The San Francisco call., 1897-03-31
Committees Appointed to Look
After the Soliciting Com.
mitteeS.
Mr.. Fay Says If the Road Is Carried
to the County Line Santa Cara
Will Take 1t 10 San Jose.

ana raising 1unuS lor tne douple purpose
of employing those who need the work
and the money they can earn in complet-
ing great rublic Improvement.
There were number of those present by
invitation who were not me N bers of the
association, but who have been active in
collecting funds and otherwise assisting
the work, among them W. II. Bunker,
\ Lippman Sachs and Mr.. Schussler of the
hing Valley Water Company. and J.
Fay, member of the City. Council of
VA mum Der OF addresses were made full
OF enthusiasm in the work accom- mpllshed
and suggestions for prosecuting it with
the vigor necessary to carry 1t TO compile
ton. Harold Wheeler named as the
greatesI need of the moment q live COM
mittee 10 keep track of and whip up the
other soliciting commi ttees. To this Mr.
Bunker and MIR. Fay ana others SUBJ
scribed, and the following were named to
perform that duty: T. G. Taylor, Max
Pepper and c. W. McAfee.
c. S. CritIenden suggested that a COM
nittee be named o solicit q days income
from all the livery stables. Also that a
uay's racing be arranged at lngleside for
local horsemen. The Golden Gate Riding
Club could be enlisted, he thought, and
great many tickets sold. This suggestion
also met with favor, and the following
Oll IuC pIOJcCk W dS "
S. Crittenden, Alex McCord, Jonn Muir
ply, W. E. Briggs and Edward Kelly.
This committee will also see the wheel
men and try TO enlist their efforts.
Mr.. Fay made stirring little speech, in
which he said the work was progressing
tamously, and those in charge were al
most in sight of the promised land. He
expected 1t to keep moving until the
buu evsrd reach the county line, when
he would see that the strings were pulled
in Santa Clara to carry it to San Jose,
which, doubtless, stands in his eyes for
the promised land.
Mr.. Schussler in a short address sug-
gested that the big fill in the road be made
sixty feet wide for the present, thus great
ly reducing the expense.
Secretary Ma ulre read the following
report which was received with applause:
MARCH 80, 1897.
To the President and Members of the Boulevard
Association: Your com mittee on supervision
and construc ion" take this opportunity to
submit you their report of what we have ac-
compls he'd and of what we have unoer way
in the shape OF progress toward the great ends
to accom- plish which our association
formed. We have aways 10 keep in view the
obieets OF the association, namely:
First-To- originate aud aid measures tend
ing 10 put the drlveways OF the City and
County OF San Francisco in the best possible
condition for the general uses of the pubic.
Second-To devise, consider and recommend
such legislation and municipal and other
measures may seem wise and expedient Tor
the improvement OF the existing roads, and
for building of new drivewsys and bou.eVards
in this county.
Third-To aid and assist the proper officials
in carrying out laws and ordinances concern
Ing the proper care and maintenance OF the
roads.
Yonr committee was largely instrum ntal
in having the contract TO construct the
Ocean Boulevard let, ana the Work brought
10 a successful issue; and in this connection
we wish to say: The Board of Park Commis-
sioners and the superintendent of The park,
Mr.. McLaren, acted with us TO bring this
about, and used every means to make it \ per-
feet driveway. This bou evard runs from I he
park along the great highway on the ocean
shore some three miles or more, and connects
with the Ocean House road When this work
was compile ted we found that it would be nec-
essary TO build connecting piece of roadway
with an easy grade to connect these two roads.
We succeeded in having an authorization
passed by the Board OF Supervisors to have the
work done by our association, and the work
paid for by the City. This has all been done,
and can congratulate the association in
having seen the completion OF one OF the finest
bits of roadway in The country.
Your committee has in hand an additional
work by which the connecting piece between
the Ocean House road and the Ocean boule-
ward will be greatly improved. The present
connection involves some bad turns and un-
satisfactory grades, and TO avoid this we have
arranged 10 extend the ocean House road in q
straight line west 10 he ocean, and to extend
ocean boulevard south TO meet It, We are as
purpose-by grant from the Spring Valley
Water Works-and expect to be able 10 arrange
for the actual making OF this Change i'll the
The Park Commissioners also carried out
their promises made to us in the matter of
opening OF a roadway from the park drive on
the south side leading out to Seventh avenue.
This gives q necessary and comfortable en-
tranceway leading to and from the South
drive.
Seventh avenue, which leads from the park
to the Almshouse road, has been graded. mac
adamized and curbed from FL street up to the
"waste pond' of the water company at
4 street. This has been a long-delayed and
kslow piece OF work TO accomplish, as many
INTERESTS were concerned in the matter and
many points had to be arrived at and settled
before the way was found clear 10 bring the
work through. This avenue is completed
right up 10 the brink of the waste pond"
While this work was being carried through 1t
was necessary TO have q temporary roadway.
and We were compelled 10 ask the Board OF
Supervisors 10 heip us out in the case, which
they did by appropriaiing $50, which we
spent to have the tenn mporary road built
From the waste pond we wish to carry Sew
enth avenue right through, and TINS would
necesSitate The filing in OF the waste pono
and the grading down of the hill some what
a considerable work and one in which we
have found the interested property-owpers
glow to move. The water company Is the
party most at interest here, and we are
pleased 10 say that we have the most encour-
aging assurances from Mr.. Schussler, and
have every reason 10 believe the work Will De
Taxing up the road, then, at the south end
of the waste pond, we are assured that the
Spring Valley Water Company will arrange
with a private contractor at its own expense
TO widen and grade and macadamiZe the road
way, The water company has already very
generously decided to the City enough land TO
properly widen the road through to the Aims
house property.
Ex-Mayor A. Sutro has been urged to aid US
in building this great road By giving us the
right of way through his lands TO reach the
Corbett road without the long, slow, uphill
and downhill route We have used so long. He
recognized the great public benefits to be tn US
derived and most magnanimously set aside
and has row given deed to this City tor a
grand strip of land, which viii connect the
Almshouse with the Corbett road near the
1rocadero. In addition to this public gift. he
has ut all times assisted US in this enterprise
with his engineers, and in many ways helped
us to success. He is also furnishing us volun-
tarily with the rock from his quarry to mac
adhrnfZe the road.
The purpose OF your committee In laying out
this boulevard was to obtain and construct
road leading from the park, at Seventh ave-
nue., past Lake Honda to the Corbeit road,
near the "Trocadero." connecting there with
the IBglcside road and with the Ocean House
read, 1t was determined 10 make the new
boulevard road of tie very first class. OF am
pie width and of easy and practical grades.
Accordingly a width of 100 feet. from Seventh
avenue TO IngIesids, has been provided Tor,
and the grades at different points have been
SO changed from the natural or estabiisheo