The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
SOUTH SIDE BOULEVARD.
Projectors of 1t Depend on the Next
Tax Levy.

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The projectors of the Folsom street
boulevard are in nowise deferred by the
lack OF funds in the city treasury. A very
enthusiastic meeting was held in Mangels
Hall, corner of Folsom and Twenty fourth
streets, last night and after an entirely
one-sided discussion in its favor by A. B.
Mcguire, G. c. Terrill, ]. c. WEBSTER,
George l.. Center, Harvey c.. Som
ers, P Curtiss and J. English
1T was decided that an executive
committee of the organization, which is
known as the South Side improvement
Club, do its utmost to induce the Board of
Supervisors to include an appropriation
for the project in the next tax levy. The
committee consists of the following: G. L..
Center, John Ryder, Harvey Somers, Eli
jan Gilmore, Joseph Kelly, CAPTAIN George
Raab, A. B. Mcguire, J. c. WEBSTER and J..
f. English.
Superintendent E. P. vining of the Mar
ket-street Railway Company was also
present and repeatedly gave the assurance
that his company was as anxious as the
gentlemen present to have the project go
through, seeing that it would help to in
crease its revenue.
In reply to a letter addressed to III. f.
Huntingdon on the 22d ult., Mr. Vlning
had written one in which he stated the
position of the Market-street Railway
Company as follows:
We have been delayed in opening the Fol-
som-street line by the fact that the City has
not completed the necessary grading. For in
stance, between Fourth and Sixth streets our
part of the way is finished and the City's part
Fourteenth streets Folsom street is now below
the public grade and needs to be raised. Be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets there
is a defective sewer, which needs attention
before cars can be run the street.
large portion of our track is placed and
we have all the metal on hand for the remain
der, ana can complete the entire line in very
short order whenever the City does its part of
the necessary work.
Letters were also read as follows from
James D. Phelan and Director r. P. Doolan
of the Mechanics Institute:
4. B. Mdguire-DEAR SIR: I regret that
another engagement on Saturday evening will
prevent my attendance at the meeting called
to discuss Mission boulevard project.
Your proposition to make Folsom street q
boulevard would, if carried out, be great
boon to the Mission and an act of long delayed
justice. wish you success in your enterprise.
Yours very respectfully, JAMES d. PHELAN.
A. B. Adgufre-DEAR SIR: The Mechanics
Institute heartily approves of the plans adj
vocated by the residents of the Mission for the
improvement of Folsom street and will CO.
operate with the property-owners for bitumin-
R. P. DooLAN
A very encouraging letter was also read
from Supervisor Spreckels, which speaks
for itself, 1t is here given:
To the members Of the South Side Improvement
Cttt6-GENTLEMEN While regretting my in
ability to attend the meeting set for this Satur-
day evening take this means of expressing
my fullest Endorsement of the purposes for
which. you are gathered; The converting of
Folsom street into an acceptable boulevard
from the shore line TO Army street, will make
one OF the grandest and most needed improve
ments that now command attention.
AS member of the Board of Supervisors and
chairman of the Street Committee, 1 will
cheerfully do all in my power to further the
objects sought TO be attained by your club.
The. fact is, the interests of the South Side
have been too long neglected that preference
might be given TO other parts of the City in the
matter of street and other improvements. AS
a resident OF the Mission district, L can
been our portion in the past, and now
that healthy sentiment has been. aroused,
looking for a betterment of condi-
tons to be emphasized by the establish
ment of the proposed Folsom boulevard, am
too willing to fully cooperate with all others |
IN promoting its success. / hope the efforts |
thus begun may not be abated until this and
many other improvements directly affecting
.he south side have been carried to success |
ul termination. Yours, sincerely.
A. B.spREcKELs
The following resolutions. which were |
adopted, best show the sentiment of the |
movement:
WHEREAS, There is a great public necessity |
IF a modern paved street as an outlet for the |
City; and whereas, Folsom streets best adapted |
n every respect for such outlet; and whereas, |
'olsom street is now much below the |
'fiiciai grade that the reconstruction of the |
md repaving absolutely necessary; and |
whereas, in the past this portion of |
he City has received no favors from |
he City officials, but on the contrary has had |
imposed upon it nearly all the annoying public |
such as the City and County Hos |
,ital, City and County Pesthouse, City and |
to-, and has been neglected in its public parks /
md streets. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That 1t is the sense of this meeting |
hat the Board of Supervisors be asked as |
natter OF justice to this district to pave Folsom
treet with bituminous rock, instead of replac-
ng the present pavement OF stone blocks and |
obbles.
A petition will at once be circulated for
lgnatures, OF which the following is a
opy:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of the
,fty and County Of San Francisco-GENTLEMEN:
lTeet ana adjacent streets respectfully
ubmit the following facts for consid
ration by your honorable board: That
zenith streets, will have to be repaved after
construction of the street railway tracks
hereon, as the street is now so far below the
hiCioi : - uc ehal IepaVlng is nDsoluteiy Heces-
airy; that there is public necessity for
modern paved street connecting the Mission
district with the City, and Folsom street is the
,est street for such purpose, both as to loca-
lon and grade, and an outlet for the city; |
hat the portion of Folsom street between
and Twenty-sixth is already
paved with bituminous rock. Therefore your
petitioners ask your honorable board to pave
'olsom street from Third to Nineteenth with
'ftum1nous rock, instead of replacing the |
present pavement of stone blocks and cobbles.
Captain George Raabe, presiding, an
,ounced that another meeting would be
ield at Folsom and Eighth streets to-