The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05
Mass-Meeting Last Night Ad'
dressed by Prominent
Speakers.
PARK AND HIGH SCHOOL SURE.
Attorney II. T. Cresweu Says the
City May Legally Purchase the
Cemetery Lots.

bers and with vast enthusiasm.
The hall was crowded, the Thirty-hfth
Assembly Republican Club attending in
body headed by the California State Band,
which played during the iuterims OF the
programme.
Those on the platform were: Judge f.
W. Van Reynegom, II. T. Creswell, City
and County Attorney; Supervisor Hobbs,
John T. Dare ~ B. Mcguire, G. D. Shad-
burne, John H. Grady, Judge Thompson.
Rev. d. Z. B. Church, Calvin Ewing, G.
/. Center. J. T. Daily, John Bolger. G. L.
Spader, Charles Ciauson, A. L. Van DuZer,
J. z. Hodgton, H. Causen, B. Kelly, c. ii.
Hedemark, John A. Lennon, Il. D. Bun
ker and Daniel Kelly.
Judge F. W. Reynegom explained that
the meeting was one purely of busl-
ness. He also congratulated the people OF
the Mission on the fact that they were
closer to their homes. Concluding, he in
troduced James Phelan as chairman of
the evening, who SAID: Il have lively
interest in everything that affects this
part of the City, for the reason that have
lived here for twenty years.
when the mass of the people come
together and express a common want they
will obtain that which they ask for. The
Supervisors and those in power in this mu-
nicipality will recognize that the peoples
dearest interests are behind it all. There
is demand here for a boys and girls
high school and We are going to have 1t.
Mr.. Babcock told me in answer 10 ques-
ton OF mine that our demand was by no
means unreasonable and that we fully de-
served what we asked for.
I'VE have here instead of park GEM
eteIy. We are here to speak for the living
as well as for the dead. We should make
this path to heaven long and arduous.
The sight OF the shade of death should be
banished from our eyes and in its place
should be garden spot wherein our chill
dren may play. We are only pleading for
better things. and we only suggest to the
Supervisors to take that extensive view
which looks TO the best interests of the
people"
Hon. George D. Shadburne followed,
saying: I'VE have not gotten all we de-
sire, but as the old proverb has it, Ask
not and We shall not obtain; seek not and
We shall not find And now we propose
10 keep on asking until we get that we so
much need. We have been sitting here
too long like the old man of the sea. We
have thought nature would do all we need.
We represent half the City's domain. We
must continue our present efforts with in
vincibIe determination and we shall sue
coed"
Harry d. Creswell, City and County
Attorney, said that Supervisor Hobbs had
been so persistent for a decision on the
question of legality in the City's purchas-
ing the park that he had decided to tell
the people tonight what he had intended
TO say some weeks hence.
The act OF Legislature of 1889 regulates
the question" said he. at is a question
that is deeply involved in the technicali-
ties of law. Therefore l will not explain
my reasons for saying that III my opinion
the Supervisors can make terms with the
owners OF these cemeteries, providing they
get Tor the city good titles, and that they
may make a special levy for the purchas-
ing of these tracts without vote of the
people for that purpose"
This piece of information was received
with great applause by the audience, after
which Mr.. PhelAn rose to say that Au-
ditnr Broderick by communication had
promised to include the necessary sum of
money in his estimate for the next tax
levy.
John H. Grady, president of the Mission
High School Club, in the course of his re-
marks said that the people of the Mission,
backed by such good supporters, would
surely get what they wanted, and that he
knew they intended to 60 farther than
simply have high school accommodation
in one of their grammar schools. They
and one as tine as any in the City.
Judge Van Reynegom read then the fol-
lowing resolutions, drafted by the COM
mittee OF arrangements, consisting of
Judge F. w. Van Reynegom, George Wal
com, A. B. Mcguire, Daniel Kelly and
John A. Lennon:
RESOLVED, Thatwe, the citizens of the Eleventh
Ward OF san Francisco, in mass-meeting as
sembled, do respectfully urge upon the honor
able Board OF Supervisors of the City and
County OF San Francisco and the Board OF Edu-
cation the Importance and necessity of estab-
ElQUQnrh Ward a q ao mt
and suitably equipped high school for the
proper education OF our children to fit them
for the higher duties of citizenship.
RcSolued, That we further ask that the neces.
sary steps be taken without delay to secure for
park purposes the two blocks of land lately oc.
cupied by Jewish societies for cemetery pur-
poses, and bounded by Eighteenth, Twentieth,
Dolores and Church streets. That said land is
the center OF large and growing residence
district, now absolutely without any public
square or other park reservation where fami-
lies can enjoy the benefits of such
breathing spots; that now is the only feasible
time TO secure a public park in this portion of
san Francisco; that the place suggested is the
warmest and sunniest spot on the whole
peninsula of san Francisco that it is a place
where women and children can sit in the
warm sunshine when all other parts of the
City are too foggy and chilly for the enjoy
Inent CT It's public parks located elsewhere, and
that il is most picturesqueIy located for park
purposes.
RcsolUed, That in support of the foregoing
requests, we briefly call attention TO the fol-
lowing facts: That out OF total enrolment
OF some $4,000 children in the public schools
of San Franchises, IA 900 would find a high
school at the Mission more accessible from
their homes than either of the high
schools north of Market street. That the
Eleventh Ward comprises two-thirds of the
whole area of San Francisco; that its popula-
tion is above 10000; that while this portion
OF san Francisco is paying taxes upon property
assessed for nearly 500 900 00O it has for
many years had less than 1 per cent
OF these taxes returned in the shape
of public improvements made in the ward.
That through the Eleventh Ward Is the only
outlet from San Francisco by land and, there
fore, il is in the line of necessary growth of
the City, and its great and growing i'm
portance demands present recognition in the
disbursements OF municipal funds for the
development and improvement OF the City,
That the establishment OF q high school and a
park, above requested, VIII attract home
builders TO their neighborhood and will bring
an immediate increase TO the revenues of the
City in taxes upon increased property values
Resolved. That copies of these resolutions be
Board of Education of the City and County of
San Francisco.
Supervisor Hobbs expressed himself as
being emphatically in favor of both high
school and park. and said the proposition
would never lack supporter SO long as be
had voice in the matter.
John I. Dare said that the people of the
Mission had peen sleeping for thirty years
nd hot Ia