The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09
THE RICHMOND DISTRICT.
Improvement Association Is to
Meet on Wednesday
Evening.
SOME TOPICS OF INTEREST
Numerous improvements Under
Way-Sutro School Closing
Exercises.

President Charles N. Hubbs of the Rich
mond improvement Association has called
meeting for Wednesday evening at SIM
onds' Hall, Fourth avenue and California
street. Some very important matters per-
tanning to public improvements are to be
discussed.
L. g. Parker's association, the Point Lo-
Dos Improvement Club, will not meet until
the night before the Park Commissioners
meet Its chief topic is the Point Lobos
avenue franchise, and it is vigorously pro-
testing against any extension of time.
Closing exercises of the Sutro Primary
School were held last Wednesday after
noon, and reflected great credit upon the
principal, Miss Magner.
The pupils taking a prominent part in
the programme were Lille Bennett, Everett
Ohnimus, Mile Kessel, Charles Schaefer,
Joseph Farrell, Carl Turn bull, Ruby Ben
nett, William Schram, William McPhie,
Emmett Hawley, Allen McPhie, Ella
Patton Elmo Cope, Gilbert Shearer and
Jesse Cope.
Contractor Warren has several scrapers
and plows at work on Mcdowell avenue,
at the Presidio
In its valuable column of brief para
graphs the Richmond Banner notes the
very latest improvements, besides covering
the general news. The following are taken
from it:
B I. Taylor. the builder, is doing good work
on L. q. Parker's new residence on Second ave-
nue., near Lake street.
George NJ. Coon's new dwelling house on
Clement street, near Fifth avenue, is being rap
idly constructed. 1t is nicely planned.
preliminary work on the Star of the Sea pa
roch1al school was done this week. The prop
structed.
The wigwam building on Clement street was
taken down early this week and the trucks for
the new Sntro cars removed.
Frank Vollmer, the popular mail-carrier will
erect a nice cottage on Second avenue, between
Clement and California streets.
work on the Sutro carhouse at Clement street
ana Thirty second avenue was begun this
week.
The following is the committee appointed to
attend to the charging of the Richmond Con-
gregational Church: Angus Mackillop, Andrew
Whittlesey and Alfred Smith. Already large
sum has been subscribed, and in the near
future larger structure will be opened to
welcome all the residents of Richmond.
+. w. Fuller has commenced grading opera
lions on the block bounded by Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-sixth avenues, Lake and California
streets. The work will cost $500. Mr.. Fuller
will erect a handsome $4,000 house on one of
the corners of this block during the summer.
1t also has the following Preside notes:
Duplicate pumps and machinery are to be
ordered Tor the new pumping works at the
Preside.
Major Humphrey of the quartermaster's de-
partment has made careful estimate of the
cost of the Preside Heights sewer and finds it
will cost $1S 900 Its immediate construction
Will be strongly recommended to the Board of
Supervisors.
Quartermaster-General R. n. Batchelder, U.
S. A, will arrive in this City this month and
inspect the posts here and the improvements
IN progress and contemplation at the Presidio.
General Batchelder was formerly stationed in
this City, has always taken a-friendly interest
G Yln and, nCy;xr
man.
The Banner advocates Patrick Farrell for
superintendent of the City Cemetery.
Denis Keller, Geary-street car-con-
ductor, and Miss Emma Schroeder were
married by Rev. Philip Coombe last
month.
Editor James Bowlan hopes to make the
Western Addition Expositor the best
advocate of the interests of his neighbor-
hood. His coupon contest for aspirants to
the position of superintendent of the City
Cemetery shows the following vote so far:
2. Farrell 15S, T. G. Parker 1OS P. l.. Hen
derson A, A. Gonzales "a. s. Kelleher 1.
A. Gonzales has withdrawn.
In write-up of the advantages of the
Richmond district in his last issue Mr..
Bowlan mas this to say relative to the
Point Lobos avenue franchise:
The street railway facilities are not up to the
standard by reason of the hardness of the
Marketstreet railway system in not adhering
to the franchise granted them, yet the time is
not far distant when the district win be the
equal OF any portion of the City as regards
Club has already prepared petitions which
are being signed by the property-owners for
presentation to the Park Commissioners and
further time be extended The time OF the
franchise has expired and it should be for
felted. Such forfeiture would bring enter
Pilslng men into the field who would gladly
build a road, and one that has been much
needed foi years. The club feels assured that
the prayer will be granted 'N'"'