The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-26
THE WINTER IN RICHMOND
Muddy Streets, Choked.Up Sewers
and Overlooked Side.
walks.
Rejoicing Over the Anti Cemetery
misunderstanding Of the
Sutro Line.

All In Richmond District are rejoicing
over their victory in the fight against the
City graveyards, and consider that some
day they will DE free from the presence OF
those places.
II am quite sure the Mayor will sign the
'anti-cemetery' ordinance just passed by
the Board of Supervisors, said President
Hubs of the Property owners Protective
Association. 1.-The closing Of Laurel Hill,
Calvary, Odd Fellows and Masonic ceme-
teries will virtually close the City grave
yard also. And speaking of that, there is
no reason why the City cemetery should
not be closed up Immediately. San Fran
cisco should do for herself what her citi-
zens in Richmond are trying to do for her.
Regarding the proposed ordinance not
one soul except the officers of the cemetery
associations has lifted a voice against it.
Over 300, 900 citizens OF san Francisco are
in favor OF the removal OF the graveyards
without the City limits, and fifteen or eigh-
teen persons-the three boards of cemetery
directors-are willing to sell few more
graves and keep on making those hills be-
tween Richmond district and the City
plague spots. l can't imagine that Mayor
Sutro will refuse to sign so important, so
progressive and so needful a measure as
the other night"
The storms of the last two weeks
have left Point Lobos road-Richmond' s
main thoroughfare-in a wretched condi-
ton. This great street running from the
western end of Geary street at Central
avenue, west to the ocean, is part of
Golden Gate Park and the Park Commits
sioners hardly care to claim their own.
1t was placed in their hands while an old
stage road years ago and has been per-
mitted to get along the best it could while
the City was grading and taking cafe of
the streets around it. Now Point Lobos
avenue IS muddy, slushy country road.
people, but none of them have been
answered.
Even the city's Street Superintendent,
who IS supposed to be bristling with solicit
tude for sewers, has forgotten that the
drainage OF Point Lobos avenue apper-
talns to his Office. While the outlet to the
! sewer OF that thoroughfare was being built
the cesSpools at the street corners were
| plugged up, and the plugs sealed with a
| penalty to the unofficial person who med
| died with them. The sewer outlet was
finished year ago, but the cesspools are
| yet sealed, and when the rains come down
the sidewalks are flooded.
During several days last week the Office
| of the Richmond Banner, on the corner
| of Point Lobos road and Seventh avenue,
| was surrounded bv deep lake, and Editor
Bond, through the columns of his journal,
invited the Superintendent of Streets to
attend the coming might in Richmond %
when the editorial gondola would be
placed at the disposal of that official.
Tomorrow the Sutro electric cars will
make their trips, connecting with the
Sutter-street line. 1t will be, however,
rather an experimental days run, but in a
very short time the line will be open for
regular work. The citizens of Richmond
consider the new road an incident in their
local life and propose to celebrate its COM
ing in suitable manner.