The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-25
NORTH BEACH CLUB.
a Forgotten Legislative Act is
Brought to Light.

A meeting of the North Beach Improve
ment Club was held last evening in the
basement of st. Francis Church, President
John ii. Wise in the chair. Among the
prominent members present were: A. 5.
Hallidie, John Shirley, j. Ii. Wise, Stew
art Menzies, Charles Wilmott, J. j. Rey, l..
Duterte, P. Barbieri. Supervisor S. 5.
Wright. d. B. Brown. Rev. J. F. Harring-
ton A. Ruef and j. III. Bartlett.
Stewart MenZies referred to the recent
meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce.
and reiterated the views expressed by him
at that meeting, and declaring further that
forty years experience on the city front
had convinced him that the best thing for
the commercial interests of the city would
be to extend the sea-wall westward The
Harbor Commissioners, he said, are in
favor of so extending it. People who are
adverse to the scheme had stated that YES
sells could not lay easily at wharves at the
north end if the sea-wall were extended.
He could assure the members that schoon-
ers and other vessels now lay at the north
end wharyes as safely, or more safely, than
at any other wharves. He moved that
committee be appointed to wait upon the
State Board of Harbor Commissioners, and
urge upon it the necessity of extending the
sea- wall till it reached the end of Van Ness
avenue.
Ex-SuperyiSor Mangels conceded fully in
Mr.. MenZies' views, and said that the eX-
tension of the sea-wall as proposed would
be most important thing for the property
holders of North Beach and the Western
Addition.
a. S. Hallidie said that at present the
sea-wall looked unsightly to any one enter
ing the port. If the wall is extended at the
north end it will add fifty blocks of land to
the city, worth say $4,000 block, and the
city will gain So 600 worth of assessable
property. AT present there is a lack OF
wharf facilities at the north end, and the
sooner the wall is extended the better for
all manufacturing interests at North Beach.
committee, consisting of John Ii. Wise.
A. 8. Hallidie, 5. 5. Wright, A. Ruef. John
Shirley, Charles Wilmott, ID. B. Brown,
Stewart Menzies and Mr.. Mangels. was APP
pointed to confer with the Harbor Commits
sioners in regard to the matter
Charles WilmOtt said that in the report of
the Grand Jury, published in THE CALL on
Wednesday, he saw that petition had
been presented to the Board of Supervisors
to cancel the old lease of wha. is known as
the old Hospital, at the corner of Stockton
and Francisco streets, to the Scandinavian
Ladies' Benevolent and Relief Society, aud
10 grant new lease for three years to the
Hebrew Home for Aged Disabled. The
Grand Jury favored the erection of new
County jail on the lot. He did not think
the people of North Beach wanted either a
home or a Jail there, but thought the prop
erty should be put to some other good use.
Stewart MenZle5 stated that in 1872 he
been instrumental in having all act passed
by the Legislature, which provided that
the property mentioned should be used as
a corporation yard and keeper appointed
at salary of $50 month. The act was
to take effect Immediately on its passage,
but nothing has been done to make it oper-
alive, although he brought it before the
Board of Supervisors many times during
the time he served on the board
committee of three, consisting Of
Messrs. Wilmott, Menzie5 and Ray, was
appointed to appear before the Supervisors
and acquaint them of the provisions of the
act and ascertain if it could not be en-
forced.
j. II. Bartlett. President of the Six
teenth-street Improvement Club, made a
few remarks, after which the meeting ad-
jOurned