The San Francisco call., 1899-10-03
BROAD GAUGE BUSINESS MEN.
An Association That Is Not Afraid
TO Demand Its Rights.

At a meeting Of the Mission Business
Mems Association last night there was
but very little time lost in preliminarles
In the absence OF the president, N3ce-Pres-
ident Eugene Mccoy occupied the chalr,
and Secretary Z. s. Harrison read the call
which had been issued 10 the directors for
the meeting after which II was stated
that il was about time for the Mission
people TO make a concerted movement 10
secure for themselves portion or the
public funds for improvements 10 ac-
coTnDlfsh this end the following reSolu-
lions were read by the secretary and
adopted without & dissenting voice.
whereas-An issue OF bonds Is contem-
plated FOR the purpose Of beautitying the
citv BY exteniing the Park Panhandle 20
Van Ness avenue and Market street and
Whereas-This improvement 0tli be Who'll
y for the benefit OF the Western ADDITION
Whereas-The Mission has been and IS a
neglected district OF san Francisco. devoid
Of parks and boulevards and with but few
smoothly paved streets; therefore. be X
ResoIved-By the Mission Business Mems
Association that a demand be made upon
the Board of Supervisors by the people OF
the Mission that commission oe appointed
TO apprRise the Jewish Cemetery lots and
that such other steps be taken as 10 insure
that q provision for tais purchase viii be
INCORPORATED IN the contemplated bond is
cue We demand. also. that Dolores street
he converted into a boulevard connecting
the proposed park at the Jewish Cemetery
lots with the proposed Park Panhandle.
thereby establishing . connection between
Golden Gate Park and the proposed MISSION
park. We have petitloned IN the past Tor
Mission Improvement; we have entreated
and been refused. We will no longer
amicably request that these things Dc done
which should have been done without the
asking but demand them and give public
notice and warning that all efforts 70 I'M
prove and beauttty the city without giving
the Mission Just recognition and its share
OF money for public improvements will be
thwarted By our people. Our progressive
people favor the Park Panhandle extension
hut II will not get their support unless ade-
Quate provision for the district IN which are
their homes and their property Is made
Be X further
ResoIved-That this association demands
the requirement. OF Valencia, Mission and
Sixteenth streets from Guerrero 70 Folsom
We want to see the business streets OF the
city put T. the best possible shape. We
do not want 70 city like Chicago
with the finest boulevards and vilest streets
Of any city in the United States. We be-
Iieve that smooth wsll-paved streets have
4 commercial value far in excess OF the
cost Of construction. and think that plan
to beautify the city without improving the
condition OF the principal business streets
would be like Hamlet without the Prince
q Denmark. Therefore we earnestly urge. in
view OF the uncertain quantity that a dol
lar-liTnit tax levy Will provide for perma-
nent street Improvement that provision be
made in the contemplated bond issue for
the Improvement OF the principal business
streets Of the city including those desig-
mated in these resolutions.
4 committee on conversion Of the Jewish
Cemetery lots into park and making
Dolores street a boulevard TO connect with
Golden Gate Park Panhandle was appoint
ed by the chair. II consists OF the follow
ing Well-kuOwn progressive minded Mis-
sion residents: Judge T. W. Van Reyne-
gom (chairman). Daniel Kelly, A. r Gun
nison, George Walcom, y. A Hulse
Louis J. Goldman. f. S. Harrison, Eugene
Mccoy, John A Helms and T. q. Mop
mann.