The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
Citizens Committee and
the Grand Jury
Confer.
SOME EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION.
Meeting in the Mayors Office
to Perfect Plans of
Organization,
REGENT REINSTEIK READY TO WORK.
Irving N. Scott Enthusiastic Over
the Project for Beautifying
the City.

Mayor Phelan was, Yesterday afternoon
visited by 9 sub-com mittee of the Grand
Jury, 70 which had been referred the
question pertaining to the creation of a
City Hall park by the removal of the
buildings on the north side of Market
street, opposite the City Hall. The COM
mitteemen informed the Mayor that they
had collected lot of data on the subject
which they thought might be of some use
to the com mi:tee appointed by the Mayor
TO organize City Hall Park Association
After a conference which lasted more
than half an hour, it was decided that the
best course to pursue was for the Mayor
TO call the citizens committee of ten to-
getheE al noon tomorrow Thursday for
the purpose OF organization, and that TWO
members OF the Grand Jury should meet
those gentlemen a the same time. c. o.
Burton and H. II. Hobbs were designa ted
as the member OF the Grand Jury to be
present with such data as had been pro.
cured.
The Mayor sent out notices last evening
10 the ten mem bers of the City Hall Park
Association committee to meet at his Of
fee tomorrow.
The mem bers of the committee appoint
TO the importance OF their duties.
Regent Reinstein: "As 4 am
the first named ON the commit
tee appointed 4 shall call the
members together within "a few
days, when steps will be taken
probably for some permanent
organization, with one of the
older members as chairman.
The problem presented is
most difficult one TO solve suc-
cessf'uiIy, and the subject mat
Ter should be considered and
discussed and acted ON with "A
sincere appreciation Of the
seriousness Offhe undertaking
suit TO this city and its future
progress.
My idea is that the commit
tee Is expected 10 gather full
information on every point
bearing on the question, and
10 place the result of their Ia
bOrs before the proper author
tiles and the people of the city
in such q way as TO insure the
confidence of the authorities
and the people in the earnest
ness and patriotism of the CONF
mitfee.'.
The gentlemen whose names were an
nounced IN The CALL of yesterday as the
lF
the resolution offered by Supervisor De-
vany and unanimously adopted by the
Board OF Supervisors, have given entire
satisfaction 10 the people in general.
They are men of und oub;ed integrity in
the community, and are known to have
the good OF San Francisco at heart. They
will, one and all, do everything that lies
n their power to further the object for
which they have been selected by the
Mayor.
Irving NJ. Scott is an enthusiast in the
project OF akinG the frontage of the
City Hall attractive by the conversion of
the ground into public park. Mr.. Scott
said, when speaking on the subject yester-
day: 81 would prefer not TO give nv
views as to details until receive official
rotice OF my appointment. Then. when
my associates and myself meet we will
discuss the question. 1 will saw. how.
ever. that 1 am most heartily in favor of
the project"
As Mr.. Scott speaks so have all the
other gentlemen who have had an oppor-
tunity 10 give expression to their senti.
ments on this all absorbing question. All
agree mem bers OF the committee and
others, that this land fronting the Civ
Hall never should have been sold in the
first instance.
The question now is how to get it hack
The gentlemen named by Mayor Pbe.
Ian TO solve this pro blem will no dou bit
find the proper solution, as they have
solved more difficult ones in their various
business enterprises during their careers
IN this city.
With such men to map out a line OF
action for the provement OF Market
street and the identifying of the g-ound
In front of the City Hall the citizens need
have no fear of failure. The project will
go through now or never. This much is
the conclusion OF almost every man who
ex presses his opinion on the undertaking.