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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
EO7S OF MONEY
To SEND THE JOB
FLYING THROUGH
There Will Be Profit of About Three Hundred Thou
sand Dollars to the Land-Schemers in
the Zoo Plot.

recipients Of an invigoTating and cooling
atmosphere III the hottest portion of the
summer season. If for no other reason |
would not favor the proposed new park.
But when see the condition of the streets
and sewers | am almost asha amed to claim
San Francisco as my home. We have
cobblestones on the principal streets of
this City that have been put down forty
years ago. We have old rotten sewers
with wooden boxes where we should have
the very best of brick or concrete material,
that would not become decaved after q
few years use. We are still paying rent
for some of our public institutions, like
the police station.
1--WE have almost all our fire companies
housed in old wooden buildings Our
places for the confinement of criminals
are scattered around without any attempt
of a system Ct discipiining them and at
the same time reforming them. Over
these institutions there are different sets
of officials, who must be paid tor the iak-
ing care OF them. If we had one arge
and commodious jail all the criminals
could tie housed together, thus red Ucing
the annual expense for their care. From
the latest reports at hand it is asserted
that ali the public schoolhouses in the
City are IN need of repairs, and b, sides
hundreds Of our school children cannot
find accom- modati in the present blild-
Ings. Several of the outside districts have
asked Tor new school buildings, and the
answer, as l see, is that there are no funds
at the disposal of the Board of Education
to meet tnis requirement. The City and
County Hospital, ne are informed, is in
great need OF repairs in fact, new hos
pital has become necessity.
Now, with this condition OF facts can l
be anything but opposed to the purchase
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IS THIS LAND CHEAP?
Park Sites Offered to the City for Nins Times Their
Assessed Va1ue.

Buy the land while it's Cheap the advocates of the
Mission park and Argument is advanced that land which
De obtained at low figure of
When pressure Supervisors
excited that syndicate working
scheme The sudden desire nnresdents the Mission do
thing grand and noble for the dwel the Mission
wonder why much disnSd should
been obsued the overwhelming camor land park
and geological garden.
Seven distinct proposals sell the City for the
garden have the Board Supervisors The
o
land offered with the price demanded from the City by the
ing o sell
B7liwin Howell offer s367,5oo. Five separate
holdings tract the holding and
the price demanded are shown in this table:
No ? Sc e.....
No . Assessed ....
The tract embracing separate
holdings The City, while land
pay s387, 500 for the property.
The books the Assessors office show that No. embracing
recently owned Glen Park Company.
Nos and owned the California Title Insurance
Company. The Gum Tree) by Cuneo
Roster
Charles w Pope periodically an offer of
33o land for $4,000 The The
sIoS,ooo, The which Mr. Pope
embraced what has been generally considered the
A. Sutro.
The Company los acres assessed for
$4,000 mbued with municipal patriotism the company
willing let the City have 1886 for s2S5,ooo.
T. Green Co. offer So for $4,000 The land
and the $1,000.
w. ScheSng Co. tender for 100000 The
al
Bove Toy Sonntag submit proposal They willing let
S. land for s75,ooo The land
old Bay View racetacko $4,000 The land assessed $4,000
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lieve it In the first place the land is on
the sharp slope of the hill, exposed to the
ocean. On both sides there are high
ridges extending beyond the tract, which
makes of this gulch natural funnel or
suction tube, drawing in the cold air from
the ocean with great velocity. 1t IS the
last place a naturalist would select for
exotic animals, when almost any other
site on this peninsula would not have this
natural disadvantage. 1t is for that rea-
son thst | never believed that the pro-
moiers of this real estate scheme were
honest in their advocacy OF Zoolog cal
garden, because park tor this purpose
should not have The objections of wintry
blasts and cold fogs.
"As for Professor Jordan ard his inter
ference IN this matter, i have only this to
say: / have a profound respect for the
learning and ability of Professor David
Starr Jordan so long as he keeps himself
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land that is not worth one-fouvth OF what
is asked for il, the reputable cit ZenS who
reside in the Mission district are unquali-
fed in their dlsapproval. and have said so
in words that are unmistakab!e in their
meaning.
The character of the citizens who have
SPOKEN through THE CALL should be suf-
ticient to cause the Supervisors to pause
before they attempt to put the job
through. Those which have been BILE TO
express themselves through the columns
of the paper are but a small part of the
great nun Der who are opposed TO the
scheme. Not day passes that there is
not an outspoken EXPRESSION OF protest
against the scheme 20 rob the taxpayers.
The land-selier3 are alone in their demand
upon the Supervisors and it is when 1t Ia
remem bered that they have a surplus OF
profit of about $500 600 that the true dan
ger of the situation i recognized.
.BOhn Morton, president of
the Morton Draying and Ware-
house Company, as also of the
Morton Express and transfer
Comnany: Il have given this SUBJ
iect considerable thought seeing that
there is a difference OF opinion ex-
isting as 10 the feasibility OF pur-
chasing
outside for an additional park. | am free
to confess that am with IHE CALL and
against the promoters OF the park scheme.
l have many reasons for taking this side.
The Golden Gate Park 10 my mind is aIn-
pie for all the purposes that the present
generation may require for park 10 In
vest in another large tract of land Tor
rark purposes would be TO neglect this
one. Our financial resources would not
iustifv rs in kee ping both pleasure grounds
in rst class condition, and 20 now neglect
the park that we have spent so much
money on would be the act Of pack OF
madmen, 10 put it mildly. We are more
than blessed with a climate that gives q
summer in this City so generously Iem-
pered with a refreshing western breeze
that We have no excessive heat. There
fore we do not suffer as otners do In
warm and suItry climate.
with the great Pacific Ocean on ;he
west of US and large bay east OF US the
people in this City will at all times be the
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committee was appointed to act. The
requirements were to acquire Site that
would be accessible to he ladies who were
interested in he institution, and one tha.
would accom- modate at least double the
number OF children now cared for. A
very laborious search Tor a new home was
made, and the place finally selected was
the old Trinity place, situated On the cor
ner of Mission and Twelfth streets.
formerly the site of Trinity school and re-
Gently used as rectory for the Church OF
the Advent. In addition TO POSSESSING g
plenty OF room, the grounds are spacious
and excellently adapted for the recreation
and care OF the helpless children. The
removal was effected yesterday, the chill
dren being ,ranspor ed to their new home
in the carriages belonging to the man
ayers.
Miss NJ. L. Wells, the matron under
whose ca e the institution has attained lis
present efficiency. says that The removal
was OF cdsionvd by the absolute necessity
for more room. The present income
hardly lustifies the increased expense
necessary, but the spectacle o daily turn.
ing away little ones because of lack OF
space could not be endured longer, and so
the removal was made in the bellef that
in some way the added expense would be
provided for by the charitable people OF
the City.
The home was Incorporated Marcn "a
1892, and the following are the present
officers:
Board OF mauagers-Mrs. William Hollis,
Mrs. J. Bertz, Mrs. f. +. Preston Mrs. James
Elder, Mrs. II. f. Osborn, Mrs. william Frank,
Mrs. S. H. Collins, Mrs. George I. Smith. Mrs
A. X. Stevens, Mrs. Guy Manning, Mis-. NJ. H.
Hecht, Mrs william m T. Jackson, Mrs. 5. B. Nc
Lenegan, Mrs. J. W. Pew, Mrs. James Dunn
Mrs. II. Burns, Miss 8. Z, Cowell, Miss Clara
Wilson, Mrs. A B. Woodward. Mrs. +. +. Mills,
Mrs. James Edwards, Mrs. w w. Haskell
President, Mrs. William Hollis; first vice.
president. Mrs. J. Bertz; second vice-president,
Mrs. William Frank: third vice-president, Mrs
Homer L Osborn; recording secretary, Mrs.
William T. Jackson; corresponding secretary.
Miss s. Z. Cowell; treasurer. Mrs. s. B. McLen-
egan; board Of trustees-Henre Root, j. W.
Pew. James Ward, C. S. Wright, r. B. Mitchell;
visiting physician, DR.. Guy E, Manning; con-
sulting physicians-Dr. James W. Ward, DR..
William Boericke matron. Mrs. NJ. E. Wells /;
co ector, Miss Grace Sterett
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tibly. Steele hammered the air in a
whirlwiad of blows. ana Lawler was on
the mat frequently. The knock-out
blow was lett uppereut, which missed
Lawler by iully four feet. The we'll
known teatherweight went to the floor a
llmpid mass.
You have killed himr' shouted many
club members in unison as Lawler was
carried from the ring by three stalwart
men.
Steele listened to hear no more. In bis
ring costume he rushed from the build
ing, and when he was overtaken by the
clubs sprinter was feeting up Market
street, the cynosure of all eyes, on his way
to the police station to surrender himself
Steele, under the direction of the club
runs daily to the Cliff and back, punches
the bag, exercises with the wrist machines
and performs other training tasks. He is
anxious 10 meet Walcott.
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MADE THE MOVE
ON FAITH ONLY
The Children's Home Has
Been Forced to Seek
More Room.
Trinity Building at Twelfth and
Mission Streets Is
Selected.
The Lady Managers Assume Heavy
Responsibility Relying on the
Cooperation of the Public.

For some time past the lady managers
OF the San Francisco Nursery for Home
less Children have been confronted with
the necessity of removal in consequence
OF the overcrowded condition of the asy-
lum at $40 Harrison street and the increas-
ing demands for more room. AT the
present time over eighty help lpless and
abandoned children are supported at the
home and scarcely day passes IN which
some child does not ask admittance who
had to De refused for the simple reason
that no room could be provid for NOR &.
At the last m Getting OF the lady managers
it was decided that the ques ION OF new
quarters could not longer e delavpd, and
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

OF land for park ami the stocking of the
same with a collection of wild animals
To me the man who would wiilfully do
anything to iDjure the standing or pre-
vent American children from receiving
their education in the public schools is an
enemy of the country; hence / say at
tend to the schools first aud let the zoo
wait until the City grows and until we ar
financially able TO put our stree In
proper condition. We have grand park,
and if there should be necessity of plac-
inc zoo anywhere let it be placed there.
where our people can enjoy park and zoo
at he same time"
DIR. j ohm A. Miller. prOprie-
tor of a drugstore On the corr
mer Of Valencia and Hill
streets: The Gum rec Tract, or as II
WI. n"w he known as Squirrel Hollow
a $400 600 j. so outrageous that man is
almost forced TO hesi ale before he can be.
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TAXPAYERS A Unit AGAINST 1T.
Figures Show It Is offered at
Nine Times It's Assessed
Value.
ARE GOING TO HAVE TT ANYWAY"
The Jobbers Think Their Pull With
the Supervisors Is Strong
= Enough.
ARE GOING TO HAVE IT ANYWAY"

The projectors of the scheme to foist on
the taxpayers of San Francisco a tract OF
land for park and goo purpose at an ex-
orbitant price are considerably annoyed
over the action of THE CALL in antagoniz-
ing their plans. They now say that it
does not matter whether the taxpayers
want the rark or not. They are going TO
have it any how.
As one of the strongest advocates Of the
scheme said yesterday: You can't beat
us; we are going to have it anyway"
While the schemers are working hard 10
make that extra $500, 900 for a piece of
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"Several ago troubled with OF
dyspepsia and of the first thing did consult phys
AS had always the health worried good
deal over this first Illness and my only desire well
speedily could took regularly all the medicines doctor
prescribed them In short felt all thought cured
and stopped taking the medicine But wasn't long before feel
badly and again had the doctor This
kept time until last mind would
doctorng and try of the remedies advertised had read
much of Rpas Tabules that concluded would them
good trial 1t said one would relief and thought if
could relief whole lot might purchased dollars
WORTH and had finished them feeling better than had
for years continued them, and to-day believe
fecy well Once while do have slight touch of
the old maady, but single Tabue all right generally
keep a home"s
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
LETTER FROM THE PEOPLE


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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
TAr1ALPAIS VILLA.

DOSS VALLEY NEAR SAN RAFAEL; COT
IL tages and teIts, with or Without board; dane
ing pavilion; salt water bathing,
MRS. PETER SMITH, Manager
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lGlIi CAIIENTE SPRINGS.

CONOMA VALLEY OPEN ALL THE AR
- 2 hours from San Francisco Elegant Modern
Hotel Warm Mineral Swimming and Tu b
Baths send for Circulars. Address Aqua CALI
ENrE SPRINGS HOTEL Aqua Caliente, Cal.
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MARK WEST SPRINGS,

Nine Miles from Santa Rosa.
THE PI ACE WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME
Il Table first class. Croquet, Billiards Shuttle
boards, Swings, Swimming Pool, liancing Pavil-
ion, Fishing, Hunting, New Mineral Pl unge Bath:
Sl0 and $l2 per week; children under 10. SD
Special rates for clubs and large families. Bath
free. kound trip 1915.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
LAUREL. DELL,

DLEASANTLY LOCATED ON LAUREL DELL
i Lake; dining room new livery stable. 1t
is one OF the most attractive outing places IN
Lake County. Rates So 10 S12 per week. Boating
and bathing free Btin2 vour bathing suits. Ad-
dress H WAAlBOLD, bertha ?. o., Lake CO., Cal
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

MaDRONE MINERAL SPRINGS.
C,ANTA CLARA COUNTY " Ar Is a SPF-
= cific for indigestion and kidney troub stage
con meets at Madrone with morning trains Mon,
We'd. sat; send tor descriptive pam phIet and
terms JAMES CARTER, Manager.
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LIAS iIIES.

Losses in process of Adjustment or
in suspense. .....-..........-
Gross premiums on Fire Risks rum
ming one year or less. S609 ,O7o 81;
reinsurance so per cent. .......
Gross premiums on Fire Risks 'un-
ming more than one year, SO, 335 %
reinsurance pro rata. a..........-..-.
Due and become due for borrowed
mt ney. -...---.......---
Comm ssions and bro lerage due and
to Lecome due.
Total Liabilities ..............
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GLENBROOK,

ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING RESORTS
~ in the state. Fine scenery, hunting and fish
Ing. Excellent table. For circulars and further
Information address o. w. K. TREDWA1, Glen
brook, Lake County Cal
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EXPENDITURE
RISKS
AND PREMIU Ms.

n ct amount OF
Risks writ n
during the year.
Net amount OF
Risk s expired
during the year.
Net amount in
force December
81, 1895.
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LIABILITIES
Total liabilities.

INC CME.
Net Cash actually received for Fire
premiums 49,. .-.........-
Received forinterest and dividends
on Bonds. Stocks, Loans and
from all other sources. ..,.. 90.
1ncome of Life department
Income of Leasehold and Invest
men. Department.
Total income.
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Judge ID. y. Toohey, ex-Su-

X. q. Schwind. s92 Dolores
street, capitalist: Il am opposed
to the so-called 10 as piece of needless
extravagance. The CALL is right; taxa
tiou is high enough. We cannot afford
to squander money Tor parks which we do
not need. The money should be used to
improve the streets and sewers"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12

OF LONDON, ENGLAND ON THE 51ST DAY
" of Dece Der, A. u. 1896. and for the year
ending that day. as made to the Insurance.
Commissioner OF be state of California. pursuant
to the provisions of sections 6l0 and Gil of the
Political Gode, onden sed as per blank furnished
by the Commissioner.
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INCOME
EXPENDITURES,

Losses incurred during the year
thre). 1897, 2e2 43
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Is. Fraser, $40 Dolores 81

"Nu more parks unuI taxes are lower.
The Mission does not want zoo. The
whole scheme is a fraud"
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
PERSONAL.

Dean Stills sailed last Wednesday and Is
expected TO arrive Wednesday, In Boston.
Mr.. John Torrance of the Dominion
Line. spent tho week in Montreal. called
there by the illness of his father.
Mrs. George VI. Kimban of Arlington.
Mass. formerly Miss Grace o. Emery of
this city, was elected on the school board
of that city recently to serve for the term
of two years,
1t is reported that ex.President Clevs-
land will spend q part Of the coming
summer in cruising along the Maine
coast. During ell of his travels Mr..
Cleveland has never been in the Pine
Tree state, although in the past few years
he has often expressed a strong desire to
visit Old Orchard, Bar Harbor, and the
great fishing grounds about Rangelsy.
Mr.. George W.Sylvester announces that
be is not candidate for city marshal.
Hon. Charles A. Boutele arrived here
from Boston on the nCo train Satur-
day and left shortly after for his home in
Bangor. He will remain in Bangor IN
til near the Opening of the extra session
of Congress.
Mr.. Antoine bort zoos has been elected
an honorary member of the American
Society of Art.
MI. F. Delavina. the we'll known cigar
dealer, has been confined TO his home
the past week with severe attack OF
the grippe.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Fire in the Hub Shoe Store.

The alarm from box A last evening
at q. so O'Clock was caused by smoke is
suing from the Hub shoe store, located
on the northerly side Of Middle street,
in the building owned by the York
Savings bank of .Biddeford, nearly oppo-
site the head of Plum street. An over
heated stove.set fire to two boxes of Ia
dies boots and shoss that were standing
on low shelf just behind the stove
The boxes were taken out and the chem
ical put stream on to the woodwork
over the stove that had begun to smoke.
The Hub Shoe store is said to be run by
George Pussy, who boards ct the Chase
house. He was sent for but was not In.
The loss TO the building will be but
a few dollars, besides the cost of new
glass in the front door. 10 Mr.. Pussy
1t will amount to the value of the two
boxes of boots and shoes.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
Portland Theosophists.

The Portland Philosophical Society,
542 Ia Congress street, held it's usual
enquirers' meeting Sunday lat 8 p. m.
The attendance showed considerable
thought. AT 7.3O pm. a paper on "Jesus
an Initiate, was read.
The stone ordered by the society, for
the School for the Revival of the Lost
Mysteries Of. Antiquity, has been COM
pleted, and will be on exhibition Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday at the yard
Of Hawkes. Bros, foot of Wlimot street.
The subject for next Sunday will be
"Theosophy, the Theosophical Move
ment, and the Philosophical Society"
An account of the laying Of the corner
stone OF the school OF mystery will be
given.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-08
AAR8oR DRIFT.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along
shore.

TIE steamship Numidian of she Allan
line, arrived at her dock shortly after
moon Saturday after very eyentful
trip across the Atlantic. After the ship
was day out from Neville she enooun-
tered very severe weather and there was
a succession Of terrific head gales and
high seas which greatly impeded the big
ships progress. While crossing the
Grand Banks SIZE met with unusually
severe weather. with the gales continu-
ing uBabsting. She was obliged 30 slow
down several days; the log showed less
than hundred miles. On February 24th
the valve Of her low pressure engine
broke and the ship hovef to for IL hours.
The low pressure engine was disconneot-
ed and the ship proceeded under two
engines ami arrived in Halifax March
18th at noon. She started for Portland
at 8. 30 O'Clock Friday morning and de-
spite her crippled condition made fair
time across.
The Numidian behaved splendidly in
the heavy gales. She brought miscel-
laneous cargo of about 1900 tons and a
few passengers who were glad TO set
foot on American soil after their tenn
pesruous trip.
The schooner Oresn arrived Saturday
with 90, 900 pounds Of cod and haddock.
1t has been decided to send the wrecked
schooner Robert Carter to Boston and
convert her into coal barge.
The steamer Austrian of the Allan
line was to sail last Mig bit for Glasgow
as soon rs she got her cattle aboard.
The wharf was crowded with people all
the afternoon seeing the cattle loaded.
Ihe ship took about 300 head of cattle
and 200 sheep besides the usual large
cargo of grain, meats and general mer-
chandise.
The Numidiap was at the elevator tax
ing in her grain.
The Inoa of the Thompson line was ex-
pectsd from London last night.
The bark Strathome, Capt. McDougall
of 1923 tons, from Barbados, arrived yes
terday. She had very good passage and
good weather up to ten days ago when
she was the victim to head winds and
high seas. She was off this port last We'd
nesday, but was blown back into the
Gulf. She net with no damage. She
brings one passenger, son of one of the
owners. She is light and will load for
the River.
Other arrivals yesterday were the
schooner Dreadnaught with coal, the
w. c. Pendleton, and r. P. Chase light.
and the Odeil with nay.
The Grand Trunk had lots of business
yesterday A bout "a trains came in.