The San Francisco call., 1895-10-07
At THE PARK AND BEACH.
Sixty Men in the Peoples
Pleasure Ground Are
Laid Off.
Eight Thousand Cyclers on the
Road-Two Acres of Chrysan-
themumS.

Eight Thousand Cyclers on the
Road-Two Acres of Chrysan-
themums.
"The complications in connection with
the tax levy are bothering US just now"
said Park Commissioner Austin yester-
day. "The want of money, or the GER
talnty of the amount the park fund will
be allowed this year, will cripple the
commission in the performance of neces-
sary improvements. A few days since We
were forced to lay off thirty men.
| "And to-day We told Superintendent Nc
Laren that we would have to lay off thirty
more in few days, because we have no
money to pay them. OF course we must
| retain certain number, come what may, in
order to keep the park in tolerably good
condition"
The Commissioners were of the opinion
that the tax levy will stand, but in the
meantime, in view of the uncertainty, the
peoples pleasure ground will have to
suffer.
/ Commissioner Austin added that there
were many improvements contemplated
which could not at this time be COM
menced. "One of these" he said, sis the
grand music court"
Yesterday afternoon number of repre-
sentative cyclers, headed by S. w. Backus,
waited upon Commissioners Austin and
Resenfeld and Superintendent McLaren at
the lodge and had an informal talk in re-
lation to bicycles and bicyclers in the park
The spokesman stated that the cyclers of
| this City were very desirous of having the
park lighted by electricity at night and
would like to have the Commissioners
widen the bicycle road so that instead of
twenty feet it would be seventy feet wide
The Commissioners received the sugges-
tions and stated they would be brought up
at the next meeting of the board.
| Except on special fete days there never
was greater number of people in Golden
Gate Park than there was yesterday, not
only pedestrians but cyclers, and the num-
ber of vehicles, from phaeton drawn by
| Shetland pony to four-in-hand, ex-
ceeded that of any Sunday within six
months.
A feature among the bicyclers was the
first outing of the Olympic Bicycle Club in
the uniform recently adopted-dark blue
knickerbockers, cardinal sweaters and
white caps. The winged doughnut en-
blem has been discarded and substituted
by monogram of so. CO. in white. Fol-
lowing the captain twenty-seven uniformed
Cliff, executing many fancy movements on
the way.
Duplex bicycles, built for two and de-
cidedly more attractive than tandems
were seen spinning along the roads.
The number OF cyclers, male and female,
who enter the park on Sundays is contin-
ually on the increase. An individual with
an impulsive turn of mind recently sta
toned himself at the Stanyan-street en-
trance and kept tally of the wheels as they
went by morning and afternoon, and he
states that from early morn until the
shades OF evening fell nearly 5000 wheelers
passed by him, all bound west. The great
est number was in the early morning.
The youthful visitor to the park, who is
not under paternal or maternal restraint,
has found new source of amusement
that IS climbing up to the first landing of
the deserted electric tower and then as
| cending to the searchlight platform by
means of the iron ladder.
Fritz Scheel led the band and gave a
most enjoyable programme, hut there were
many who were disappointed in this that
1t was made up OF only ten numbers.
The walls OF the new lodge are up as
high as they will be built and the roof tim
bers is being put in place.
Over two acres of ground on q hillock
near the southern line of the park have
been cleared of poison oak and wild
Gardener Millen and planted in chrysan-
themums and pinks. OF the former these
beauties of every shade and size have been
planted and within two weeks the public
Will be treated to a view of the finest dis
| play OF these grand flowers that has ever
been seen In this City. The pinks which
| nave just been set out will also make a
me show when they blossom. The spot
winch few months ago was wilderness
| IS now magnificent garden.
Whlle the park was crowded there was
an immense throng at the ocean beach,
The new Cliff House is rapidly approach
Ing completion, and its handsome appear
| ance leads to much favorable comment.
The amount of work that has been done
| on the Sutro electric line is visible, and it
| gives evidence that the road will soon be
! IN running order. The rails have been laid
northward past the entrance to Sutro
Heights, along what is called midway
Plalsance avenue" then they make a turn
south and westward to an elevation within a
few feet OF the Sutro baths. The large swim
ming tanks are receiving a coat of white
paint preparatory to the opening, which
VIII take place about the same time that
the electric road is operated. Within the
pulldlng a magnificent museum has been
opened. 1t contains a great number of
carios tnat one cannot examine in day,
ana many OF them are very rare.
Gaptaln Samuel Thomson of the park
ponce, WHO while trying to stop runaway
IN Ihe park was thrown from his horse and
nau TWO RIBS broken, is still confined to his
nome. Ofhcer Compiler is acting captain
curing 1homson's forced retirement.
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