The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
The New Reservoir 20 Be Completed
by the First of November

Superintendent McLaren expects to have
the extension to the water system for the
additional supplying of the Golden Gate
Park complete on November L To sup
ply the entire area under cultivation IN
the peoples pleasure ground a second
underground reservoir is being construct
ed which will. when completed, double
the capacity OF the present system This
is 1,250,000 gallons daily.
The reservoir now under construction
will be 400 feet in length, Is feet high by
Laren has found it necessary to construct
this reservoir, as the additional supply
is required in order to bring under Guilt
walton a large area of the park lands.
Under the present appropriation of
$3.50 900 for the ensuing year 1t Will re-
quire the greatest economy on the part
Of the Park Commissioners and the SUI
perntendent to keep the place in It's pres
ent condition without making any radi-
cal changes. The amount appropriated
for the maintenance OF the park as COM
pared with similar places in the East
shows the economy of this city. Boston,
with its park Of 2271 acres, had an ap-
preparation last year of sl,03OoO0. The
pay OF the police force employed In Cen
trail Park. New York, aggregates more
than the entire appropriation made for
Golden Gate Park. Superintendent Nc
thing new to the already extensive i'm
provements in the park. At present he
is more than pleased at the electric lights
which have been placed throughout the
park and about Lake Stow.
The annual report Of the Park Commits
sioners was filed with the Supervisors
yesterday. 1t shows substantial improve
ments and makes the following financial
statement:
Receipts-From taxes. S2O4. s34 81. rent of
children's quarters, 5000; rent OF boathouse,
s475: police fines, 500; pound fees. 500; rent
OF Park and Ocean Railroad depot $780, sale
OF horses, 32o5 80; sale of scrap iron. $40 IS;
sale OF ducks. S22; sale museum catalogues.
$50; rebate Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
S7s As; total S207, COZ %. Disbursements-Con-
structlon, s92,ss6 So; maintenance. 500, 5SS 30;
stock S72S %: miscellaneous, 1921 So oYerdraft
! last year. 1911 So; total. s205 S62 S..
The extension OF the water works system has
cost the commissioners s3j47 50, and considerable
sums expended in planting trees and re-
! claiming land. Donations OF plants, anima Ia
| and birds received from the following
| NJ. E. Barbaugh, Mrs Corbus. Mr.. Howard.
| w. Ishom, @. o. Laws, Miss NJ. Morrison Mrs
! N. Mish. Miss Baker, L. Hagenkamp, Mr..
Armstrong, H. Papworth Of New Orleans. the
Mechanics Institute. Mrs, Hill. George W.
! Stratton Of Florida, Mrs. L. B. Scott. John /
Sabin Mrs H. Brant, Mrs. E. Beard. Miss F.
| Schofeld Axel l. Assam. DIR. Brigham, @. NJ.
| Stratton. J. r. Haultain. T. Butler of Boston,
! Dr. L. G. Yates, Professor WIckson, Mrs. Arel,
John H. Sievers. Miss E. Short. DR.. II. Tevis.
! Mrs. T. r. Billy OF Lorin. William ]. Dingee,
! A. Eastwood, J. B. Kidd. w. Moore, William
| r. Eaton, DR.. Burgess, United States Depart
! ment of Agriculture, Angel Island Quarantine
! Station United States Mint, Maria Kip Or
| phanage, Hebrew Aged Home, Public School
| Department, Protestant Orphan Asylum Alamo
! square.