The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-04
Park Panhandle.

But perhaps one OF the most necessary i'm
provements which the city demands is a proper
approach to Golden Gate Park I have ex-
amlned and found no obstacle In the way of
extending the panhandle to Market street
From Baker street to the corner Of Van Ness
avenue and Market street there are thirteen
blocks, bounded by Fell and Oak streets. If
this land were acquired and converted into q
park by the planting of trees and the macad-
amizing of roads similar to the Panhandle
these beneficial results would accrue: A park
would be made in the heart of the city,
cesslbie to the people without the payment of
earfare. 1t would be equally accessible to the
MISSION by way OF Valencia street, parts of the
Western Addition, Pacific Heights and North
Beach by way Of Van Ness avenue, itself
boulevard, and the business and hotel section,
south side and Potrero by way of Market
street, which will, during the year. under
contract already let, be paved with bituminous
rock to Van Ness avenue 1t will give a
straight and delightful drive, protected from
heavy traffic and preferably under tba i,ris
dlction OF the Park Commissioners to the neo
pie of this city. The grade is not greater than
any grade which any of the streets now Led
ing TO the park encounter, and by a winding
road to the summit, embracing If necessary
two blocks at that point, even that grade can
have taken from the Assessors books the
IiL 6 put upon these thirteen blocks by
SOL 26O; improvements, s671 $50: or total 1i Of
s1,572,220. From these figures it would be safe
than from two to two and one-half million
dollars: and a deduction would have to be
made from this for improvements, which can
be taken or or sold. If the Panhadle were
extended through these blocks the Immediate
consequence would be a filing up of All the
vacant property in the neighborhood and fur
Their west with the dwellings now resting upon
the land. and which might be moved thither
and forcing the population to build up our
suburbs. something, which is in itself desira HE
The Mayor suggests that money for
this project could be raised by Issuing
per cent 20 or 40 year bonds, and he rec
ommends that the subject be submitted
10 the people for rejection or approval
He asks the board to call a snecial cleo.
ton on TINS matter OF extending the
park.
ASSeSSnent-TaxeSS.
The assessment of the property of the city
and county for the current fiscal year is as fol,
lows:
improvements ..........-............. 80 go, 0S5
Personal property. .:,.............. As $50 754
Total 1852 343 ss1
In addition to the above there is the assess
ment of Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Company San Fran
cisco and San Mateo Railway Com
pany ............................. s1ss. 454
Total sessment.................. 1851. 588, AS
Net funded debt, Oct ], 1898 .......: s94. 81
Estimated value of property owned
by city and county :............. 25.257, 900
Rate Of taxation city and county,. 1918
yielding revenue Of: s43. 1874 "
Add to which revenue from
Assessment railroads.............. 2,497 90
And revenue from other sources than
taxation 144s,515 90
Sc. OSs, BOG 70
State rate of taxation..... .4sS
Contribution of city and
county to State. 81, 49, 439 OIL
0I road assessment. -. 1924 "a
--s1 81, 72o, 1863 SO