Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . ty and its proper preparation for the Expo-sition period of 1915, he was a strong and eftective exponent of thelarge progressive projects of that time. He took the lead in the longand bitter contest with the United Railroads over the street railwayrights in lower Market street, and had the satisfaction of finally votingfor the bill that permitted the Municipal Railway cars to run to theFerry. As a member of the Public Utilities Committee SupervisorMurphy was also one of those directlv responsible for the construc-tion and success of the Municipal Ra
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . ty and its proper preparation for the Expo-sition period of 1915, he was a strong and eftective exponent of thelarge progressive projects of that time. He took the lead in the longand bitter contest with the United Railroads over the street railwayrights in lower Market street, and had the satisfaction of finally votingfor the bill that permitted the Municipal Railway cars to run to theFerry. As a member of the Public Utilities Committee SupervisorMurphy was also one of those directlv responsible for the construc-tion and success of the Municipal Railway System, and on the samecommittee was an earnest and valuable worker for the acquisitionof the Hetch-Hetchy W^ater Supply. He was also a member of theFinance Committee, Efficiency and Civil Service Committees andChairman of the Judiciary Committee, in the latter connection holdinga general reputation as the best authority on the city charter. is a member of Stanford Parlor, N. S. G. W. 216 Municipal Blue Book of San Francisco. A A. J. MARTINFormer Fire Commissioner NDREW JACKSOX :\TAR-TIN, former President of theFire Commission and member of theLegislature and for four years PortAVarden, was born in San Francisco,the son of John Martin, a pioneerof 1850. It is interesting- to notethat the father and son traveled insome particulars the same path inpublic life, the elder serving sixteenyears as Port A\ arden and also be-ing a member of the Fire Depart-ment—the old volunteer organiza-tion. He was foreman of ColumbusEngine No. 11, located on Bushstreet, the predecessor of the pres-ent Engine Company No. 2. He alsoserved as United States Shipping-Commissioner, and was for a timecoiner in the United States J. Martin was educated in the San Francisco public schoolsand at St. Ignatius College. He became a machinist, and found em-ployment in the Southern Pacific engineering department. In 1890he went to the Legislature as the representative of the old Thirty-fir
Size: 1279px × 1955px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectpanamap, bookyear1915
