The San Francisco call., 1897-04-01
TO THE SAN MATE0 LINE.
Boulevard to Be Pushed Thither
From Golden Gate
Park.
If Horsemen and Cyclists Will Assist,
Splendid Enterprise May B,
Consummated.

Those who are contributing to the
boulevard fund, in addition to aiding
their deserving fellow-creatures by giving
hem employment, are ais o contributing
10 make for San Francisco a most at
tractive driveway.
The $14021 already subscribed will
about half-fnish the boulevard. To leave
such a proposed boulevard half-fnished
would not do justice to San Francisco's s
reputation. Those of the citizens who
have the time should visit the scene of
operation and see for themselves the
grandeur of the work already done.
Now that there are 700 men at work the
damand on the treasury becomes greater
than it was during he earlier period.
Nearly one half of the total amount sub.
scribed has been paid out, leaving the
small sum of a bout $1,000 in the hands of
the committee TO complete $14 900 job.
The citizens who have contributed to
this fund deserve great credit, while ct
the same time greater praise should be
bestowed upon the relief committee.
| which has worked hard for the success OF
the movement to give employment to the
worthy men of San Francisco. and how
well it has succeeded can be attesUed by
the grand driveway which is all but COM
pleted for neariy two miles. The relief
movement has been wonderfully success
iul as fas as it has gone, but it must be
understood there are more than 1000 appii-
cants for work who have not yet been
given any chance, for the simple reason
| that all who apply cannot be accommo-
| dated at once.
There has been careful management of
| the movement, and especial pains have
| been taken in reference to the most de-
serving families. 1t is the intention of the
| com mittee to give each worthy applicant
| AavSt NIL nd
new men are being placed on each day in
order that as many as can may be as
! sisted while the money holds out.
| BY this rule the mployment of all ap.
| plicants is made possible Tor fourteen
days work. The relief CONN ittee is en-
deavoring' to provide all heads of needy
| FAM lilies with work, yet there are many
among the laborers who are really unable
| to do full days work. even for dollar.
| Some of them are too aged or too il or in
| firm to do manual labor, yet are needy
and in some cases destitute, yet the relie1
com mittee is doing all in its power to aid
| them.
The first coating of macadam was spread
| over a portion OF the boulevard yesterday.
| This is taken from the land of the Spring
Valley Water Company. between the park
| and Lake Honda. A roadway twenty feet
| wide will be made in the center of the
boulevard as the grading progresses, and
later the entire width will be thoroughly
| macadamZed.
| 1t is the intention of the committee tc
push this boulevard as far as the county
line to San Mateo before stopping. if the
citizens will respond with sufficient
money.
Three blocks OF this boulevard are al
ready complete on the park end, travellers
| leaving K street by Lake Honda through
q portion of the Almshouse tract to where
the present work has been commenced.
That portion where operations are now
| going on is not difficult, as the greater
| portion runs through loose sand and sof
soil, whereas the northern end will be
much more tedious in consequence of the
deep filling over the pond and the heavy
cutting on the west side of the Spring
Valley works properly west of the creek.
An appeal has been made to the stable
men and the directors of the IngIesidt
racecourse, as also to the wheelmen, tt
subscribe what they can so that the relie
conf mttee will be in a position 10 pu
| more men to work by Monday.
The collections at the close of yesterday
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