The San Francisco call., 1897-09-08
OUTSIDERS ARE
VERY ANXIOUS
TO HAVE A zoo
Men Who Have No Residence in San Francisco
Favor the Scheme of the Land
Sellers.


10 make a few shrewd real estate agents
wealthy at the expense of the general
public. We want neither a gum tree park
nor a wild an nal collection foisted upon
us al our EXPENSE And when / say this
| am sure l speak the sentiments of every
property owner IN the City, except those
that expect TO be Immediately benefited
by 1t. ="
Esr. LOuis Bush. dentist CEsush
"a som. - EAearmy street, resi-
dence 2HOs Howard street: II
have resided IN The Mission Tor the last
twenty -four years and have paid taxes on
my property. am therefore interested in
anything and everything that would go to
make the Mission attractive and increase
its prosperity. But l fail to see how
pleasure ground and a so-caIled zoo. To-
Gated away out on the Gum Tree Tract,
could by any mathematical calculation
be OF any benefit to tie Mission people
any more than is the Golden Gate Park at
the present time. 1t would be more diff
cult 10 get 10 il than 1t is TO get to
the greater park now. OF course
the Mission residents cannot but be ever
so much obliged 10 gentlemen who
sought-for addition Tor their comfort.
Bat L have noticed that they want
the taxpayers to put their hands down in
their pockets and pay for the selection.
= nd the price that is asked for the land is
so reasonable three times its value, as |
have been lnformed-that we are at loss
to know how to thank them for their dis
lnteresteQneSS in our welfare. And in ad-
diton 10 all this they are going to give Us
a collection of wild animals Just the
thing we do not want thrown in as a gift.
Nor d o we want the park at the price it is
offered as gift to the people of the Mis-
sion. Ii those gentlemen are in earnest
and We VIII give them credit for good in
tention-Why don't they offer some solu-
tion OF repairing the streets and sewers of
the City and a scheme by which we can
reduce our taxes rather than add $400, 900
more 10 the annual levy, not to mention
what ii would cost 10 keep the animal
show running year in and year out. Well,
to be brief and to the point, | am most
emphatically opposed to the entire propo-
sitlon, and will add that the Mission peo-
pie do not want those uninterested gentle
men to pick out park for US upon the
terms set forth here"
K. a. HOrmbIOwer, ex-POIice
- Fudge and "a property owner
in the Mission, residing at
Twenty first and Harrison
streets: This is not measure to BEN
eft the Mission in any sense OF he word.
How can park located out in the Horner
Addition be considered of any benefit to
Inc TeSlQeDLS OF IDG MISSION any more
than it would be a benefit to the people
in the north end of San Francisco? As
suming that the park was located there,
the Mission residents like all others going
there, would be compelled 10 pay car
fare. What the Mission people would like
to have, if they could get it, would be a
park n the central portion OF the Mission
proper. But under no circumstances do
we want a zoo placed upon barren tract
pf a ~ NJ ia q at
such an exorbitant Il ,ure as the one pro-
posed by the philantbropists who have so
uddenly sprung up in our midst. II is
old scheme to unload a piece OF worth
lie SIS property on the people while they
sleep, so to speak. But, thanks to THE
CALL for its stand, this wholesale joo
Will Tot be permitted 10 90 unchallenged.
We Will oppose it first, last and al the
time
Il. y. Truman. President of
the Civic Federation and CO.
luln bian Banking Company
II am totally opposed TO the whole outIit.
| live in the Mission, it is true. But what
has that to do with this hum bug of buying
piece of land away out on the outskirts
OF the City to do with the people in the
Mission any more than 1t has with the
people living in Oakland or San Ratae ?
The Mission residents have never asked
for park in this section of the City. If
the people Wisn to give a park we'll and
good; We will thank them for it; and we
think we are entitled to one. But we
do not want or wish to be asked
to contribute to the purchase OF
an improbable piece CT land that has
been found for us by lot of real estate
schemers that do not reside in the Mission
or have any interest in the happiness or
comfort OF the residents VINO do reside
there and who pay taxes. do not care to
bother myself about the value OF the land
because know that the people who have
com missioned themselves to find this land
Tor US sim ply want to sell il at the highest
possible figure that can be got from the
gullible public. We have an excellent
park now and one that demands the atten-
tion of the people. And when this park is
fixed up to suit US, why we still have other
parks TO improve and we still have our
streets to look after and our sewers. am
against it all The way through"
VI. BE. Levy, secretary of the
Nh issiOn FiVe-miIe Improve.
unent Oiub: Il am delighted that
1HE CALL mas taken the stand it has on
this question. The idea of any man who
claims to have the interest of the City at
heart TO advocate the purchase of park,
VI hen we are in such condition as we are
oui here Tor Improvements. must want to
make his pile al the expense of the unfor-
tunate taxpayers. No park Tor me or tor
the club of which | am the secretary"
h. r. HOIbrOOk of the White
House dry goods, 81 Liberty
street: Never i'll the history OF San
Francisco has there been attem pied a
worse raid on the City treasury than this |
geological grab. 1t seems incredible th at
any honest man should advocate the |
squandering of nearly half a million dol |
lars on thing so needless, extravagant |
and impractical. The people will sup
port THE CALL iE It's battle for economy |
and pubic honesty"
Judge .BOhn A. Spinefti. |
Attorney of the /
Police Court: Il have not gwen The /
matter mucn consideration. but from /
what have read of it in The CALL l am
not in favor of it, while we have an ex-
cellent park as it is, although l would |
ike to see geological garden in this City. |
II would add 10 our attractions But our |
taxes are already very high and our streets
need looking alter"
George Il. ROhen. who was
present while Engineer SuiIi-
VAN was giving his views. said:
fully concur In every word the Chief
has said, and would add that to me it is
nothing short OF an attempt TO dispose of