Committee of Fifty (1906)

This Committee of Fifty, sometimes referred to as Committee of Safety, Citizens' Committee of Fifty or Relief and Restoration Committee of Law and Order, was called into existence by Mayor Eugene Schmitz during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Mayor invited civic leaders, entrepreneurs, newspaper men and politicians—but none of the members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors—to participate in this committee in whose hands the civil administration of San Francisco would rest.

Members

On April 19, 1906, The New York Times published the first list of the members of the committee with 49 names - it did not include that of the Mayor - which originated the name Committee of Fifty. Later, more and more people went to the meetings and here are the names of people who were mentioned by different sources as members: == Sub-Committees ==

Sub-Committees

• Relief of the Hungry, chairman Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger • Housing the Homeless, chairman W. J. Bartnett; Fairfax W. Wheelan • Relief of Sick and Wounded, chairwoman Katharine Felton • Drugs and Medical Supplies, chairman Dr. Harris • Relief of Chinese, chairman Rev. Filben • Transportation of Refugees, chairman Thomas Magee • Citizens' Police • Auxiliary Fire Department • Restoration of Water Supply, chairman Frank P. Anderson • Restoration of Light and Telephones, chairman Rudolph Spreckels • Restoration of Fire in Dwellings, chairman Jeremiah Dinan • Restoration of Abattoirs • Resumption of Transportation, chairman Thornwall Mullally • Resumption of Civil Government, chairman Garett McEnerney • Resumption of the Judiciary, chairman Judge Charles W. Slack • Resumption of Retail Trade • Organization of Wholesalers • Finance, chairman James D. Phelan • Sanitation • Relocation of the Chinese, chairman Abe Ruef • History and Statistics, chairman Frank S. Drum ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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