The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
AGREE ON MORE
IMPROVE VEMENTS
st. Mary's Park and Tel
graph Hill Plans in
Bond Issue.
North End Merchants Want
Eminence Graded for
Traffic.

The Board Of Supervisors passed TO
print yesterday an ordinace declaring
that public interest demands the acquisi-
tiOn Of lands for the building of St
Mary's square. The block proposed to be
- ulreo is bounded by St Mary's. Du-
pot California and Pine streets. The
amount TO be raised by bond issue is fixed
at Szl0,O00, at which figure the Board of
w orks appraised the land required to be
purchased. Mccarthy, Fontana and Stat
1ord voted against the ordinance.
As preliminary TO the submission to
the electors at bond election for public
improvements, the proposition to improve
Telegraph Hill. the City Engineer was di-
rected TO furnish before December 30 1901.
an estimate Of cost following out the plan
outlined IN the recent report of the Board
OF Works Of the following projects:
First-For preserving and beautifying Tele-
Second-For preserving the hill and treating
lt IRON a urilitarian standpoint by facilitat-
iIs approach 70 the water front from the
business districts.
Inc property owners and business men
ln me nelShbOrhOOd of Telegraph Hill
ll-ed q peJuOn stating that the increas-
ing trade in commerce will REQUIRE addi-
ucnal space on the water front and re-
quests the necessary measures to secure
ne grading Of the hill in the vicinity of
the Wharves. The petition says:
Want Telegraph Hill Graded Down.
-AaL view OF our rapidly increasing
trade with the Hawaiian and Philippine Isl
ands, which viii require much additional
space on the water front. we consider that
@lLle @ interests OF the commerce of this city and
ITS tuture prosperity would be jeopardized by
any action which your honorable board might
Lehe 10 STOP the grading down of Telegraph
htll 10 some uniform grade, whereby the said
perty could then be utilized for the in
cease OF business facilities OF the water
front Cf san Francisco.
That four new wharves are about to be
built between Lombard and Union streets. and
FnTT Z md
Board Of FIarbor Cor1n7fssiorers 1s,,,irig5y ~ -
use Of additional space in the neighborhood
1or warehouses, etc, and that work on a solid
pier lVOO teet long by 400 feet wide is soon
70 be started by the Harbor Commissioners at
the foot OF Kearny street for which work the
vantage.
The North Central Improvement Asso-
cation peuuOned that the two propOsi-
uOns-one comprising the Improvement OF
ne appearance and the preservation Of
Ine NH, ana the other the making of ad-
oiuonal level streets at its base-be sepa-
rated N the proposed call for a bond is
sue Inc association says il has secured
expert testimony TO the effect that the
NIL Is Of no value as q windbreak for the
proteclon OF shipping along the water
Extension Of Folsom Street.
The Board Of Works was requested TO
recommend the most feasible pIan and
nle an estimate Of the cost to extend Fol
som street TO Cortland avenue, in order
Bernal Heights and the center Of the citv
Inc petition Of the Bay View and Uni
Nerslty Mound Improvement Club that the
sum Of $4,000 be included in the bond is
L sue 10 put streets in the southeastern sec
non Of the city in good condition was re-
1erred 70 the Finance Committee.
The Santa Fe Railway COMPANY was
granted permission to alter grades on
streets in the POtrerO on its fling an
agreement TO maintain a footway on In
diana street. Captain A. H. PasOn. vice
president OF the company, took occasion
10 thank the board for the privileges
granted, which viii result in great i'm
prOVement to the city.
The Richmond District Improvement As
sOc-atiOn sent a communication TO the
board commencing II for condemning the
waters Of LObOs Creek. and praising the
efforts Of Supervisor D AncOna- chairman
Of the Health Committee, for his conduct
Of the investigation.
An ordinance was referred to the Street
Committee ordering the repaving with
EItumen Of Valencia street, between Mar
ket and Eighteenth, at a cost of SIS. 300
An ordinance was amended TO read that
the roadway Of no street shall be accept
ed unless it be paved with basalt blocks
bltuminOus rock or asphalt on a concrete
foundation. with paving brick on sand or
concrete foundation, or with cobblestones.