The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-28
NEARING THE CITY FRONT,
Club 8 of the Folsom Inn
provement Association
Organized.
Encouraging Reports of the Plan to
Bituminize the Street to
the WharVeS.

Club of the South Side or Folsom
street Improvement Association was Or
ganiZed last evening at S13 Folsom street.
The temporary officers elected were: Leon
Samuel, chairman; John f. Harmon, secre-
tary; z. A. McDonnough, vice-chairman
Joseph Sophey, treasurer. Chairman
Samuel explained that the purpose of or
ganization was to cooperate with the
other clubs of the Folsom-street Improve
ment Association in the project of making
Folsom street fine boulevard with a
bitumen pavement from Sixth to Third
street and from there on to the water front.
Upon the suggestion of J. J. McEwen
the chairman appointed as committee
Messrs. Harmon, McEwen and Sophey, to
be a part of an executive committee, the
others to be appointed by the several clubs
in the association. ]. Day stated that all
OF the property -owners,on the street should
put their shoulders to the wheel and do all
in their power to see that the projected
property-owners on many other thorough
fares would be demanding similar I'M
provements, and Folsom street would be
left in the race if the interest were per-
mitted to flag.
A. B. Mcguire told of the good work done
al the further end of the street, and of the
efforts of Club further down. He sug-
gested the advisability of decreasing the
width of the sidewalks from nineteen feet
to fourteen or fifteen feet. In speaking of
the paving, Mr.. Mcguire said that under
the new law it will cost more to put down
basalt blocks than bitumen, the difference
being in the cost Of the foundations. He
said the railroad people had promised to
bituminiZe between rails from Nineteenth
street to Army, and he had no doubt the
same would be done to the water front if
the request WAS made. Mr.. Mcguire, in
speaking of lighting the street, stated that
from Nineteenth street out there were
seven electric lights that take the place of
forty gas lamps, at saving OF $27 month
the entire distance if the Supervisors could
be induced to make such an improvement
under their lighting contracts.
Captain Raabe made an enthusiastic ad-
dress concerning the improvement in the
Mission, and stated that wheelmen from
all parts of the City repair nightly to the
blum inized pavements on the further end
of Folsom street to enjoy themselves ON
their wheels. He said the prospects of
having a modern pavement the entire
length of the street were very encouraging
Joseph Kelly, president Of club 9, prophe.
sled that Folsom street would soon become
business as well as a residence street If
Tue projected WOrk WAS ACCOM- llShed.
The trouble is that the property-owners do
not seem to be alive to the situation, and
the outsiders show more interest than
those directly concerned.
f. W. McEwen suggested that the Off
GERS of the club call personally upon all of
the property-owners in the district and
draw them into line. Get them to sign a
petition for the Improvement if they would
not attend the meeting.
l. vote of thanks was extended to tho
wheelmen of the City for their assistance at
the recent demonstration in the Mission.
A similar resolution was passed thanking
the Street Committee of the Supervisors
for their recommendation OF $4,000 appro-
priation.
Chairman Samuel appointed P. A. Nc
Donald, P. Heyfron and r. w. McEwen a
committee to organize club for the district
from Third street to the water front.
Mr.. Heyfron said that he believed the
railroad would favor wider street and
would gladly remove their electric poles
back to the edge of a decreased sidewalk,
as it would give the teams more room in
the street, thus lessening the cost of rails
injured by truck wheels.
When the club adjourned it was to meet
next Monday evening at 572 Folsom street
and organize club 4.