Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . stent and ardent friend of labor. His alftliationshave not prevented him, however, from giving to all citizens alike thatjust and non-partisan consideration which is their due, and for thisreason he is generally known as an independent member of the was elected Supervisor the second time in 1913, and takes avigorous part, not only in the actions of the main body, but in com-mittee work, being chairman of the Lighting Committee and a mem-ber of the Public Welfare and Police Committees. He has persistentlyadvocated adequate lighting for the o
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . stent and ardent friend of labor. His alftliationshave not prevented him, however, from giving to all citizens alike thatjust and non-partisan consideration which is their due, and for thisreason he is generally known as an independent member of the was elected Supervisor the second time in 1913, and takes avigorous part, not only in the actions of the main body, but in com-mittee work, being chairman of the Lighting Committee and a mem-ber of the Public Welfare and Police Committees. He has persistentlyadvocated adequate lighting for the outlying sections of the city andhas accomplished much in this direction. In addition to his OrganizedLabor connections, Supervisor Nolan is a member of the Native Sonsand of the Foresters of America. Of the eleven principal cities of the Lnited States, San Franciscohas the lowest percentage of mortgage indebtedness on real estateand the highest actual valuation of land and improvements per capita. 34 MiwiciPAL Blii-: ]^)omv of Sax Francisco. H HENRY PAYOTSupervisor KXRY PAYOT, traveler, lec-turer and city official, wasborn in Charleston, South French descent, his father, J. , being a native of his early childhood the fam-ily removed to Philadelphia, andin 1849 sailed for San Franciscoaround the Horn, eleven and a halfmonths elapsing before the goodship finally entered the Golden boy voyager, conquering astrong desire to rush away to themines and their promise of adven-ture, became a newsboy, his spe-cialty being the securing of easternnewspapers in advance of competi-tors, whereby he was enabled to dis-pose of them without difficulty forprices nothing short of out from North P)each, he would intercept incoming steamersand obtain his papers an hour or more before others could be landedat the east water-front, finding customers eagerly ready to pay adollar or more for each of them. From this boyish beginning hedrifted
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