The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
FOR CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
The Merchants Association
Favor Lighting Golden
Gate Park.
THE WILMERDING COLLEGE.
Electric Lights and a New Pave
ment for Market Street Under
Consideration.

Several matters of great public import
ance were discussed and acted upon yester-
day at meeting of the Merchants Asso-
clation. The attention of the board of
directors was called to the proposed
preparation of an official map of the City
and County of San Francisco. 1t was
stated that the Board of Supervisors had
referred the matter to the street com mittee
with request that the contract be let and
the cost of the map should not exceed
$4,000. Reliable information from COM
petent engineers was furnished to the asso-
cations officers that this work could
be efficiently performed for less than $5O0O
The secretary was instructed to notify
the Supervisors that the map could be
made for $4,000, and that the contract
should be let to the lowest bidder.
There was some discussion upon the
lighting of Market street with adequate
electric lights. 1t was reported that the
matter was now in the hands of the COM
mittee on lights of the Board of Super
visors, and further efforts would be made
to have favorable action taken at the
earliest possible date.
An experiment will be made to test the
practicability of II. E. Keils' suggestion
that poles for lights be placed at suitable
points on the street.
Letters from Congressman Mcguire,
Loud and Bowers strongly favoring the
early construction and completion of the
Nicaragua canal by the United States were
received.
Secretary Freud reported that the synop-
sis OF the new charter. prepared at the re-
quest OF the board, was ready. 1t was the
sense of the board that this synopsis be
put in such pamphlet form; also that a
small book be made of the same, SO that
at later time copies can be published for
distribution among the citizens.
The subject of lighting Golden Gate Park
at night by electric lamps was discussed.
1t was suggested that large number of
people would enjoy the use of the drive
ways in the park at nights the park were
illuminated. This was referred to the
committee on publicity and promotion to
communicate with the Park Commission
ers, with view of ascertaining their posi-
Electric Light Company, for the purpose
of ascertaining how many lights would be
required to light up the main driveways
of the park, and what would be the cost
and report to the board.
A communication was received from the
Market-street Railway Company request
ing the board to appoint committee for
WIN VIC halfway UPON
the subject of streetcar transfers A map
was also furnished by the railroad COM
pany showing all the streetcar lines now
existing in this City. The committee on
public affairs was appointed to consult
with the company upon this subject, with
view of securing transfers at all points
that may be necessary, as well as endeavor-
ing to abolish the present traffic in
transfers.
President Dohrmann called attention to
the present difficulty of finding offices in
the City Hall, owing to the fact that no
proper directory of the hall exists. A plan
is being prepared by this association for
affording this necessary service.
The Merchants Association is very de-
sirous of having the Wilmerding College
located in this City. Letters were read
from the Mechanics Institute, Half-million
Club, the Manufacturers Association and
from DR.. McNutt, relating to this subject.
The Mechanics Institute and the Half
million Club have appointed committees
to consult with the Merchants Association
as to the best means that may be adopted to
get the Wilmerding School located in San
Francisco. A resolution was passed that
the committee on publicity and promotion
of the association meet the various other
committees at the rooms of the Mechanics
Institute on Tuesday next at 10 o'clock A. M.
Joseph L. Poheim and the Pope Manu-
featuring Company became members of
the association.