The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
ng Which Declared Against the Monkey
Ranch Job.

ment on record by the signing of a protest addressed to the Board of Su- pervisors and worded as follows:
 To the Honorable the Board or Super V1SOrS-Gentlemen:
 The undersigned taxpayers of the Mis- sion district. respectfully protest against any appropriation being made for a zoo ground in the tax levy; but we petition your honorable board to provide for the erection Of new City and County Hos all its details.
 Your petitioners recommend that before purchasing land for public parks the city @should @ provide for new schoolhouses condition of our public buildings, inaug- urate complete system and improve the condition of the streets by laying down modern paVements throughout the city.
 We regard it to be unwise to purchase another tract of land practically adjoin- ing the industrial school tract, which the city already owns, and which, in the opinion of your petitioners, is both de- slrable and available for park purposes.
 San francisco, Cal, February 12, 1898.
 This protest was signed not by Tom, DICK and Harry in the scale of ire sponsibility. but by the owners of prop erty In the district affected by the pro- posed action of the Supervisors. It was not mob protest, but a property owners and taxpayers protest against the imposition of an unjust and un- necessary tax.
 The protest was supplemented by a series or ringing preambles and resolu- tons read by E. P. E. Troy, as follows:
 Whereas, There is now on foot selfish scheme to rob the citizens and taxpayers oI this city and county by foisting upon the city at seven times it's value a cer- Ialn tract Of land known as the Rock Ranch and Gum Tree tracts as a site Tor T,i geological garden; and
 whereas, The selfish promoters of said scheme have asserted that our able, hon. oreo ana lncorruptible representative in the Board of Supervisors from the Elev- enth Ward, Dr. Charles A. Clinton, did not Tn ms vigorous and manly opposition 10 this unsavory job represent the views or voice the sentiments of the residents ana property-ownerS of the Mission; and
 Whereas, A new hospital for the proper treatment and care of the city's sick is absolutely necessary If we would preserve the fair fame and good name of our mu-
 ons oy or and n MSeh her health and even their lives shall not be Tn daily jeopardy; and
 Whereas, If it be thought desirable at financial stringency to establish a zoolog- lcal garden, the city now has, in the tract or lana known as the Industrial school and House of Correction tract a site in every way superior to that proposed to be purchased at so enormous cost to the people of this city. Therefore be it
 Resolved, That we, the citizens of the Eleventh Ward and Mission District of this city, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby declare our perfect confidence in the honesty, ability and faithfulness of our representative in the Board of Su- pervisors. pr. Charles A. Clinton, of whose record as a public servant we are proud; whose invaluable public services we gratefully recognize, and whose pub lie acts we heartily indorse and ap- prove.
 Resolved, That in our judgment no steps should be taken by this city to ac- quire land for a geological garden until tainly not until the city has erected a proper hospital for its sick, and provided