The San Francisco call., 1897-09-08
MISSIONITES DO NOT WANT IT.
They Feel No Crying Need for
a Bear Garden and Play
Ground,
TRYING HARD TO KILL THE JOB.
The Courts Will Pe. Asked to Bnjoin
the Supervisors if They Make
the Appropriation.
TRYING HARD TO KILL THE JOB.

Among the many strange things that
have developed in the attempt to force a
mena erie on the unwilling residents OF
the Mission is the anxiety of the people
who i've ar away from that portion of the
CITY, some even so far as Alam da and
Oakl nd, to secure to the people Of the
South Side monkey ranch at an expense
10 the taxpayers.
An evening paper, which is on tie side
OF the land-sellers in this latest cheme 70
despoil the people, publishes list OF in
terv,ews with Federal employees who are
"a 'sing their voices in loud demand for a
PARK and geological garden for the Mis-
sion. 1t does not appear TO occIr to the
aforesaid paper that the residence of a
ma jority Of these Is outside OF the limits
of the City and County of San Francisco,
and in consequence that they will not
the N selves teeI the additional burden of
taxation should If scheme succeed.
Finding it impossible to obtain inter-
views from taxpayers within the district
10 be affected by the foisting of a bear
garden on the people, the schemers evil
denty ieei, in the language of street,
that "any old thing will do, and they
gather them in wherever any one can be
found who desires to see his name in
print.
The interviews printed in THE CALL are
from men who are well known as San
Francisco business men and taxpayers,
men who believe that the people should
not be made to pay for unnecessary luxu-
ries so long as absolute necessities have
not been supplied. The following inter-
views indicate clearly what the taxpayers
living in the Mission think of the scheme ::
John -. DaIy. proprietor of
the SAN SEafeO Dairy Company,
900 Guerrero street: Iii this Zoo
logical park scheme was in good faith
and had selected a locality where it is
possible for the people to get TO it, /
might give it some consideration. ! have
large real estate interests in the vicinity
OF Gum Tree Gulch, but | candidly saw
for the Board of Supervisors to buy that
gulch for a park would be a crime. Z very
dollar put into it would be wasted. The
Mission does not want zoo. They have
never asked for one ana are doing all they
can 10 xii this ID. We want good streets,
well lighted. No more large parks.
Golden Gate Park is enough at present
When the electric road is completed we
can reach Go!den Gate Park in fifteen
minutes. II ne SUI ervisors attempt 10
appropriate $400, 90, or even less, for the
purchase of iand to raise wild animals
they should be enjoined by the courts
The tax rate is too nigh already, and this
bold attempt to raid the City treasury for
the benefit OF few land spectators must
be stopped. The CALL is entitled 10 the
thanks OF every property-owner in San
Francisco for its bold stand and manly
Fl ht"
Sherwood w. Fuller Of
George IL. Fuller and of the
Haywood Bros. furniture
Dl Il lIIfa cturers at $50 Mission
street. and residing at 34 Hill
street: Il own consiaeraoie proberiv
in be MISSION and have the interest OF
that secuon of the City very much at
heart, and as a consequence would like
very much 10 have d park such as we
want. We would lot oppose having a
PARK, though small, il it might he located
close to the new High School. Here our
families could go a. all hours of the day
and enjoy a few hours of sunshine with
out the necessity OF having to pay carfar-
This We consider we are entitled to, as we
have no parks or squares for our children
10 play in. The cemetery lots were at
hrst selected as the ideal spot tor this pur-
Jose. We were modest in our requests:
we did not want to place a burden on tie
shoulders o. the taxpayers bv providing
us with this small piece of park ground
One square could be bought this wear and
bKyo btyr
little expense the Whole pat in condition
for the purposes intended. This yOula
make the site surrounding the High
School attractive and at the same time
answer ali The purposes Of giving the peo-
pie in the central portion of the Mission
a breathing spot. We have thought and
still think that We are justly entitled
to at least one small park in the
Mission. We do grudge the people
in the western portion OF the City their
pleasure in having an abundance Of small
and fo- that matter large parks. But we
wish TO be recognized in the distr button
of the taxes that we cheerfully pay for the
benefit of the whole City. So far as a
park and zoo goes, where it is proposed
10 place it am most decidedly opposed
10 any such propo >ition. II IS not a Mis-
sion park IN any sense Of the term, and
the Mission people never considered 1t as
such. 1t IS much easier TO 60 to the
Golden Gate Park from anY portion of
the Mission than it would be 10 20 10
the gum tree site, and what is moIe it is a
thousand times more pleasant when you
get there. l don't know of more ohlec-
tions bic site for park within the limits of
the City than is the same gum tree hori-
zontal land. 1t is exposed to the full
force of the west wind and fog that come
in through the gap be ween the hills di-
rect from the ocean. And what shall we
say about the price? Why, 10 any man
who Knows anything about land valua-
lions in this City, it is TOO nigh a one
third the figure asked In tile language
OF tue street it is the 'rawest' deal ever at
TEN pied to be foisted on tie helpless tax
payers. The promoters of this gigantic
rob cunningly cover themselves up be-
hind Mission project. Whereas, the
Mission people are opposed to it. And