The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
THE NECESSARIES FIRST.

WE publish this morning series of interviews with
v of the leading business of the City on the
proposed establishment of park and a geological
garden in the Mission. We invite particular attention, moi
only to the character of the interviewed but to what
they have said. Their words express what is undoubt
eddy the prevailing opinion of the people. They are in
favor of municipal improvement and progress but they de-
Clare with THE CALL that the first steps in that direction
should be taken toward providing the things which are
needed rather than those can do without.
The luxuries of life good, but we must have the
necesaries first Among these works which ought
have been performed long are the better paving of
main thoroughfaes and the Improvement of the Each
of these is task requiring long time to complete and large
expenditure of money do WE'LL 1t would be foolish for
under such circumstances involve the City enterprise
that would impose heavy burden upon the taxpayers for
additional pleasure grounds unnecessary at this time.
The opposition to the proposed park does not from
who are opposed to municipal progress In the list Of
the interviews publish will be found the statements of
many who known to be among the most ad
vocates of public Improvements. Their objection park
scheme largely founded upon their desire to see
pshment of enterprises in the way of lettering the ons
of life San Francisco which have been long under consdera
ton. is not therefore, siurian spirit that opposes the
proposed scheme but genuine civic patriotism that seeks the
welfare of the community by using the public finances in
way that will be conducive to the interests of ALL
AS there opposition municipal progress the part
of the opponents of the park scheme still less there any
position to the improvement of the Mission and that section of
the City generally THE CALL favors better and
for the Mission well for other districts of the
City and speaks for the Mission taxpayers we'll for
others when objects scheme which will not only greatly
increase the burden of taxation this year but will add largely
the tax rates of all future years.
For the sake of municipal Improvements in streets and
sewers for the sake complete development and adornment
Golden Gate for the sake the taxpayers throughout the
Gil
elsewhere object to the proposed scheme This the at
ud taken by the whose statements published this
morning is also the attitude of the great of c-
zens. The park scheme might we'll be dropped.
There pleasing theory the exclusion book from
library advertise the book rather than
Authors themselves cling to this notion ondiy and
yet process
expurgang readngrooms it is that they give
evidences OF peasurable emotion War upon certain
class of literature be raging in library of the
but alas for Comsocks of the land condemnation is
falling wicked works they depIoe with fervo and
with avdity upon milk
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ally that Roe until death interviewed
in behalf of humanity. 1t that occasionally bit
of nasuess swept into the basket but rule the
wicked author who the cloak of scholarly English
escapes If however the librarians make mistakes they
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