Ignored the avowed determination which ex
ists in many quarters to contest Immediately the
constitutionality of any net which did not make
a. coinplet< redlstrlcting of tin- atate; Just as most
of the present Senators consider wild and Utterly
unwarranted the attitude taken by the Secretary of
Stat«- and the Attorney General* office, that an
election of Senators ought to he held this fall. Gov
ernor Hutches has taken no Btand either way yet.
!{•• is studying the situation closely. The general
belief L-re Is '1...; no apportionment bill v. :ii.-':
<i<x;s not meet lii^ views will he submitted, since
such action would Invite Its veto when passed.
And. with this in mind, the fact that any thor
ough r« districting of the state would split up the
districts now represented by men opposing the
Governor, and without much doubt prevent their
return to official life, indicates the dominance
which this question has over the whole situation
here.
Assemblyman Sloreland's bill, virtually Governor
Hughes' a bill, giving the Governor power to Investi
gate personally any state department or tha af
faira of any political division of the state, is con
sidered by most people here us likel) to play an
Important part in Ihi general situation. I'nder It
the Governor could tak»- up the affairs In any
county in the state literally "from the ground up."'
Since the county la the unit of political affairs In
the state politics, this would admit the Governor
"behind the teems" 1 in state politics and give him
great power power of the sort which the average
legislator who hardly could control his own district
most easily recognizes. Governor Hughes probably
had little of that iiapnrt of the afrai: In mind
when he took up Mr. Moreland's bill. To him it
means .n- :■.■!>■ another method by which the Gov
ernor can be assured that all the affairs In U'.e
bailiwick are running smoothly. But to many legi*
lators it represents a lever of unusual efficiency,
which probably will shift their votes on Important
affaha to the Governor's side with considerable
promptness. . _
There will be a hearing on the Prentice Recount
i,i:i before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
Tuesday, chief!} at the request of Senator McCar
ren. Senator Page will move- to have th- bill iv
ported after the hearing, and In all probability the
committee will f-n.l It out The Mil's prospects for
passage In the Senate are fair. Hearst Hen ..iv
that it is sure of passage there.
STANDING OF IMPORTANT BILLS.
mils of importance now stand an follows:
Benat« Int. V. 411. Agaew. Introduced .February 19;
rrratiriK parkway 'tip iJron* River: an..-n April 10.
s.n.:t- in.. Na .".!.:•. MTiulrons, mtroducd
IS; amending public officers law rasMiv* 10 rrceli.ts and
txii'n^lituri's; thiiii reading April to- .
e *Knale U int.' N... »;i». ''i-'l'k-. lntroduc«l March 1: ; author -
izira; ai : ' Intir.-nt .■: charter rcvlwlon oornrnlsslo.i for .New
York City; committee of th. whole April It. '
Senate Int. No. «»». Page. lntroduc*.l March 11;
authorizing • itenatoo of Blvenrlde Park fur Fulton
Monument: committee cf th« wlii.l" April 11.
B«n»t« Int. No. 701. Agnrw. introduced March 14; pro |
vldlnc for all night police courts In N« Tark «.lty;
riaaaiia April 11 and rtnt to Assembly ; referred to CHlei
Commutes. . . , o .
S-nate Int. No. 111. Sax*. Introduced March IS;
Eleventh avenue track removal bill; anu-nrt«-.l and re
committed April S. . ■ "■" ■ ' . . |
S»n«t<- Int. No. 74> r . ritlrs Committee. introduced March
30; (rhool t^achr-r' bill; amended April 10..
Senate In! No J*>l. Mcl"arr»n. Inrroduced April 0;
aiKhortxia. municipal HilMinK at Manhattan terminal
Brncklyn Brldce; leferrrd to <:itle» Committee.
Senate Int. No. WKI, »rr«-n. introduced April « !>er
ml t- In. Sinklag Fund «i>niriii-.-!->iiers of New York >-Hy
to fix rate „' Interest for city atock and l»oiid«.
Senate Int. No. !»17 AIM". Introduced April !»: com
j*lllr:K brok"*r« to k«-ep account book of all stocks tran<<
ferr-yl. to which Slate Controller shall have a'- ess: re
ferred to Taxation i*ommltte«.
A«»embly Int. No. «78. Hobln»on, Introduced February
11; syntem accounting for second and third class pities;
j.a««-d S«nat« April It: returned to Awembly amended.
Aiwembly Int. No. 081. Phillips. Introduced February
11; limiting campaign expenditures of candidates; third
ri-n"n« Senate April 11.
iiitnU) lav No. 010. Wauwrlgat. latrodaccd r.tru-
bit.- 21: invit Ration of National Guard; passed Senate
April 11. return*.] to Aa«ei»iily amended.
Assembly Int. So. SB2 francli Introduced February 4:
> v »i'"l and subway transfer! at Broadway and »>*»ti
Ftrret; passed April 8.
Assembly In) '.No. S6f>. Conklla, Introduced February 5:
excluding borough prekldenta from membership In New
>ork Board of Aldermen: j as-r.i April !». sent to Beast*
April 1«; referred to Pities Committee.
Assembly in' No. |,023 Prentice, introduced Starch 4;
permitting Street Cleaning Commissioner to sand streets:
lasted Apr!! II; to j-"e-i.i!.' > ".tJei! • '. n:::ittt. c
Assembly Inl No. 1243 rnmitte. on Public Health.
Introduced March IV. unity medical bill passed April In.
to Seriate Committee on Public Health.
A'pemhly Int. No. 1.830. Prentice. Introduced April 10:
fer.»rul amendments to primary law; referred to Judiciary
< on:mitt«-e
Assembly ir;t. v, v l,»:i<>. Rout* Introduce! April 11.
■m»ndinc Insurance- law as to .-: 1: n r,{ director*; re
f>rn 'l to Insurant committee.
Awemfcly Int. No. 1 .4141. Rogers, Intmdf.ced April 11:
pror.ii.itinc Insurance rr-l.at*« and latins testimony in
rebate cases; referred i. Otodes Committee.
Assembly int. \. r in;. Robinson, introduced April H
reptii3t!ii fc actl.m-. for damans Waui-e of bay windows;
referred to <!M*s Committee.
Other bills of importance now stanil as noted in
previous tatile?
Pending Legislation at Albany
Which Win Be Opposed.
While th? City Club of New York is developing
new constructive activities, it is still continuing
its scrutiny of proposed legislation at Albany re
lating to this city. Among the pending measures
which it has determined to oppose are these, with
pome of the club's objections:
Assembly bill v ». Introduced hv Phillips— To
amend the Klection law thai the name of a
candidate shall nor be printed on the ballot In
; "" r ' than ono column and that no one sh ill ap
pear thereon as 11 candidate of more than on*
party. Such a law was In operation In Ohio for
years, and it was possible for one party to in
dorse another party's candidates, or for an inde
pendent party to indorse .1 candidate found upon
any ticker.
Seriate Cohalan; would empower the Com
missioner '<{ Docks, with the approval of the com
missioners of the Sinking Fund, to purchase all
ferries u except those owned by railroad corpora
tions. Objected to because nt a time when It is
impossible for a taxpayer to lean what present
city ferric <-..*• th:s !.!!! would allow the purchase
Ass.mblv 1.432 3tern; provides that there- shall
be eject*. l by th« people In the city of New York
.1 < ontmtssloner of Street ('leaning with a term of
four year* Objected to because th* policy udopt
ea for tne Rovernmenl of New York <*itv Is to
hold th- Mayor more and mop* responsible for th»
govemzneni and the administration of its depart
montt*.
*lC n '^ : ;- .' ''""■'■■ Provides that th« head
of th. ; Police Deportment shall be elected instead
of app ilnted *' y the Mayor. Objected to because
the. Mayor should '.»> held responsible for the ..per
tlon of departments
A.«»eri-.bly 310- Dpwllnc; to rreate. through ap-
P<, ln n-rtu ,'■ the Mayor, a npe.-lal ■ . !; .j. <;..., to
build tin elevated loop between Brooklyn and Will
latnsbur*; bridges pppposed chiefly because the
Oovernor is advocating a bill for a local utilities
commission, which will have Jurisdiction over such
it proj*H.*t.
Ass( :■ !;:s Sheridan; would do away with
the present requirement that a three family tene
meat hous* must have an accessible stairway to a
•CUttto in the roof. Builder- are anxious to ret rid
of the small additional expense of this stairway
but there Is no reason why they need be released
;, r r°nnr ," *, X W/- Noi Infrequently people In the.
upper stories of tenement houses are suffocated
because they ar^ not able to re«ch the roof
. bfir '- SB4— Foelker; provides for a collect* in
Brooklyn. .->,,, to bV-ause it proposes to ct2
at* a college to be supported by taxatl m, but to be
nn._i»-r private management, and because the bill Is
■.departure from the preaw schema of' centraliza
tion in the public educational system of the cityl
, Assembly ■•, B9T— Broujth: 52. Oliver; providing
for the three-platoon syMein for th.i lice Impart
\?''!l\ iVS i:Uy rI " 1> 'H'P-s--. these bill* because
it thinks they attempt to compel by law what the
to?do cie if h* n ?hoose nn - r ■ Iready h:xs ample authority
Senate 373 Saxe; amends tl:.- rleclion law that
a LT m r sIo "V' s ?f? f * I *rtn.ns shall be elected, to-
BteafJ of uppoiiited by the Mayor. Objected to
chiefly becauHe It Is t,.tt.. r that the number of
cr ed - CerS 0 ild be reduced rather than in-
Ass.mWy 13.-.r.-Sl..Tld : ,n: would change the pro
vlslon of the tenement House law that only on
completloaof a house shall the build* receive a
T-'i," !v "v\ """ T «7>*">«'nt House Department.
I his lull would mnko 1! possible f. r a builder to
p«rti:lt si builiiiiiß to be ip»ed before it Iscom
pJ*ted. enabling an owner either to carry on part
of the wo,! { after II l« occupied or sell his property
In an Incompleted 81 il to purchaser who would
have Kood 55 r ntlto , assume that it was complete
and released from all violations. There la no lustl
ncptlon for 1 ' •••- Ing this discretionary power in
t!:e commissioner's hands "
Assembly tiSO— Shertdan: attempts to rid the
renement House In w •.' t:..- requirement lhal there
■'""'"' '"■ "s In •'.■■ r °° fs nf &*£ roof
as in others.
Senate Riifnes; the last section provides that
no certificate of nomination -"shslUcohtatn t'-e
names of . . candidates who cannot property
he v-otrd ro, -• *11 the sisnor* of such certificate.?
", .'■. '""''■ '" """traction that a ■•■!:■■.
which „..;.,., the name of n Xi SI! .>r who £ not en*
titled tov,,t- for »)..> candidate will be void It is
evident thatino further penult- Bhould attach to an
Illegal "jfnature than that It ' »uld not be counted.
THE ADIRONDACK AMENDMENT.
The Association for the Protection of the v iroi ■
dacks has Issued a circular appeal Invoking general
opposition to the concurrent resolution now p.-nd-
Ing In ih" Legislature propoalne to amend Section
7of Art! 7of th. conEtitution s.as to permit the
'' '" •' •■■''»• ■ lands. The associattcn pre
ren'.s these considerations, nmong others:
The State Water^Supplv* Commission. In Its re
port to the present Legislature, declares that the
requirements of public health and nafcty can !■.■
met without -p.. ■>•!:■;■. upon the laiifis of the forest
preserve.
There Is n ?:r'-.-it?r volume of undeveloped po w -»r
"' : '-''"' the forest pr* serve than ran he used for
«err-t;.li-.»n-. V. hil <;m b- developed on private
land and fit private expense if it is •■.. •■■,!,,! for in
dustrial J>U!"l>»iS.->S.
There is no valid real 1 why the people of this
stati should place •: i.- :,,.i,, forest waters ;m«l
money ai the disposal •?' the private interetts which
a r ( . seekins this conftitutlona! ■ ■••:.-?! l |i, ,
Th" .-xperiersr.^ „t D<~ ,, ls • -I building reservoirs
In tin" A<Uronda?Ka before the present ron^tttu
tlonal prohibition -.vas adopted teaches thai these
reservoirs kill the '. ■-. . pollute spring- . create
malarial STramr* and tni: I flats, destroy the haunts
of pam>-, wipe out camp sit^s nnd inflict other fir
>i.-u-hiTi-, damage. And the devastation is dene
along th« wcterfronts, v.hi are the most valu
able md attractive portions of tl»- forrs's- for the
camper. ti'.«- hunter nnd the health sf-« V;»r
We therefor) ash you to write nt once to th?
Senator and Asyemblyman from your district or
from any «»"<h>"- dliirict. :>nd request then to vot^
against the Merrltt-O'Xell «.'oncurr< 11 Resafution
propooine to amend ?e<-tio:i 7 ... Article 7 of th.«
constitution, on the ground that :t: t Is unnecessary
it in positive!' Injurl vs. it la Improvident, ii is un
just and undemocratic. ;ii"l it establishes n bad
pr lent which may lead beyond the dangers il
ready seen to greater dangers which may bo un
foreseen.
I OLD MAN TIRED OF LJVING.
Philip Grafenberg*T. who is cevcnty-nine yea»s
old. for a number of years an Inmate of th« Ger
man Home tor the /Vsed. at Chauncey street arid
Bushwick avenue, Wliliamsburg, attempted suieU"?
early yesterday, morning by cutting his throat with
a razor in the waiting room of the Broadway
Ferryhbuse, WHllamsbure. ■ I.i the Lse avenue
court, where he was later arraigned, 1 >• saM ho
did not know whet he was <!oin«r. and Magistrate
Ilyiand discharged him In custody of the ofllcei
conn«;ol*d with the Home.
OPPOSES THEATRE OF LABOR.
There was a short discussion ,-;t yesterday's meet
ing of the Central Federated Union over a report
that Julius Hoppo, who founded the Theatre of
Labor, purposed to have an entertainment in which
the Moyer-Haywood case was to figure, but that
the delegate of the Actors* Protective Union turned
down the proposition, on the ground thai th«
Moyer-Haywood case should not be used for com
mercial purposes. No action was taken on Hie
proposition but Ins Actors' Protective Union was
advised to send its delegate to meet Mr. Hoppe.
with the object of. coming to some arrangement
with him-
CITY ( Uli ON HILLS.
W&J.SLOANE
WILTON CARPETS
America's Finest Weave
npHE purchaser of a WILTON
* carpet will profit by bearing in
mind that the term "WILTON"
merely indicates a weave and is not
always a positive assurance of fine
quality.
Itie leading grade of WILTON
manufactured in this country is to
be found in this establishment.
Our WILTONS represent the
utmost achievement in this weave,
in quality of fabric, coloring and de
sign. In all cases the patterns are
. ur private property.
Broadway & Nineteenth Street
Art Exhibitions and Sales.
The Remarkable Collection
OF
| IMPORTANT PAINTINGS *
. „ BELONGING TO
Mr. Edward Brandus
Will be Sold by Auction
AT
The Fifth Avenue Art Galleries
546 FIFTH AYE. (45th St.) . ;
On the EVENINGS of WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, April 17 & IS,
AT 8:30 O'CLOCK.
Under the Direction of Mr. James P. Silo.
Th C <£i!cct«m ON EXHIBITION • «-£.
V ill Kemain ox dale*
Catalogue* Mulleil am Application. TjL
MR. M( LIXTOi K HOME.
Mutual Life's lice-President Mat/
Depart Again Soon.
President Feabody of the Mutual T.ife confirmed
the Morrtstowii report yesterday that First Vice-
President Emory McCttntocli had returned from,
the South. Mr. McCllntork returned to Mor
ristown apparentl) as quietly as i a departed from
It. about six months ago, suffering from amnesic
aphasia, following partial paralysis.
His return probably will be news to most of his
friends and colleagues in this city, including his
actuarial associates in the Mutual Ufa-. It is said
that Morristown only a "town of call" for Mr.
McCllatock JU*t now, and thai he will depart again
within a few d/ys. Whether be purposes to remain
in this country or to go abroad coulJ rot be
learned, however.
President Peabody. is reply to Inquiries, added
last night that Mr. McCUntock was "on a vacation"
and would not resume any of Ms duties "for a few
weeks at least."
Ci President Alexander of the BsjnltaMe, who hi
suffering from amnesia, has parted from Bom
bay. India, and at last accounts was in. Ceylon.
a cloatr friend of Mr. Alexander told th»» reporter
that Mr. Alexander bad visited Egypt already, and
was travelling u.s his pleasure dictated. Just
as soon m Mr. Alexander wished to return to this
country hf. would do so. a* said.
Th» is still a strong sentiment among New
York Life directors Ii favor of the BUgSeMion tint
President Orr. his health permltttnir, succeed bias
self a.s chief executive, with greatly lightened
duties. The death of James 11. Eckels, an "admin
ration" nominee an.l ;i possible !;.; it.-, will
serve. It Is believed. to streristh^n this sentiment.
The New York Uf< ounvasa of th.- last day or
s<> has brought to l!g: I many further cases of
clumsy attempts •■•■ pro-international Interests to
"perfect" inip«-rfect pro-international ballots. In
his hr»3te to 'Improve*" or "foraje" a faulty ballot
envelope, th<» "r»-rfcctor"* unable, perhaps, to read]
the s»lßnatur<- and a<Miess on th*- bailor Inside, has
"translated.*! f«>r Instants, an illegible "Ahens
1,..,;.- signature on two ballots to "Oushrnar." on
tli*» envelope, "GlfT"! to ••Glbbs," "Samuel" :•.
••i>.inle'." Brown. J:.. to "Brauml has added
"N. Y." to a faulty envelope bearing a "st!i Aye."
address, wh«-reaa It should have been "Fifth ave
nue. Ptttsburg." and so on.
The Internatlor.al committee's manr»2er Is out of
town and l"i» >iM •• here has been closed for sev
. I.i; tlaj s. pepcUng hla return. Meanwhile. rhur.'
ur-- ri«!.-u^te;it rumors thai many of the committee
men" have expiessed t. ;r disapproval ■•'' the
■ •„.■• ■: -is" withdrawal" statement, is.<uni recently
r-n b»half <■;' the i. mill- •■.
Kv.Tdini: the Texas Senate's pass. ice ■'{ th* "Id
fir i- ( it" bin. several Insurance company membera
of rlie Association of IJfa Insurance Prendents :iff
asking i' uif cccstituticn < v r bylaws of many New
York companies, forbidding t!i<» passing oi funds
nr securities nut of the iruateeaT hands, would not
make cor:«»!i:;iuv with the "TO r« r cfiit" lit! lm
possible, S. far a* can '•• leame»l, tee Qovernor
of Texas ban no! yet signed the bill.
Kx-AsseiiiMyniar. "ox. tin* association' secretary.
v.»s. according to the most reyent Information, in
Wisconsin.
UKGES STATE LIFE INSUEATCE.
Governor Eroward of Florida Would Vest
Management in Commission.
Tallahassre. Fla., April Governor Urowar.l
will to-morrow send a special message to the
Legislature ailvocatins state life Insurance. He
will show that foreign insurnrica companies have
returned In losses paid I«hi than J.VfcO.Ci'O. atu! have
received upward of H3.000.000 in presaJuma In the
last thlrt'.'«>ti years, ami that the South pays Xorth
em companies Sso,Ci>o.Cf>" n year. !t will b»> bur
b st-.l thai the nn l -a!v.is.'(*nicp t tie vest^tl in .i , ,■• ...
mlssion, wi>lch would eliminate high salaried «>*li
cers and make the entire rxpens? le?s than lite
salary of a vice-president or board rhalrman of
ore of tt'.e large companies now e^istin-?.
sjmomm
I K6e HALL-MARK
OF
Quality
i For nearly a century it has been the aim of Re;d & Barton to see how well.
rather than ho*' ch^ap, a thing could be made. In consequence of this discrim
ination the naau of Reed & Barton on a piece of silver stands to-day as the hall
mark of quality and is so accepted by discerning people throughout the world*
Tea Sen ices, $135 to $2 000. Chests of Silver. $45 to $1.3*2.
REEB&BARTONCO.
\ Diamonds Fifth Avt&KndSt. Cut Glass
; Sterling Silver Silversmiths ffm/jewclers Art Stationer,
fowo iJ".tS3i>pgir;?yy-3r,''K t^grs.'ia \~£f\ )r\\ \~WItaHBBBHBaHaBEBiBBHBfIOEMM
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Art Exhibitions and Sale*.
MTJBPHY SENDS OUT BALLY CALL
Asks Friends to Come Prepared to Support
Slate for Sachems.
Fearlr.s trouble from the friends of Mayor Sle>»
(*iollan at the annual election of sachems to-n!?bt
at th* meeting of the Tammany Society. Charles
F. Murphy sent •word yesterday to all his frasaaa*
to be on hand and support th» Murphy slats, what
ever It may be. Ordinarily the election of sadism*
Is ■ tame affair, but th» O'Brien, I^ntry and
i-Vatherso:i men gave* the Murphy m*n a scar- •
month ago. when they would have captuijerl the)
County Committee if Chairman Cram ha* not
jammed through a resolution to adjourn, thssi pre
venting a thanes for a, rolleall.
Prorltin? by that narrow shave, the friends o.
Mr. Murphy will be out In great numbers to-night
to stand by tin machine slate. It la undajajasjassg
that th» present sachems will be re-elected. Th^V 1
are Charles F. Murphy. John Fox. Georsre U.
Plunkltt. Louis I" liaffen. Asa Bird Gardiner.
Daniel K. Cohalon. William Dalton. John .
Ahearn Timothy I>. Sullivan. Randolph Ou«<»:
!:>-ftM^r. Daniel F. McMahon and John J. 3oaoaSMHU.
COMMANDEB PEARY COMING HEBE
Leaves Portland, Me., with Wife— To Ha
New Crew.
Portland. Me.. April 11.— Commander Robert
E. Peary, who has announced his Intention ••?
starting from N>v.- York on July 1 for another
voyage to th« Far North, in another attempt t»
reach the Pole, left this city for New Tori to
nlght. atter pass-in? two days at his scunner
home oV l2*s* Island. Cases Bay. He was »c
companled hy Mrs. Peary trip. Cornmaadar
Rr-uriinc- his proposal trip.
Pear; sahl the plan In general would be Iden
tical with that arranged for his last eipedttlotn
but that with the exception of Captain ueor«»
R Rartleti of Newfoundland, the make-up or
the ship's company which will go with him in
t-£ Roosevelt will be new Captain Bartlwtt will
attend to the details of equipping the vessel, and
will select his crew from among the fishermen
and sealers of Newfoundland.
FIGHT WITH P.AZORS IN SUBWAY.
Watchman Tries to Separate Negroea and
Is Severely Cut.
Th* passengers on a northbound subway train,
last night saw " razor flßht between two negroes.
. „. t ived a slash reachln*
Y\V uu'ut,,. sfver'ng the muscle*
ofTis eh-* T- «*ht occurred soon after tha
UainVtt the South Fkmr s^raUon , tw t. Bit ail
Norman. » ho " v * a lil train at the Wall Street
lyn. was «2kea , r Vhlre a trail of his blood reached
station, and from there jailwav . ere he wa»
to the buildtaS rr r sk « »f the fhurch street
found by P..U. ■'"«;» yr-s*^ 'Hudson street «»
t^n!° ;h; he Y; he^toTd 11 Ws tO story. No arrests wer.
Indians have automobile parade.
INDIANS HAVE AUTOMOBILE PAWAOt
v ban! of one hundred Slox Indian warriors.
siu-iiTam i panpooses. under Chief Iron TWJ. «r
rv" -»t f- Krle ferry. West 23d street, last nteht
)Z m South DaWoa: They were from the. Pine
Rldaja - 1 • d Rosebud a«««cl«. and «b» met by
Kia^» '.. .. „.„,, \Vf<«t They were met by
'"Buffalo Wir*" V,i HrVk^. an. l \Valt-r HUI snrt
in automobiles to th.
JJ»re taken in signu ■ w.rdert a train for
Grand • .-.it ; > l ' l w ' r f ,, n( -, w^i by a crowd of
l!r ' T"i;;',v, Ikl*uui.!.t Increased so that be
sm.ul ui\*. «..>■ „.h^d there wer«» two thoa
sand*!? tfe'bS. y elltoLTand .houttng like »ad.
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