The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20
AUTO AVENUES
IN THE PARK
Commissioners Pass to Print
Ordinance Regulating Speed
and Management of Machines
ROUTE TO CLIFF HOUSE
Danish Professor Is Coming
Here to Measure the Velocity
of the Earth's Rotary Motion

OF The EafIn notary MOtIOH
A meeting of the Park Commission
was held yesterday afternoon at the
office of the president, A. B. Spreckels.
Commissioners w. j. Dingee, r. H.
Lloyd, Frank ]. Sullivan, A. Altman,
! Superintendent McLaren and Secre-
/ tary de Succa attended the session. An
ordinance, as follows, relating to auto
mobiles in Golden Gate Park, was
passed to print and will go into effect
| ten days hence:
Ordinance for the regulation, use and gov
ernment OF the parks. squares. and
grounds in the city and county San Fran
i cisco, which under the exclusive control
and management of the Park Commissioners
OF the city and county Of san Francisco:
The Park Commissioners OF the city and
county Of San Francisco do ordan as follows:
Section mo horseess carriage. motor
we-on, motorcycle or automobile shall enter
20 upon any avenue, driveway part OF
any park square in the city and county of
San Francisco except that driveway in Golden
| Gate Park commencing at the entrance known
as ''Waller-street entrance to said park and
terminating at the exit on the great highway
(Which latter is sometimes called the Ocean
Boulevard }, which driveway is known the
south drive in Golden Gate Park; and also on
and upon the said great highway commencing
where the northerly line OF Fulton street, IL
projected westerly. would intersect said great
highway: thence southerly from said line to
/ the southerly end of sad great highway.
/ Only such vehicles as exclusively used for
J pleasure shall be permitted upon the said
drives and highways
/ driveways, the speed OF said vehicles shall not
exceed ten miles per hour, and around the
curves thereof the speed shall not exceed eight
mills per hour, and upon the great highway
from the southerly line OF Golden Gate Park
where the northerly line of H street. If pro-
jected westerly. would cross said great high
way. TO TIE point where If the northerly line
! of Fulton street projected westerly IL
would said great highway. the speed
shall not exceed six miles per hour; and upon
such portions of said great highway all gaso
line propelled vehicles use mufhers and
( every precaution shall be taken by the person
{ or persons in charge or control Of any of the
vehicles hereinbefore mentioned to prevent said
! vehicles from making any unnecessary noise
or frightening any teams, horse or horses upon
quiet and safe enjoyment OF said great high
way by any person or persons.
Sec. 3-All automobiles operating under this
/ ordinance shall have their permit number in
I the center of the front and back of the ma
chine, the figures OF such numbers not to be
less than five inches in size
Sec. Amy person violating any of the pro-
visionsN of this d. ordinance shall be deemed
city and county of san Francisco not exceeding
six months, or by a fine not exceeding $500
less than $50, or both.
THE OVERLOOK DRIVE.
The original ordinance introduced
drive among the avenues open to au-
tomobiles. The order, amended on
motion of Mr.. Spreckels. excludes the
Overlook drive. The order as passed
gives the automobilists an avenue
from the great highway, or Ocean
boulevard, to the Cliff House. The
route winds to the rear of Sutro
4 Heights.
J Commissioners Lloyd, Altman, Din
gee and Spreckels voted in favor of the
ordinance. Commissioner Sullivan was
excused from voting. Mr.. Dingee. in
his explanation of his vote, remarked
that he did not own a machine, but
he recognized the fact that the auto
mobile was an institution that had
come to stay.
In the discussion of the topic the ne
cessity for additional police protection
in Golden Gate Park was dwelt upon.
President Spreckels remarked that he
had talked with Mayor Schmitz on the
subject and the Mayor had promised
to do what he could to assist the COM
mission.
! The commission decided to pur-
/ chase two dozen foX-tailed squirrels
and two arch-necked trumpet swans
J for Golden Gate Park. Mr.. Spreckels
expected to get the squirrels from
/ Mount Lowe. A. letter from II. F..
Huntington was read in which the in
! formation was conveyed that the
Mount Lowe squirrels were not attain
able. Mr.. McLaren knows where the
fox-tailed squirrels can be had for 50
each.
SPEED OF THE WORLD.
Commissioner Lloyd presented a
! letter from the International Geodetic
I Association, Copenhagen, in which the
Park Commissioners are advised that
Professor Hecker will arrive here in
hagen association desires to know If
there is a hotel near the Davidson
/ Observatory wherein the professors
may dwell for two weeks. The main
purpose of Professor Hecker's expe-
dition to California is to swing a pen
dulum on the exact spot where it was
once before swung when calculations
( were made to determine the exact We
locity of the earth'S rotary motion.
The pillars of the old Davidson OBJ
servatory in Lafayette square, between
which the pendulum was formerly
suspended, still stand, and as the Park
Commission exercises sovereignty
over this zone, the right to swing pen
| dulumS thereon rests with the board.
| The commission readily granted the
privilege desired by the Copenhagen
experts Mr.. Lloyd, who seems to
have mastered the subject and is real
ly eager to ascertain if any errors
! were made III previous measurements
of the worlds revolving speed. ex-
planned that the calculation could not
be made as accurately at the State
universits as at Lafayette square be-
cause latitude and longitude at the
latter place had been exactly deter
mined.
The Commissioners resolved to have
music in Golden Gate Park on Mon
day, February %, Washington's birth
day. On this point the board was
unanimous and Commissioner Sulli-
van enthusiastic.
On motion of Commissioner Alt
man the board decided to advertise for
| proposals for the erection of a drink
ing fountain at the Conservatory
Golden Gate Park. Some months age
the board accepted Earl Cummings
design for fountain and the question
arose as to whether this acceptance
could exclude bidding on other de-
signs. Mr.. Sullivan maintained that
the commission should invite compe-
tition on designs and give all the
sculptors n chance to win fame
The reiterated statement of Mr.. Alt
man that the board had already ac-