The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
LIGHTS IN THE MISSION.
What Those on Folsom Street
Have Done for the
District.
MAY BE MADE PERMANENT.
of the Cross CadetS-Other
Notes.

The property-owners on Folsom street,
between Nineteenth and Twenty sixth, are
signing a petition which will be presented
to the Board of Supervisors on Monday
next.
1t appears that just before the mass
meeting and bicyclists' parade in favor OF
a boulevard from the water front out Fol-
som street to the county line, number of
progressive citizens took up a subscription
and entered into a contract for seven large
electric lamps to be maintained for one
month, one lamp to be at each street
crossing from Nineteenth to Twenty-sixth
inclusive. So pleased are the residents
with their new lights, and so beneficial has
the change proved in business way and
by attracting to the street people from all
parts of the City, that now it is desired to
perpetuate the service of the lights at the
expense of the City.
The petition recites in addition to the
facts already mentioned as to better light,
greater convenience, ETC., the one argu-
ment which must have great weight with
the Supervisors, namely, that these seven
lights not only give better but also cheaper
light than the forty gas lamps used on the
seven blocks. As matter of fact, by SNUFF
fling out the gas and using electric lamps
the City will save 95 cents night, or $2S 90
month.
Among the names signed to the petition
are those of A. B. Mcguire, Frank Went
worth, Mrs. Charlotte Hahn, George and
H. Mangels, George L. Center, w. H.
Webster, P. J. Tormey, H. T. Kellom, F.
n. Bent, E. S. Gilmore, Captain Raabe,
Charles T. Spader, II. F. Wynne, E. Will
berg, A. H. Lieb, w. F. Tillman, H. c.
Somers. 7. F. Sullivan, Mr.. Roylance and
manv others
captain Raabe has lived for forty years
in the Mission district, and is leading
spirit in all that will benefit that section.
He is president of the Folsom Improve
ment Club No. l, and says that there has
never been so unanimous movement in
favor of proper pavement and good light
ing as at present.
1--WE want to have the electric lights
maintained" said he, "and we have ln-
stalled them merely to show how vastly
superior they are to the old-fashioned gas
lamps. Now, as they give much better
light than the lamps, are an attraction to
our neighborhood and can be maintained
at less cost than the gas lamps, believe
that the City should substitute the cleo
trio lamps permanently for the gas"
H. F. Wynne, the druggist and a leading
spirit in the California Cycling Club, is
lights and the abandonment of the old
gas lamps. GA year ago" he remarked,
"this was the most backward street in the
Mission, but now, with our fine new pave
ment and electric lamps, it has become the
attraction of this end of town. People
come here from all over the City to ride
and drive over the level street and enjoy
the fine light from the lamps. l am
earnestly in favor of keeping up these
| lights. 1t is the very best economy every
way"
The concert of the Mission Choral Union
at Mission Parlor Hall was attended by
over 1000 people. Sixty voices equally d.
in splendid harmony and time under Di-
rector J. ]. Morris. 1t rendered Handel's
"Hallelujah Chorus" Parker's "Who
Knows What the Bells Say?" Hatton's
"Softly Fall the Shades of Evening" Gold
beck's "Spring is Coming" Pinsuti's can
the Bee," Parker's "The Sea Hath Its
Pearls" and Memberships Hunting
Song"
Miss Mile Finn, the soprano soloist,
was warmly received and the audience
showed their appreciation by repeated en-
| cores. SIN Seville's Groves" was the first
| number, and the second was Rossini's "In-
| t1ammatuS," in which she was assisted by
! the chorus.
The Knickerbocker quartet, composed of
D. Lawrence, first tenor; R. P. Evans,
second tenor; D. B. Crane first bass; L. A.
Larsen, second bass, sang Macy's crosse
bud Fair and for an encore Simple
Simon" They appeared next in Emer-
sons "In Silent Mead" and were com
| npllp0 To rpGnOnH IN wv
The Mascagni Mandolin Club, under the
direction of Professor f. D. Piccirillo, rem
dered Santisieban's "Canto d Amor" and
Savionis ''Sous de Balloon" 1t was fire.
q1ently encored.
Rehearsals are held every Monday even.
terrain Church, Twenty-third and CapI
streets. The officers are: J. j. Morris, con
ductor; Sam Booth, president; Benning
Wentworth vice president; J.W. Mcguire
secretary: Fred Crossett, treasurer San
| Weeks, librarian.
Forty members of Company L, League
of the Cross Cadets, were mustered into
the regiment at Mission Dolores Churc
Friday night. Officers were elected as fol
| lows: William G. Clark, captain JOSEPH
L. Fogarty first lieutenant; Joseph O'Neill
second lieutenant. Lieutenant Colonel M
P. O'Dea administered the regimenta
affirmation. Others present were Majo
~. d. 1hI0IOl1, hOj Odliltl ". DedSN
and Captain Frank Warren, N G. c., whl
has directed the organization of the com
pany.
George Keeling and George Tucker, tw,
compositors of the Mission Journal, will
assume charge of the Halfmoon Bay AID
vocate this week
This morning about 100 children will re
ceive first communion at ST. James Church
Twenty-third and Guerrero streets.
The CALL takes the following from thu
Mission Journal:
On Monday last a committee from the Gran,
Jury visited the Mission to inspect the paving
| of San Carlos avenue, between Eighteenth an,
Nineteenth streets, and Bartlett street iron
Twenty-second to Twenty-sixth. In both case
they found the pavement full of holes and il
bad condition. San Carlos avenue was &C
cepted by the City November z, 1892, an,
Bartlett street, from Twenty-fourth to Twenty
sixth, was accepted September 26 of the sam
year.
The committee also visited South San Fran
cisco, and found that the same kind of worl
has been going on over there. The property
owners have hopes at last of seeing some o
the bad streets in the Mission repaired.
On Wednesday, June 5, the four highes
grades of the Horace Mann School will have
competitive drill. Members of the Board @
Education and General Warfeld will act q
judges.
Another amateur paper has entered the fell