The morning call., 1892-01-25

MiSsioD-iiOad Improvement Club.
XRjt9r MorluUg can: At meeting held OF the
property owget, % Tie Mtssiou-slreet widening
district an Stanford Hall, corner Of valencia and
Twenty eighth STREETS, ON The 2lsJ inst. the sub
JeCt Of lie great improvements now under way
Do the Richmond district WAS July discussed. aud
comparison was made between The TWO To-
cauti-s. lie sentiment Of the meeting was that
tile Richmond district received more than its
share OF the attention of tie present Board Of
Supervisors while The first and only outlet Of the
city has ben allowed TO go to ruin. One OF the
evening p Pers, In commenting on the meeting,
says that tie Improvements in the Richmond
district have been made solely by the property
owners, with a slight assistance from the Boa I'd
OF Supervisors II further states that the prop
etty-owuers IN that district win eXpend fully
81 UOO, 600 IN improving lie sewers streets, etc.
and suggests that should the property-Owners OF
The Mission want TO improve their portion OF The
city on par WIKI Richmond that they go down
into their rockets Ike their fellow taxpayers ID
EIcHmoud. The gentleman Is somewhat at sea
m regard 10 tile taxpayers OF tie Mission eX-
pending their dollars Tor improvements. The
lot-OWnerS Of The Mission have been the prey for
every scheme that has affected the property
owners for the past thirty years. They have, Ia
that time been fOUily and uDiuNfly iilfteated by
municipal officials. Look al the widening Of
Mission street TWO years ago or more. The
propeity-ONnerS paid tie city and county some
where neal 100000 10 dCtray the expenses OF
that undertaking. Has u ever been accom-
liiSNcI. No, aud never VIII De from present lndi-
cations Instead OF the city going ahead and
completing thar which hey undertook 10 do. and
for which tile prUperty-UTueTS paid for, they
have slapped upUH the same owners another
assessment FOR Tie extension OF Howard street,
aud from the action OF the city in tile Mission
street affair. Judging from that they VIII
haV- Howard street eX ended To something ike
fifteen 60 twenty years. Individually, am IN
favor OF all kinds OF improvements aud shall
always favor them, but ! strongly be-
Heye In finishing one undertaking before
starting another. The ely should first
complete Mission street and then Turn Its aIteu-
ton TO HOWatd street aud POIr. 10 avenue. /
can assure the members OF the Richmond I'M
pUOYemeut Club that there is no III fs ling
toward them ID the membership of The Mission
Road IMPROVEMENT cub. On the contrary, the
Mission Road Club VIII t,y aud affiliate with all
The Improvement CLUBS throughout The city. The
Richmond Club was held up as an example OF
what can be accomplished by strong and de
termlued stand if properly taken. The Mission
assessment that IS just ana for The interest and
they are entitled 10 some consideration 80 the
hands OF The proper officials, AMI they Will de.
maud that fdr which they have paid for. As 10 The
widening Of Mission street. the removal OF all
nuIsauceS now allowed 10 be maintained there
IN defiance OF ;ne health % the community they
Intend 10 exert every energy within their power
In order that Mission street TO the county line
may become a credit TO the city. Most respect
fully yours, GEORGE T. KELLY.
Secretary Mission Road Imp, 0ycineut Cub.