The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
FOR A PARK And zoo.
Sunnyside Favors the Site Of
fered by Baldwin & How
ell.
Association Of Clubs Join in Mass
Meeting to Advocate This
Scheme.

Skyrockets, bonfres, calcium lights, 8
band of music and an illuminated and
decorated electric streetcar with a brass
band and big drum were the attractions
which drew people TO the Sunnyside slope
last night. President Eugene Dasse had
left nothing uDdone to promote the sue
cess of the meeting and at $50 o clock
Dasse's Hall on Circular avenue held SOC
persons of both sexes who f1ocked there to
show their appreciation of the movement
to locate central park and geological
garde n in their section OF the City.
The electric Illuminated and decorated
car that had been sent out at O'Clock
from Sunnyside to the ferry and out the
road to Ocean View collected the me N bers
of Lakeview and Ingleside, Fairmount,
Ocean View, Holly Park. Mission Five.
mile and Noe Valley Improvement Clubs
and brought them TO the hall by o'c ock,
where they were received and welcomed
by President Dasse on behalf of the Sun.
nyslde improvement Club.
The meeting was opened by Eugene
Dasse, who in a few well-chosen words
stated the objects of the mass-meeting.
He introduced Daniel Sullivan of Bernal
Heights Club, VINO spoke of the necessity
OF having park and geological garden in
the Mission district.
T. Y. o Brien, an attorney and one OF
the original movers for the M ission PARK
and geological collection, spoke at consid-
erable length, giving his views on the ad-
vantages TO not only the people of the
Mission, but to the whole City, of having
such a collection located in the district
offered to the Supervisors.
He instanced the benefits which the
Mission derived in days gone by when
Woodward's Gardens drew the atten tion
OF the people to that place. Since its dis
continuance the Golden Gate Park has be-
come the center OF attraction, and as a
consequence property that was worth
years ago, is now listed on the real-estate
market as being among 1.-THE most valu-
able in the City.
J. L.. McLaughltn, president OF the Fair
mount Club, and D. Toohy OF the same
club followed in the same lines.
Charles w. Pope, the agent of A. Sutro,
gave his views on the subject, which were
in perfect harmony with those of the pre-
vious speakers.
Secretary John Barrett of the Sunny
side Club offered the following resolu
tions, which were adopted;
At joint meeting of the Sunnyside District
Improvement Club. Lakeview and Inglesidt
Improvement Club, Fairmount I'm provemen
Club, Ocean View improvement Club HOLLY
fdrh Improvement kluD, MISSION t1Ye-mllt
improvement Club Noe Valley improvement
Club and the property-owners of the Castro
street Addition anu San Jose road, held tni
evening, it was resolved that the honorable
the Board of Supervisors OF the City anC
County of San Francisco is hereby petilioneC
10 purchase for the purpose of Mission pari
and geological gardens the property Offered
10 them, lying between Thirtieth street. Sun
nyside, the Paramount Tract and the SIanfort
Heights Addition.
1t was farther resolved that it was the sens,
OF said NEE Ting that said properly is in ever,
way suitable for the purpose OF park and
geological garden and that the same can b.
improved and beautifed economically. ant
that the yearly cost of Keeping tht same as
park can be easily provided for in the annua
appropriation for Golden Gate Park.
II was further resolved tnat the Mission AM
the outlying districts are entitled to NOR
consideration than they are now receivini
from the City, and III consideration of th
amount of taxes which this part of the City j
paying annually we are fully entitled to tn
expenditure necessary TO purchase the abov
property and to maintain it as park anC
| geological garden.
., ana II was iurther resolved that a copy o
these resolutions be forwarded 10 the Honor
able the Board of Supervisors