The San Francisco call., 1904-09-22
oAKLAND'S PARK.

O
li attemp made by that city to take advantage OF us IT'S
nature uaon scenery cemcncy of climate by beginning
in the world This system is so associated lie ahwart the city
ike belt running from the bay shore TO the foothills OF the oonts
The largest tract TO be acquired by this bond issue in the
foothills 10 be connected by boulevard with LAKE ner & e
park The for present convenience called Central Park
all of s Glen and high land on each side thereof
The CITY has made no contract bond engagement
purchase that tract pay any price therefor Under the law
specified be stated and maximum price hXed ms
done by open understanding with the Realty Syndicate the
In The last DAYS of the bond campaign attack made upon
the purchase of this Central Park The Examiner has made
this attack and has pretended to make certain statements OF tact
upon which charges Mayor Olney and the City Council with put
Really Syndicate These pretended statements OF tact are lhat
hc part of which is included the park consisted of
600 9 acre o i fH & @Cm - & Is % L @ was iSu d % by the Synd
sell for residences that all high ground is excluded from the
park which commanding be had OF Oakland the
y and San Francisco that the 2o5 acres included park
rugged revolving appearance and totally unfit for such
purpose that the price enormously ID excess OF the vaiue OF the
question OF valuation and the land worth only from Is cents
4 few dollars per
The Call being desTous that the progressive people OF Oakland
shall realize their aspiration for the things needfu TO make it
beautiful and city has done what could to promote the
Of the bond issue Being still OF that mind we have had
careful made Of the proposed Central Park tract This
travcrsing tract Trestle Glen the
heights above We have also made inquiry into the record
te subject OF values and able speak with knowledge
the and the Examiners statement OF facts
Frs-hc Saher tract contained only acres
It sold ordinary commercial transaction before the park
project was noocd S285ooo of $1,000 per
Saher high ridges running toward
summit the Contra The ofer
north wall OF ITee Glen Between this and the other and lower
ridge valley unwoOded both ridges The higher ridge
included in park. Oakland overlooked, the
bav its islands and San Francisco This high land top
leaving ample for roads bride paths and walks for the
joyment OF the grand view which commands entirely fuhs
the purpose Of bdsey of splendid and variety nspr
ing and beautiful
Glen high wall lying souherly
from the above high ground included the park The south
wall the glen the declared by the Examiner to have been
added TO exc the with worthless land to enable the
Syndicate the best land the north side for speculative
The fact that the park would have been defective with
% wooded with thrifty live oaks the bay and other interest
ing and desirable fora.
The glen delightfully."- wooded great variety including
cypress live oak and bay Instead of being revolving has long
been avore of the people of Oakland who love
admire sylvan beauty The eye that in revolving feature
aundiced strabmatc Through the
auen OF the and with watershed which
will permit the storing all the needed for the irrigation and
development o tie park also the rurnng
time The whole tract high land and gen ideal park site
Los Angeles any other live city would regard prize the
property the city below would feel the thrill in advance
its value.
supports Examiner
that this worth only from 75 few dollars
But he has assessed several hundred dollars and
the record shows that Of had value of $1,000 thirty
The Oakland is ad
that such alongside their and overlooking
towers streets y cents to less than $40 per
be that policy of depreciation
believe until by their they declare. OF
among them there diversity of opinion about issuing bonds
WI be appalling vote is influenced by the vicious tissue
Of Misrepresentation by which the Examiner seeks
progress of the city.
patient thorough examination upon which we base
foregoing fiat contradiction of the
there park landscape engineer the country
that the tract
topography offers itself the landscape gardener pc
cular adaptsby. The people should visit boundaries
and believe their rather than the malicious fsehoods
newspaper that nothing for them their progress
for sensation that permits appeals prejudice and the
personal defamation.