The San Francisco call., 1896-05-01
NEGOTIATING. FOR. A. PARK
Proceedings Looking to the Pur-
.s chase of a Mission Pleasure
!. $. :. :".s:.. Ground. / +. j..
Imp proyement Clubs to Receive Assist
-: r., =ance From the Old Jewish
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| ! The Mission improvement Club is deter
mined TO leave mo. stone unturned in Sc
curing for the=residents of Sunshine Val
.ley:a park out of the next appropriation
levied"bythe Supervisors; 81. ...:: &: -
To accom- plish. this end the improve
ment club. throughits executive com nit
tee, sent a. written communication TO: L.
Brown, president#of the Hills of Eternity;
and Abraham Anspacher, president OF the
Home of Peace, the two cemeteries which
1.-The Improvement club are anxious, to se-
cure for park purposes. The letters con-
tanned a request for a friendly exchange
/. of ideas as to the price for which the GENE
teries association would be willing 10 sell
the property =. = -:
T.. In response to this invitation the presi-
dents met Messrs. Maguire, Center and
| Walker OF the improvement club and ex-
I pressed their willingness not only to sell
the property for the purpose INTENDED, but
promised tomake the price as low as posi-
/ BILE. They could not state at what price
the property could be offered until the
| subject should be brought before the ceme-
lzierles association, which they promised to
do at an early date.
Bo tn Messrs. Brown and Anspacher
| have issued a call for meeting of the
! board of directors of their respective asso-
/ Citations for the early part of next week, at
/ which definite conclusions will be arrived
/ ut and a price fixed at which the property
will be offered to the City.
When this is done the Mission Club
| will present the facts to the Supervisors
and ask that the amount be included in
next years tax levy. !.
The views OF both the presidents of the
! cemeteries Were expressed yesterday.
l. n Rr, IL. 4.
Of Eternity association, am in favor of
selling the property to the City for park
purposes cheaper than l would to private
! individuals On no account will be a
| party to placing fancy price upon the
! ground simply because it is sought for by
the people. We are willing to bear our
pro rata of taxes for public improvements
and must say that this is one of tnat
class which meets my most hearty in
| dorSement.
1.-The Mission people are entitled to A
public park, to high school and to many
other things a sked for by this improve.
ntclub. will bring this matter be-
| fore the directors at the next meeting, and
selling price will be fixed at which the
| property will be offered"
The: same sentiments were expressed by
!. Mr.. Anspacher, when spoken to, and he
also promised to bring the question before
tie directors of his association at a meet
| ing called for next week.
Judge Van Reynegom is of the opinion
that the property can be purchased at a
less figure by the City than if offered at
| public auction.
Constructor Lynch of the Market.street
! Railroad has set his gang to work on Fol-
som street, and as a result the street from
! Nineteenth to Seventeenth b is torn up and
will be ready for track laying by Monday.
AS soon as the Ingleside extension is
finished, which will be by Saturday night,
the men now there Wal be put on to the
| to finish. " .-.s....
Mr.. Mcdonald will follow i'm mmediately
with his army of concrete workers and
before many months Folsom street will
be transformed from a dirty, ill-payed
street to a boulevard. 80