The morning call., 1894-03-22

should be located in San Francisco. II it
should be established at Berkeley, where
the Board of Regents has land OF its own.
it would be entirely beyond the reach of
wouId-be pupils living in this city, ard for
the same reason 1t would not be we'll 10 have
il in any other suburb. To purchase a
site and erect a building in the heart of
the city would cost so much that the re-
maInder of the fund would not be sniff
cient to keep the school in operation. The
sSme difficulty arises in the case of the
Lick fund, which has already lain idle for
seventeen years.
Within the past few days The trustees of
the latter fund have been offered the sub
staniial hrick buildings owned by the
Pioneer Wooden Mills Company and
located at North Beach. for a sum which
IS sckno W LEGGED To be extremely low.
The huge structures have for some years
been cut of use, aud the invested capital is
therefore idle. The owners, in order TO
realize on il. have offered 1t to the Lick
trust for S125, ,000 The offer includes the
splendid fOur-stOrv brick building bounded
by Polk street. Van Ness avenue, North
Point and Beach streets. together with the
three-story brick building known as the
workshops. The main structure is 3c4 feet
inches in length anG 64 feet IN width.
The grounds include five 50-vara lots.
1t cost S125,0 600 to put up the building
some twelve years ago, and as they are IN
as perfect condition as they were when
first constructed, 1t Will be seen that the
proposed sale at the original cost price,
with the valuable ground thrown in, gives
an excellent chance for q bargain.
1t is also urged that the site and eharac-
ter of the buildings are most favorable for
the uses of a training-schooi. Though
the location is certainly not central, yet
the buildings are easily accessible by means
of streetcars, which run within two blocks
of them. The Hyde-street line traverses
nd
Westbound cars, so that from almost any
section the school could be reached for one
fare. In other respects more desirable
location could scarcely be found. 1t is
healthful and beautifully located for pub
lie institution.
The interior of the big building would
afford room for both the Wllmerding and
the Lick schools. On each floor there is
an enormous room. embracing almO the
the entire length and breadth of the build
ing, and perfectly lighted 10y windows on
both sides. These would accommodate
all the machinery that would be required,
with lots OF space TO spare. The plant OF
the old wooden mills is still In position.
The 350-hOrse power engine, the 25-foot
driving wheel. the boilers and all are just
as thew were when the works shut down,
and il would only be necessary TO replace
the cardiDg machinery on the various
floors with the machinery and appliances
required in lnstructing pupils how TO NAL ke
q living.
But as before stated neither the Lick
trust nor the WilmerdiDg can afford to
spend so large sum of money as the price
asked in ACQUIRING site, and the offer has
set the trustees longing for some benevol-
ent spirit TO come TO their assistance al
this importan; juncture. With building
and ground provided the 100000 left by
Mr.. Wilmerding or the $4,000 left by Mr.
Lick w0ald be sufficiently large to support
an extensive and admirably equipped
school.
President Horace Davis of the Lick
School trust is reported TO have said: 1--WE
have been anxionsly waiting for some one
10 give Us a building" And now here i:
a building, practically equipped, com
modious and going abegging at what real
estate men pronounce extremely low hg
ures. Two deceased millioDaires have
given enough to operate it, and inquiry
is being made for a live man to donate
enough 10 enable The money already glver
10 he put into use.
John O. Earl of the Lick trust SAID yes
terday that he had heard that certain
man in the city would come 10 the as
slstance Of the perpleXed trustees, out NJ
failed to name the man. Nor can IL Dt
sald that he WAS very confident tbat tDt
donation would be forthcoming. At al
events the chance is at hard, and The
trustees and The public are on the Qui vlvt
10 learn the name Of the giver.