The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
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SPUR TRACKS WILL co.
Park Commissioners Say They
Will Have the Rails
Removed.
The Obliging Southern Pacific Wants
More Money for Hauling
the SWeeplngs.

The spur track of the Southern Pacific
that has obstructed and spoiled the great
ocean boulevard for nearly two years now
will be removed. The statement is made
upon the authority of Park Commission
ers Austin and Rosenfeld, and since they
have exclusive jurisdiction over that part
of San Francisco their word must carry
weight. They have said that the spur
tracks, and all of them that now exist ille-
gally, will be removed. Just when, how
ever, has not been determined, and Com
missioner Rosenfeld says few days will
be needed to settle this point.
In answer to the direct question, Will
the Park Commissioners remove the spur
track from the ocean boulevard, Mr.. Aus
tin said, yesterday:
s'The Park Commissioners are in no way
interested in the spur track or its reten-
ton, except so far as it benefits the park.
In reducing the expenses there the people
are benefited in a corresponding reduction
in taxes. Now l will explain how this
benefits the people.
'This spur track was built for the sole
purpose of aiding the Midwinter Fairs
Prior to that period and few month.
needed in the park from Baden. When
that was exhausted we looked around for
some cheap way of supplying the def
cheney. The Merchants Association Of
fered to give us the street sweepings at the
nominal cost of 25 cents yard, and we
gladly accepted the proposition. Then it
was that the spur track became of benefi.
to the people, Tor the Merchants Associa-
ton could only afford to supply the
sweepings at the figure named on condi-
tion that the Southern Pacific would haul
the refuse at a reasonable rate.
"When this track is torn up it means that
we must send seven, possibly ten miles
for the loan necessary to the life of the
park. Instead of costing us 25 cents yard
we will consider ourselves lucky if we can
get it done for IS cents. If the railroad
people can be believed they are not making
a cent out of the contract with the Mer-
chants Association"
And to prove his latter assertion Mr..
Austin exhibited the following letter from
the Southern Pacific. The letter speaks
loudest for itself and is as follows:
San FRANCISCO. July 10, 1895.
Mr.. Joseph dustin, Chairman Golden Gate Park
Commission Cftg-DEAR SIR: Referring to the
arrangement which expired June 80 last
whereby this company has for some time been
transporting from this City to Golden Gate
Park street sweepings at rate of $5 per car,
lehrn tnat slHce July we nave, as prior to
that date, been rendered shipments Of street
sweepings for transportation to the park
Review of the business done for the first six
months of this year indicates, l regret to saw
that this company has rendered the service at
an actual loss, and it is therefore impossible to
continue the arrangement, under which cir
cumstances we beg respectfully to ask that
tions to be issued as viii either cause the dis
continuance of this traffic, or, If it be your de-
sire to continue 1t, that opportunity be given
for readjustment of transportation charges as
expense of performing the service Yours
truly, c. +. SMURR.
The public will wait anxiously for the
removal of the tracks from the Ocean bou-
levard, and when they are removed the
improvement of the great highway, as it is
known, should be the first new work un-
dertaken by the Commissioners, since by
long odds it is the most important.