The San Francisco call., 1896-11-09
WILL LIGHT The
PARK BY NIGHT.
The Means to Be Furnished
Out of This Years
Appropriation.
A New Cross Road From Point
A New Cross Road From Point
LoboS Avenue to the
South Drive.
PLANTING MADRoNE AND HOLLY
Many Swimmers in November-An
Aeronaut Who Went Up in
Drizzling Rain.

There is more than a probability that a
portion of this years appropriation for
Golden Gate Park will be used for the
purpose of lighting the park with cleo
tricity. There has been a demand for
such an improvement for about two years
and the matter has been under considera-
tion for some time. Those interested ad-
vanced so far in the matter that last week
they requested Superintendent McLaren
to communicate with the officials of the
principal parks in the East for the pur-
pose OF obtaining from them the fullest
information on the subject of park illu-
mlnation. Letters have been sent and
when the information is at hand all the
methods will be ca refully studied and it
is likely that the one offering the greatest
advantages will be adopted. As yet the
Com mlssloners are undecided as to
whether the arcs should be illumined all
night or only during the early hours.
A new crossroad has been built and two
irregular ones that were laid out in the
long ago have been closed. The new one
commences at street and Twenty-fourth
avenue, which is west of the prayer-book
cross, and, traversing the park, leads to
the southern drive. This new road con-
meets on the north with Point Lobos ave-
nue.. The ones that have been closed were
transverse roacs east of the new one, and
led by irregular lines to the western end
OF the lake. The winding path from D
street and Seventeenth avenue that leads
to the boathouse is still open.
In the immediate vicinity of the new
road section of the park will soon be
planted with madrone and California
holly, and when these trees, which have
for six years been growing in the propa-
eating section, are transplanted and at
tain lair height they will, with their
bright foliage, dark bark and carmine ber-
ries, prove an added attraction. 1t is a
remarkable fact that these trees do not
commence to develop to any extent until
after they have attained the sixth year of
growth.
The day after the election there was
sent to the park zoo a magnificent deer.
bearing card on which was written in
! bold letters, William Mckinley"
During the early part OF the day there
| were good many people in the park, but
when it commenced to drizzle at O'Clock
in the afternoon, there was q hasty de-
parture from all sections for the nearest
| car lines.
There was large number of visitors to
the conservatory TO view the beautiful dis
play OF chrySanthemums, which were in
full bloom and appeared TO better advan-
| tage than on the previous Sunday.
The reopenlng of the museum has again
been postponed 70 time not yet deter
mined upon, in consequence of the non
arrival of special locks to be used in clos
ing the many new cases in which a great
number OF exhibits have been installed.
+ The number of visitors to the ocean
beach was unusually small. owing to the
weather, but the majority of those who
did go went into the baths, and the SWIM
mers were not few. Up to o'clock 1858
individuals. in addition to those holding
commutation tickets, INDUCED in tank
wimming-not bad showing for the love
OF salt sea bathing in Novem Der. A 12-
inch pipe is to be placed in the interior of
the baths for the purpose of forcing hot
air through 1T, SO as to maintain an even
temperature of "a degrees. On very warm
days cold air will be forced through this
pipe TO reduce the temperature. Last
Saturday, the first day that the baths were
thrown open free to the school children,
161 public school pupils were admitted to
view the Wonders in the big building.
Despite the unpleasant day there were
many people at the Chutes, and the per-
formance outdoor and indoor went on as
on clear sunshiny day. Arion showed
how he could walk on a wet wire; Emil