The San Francisco call., 1904-02-06
REGULATING
USE OF AUTOMOBILES
Commissioners Listen to Delegation of Machine
Experts-Additional Privileges in Golden Gate
Park Are Requested-Board Discusses New Work

Commissioners a 3. Spreckels, Reu-
ben H Lloyd, Frank J. Sullivan and A.
Altman attended a meeting Of the
Board Of Park Commissioners yester-
cay afternoon al the Office OF the presi-
dent OF the board Owing to sickness
William J. Dingee was not able TO at
tend. John McLaren, superintendent
reported that the work on Columbia
square recently ordered by the board
vas finished II was also reported that
the trees selected for the adornment OF
the grounds surrounding the California
building al the St Louis Exposition
we're boxed and ready for shipment
The profits Of the japanese tea gar
den in Golden Gate Park for the month
OF January amounted 10 $67 90. The
chudren's playground returned a proht
of sos i for the same month The
total force OF men employed on parks
and squares during the month Of Janu-
sry was 261. The superintendent re-
ported that SDreckels Lake was very
nearly filed 70 its fun depth and that
model yachts graced the waters.
P. y. Merchant sent a communication
10 the board suggesting that stands be
placed IN the park for the accommoda-
tiOn OF automobiles.
A comuunication was received from
Stephen G. Byrne, president OF the Pre-
eta Valley Improvement Club, in which
the statement was made that condi-
tions a. Bernal Park were not agreeable
10 the people IN that locality. 1t was
represented that there was not bench
% SIT on. The Commissioners discussed
the features Of Bernal Park and sug-
Geciduous trees be removed and aca-
cias. Monterey cypress and gum trees
be planted. Two carloads Of logs for
benches 70 supply this and other parks
with seats were ordered.
AUBURY WOULD BORROW.
A letter from l. z. Aubury, State
Mineralogist, requesting loan from
The Memorial Museum OF the statue
representing a California miner was
read and discussed Commissioner Alt
man remarked that the statue was in
plaster. being a replica. OF the figure on
the Native Sons monument. Il was
donated 10 the museum by James d.
Phelan. Il was the sense Of the COM
mission that il should not leave the
museum. Mr.. Aubury, representing the
miners. desires 10 exhibit the figure IN
rhe mining display from California al
the ST. Louis Exposition.
The Associated Students at Berkeley
turn out as a body once in four years,
every leap year. and perform some
work in road building. -Four years ago
they borrowed tools. picks, shovels,
etc. from Golden Gate Park. They re-
quested another loan of implements.
The request had 10 be denied. as the
present supply of tools in Golden Gate
Park is limited
Bids for Reeves variable transmits
sion for the windmill were received
Tne bid II the Joshua Hendy Machine
Works was Sis The bid Of George E
Dow was 500. The board awarded the
contract 70 the lowest bidder
A. Hy6e..John .. Spreckels. L p
Lowe :. g. Buckbee and c. - Moore
delegation from the automobile club
a. san Francisco. waited on the COM
mission with reference TO the Lloyd
ordinance for the res -latiOn Of auto
mobiles IN Golden Gate Park II was
maintained by thc representatives. of
the club that the automobile should
he Judged on IFS merits and that con-
siierati0n should be given TO those
who respect regulations. The majority
1of automobile owners wee not scorch-
ers II was conceded that the auto
mobile was now known as the rich
mans wheel. but it was asserted that
Il would In time become the poor mans
hicle. Mr.. Hyde remarked that there
were 500 automobiles in san Francisco
and that 5000 people were using the We
hicles-
CLAIM AUTOS ARE SAFE.
Il vas asserted in the arguments sub
rnitted by the delegation that an auto
mobile moving at a speed Of twenty
miles an hour was safer than a horse
drawn vehicle going al eight miles n
hour. An offer was made 10 show the
commission how quickly and safely the
speed OF the machine could be dimin-
ished.
Commissioner Sullivan referred tC
REGULATIONS in force on one Of the great
avenues OF Paris and the safeguards
ests blished in Prospect Park. Brooklyn.