The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
APPEALS
TO THE CITIZENS
The Boulevard Should Be
Finished With All
Dispatch.
His Personal Check for One
Thousand Dollars Swells
the Fund.
Supervisors Notified That Sutro and
the Spring Valley Have Signed
the Deeds.

To the Citizens Of San Francisco: To-
day the eeds Of right of way executed
by AdoIph Sutro and the Spring Valley
Water Works for a boulevard 100 feet
wide, extending from Seventh avenue
mile to the Corbett road at its junction
with the Trocadero road, were pre-
seuted to the City by these generous
donors. 1t is intended that this boule-
ward shall be continued through the
Lake Merced property, right of way
to which has been promised by the
Spring Valley Water Works, and thence
south to San Mateo County. The City
has but one outlet by land, and by the
grant of this right of way a great high
way is provided for the people, begin
ming at the Golden Gate Park and
extending indefinitely into the country.
In these days Of improved 1ocom otion
it Is a matter of great importan ce to the
CITY of San Francisco to embrace this
opportunity of giving herself perfect
road.
therefore, at the request OF the
committee In charge, appeal to all citi-
struction, and especially at this time,
when the employment of men tempo
rarily awaiting the opening Of the sea-
son is great measure Of relief. The
hors EN- an, the bicyclist, the ped es trian,
will equally enjoy the benefits of this
road for generations to come, and it
will serve to wed the City and the
country. All that can be said in favor
of good roads can emphatically be
urged in favor OF this movement on
account of the vast population such a
the large number of une mplnyed which h
will be Immediately benefited by its
construction. I again request all citi-
xens realizing the importance Of the
und dertaking to send their con. ribution
to Daniel Meyer, treasurer, 216 Pine
street, without waiting for call from
the committee.
JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor.
Mayor Phelan issued this appeal to the
public on behalf of the new boulevard last
evening, and then showed his apprecia-
ton OF the advantages to be derived from
it by sending his personal check for $1,000
to the committee in charge of the work.
At the meeting Of the Board OF Supervis-
ors yesterday his Honor sent in the fol-
lowing communication relative to the
deeds:
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Frdncisco-GENTLE.
MEN: herewith transmit to you the deeds OF
right OF way from Adolph Sutro, Esq, and
from the Spring Valley Water Works, a cor
ION dotn Iv
and March 15. 1897, over the pronerty owned
by the parties aforementioned adjacent to the
Almshouse tract and whose purpose Is to ad-
way or boulevard from Seventh avenue sou Ih-
west TO the Trocadero road.
The deed of the Spring Valley may be re-
corded at any time when Adolph Sutro quit.
claims his interest In the old serpentfne road
adjoining the waste pond on the property of
the Spring Valley Water Works, and the So
called twenty-foot strip, being the old road
adjoining Lake Honda reservoir mentioned in
the deed. Secondly, when the City and County
of San Francisco quitclaims its inter. st in the
same roads above described.
The deed of Adolph Sutro Is placed in escrow
with l. w. Hellman, president of the Nevada
Bank, the condition of the escrow being that
when al any time within five yesrs the boue-
ward is graded and macadamized from Sew
Ell III avenue and. IN street to the Corbett road,
near the entrance to the Trocadero road, the
title to the right OF way shall vest in the City.
1t is provided that all rock for matchmaking
snail De TAKEN iroh sucit piaces On tne idno VI
Ado phi Sutro may be Indicated by him.
The escrow receipt signed by l. w. Hellman,
with a copy OF the deed Of Adolph Sutro 10 the
City attached, is herewith transmitted TO you
and may be recorded at any time. l recon-
mend that both of these deeds be sent to the
City aud County Attorney, with instructions
to record them at the proper time, provided in
his Judgment the City's interests are amply
protected.
With the City and County Attorney and the
owners of the property have had several con-
ierences, and am satisfied that there is moth
ing IN the way of the acceptance by the City
of these deeds, and merely ask that the ese in
struc,ions be given to the City and County At
torney in order that he may egularly trans
nit his opinion to the Board of Supervisors.
/ congratulate the board upon the grant of
these rights of way, which will result in the
construction of much needed boulevard and
be a substantial addition to the possessions of
The City and County. Respectfully,
JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor.