The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
THE CALL STRONGLY NDORSED.
Property-Owners All Agree in
Praising the Action of
the Paper.
BETTER STREETS, NOT MORE PARKS.
The Necessities Should Receive First
Attention and Then the
Luxuries.
BETTER STREETS. NOT MORE PARKS.

Ihe property-owners OF the MISSION are
not only strongly opposed to the purchase
.ofelarge tract of land FOR the purposeof es-
ia ablishing park and geological garden
in<that section of the City. bnt they mean
to:give such utterance to this proposition
that the people directly concerned will
understand just where they stand.
The Mission Defense Union, which has
a membership composed of the most in
fuential citizens in that part OF the City,
has taken steps to put the citizens on
record, and it is the intention OF that Or
ganization to call a maSs-meeting of the
residents of the Mission to show that it is
not the people of that part of the City who
desire this heavy addition to their taxes,
but that it comes from men who have an
ak or two to grind. At this meeting there
will not only be full and free expression
of the opinion of the people, but there will
probably be a ventilation of the scheme
which is back of The project.
All through the section of the City
known as the Mission it is difficult to find
any property-oWner who is not opposed
to the scheme. Every one approached
expresses himself in language that is both
vigorous and plain in denunciation of the
attempt to saddle heavy burdens of taxa
tion upon the people when other i'm
provements are so badly needed.
John NEcMuIlen, president of
the SAN Francisco Bridge Conn
DamV: 1 am opposed 10 anything tn ct
Will add TO he burdens of the people in
: the way OF taxation, unless that addition
is absolutely necessary for things that are
needed 10 increase the welfare of the
whole people. l believe that wel-paved
streets and a good sewerage system is of
vastly more importance to the City than
an additional park and geological garden.
The position of The CALL is right and will
be indolsed by ali the people who look
INTO tho matter"
=. q. LevensaIer. stevedOre.
S25 Guerrero street: Keep up the
good work. The people need many things
more than they do new park with a
geological garden annex. Let US have
good streets and ood sewers. Let US have
all those necessities which &c to make g
tirst-class city, and then it will be time
10 talk about taxing the people for parks
and such things. 1HE CALL is right, and
the people OF the Mission Will stand by
its uosition."
r. q. Norman. hardware
dealer. S42 Valencia street.:
I'll there Is anything We need just now II
is economy and not new parks and ZOO
logical gardens, whicu are to be bought at
the ex: ense of the people. L believe IN
progress OF all kinds, but DO not bel eve
IN having the Iuxurles until the necessi-
ties are supplied. l am glad to see that
The CALL has taken up this matter and
intends 10 fight for the Ieople against
. those who have land to SELL The people
of the Mission are not anxious to have
more taxes Just now, and we should keep
within he dollar limit"
y. Ia. e. Hobbs. vice-presi-
dent and general manager of
Hobbs. Wall n Co., 30 Liberty
street: Il tnnk that there will lie d
puUIiC expression of the sentiments of the
people of the Mission very soon that will
show just what is thought OF the idea of
buying a large tract of land for park
. and geological garden. The people do
not want ii, because they do not want any
more taxes just al present. The burden IS
heavy enough as ii is, and if any more
money is to be drawn out let it be put
into the streets and sewers, which need il
worse than the people do a new park |
fully indorse the action of The CALL ana
know that lis stand will prevent the work
ing Of big scheme"
Charles Zissfg. dry goods, 926
Valencia street: No, sir; We do
lot want any more taxes Just now. We
want a rest for little while, and wren we
do have more taxes 10 pay We want the
money O go where 1t will do more good to
the City than when put IN park. We
need better streets and we need better
sewers, and until they are built We should
not talk o buying Fairgrounds. Let as
have material adyancem ent hrst and then
add TO our already magnificent park sys-
tenn ii ii IS thought best. The CALL is all
right en- this question and we ali hope it
: will keep up the work until every BODY
. understands the whole matter"
building materials, 1851
u Iemtieth street: "1HE CALL is
f. RI ht III Its position regarding the new
: park and geological garden for the Mis-
sion. We do not need it. We have
splendid park, which belongs as much to
the people OF the Mission rs it does to the
people of the rest OF the City. 1t is every
body's park and it is foolish to say that
the people of the Mission should be given
another one at the expense of the whole
people. If We have any additional taxes
to pay we should apply the money to ihe
beitering of the streets and sewers. The
pfoperty-owners and taxpayers of the
M !sslOn are not III IdFoT Vi tAe SCneihe-
=. j.: A.. GunnisOn. Twenty
first street, near Fair Oaks:
The CALL nas hit the nail on the head
t. is TIME. The people are not ready 10 be
taxed any more just now, and especially
for something that is not needed. We
have no objection to paying taxes when 1t
is for some thing that Is necessity and
: benefit for the whole City, but when it
comes to taxing the people to provide
local park and menagerie for section OF
the City al the expense of The whole IL Is
unjust and unnecessary. The streets, the
sewers, the schools, in fact dozen neces-l
sities cali for all the money the people
can spare, and until these are supplied