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Show -1 - '1 - J " ' "w ..... ... ... 1 i w 1 k ... .. . - 1 J ' i 1 ,. . . - . , .- ; SAk FRANCISCO, May 2. Conditions Condi-tions of life are gradually becoming more normal in this city and the work of clearing up the wreck in preparation for rebuilding in the downtown Becflon of the city ts going on more rapidly.' 'Business Is being rapidly resumed by retail tradesmen of every descriptlqn throughout the destroyed ectlons of the cily. George Wittman, chairman of the committee on retail trade, reports that the following ' places of business are open: Forty-four butchers, twenty-nine res-tauranta. res-tauranta. twenty.-two bakeries, twenty-two twenty-two fruit and vegetable stands, seventy-one dairies and fifteen refreshment parlors, fifty-three groceries and seventy-one miscellaneous establishments, including tailors, plumbers, dry goods stores, druggists and cigar stands. . The commission firms located along the water front are doing a thriving expects t 1 ie l y fro; t waters apply In --nlss: .. V!:Mn ten days. By that t the 'rri on t'. e various wharves v, 1.1 l ave tt a ovei ' auled and shipping Can be accommodated as .before .be-fore the earthquake. The United railroads was yesterday given permission by Mayor Schmits to operate its cars until later hours in order or-der that the last cars, beginning tonight to-night will leave all termini at midnight . The United railroads has already operated-seven lines, and with these three additional routes will be -covering nearly near-ly all sections of the unburned district. The work of inspecting chimneys is proceeding rapidly. The Inspectors are all architects or builders and are donating donat-ing their services for the . benefit of "householders. Every chimney In every building left standing In San Francisco will be thoroughly inspected before any permits are Issued to make fires. Indoors. In-doors. The reports will be turned over to the board of fire underwriters. business. Yesterday receipts showed a marked Increase over the preceding day and prices of dairy goods and some lines of green goods were lower. The business of receiving and dispersing of consignments is running along smoothly smooth-ly as can be expected under the circumstances. cir-cumstances. In less than two weeks the garbage question will be disposed of. An inspection in-spection of the reduction works In the Potrero has been made and it was reported re-ported that outside of the 100 feet of the tall chimneys repairs ' to the furnaces fur-naces can be completed in ten days. Men were set to work yesterday on these necessary repairs, and soon there will be established a forced draught so as to Insure rapid combustion. As soon as this is completed all refuse will be incinerated as in the past. Mayor Schmits has Just made the announcement an-nouncement that all time restrictions to the lighting of dwellings will be removed re-moved today, with the suggestion that candles be used exclusively, for illuminating illumi-nating purposes until electricity can be resumed. Petroleum for lighting purposes pur-poses Is especially prohibited until the water supply ,1s intact. . The Spring Valley Water company |