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

y. A. FiIcher, manager of
the California State Board of
Trade: When l compare the Streets
of this City with those of the cities or the
Old World and the East it makes me sick.
/ he first work that the people of San
Francisco should do is to get in proper
sewer system and put in decent streets. l
always feel ashamed when visitors come
here and are obliged to tramp over cobbles
and chuck holes, for l know that they are
sure to make comparisons and to the dis
credit of this City. l am in favor of the
things that make the City beautiful and
attractive, but common-sense should guide
US in this matter and give US the neces-
sarles first. 1t seems to me that we should
ba satisfied with our present park and not
go in for any moro luxuries until we can
afford to do so. As a. fact, our present
park is far from being com pleted, and one
of the attractions that could be added, if
there is any money to. spare. would be
zoo. There is plenty of ground to spare
out there for sn6h a purpose. To my
MIND il would'zbe folly to pure ase more
land and place haavy tax upon the peo-
pie for IT'S Improvement when We have
more than we can do justice to already"
Oscar E3eWfs. manager of the
Manufa Gturers, and PrOdu-
GERS AskOciatiOn: 1--WE do not
require nother park at present, and will
not for mAny a long year. Why them
should the City be burdened with an adj
ditional debtP The people can get all of
the fresh air that they want by cheap
trip out to Golden Gate Park. The money
OF the people should be spent for the i'm
provement of the streets and the sewers
and a dozen other things The position
of THE CALL, to my mind. is perfectly cor
rect in this matter, and it is time tor the
project to be dropped. 1t is luxury that
cannot be afforded for a long time -
come"
+. w. DOhrmamn. president
Offhe Merchants Associations:
The desire TO add 4 large Zoologlcal gar
den to the attractions OF the City is, in
my opinion, perfectly justifable and to
be recomm ended. Whether, as an abb
Stract question, such a geological garden
should De located in the park or, as is very
natural for the Mission residents TO ask,
1t is to be located in their neigh borh ood,
l am not prepared TO say, as 10 decide
that question would require more knowl-
edge of all matters connected With such
an enterprise than l possess. But that it
would be unwise to purchase large and
costly tract or this or any other purpose
out OF the revenues of the present IL cal
year and increase taxation tor that pur-
pose seems perfectly clear in my mind.
My suggestion would be that constant and
systematic additions should be made to
the animals now in the park, and that, in
the meantime, all reasons for locating
permanently zoo in the park or for To-
eating 1t elsewhere should be discussed
and weighed and fully investigated. If
then, in the course of a year or more.
when the new charter is in force and ma
chinery for dong so is available, it should
be found that site has to be acquired for
this purpose. l favor bonding the City for
the necessary costs.
Dr. Jerome A. Anderson,
physician and surgeon. 1888
Twentieth street,: think the plan
OF purchasing tract or land in the Sun.
nyside district for the purpose of creating
park and zoo very foolish one. and
sincerely nope it will never be carried out,
as in my opinion Golden Gate Park is in
every way better adapted TO this purpose.
Central Park, New York, is not nearly as
large as our Golden Gate Park, and yet it
contains splendid collection of animals
and birds. Moreover the loca ton o: the
proposed new park is by far too expose d
for animals accustomed to a tropical eli
mate, while in Golden Gate Park they
would at least have some shelter from the
wind and fog. While l think a mum Der
Of animals would form a pleasing add
ton to our present park l can see no use
in forming new one in such SHINY
access. If the old Jewish cemetery,
which l understand is for sale, were to be
purchased it would at least have the ad-
vantages of being near enough the center
of the City 10 enable all to pay it a visit
without consuming too much time in
reaching it and of affording a better shell
ter to the animals. If the money neces-
sary to properly equip such park were to
be utilized In the opening up of small
parks in the crowded districts of the City
it would be expended to lar better advan-
taee to all concerned"
Chief of Police Lees: ~ have
only o say thai the views of The CALL in
its editorial this morning ale correct"
Detective Charles u. Cody
1.-The PARK and zoo are not needed. We
have all the zoo we want in Bernal
Heights, where there are plenty OF goats
roaming around. Let the sewers be put
III proper condition, the streets be graded
and bituminized as they are in the West
ern Addition and save the people from
having their household effects spoiled by
the dust that is perpetually blowing
through every open corner ana nook n
the house. l don't believe in taxing peo-
pie for such thing as park and zoo, as
Golden Gate Park is sufficient as recrea.
ZION grounds, ior the citizens and people
in the Mission can get there for 5 cents"
Police Lieutenant Dan Han.
nah: Il have always been bitterly OPP
posed to the Mission park and zoo propo-
sition, and the article in THE CALL is to
the point. If we want a zoo there is
plenty of room in Golden Gate Park with
out throwing away $500. 600 for one in the
Mission"
Dr. John A. Miller, IOIS
Valencia street: Il look on the
park and geological proposition as
scheme. The way l size the thing up is
that it is a rank and rotten real es ate