The San Francisco directory for the year 1869, Part 15

Author: Langley, Henry G
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: San Francisco : Commercial Steam Presses, S.D. Valentine & Sons
Number of Pages: 1076

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C. P. VAN SCHAACK & CO., Nos. 712, 714 and 716, Kearny Street.

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not a pressure of business, literary exercises, debates, | November, 1869, employment had been supplied to etc., are held.

The building of the association is on the north side of Sutter, between Kearny and Dupont streets ; is built of brick, with a massive and ornate stone front ; and is one hundred and twenty feet deep by fifty-four and a half feet wide. The basement and ground floors are occupied by stores, the second floor by the library, reading room, ladies' rooms, chess room, ante-rooms, and a hall for lectures, etc., which has a capacity for seating seven hundred and fifty persons. Beneath the lecture room is a gymna- sium ; and in the third story are committee rooms, hall for meetings of the association, and apartments for offices, etc., for rent. The edifice is well ar- ranged with every convenience for comfort and for the purposes for which it was designed.

SAN FRANCISCO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.

Of all the benevolent institutions established in our city none have been productive of more real, substantial, and lasting good, in proportion to the means employed, than the San Francisco Benevolent Association. Although less than four years old-fill- ing np. as it has done, a most important hiatus in the benevolent institutions of the day-this associa- tion has, in a quiet and unpretentious way, been productive of incalculable good. It was organized at a time when the want of such an institution was most severely felt, and its aid most essentially needed. While our city and State were eliciting the admira- tion of the entire Union for the liberality of their largesses to the various funds for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers, there was, here at home, in our very midst, a large amount of suffering which was unrelieved and unprovided for.

The number of persons assisted since its organiza - tion is as follows : From April, 1865 to April, 1866, seven thousand six hundred and thirty-two; April, 1866, to April, 1867, seven thousand four hundred and five ; April, 1867, to April, 1868, six thousand seven hundred and eighty-two; April, 1868, to April, 1869, seven thonsand one hundred and forty- eight persons-making a total of twenty-eight thous- and nine hundred and sixty-seven, at a cost of ៛119,308.85, an average of four dollars to each person,

The particular business and objects of the Associa- tion are the elevation of the physical and moral condition of the indigent ; and so far as is compati- ble with these objects and the means at control, the relief of their immediate necessities.

Officers .- Robert B. Swain, President; J. W. Stow, Treasurer ; I. S. Allen, Secretary. The rooms of the association are at the corner of Cali- fornia and Webb streets.

CALIFORNIA PRISON ASSOCIATION.

This truly philanthropic association was organized in November, 1865. Its objects are the amelioration of the condition of the prisoners either detained for trial or convicted. It is the duty of the agent to visit the prisons daily, before the Police Court opens, to assist the destitute and, by judicious counsel, to lighten the burden which crime has brought upon the prisoner ; and when the time of release has ar- rived, to endeavor to find him employment, or otherwise provide for him. Mr. James Woodworth is the Secretary and Agent.

CALIFORNIA LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE.

twenty-one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven persons, five thousand five hundred and fifty-one of whom were females. The applicants were made up of all nationalities and callings, the greater portion consisting of farm laborers and mechanics, though situations were secnred for persons of every vocation, where practicable. The most of the applicants consisted of recent arrivals, more than one-half having come into the country since the first of January last. The current expenses of the Exchange have thus far averaged about $760 per month. The revenues of the institu- tion are derived from dues of members, amonuting to $1.00 each per month, and such donations as may be obtained from other sources. The office and headquarters of the Exchange are at 319 Battery Street, where the very efficient Secretary of the es- tablishment, John White, and his assistants, A. Lee- handelaar and Mrs. A. L. P. Bidleman, will be found in attendance.

THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT UNION.

The California Immigrant Union was founded in Oct., 1869, for the purpose of promoting immigratiou to this State. The immediate cause of the establish- ment of this society at this time was the attempt of Mr. W. H. Martin, of Baltimore, to form in this city a branch of the International Union, of which he was General Agent. The committee of merchants and others to whom the subject was referred, at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, reported in favor of a distinct organization for California. The first idea of the Trustees was, that sufficient revenue could be obtained from our large landholders, in the form of voluntary contributions and commission for ser- vices rendered, to support the institution. Before the Immigrant Union was organized, Mr. A. D. Bell had planned out another scheme of immigration, the chief features of which were, that the work was to be undertaken by a State Board, appointed by the Governor, or by the Governor and Chamber of Commerce jointly, and supported entirely by State funds. Mr. Bell devoted himself to the work so energetically, that in three or four weeks he had all the press of the State discussing immigration, State aid, assisted passages, and kindred subjects. Meantime, the California Immigrant Union was making little progress with the public, whose thoughts were chiefly directed to the necessity of a State Board, and who viewed its relations with landholders with suspicion. At this juncture Mr. Bell was invited to join the Union, and at once commenced the work of popularizing and reforming that society by rescinding its obnoxious by-laws, and assimilating its other features to his own plan, until there is little left of the original scheme of its pro- moters.

The Union is now directing all its influence to ob- tain the passage of a bill through the Legislature constituting a State Board of three Commissioners, two to be nominated for appointment by the Califor- nia Immigrant Union, and one by the State Board of Agriculture. The bill provides for the establish- ment of a very comprehensive immigration system, embracing chief agencies in Europe and Great Britain, sub-agents in the lesser European countries, agents at the chief ports of embarkation and arrival, the publication of upwards of two million pamphlets, in several European languages, and the division of California into ten districts, each to be placed under the charge of a local agent, whose duty it will be to give personal aid to immigrants in selecting Goveru- ment lands, etc. The bill asks for an appropriation from the General Fund of $85,000, and also $200,000 for the special purpose of giving premiums at the rate of about $100 a family, to two thousand farmers with families, and each with a net capital

This institution, designed to furnish labor for all applicants, irrespective of sex or nationality, was organized in the early part of April, 1867. No fees are exacted from those to whom employment is fur- nished, the expenses of the Exchange being de- frayed by the subscriptions of its members and the contributions of the public. From the commence- ment of operations, April 27, 1868, until the end of ) of at least $1,000, as an inducement to select Cali-

E. H. JONES & CO., 116 Sansom Street, White Goods.

M. S. WHITING & CO., 219 Bush St., Importers and wholesale dealers in Wines, Brandies, ete., etc. See next leaf.

REDINGTON HOSTETTER & CO., Importers Choice Fancy Goods, Perfumery, etc., etc.

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fornia as their future home in preference to States nearer their present habitations. The project is an ex- periment, but there is every reason to believe that if it can be carried ont under prudent and honest man- agement, it will amply repay the State for ita outlay, and give a great impetus to the work of developing the resources of California and the Pacific Coast generally. The officers of the California Immigrant Union are : C. T. Hopkins, President pro tem .; A. D. Bell, First Vice-President ; W. H. Martin, Gen- eral Manager ; C. W. Grant, Secretary. The tem- porary offices of the Union are at 315 California Street, Sau Francisco.

Masonic, Odd Fellowa, and Red Men's Ordera.

Among the most prominent of our public institu- tions are these benevolent orders. There is, probably, no city in the Union where these associations are in a more flourishing coudition than in San Francisco. Each of these orders owns a handsome property- fine building with handsome halls for the use of the association. In the elegant building owned by the Masonic Order, built by a joint-stock association of the members, there are four large halls for the use of the lodges, and a large banqueting hall, with ante-rooms, committee rooms, and offices. This structure is one of the handsomest public buildings of our city.

The Odd Fellowa' Order is also in a most flourish- ing condition. The library of this institution is one of the best in the city, abounding in rare works, re- lating especially to the history of our State.

The Improved Order of Red Men have erected recently a commodious ball on Bush Street, near Dupont, for the accommodation of the different lodges in the city.

During the year several lodges of the Knights of Pythias have been organized, of which seven are in operation in this city.

The Order of Druids have increased their sphere of usefulness, and several new groves have been organized during the past year.

For list of the different associations, and the offi- cera of each, see Appendix, pages 825, 830, 834, 835 and 837.

Hospitala.

In so far as numbers and size are concerned, the hospitals of San Francisco will compare favorably with other cities of its extent and population. Pri- vate institutions abound. The Germans and French have for years had fine hospital buildings, the one belonging to the latter having had a story added to it a year ago. The Sisters of Mercy own a large structure on Rincon Hill, and the Italians have just completed a commodiona hospital four miles from the business part of the city. The special pur- pose of these hospitals is to provide for the ne- ceesities of certain classes of our population, but all who desire to avail themselves of their advantagea are admitted. The buildings are not only commodious but are well adapted for the pur- poses designed. It is to be regretted that the same remark cannot be made of the one belonging to the

in consideration of the fact that steps have already been taken which will eventually give us a City and County Hospital that will be a credit, if not an or- nament, to our city. One of the buildings in present use was constructed for a school house and convert- ed into a hospital in 1857. Since then a large wooden building-little more than a barn-has been put up on a part of the same lot. Aa the city grew and the number of "indigent sick " increased, vari- ous means were adopted to supply immediate neces- sities. In 1867 a large Almshonse was commenced near Lake Honda, which has already cost $120,000. The removal of the superaunuated and permanently disabled to this place, from the City and County Hos- pital, where they had been accumulating for years, relieved the latter of a serious inconvenience and increased its capacity for those actually sick ; never- theless the city greatly needs the new hospital in contemplation, for which $250,000 has been appro- priated. The lot upon which it is to be erected ad- joins the Potrero Small-pox Hospital property and is eight hundred and sixty-six by four hundred, and eighty feet. The building will be three stories and an attic high, and is to measure four hundred and forty five feet front, including two front wings. It is to have two rear wings each one hundred and twenty feet long, and is so arranged that other wings may be added at any time, if required.

The United States Marine Hospital, at Rincon Point, is the largest structure of the kind on the Pacific Coast, and is capable of accommodating about eight hundred patients, though it rarely has over one hundred inmates. When built, in 1853, it was far out of town, but now the city has so ex- tended around it as to render its site exceedingly desirable for commercial purposes. Extensive grad- ing of the surrounding property has left the build- ing upon a high embankment, and somewhat im- paired its foundation, though it is believed that any further injury to the building may be prevented by proper care. The hospital has been vacant for several months, the authorities considering it unsafe after the earthquake of 1868.

Besides those enumerated, there are several small- er institutions, which have been established within a few years through the munificence of our citi- zens, viz : the State Woman's Hospital, the San Francisco Woman's Hospital, the Foundling and Lying-in Asylum, etc., etc.

As a rough estimate, it may be stated that our city hospitals, public and private, can accommodate from one thousand eight hundred to two thousand patients, and that the average number which they actually contain does not vary much from one thousand.

SAN FRANCISCO LYING-IN AND FOUNDLING HOS- PITAL (269 Jessie Street) .- This noble institution, so little understood, is quietly but surely perform- ing a mission of charity and love. It was instituted about two years ago, but it is only lately that it has come into effective operation. This institution is of a peculiar character. It not only relieves the patient city. We are the more ready to make this admission | from pain, but also, by silence, relieves the mind

EDWARD BOSQUI & CO., Book and Job Printers, cor. Leidesdorff and Clay.

The best advertising medium on the Pacific Coast-PACIFIC COAST BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

C. P. VAN SCHAACK & CO., Nos. 712, 714 and 716, Kearny Street.

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from misery by the dread of future exposure. Here | 1865; Gibboth Olom in 1865 ; and the San Francisco the too fondly-loving but erring victim can redeem the past by her future good conduct-for not even her nearest relatives know of her frailty if she so Cemetery Association established in 1867. The lat- ter is a new organization, which has purchased an extensive tract of land-a portion of the San Miguel Rancho-situated south of Lake Honda, and will soon have it ready for cemetery purposes. wishes it. Her offspring is also cared for, and healthy children are often adopted by childless pa- rents. But to gain the benefits of this House of Mercy, the recipient must promise a future life of virtue. The hospital also affords a convenience for married ladies from the country, who wish for bet- Associations-Protective, Literary, Etc. ter attendance than they can expect in the smaller towns. Here they have more comfort and greater privacy than in a hotel, and, at the same time, they can employ any physician they wish. The hospital can accommodate sixteen patients in separate rooms. There is also an accouchment chamber, with all the modern appliances known to science for the comfort. of the patient and the alleviation of suffering. There are also a reception parlor, sleeping - rooms for nurses, etc., offices, and kitchen-all well ventilated and very clean. The institution is supported by Fire Department. voluntary contribution, and the fees paid by married ladies who prefer this establishment. The consult- ing physicians are Drs. Bennet, Gibbons, Lane, Cole, Holland, Toland, and Dupuytren ; attending physician and surgeon, Dr. B. F. Hardy.

Cemeteries.

There is, perhaps, no feature connected with a prominent city that occupies a greater degree of in- terest in the estimation of strangers and visitors than its cemeteries. One of the most attractive spots to the visitor to the great American metropolis is the "City of the Dead " at Greenwood. The peaceful shades of Mount Aburn have a melan- choly charm to those who make a pilgrimage to the great capital of the Bay State ; and no one enters the City of Brotherly Love, without seeing the classic monuments tastefully laid out, beautifully adorned, and admirably - kept grounds at Laurel Hill. Other cities, of lesser extent and fewer years, exhibit equal taste and regard for the depositories of their dead. Spring Grove at Cincinnati, Mount Hope at Rochester, the Albany Cemetery, and nu- merous others, are examples of taste in the selec- tion of the location and beauty of adorning and arrangement. In all modern places selected for the repose of the departed, good taste has retained the primitive forest trees-the monarch of the groves themselves being fitting monuments " not made with hands." In point of beauty of locality, our own Laurel Hill and Calvary cemeteries, situated as they are in full view of that grandest of all monuments-the mighty ocean-are nowhere sur- passed. There is a fitness and sublimity in their contignity to the waves of the Pacific and the en- trance to the Golden Gate, that never fails to impress every beholder. In the way of monuments erected to the memory of the departed by the hand of affec- tion and regard, many may be found in the city cemeteries which are alike models of artistic ele- gance and pure and refined taste.

There are eight cemeteries in this city. The Mis- sion Burial Ground, (no longer used as a place of interment) established in 1776; Laurel Hill (late Lone Mountain) in 1854 ; Calvary in 1860 ; Masonic in 1861; Odd Fellows in 1865; Nevai Shalome in

For a description of the different associations, the reader is referred to the Appendix, page 839, in which will be found the officers and operations of each during the past year. The progress made by many of these associations reflects credit upon the members thereof, and is worthy of the liberality so generously exhibited in their support.

The new paid Fire Department has been in opera- tion since December 3d, 1867, and has fully met the expectations of those under whose direction its man- agement is placed. On page 754 of this volume will be found the law organizing the Department; and on page 806 is a description in detail, in which will be found a mass of information concerning the dif- ferent companies, useful to its members and inter- esting to every citizen.

Mechanics' State Council of California.

The establishment of the eight-hour system in the City of San Francisco is an important event, and the following brief outline of its organization will be both valuable and interesting :

Prior to the third of June, 1867, a number of trade associations had been organized, and their members working but eight hours per day; and on that day the feeling in its favor culminated in a grand pro- cession, started by the house carpenters who had organized a League, on the twenty-eighth day of January, 1867.

Officers and Delegates .- A. M. Winn, President ; S. A. Grubb, First Vice President ; J. C. Parks, Second Vice President; James H. Love, Recording Secretary ; W. D. Delany, Corresponding Secretary ; A. M. Grey, Treasurer; James Stitt, Sergeant-at- Arms.

Trustees of Mechanics' Eight-Hour Exchange .- A. M. Winn, President ; A. M. Grey, Secretary ; J. P. Hoctor, W. D. Delany, and Samuel Smith.

DELEGATES IN COUNCIL.

Ship Calkers' Association .- Organized 1857, and commenced working eight hours, December 5th, 1865. L. Comyus, W. H. Cardinell, and Charles McMillen.

Journeymen Ship Wrights' Association .- Organ- ized April 23d, 1857. Commenced working eight hours, December 18th, 1865. James H. Love, W. D. Delany, and J. P. Ferguson.

Journeymen Ship and Steamboat Joiners' Asso- ciation .- Organized March 21st, 1857. Commenced working eight hours, January 12th, 1866, and incor- porated March 5th, 1867. C. R. Pike, B. C. North- rup, and George W. Miller.

Ship Painters' Protective Union .- Organized July 11th, 1865. Commenced working eight hours, March 1st, 1866. A. M. Grey, George Andrews, and John P. Ward.

E. H. JONES & CO., 116 Sansom Street, Millinery Goods,

M. S. WHITING & CO., affix their name on each cork, as a guaranty of the purity of their Wines and Liquors. See next leaf.

REDINGTON ROSTETTER & CO., Sole Agents for Perry Davis' Pain Killer.

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Plasterers' Protective Association .- Organized November 5th, 1861. Commenced working eight hours, August 6th, 1866. Alexander G. Murray, James Plunkett, and Edward Finnegan.

Bricklayers' Protective Association .- Organized October 5th, 1863. Commenced working eight hours, February 2d, 1867. James McGill, J. W. Morris- sey, and W. Darling.

Stone Masons' Association .- Organized April 1st, 1865. Commenced working eight hours, March Ist, 1867. William McCartny, Jolin Breslin, and Daniel Boyle.

Stone Cutters' Association. - Organized May 30th, 1863. Commenced working eight hours, May 3d, 1867. J. Ahern, Thomas Jenkins, and Peter Hopkins.

Lathers' Operative Union .- Organized in 1867. Commenced working eight bours, May 6th, 1867. James F. D. Arcy, T. J. Shields, and John Hazel.

Riggers' Union Association .- Organized Decem- ber 22d, 1864. Commenced working eight hours, June 4th. 1867. James Stitt, Alexander Craige, and Francis York.

Wood Turners' Eight-Hour League .- Organized 1867. Commenced working eight hours, June 4th, 1867. J. C. Parks and J. W. Mneller.

House Carpenters' Eight-Hour League, No. 1 .- Organized January 28th, 1867. Commenced work- ing eight hours, June 4th, 1867, and incorporated August 11th, 1868. A. M. Winn, B. C. Donelan, P. M. Whelin, M. E. Ryan, and J. W. Bones.

Sailmakers' Eight-Hour Association .- Organized May, 1852. Reorganized June 17th, 1867. Com- menced working eight hours, the next day. Fred. Coyn, T. R. Houston, and S. B. Hammond. .

House Painters' Association .- Organized June 10th, 1867. Commenced working eight hours, June 24th, 1867. George J. Smith, S. S. Boynton, and M. J. Donovan.

Plumbers and Gasfitters' Protective Benevolent Association .- Organized in 1864. Commenced work- ing eight hours, July 1st, 1867. S. M. Grubb, Alex- ander Black, and John Sullivan.

Metal Roofers' Eight-Hour League .- Organized March 10thi, 1867. Commenced working eight hours, July 10th, 1867. John Layton, E. C. McMullen, and John H. Allen.

Oakland Honse Carpenters' Eight-Hour League. -Organized January, 1868. Commenced working eight hours, May 1st, 1868. C. A. Perkins, F. M. Gilchrist, and J. L. Harlowe.

Oakland Bricklayers' and Plasterers' Associa- tion .- Organized March, 1868. Commenced work- iug eight hours, same day. Bernard Radican.

Laborers' Eight- Hour League .- Organized May 12th, 1868. J. D. Connelly.

Cabinet Makers' Eight-Hour League. - James Patterson.

Journeymen Bakers' Protective Union .- Organ- ized April, 1869. Hugh Gilmartin.

Workingman's International Association (Ger- man) .- Joseph Scherer.

San José Eight-Hour League .- H. A. Crawford, A' B. Hamilton, and E. A. Van Dolsen.

Eight-Hour League of Vallejo .- R. II. Daly, B. F. Pressey, and A. E. Redstone.

Homestead Associations.

Owing to the number and general success that bas attended the formation of these institutions, they may be considered one of the features of San Fran- cisco, having been developed here on a grand scale and served as powerful auxiliaries in hastening for- ward the city's expansion. These associations, though inaugurated some years since, have been rapidly multiplied during the past two or three years, the list of those having their headquarters in San Francisco numbering about one hundred and fifteen, the lands of the greater portion of these being also situate near the city, though in a few instances they are at points more remote. So manifest had this plan of combining small amounts of capital for the purchase of land at wholesale prices become, that recently it has been adopted for securing not only city bomes, but also tracts for horticultural, vinicul- tural, and even farming purposes ; the sites for these objects being mostly chosen in the large agricultural valleys that surround the bay, and occasionally in the more southern or interior counties. Among other existing causes tending to encourage this method of acquiring small parcels of real estate bas been the large aggregations of land growing out of the former system of Spanish grants, which, being held mostly by men of wealth, could only be pur- cbased in extensive tracts, thereby placing it beyond the reach of parties of small means. Again, while the desire of the people of San Francisco to become real estate proprietors, at least to the extent of pos- sessing their own home, may not be stronger than elsewhere, there can be no doubt bat they possess the means for gratifying this desire iu an eminent degree-their individual earnings being large as compared with those realized by the masses in other large cities of the world. It is, moreover, the case that house rent has always been one of the most oppressive items of family expense in this metrop- olis-serving as an additional incentive for house- holders exerting themselves to secure a place of res- idence free from these continued exactions. Hence, the alacrity with which they have taken sbares iu the various Homestead Associations set on foot, and the general, and, in most cases, marked success that has attended these movements.

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The San Francisco directory for the year 1869, Part 15

Author: Langley, Henry G Publication date: 1858 Publisher: San Francisco : Commercial Steam Presses, S.D. Valentine & Sons Number of Pages: 1076

Author: Langley, Henry G
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: San Francisco : Commercial Steam Presses, S.D. Valentine & Sons
Number of Pages: 1076