The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-30
THE QUESTION OF BONDS
OcEANsIDE PEOPLE WANT

OCEANSIDE PEOPLE WANT TO
SHARE IN THE BENEFITS.
The CALLS boulevard scheme is good
one and is heartily Endorsed by the pro-
gressive citizens of San Mateo County.
whether they live on the coast or bay side.
Of course, as intimated in Thursday morn
ing's paper, there will be some opposition
from silurians, and also from few people
who are not reckoned with that contin-
gent. But I am quite sure that the sug-
gestion of opposition on the west side of
the county is uncalled for if that section
gets the considers alton due it. There will
be plenty of opposition to bond scheme
that will impose additional taxes on the
Oceansi de people without giving them
share of the benefits. They want some
bonds tn emselves and want them even
more than the bay-side people, because
they need them more. All of their traffic
and travel is by county road, and while
they are annually paying large sums of
money as road taxes there is not an all
the-year-round road from San Mateo to
Pescadero.
Our people would readily vote for bond
issue that would provide the money for a
boulevard from San Francisco to Menlo
Park if it included also a scheme for
macadamized highway over the mountain
from San Mateo to Halfmoon Bay, thence
south to Pescadero. That is the greatest
need of San Mateo County to-day, other
than an ocean-shore railroad, and if it is
not contemplated in the boulevard scheme
opposition from the coast side will be pro-
nounced against bond issue.
Whi1a - Twin
the bay shore is unequaled in the State
for natural beauty and delightful resi-
dences and grounds, that section traversed
by the present county road from San
Mateo to Pescadero is so varied in its
scenery, SO picturesque and surprising in
its landscape views, so invigorating in the
freshness of its ocean atmosphere, that a
pleasure drive on the boulevard would not
be complete without it, and even now,
with our roads that are only good in good
weather, many pleasure parties make the
trip every summer and feel richly
repaid for their trouble. At Half
moon Bay, Purissima, San Gregorio and
Pescadero are pleasant hotels that make
the reception of. tourists their chief bust
ness, and at all of these places are many
other people directly interested in increas-
ing the tourist travel. They know that
until a railroad can be built down the
coast their dependence is entirely upon
the wagon road, and with one accord they
indorse the CALLS scheme if it is to COM
prehend an improvement of the chief
highways of the county.
/ notice that Phil NJ Roedel of San
Mateo suggests that if the State puts in a
rock-crusher at Folsom the material for
macadam could be brought from there
cheaply. But it seems to me that the rock
could be crushed right along the line of
the boulevard much cheaper. There is
plenty of good rock at convenient points
and it would have to be hauled by teams
no further from crusher than from the
steamers landing that would bring it
from Folsom. As for the road to the coast,
there is hill of cement about six miles
west of San Mateo, right on the line of the
present county road, that has no superior
on earth for road-making material. 1t
has been laid on about two miles of road
in the vicinity of Byrnes Station, and
test of several years hard usage has
proved its value. This piece of roadway is
always smooth, clean and dry, and it
would be a wise idea to use that cement
for the boulevard. FRANK II. OWEN.