The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29
AROUND THE PARK.
Monthly Meeting of the Park
Commissioners.
Reports of Work Now in Progress-Bids for
the New Aviary-Bay District Race
Track-A Bicycle Course,

The regular monthly meeting of the Park
Commissioners was held yesterday after
noon at the office in Golden Gate Park.
Superintendent McLaren made the fol-
lowing reports of the work under his super
vision: The ladies' observatory on the
ocean beach will be completed In three
weeks, and by order of the Commissioners
will be painted a slate gray, pecked out
with red; the aviary is nearly ready for
occupancy, the main pillars are in place
and will be ready for the wire in two days,
its walks are all graded and macadamiZ9d,
ii will be painted a live-Oak leaf green. At
Mountain Lake Park, near the Preside,
the planting of 10000 trees of all varieties
has been completed and they are all in a
tlOurishing condition. The lake near Straw
berry Hill will be puddled with clay next
week; the driveway around the lakes
margin has been staked out and teams are
now hauling the material for macadamizng
it. The material for the park suspension
bridge is on the way and will be delivered
IN the park next week.
QUAIL DONATED.
The Commissioners accepted with thanks
donation Of twelve mountain quail double
crested from d. \. Bender Of Carson City,
New.
A communication was read from Lieu
tenant r. +. keTkam of the Government
| Weather Bureau, stating that if given
suitable location and building an Observa-
tory would be located by him in the park,
under the charge OF an efficient assistant.
The matter was referred 10 Commissioner
Stow, who Will confer with Lieutenant
kerkam on the subject.
The Superintendent further reported that
one mile of the boulevard south of the park
on the beach had been graded. Also that
many trees were being planted in suitable
localities.
In the conservatory there is n large num-
Der OF bTilliant-hued birds, recently re-
ceivCd, some OF which will be placed in the
new ayiary. Among tie birds are Persian
bUibulS or japanese uightinGales, Austria
liam Toseilas. Australian magpies, laug
laCkasSes and cock 4tOos.
IN vERDURE CLAD.
The recent rains and pleasant fine sunny
weather have made the park most pleasantly
green and refreshing. Not many blooms
are out Yet, but by early spring the flower
show in the park Will be very fine and
larger than ever before.
The park police. by order of the Gem
mlssiOne-s, are sttingenty enforcing the
fast-dTlyIng ordinance. Captain :. NJ.
Thomson and Officer Harper arrested }. A
James and A. SmOni. who. by their furious
driving, near the muSlc-Stand, endan geTed
many lives.
TIE BAY DISTRICT TRACK.
There are over sixty trotters quar-
tered at the Bay District track, but the
condition OF the course from the past heavy
rains has prevented any but Light Jogging
work over the park roads. The track Is,
however, drying up fast, and by tomorrow
viii be III to work over. James Dustin,
who has charge of the track, is doing his
best with the limited means at his COM
mand TO keep the fences and buildings in
some kind Of repair. The leading stables
now at the track are Q. A. Hickok's fifteen
head, including Stamboul. who is il excel
lent order; j. Dustin six head Lee Shaner.
FieldwiCk, BTundOY, McManuS, Dr. Lyons
md HendTlCbson. In about a month the
club house VIII be open TO visitors.
A BICYCLE TRACK.
The building of quarter mile bicycle
track for the San Francisco Bicycle Club
wlll be begun at tile Bay District track
this week. Ii Will be laid out outside the
inside speed gaHopiug track and will run
along the nTSt quarter Of the main track.
The club has arranged programme of
races 10 take place ina March and In July.
\ sned for staU.ing the Wbeel5 viii also be
built
Much activity in grading the sand hills
about the park for residence lots is now 10
be noticed. Numerous fOur-hOrse sclaper-
teams are 1t work among all the car lines
nearing tde park.
CABLE AND ELECTRIC CARS.
The extension OF the McAHister-street ca
bic liue 10 the Powel-street car line en-
trance to the park is nearly completed. A
tuTn-taOle has been put 10, and cars Will be
running by the middle OF March.
Along Fifth avenue the Geary-stroet has
laid down some 200 feet cf dou0le-rail, and
has arge quantities of rails lying along its
extension from the Geary-street cable
terminus along Point Lo5oS road and up
Fifth avenue Work on the road VIII, it is
nrfl8 ina oofuTuartoef INN IN
On StaHyan street tie Electric Road Com
pany is now only finishing up the fur lines
it has put down from Waller to Frederick
streets. According 10 reports the company
IS, cJntemf latng running a tunnel from
Frederick street through the heavy Stanyau-
street hin 20 Eureka lHappy) Valley and
thence connecting with the San MateO main
Line.