The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
Goes Into Detail Concerning Each Item of Expenditure
That Is Recommended Total for Various Items Being
So OOO--Over Million for Schoohouses and Sites

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-These are the
items and amounts submitted to the
City Council tonight by the special
bond committee, which is composed OF
John L. Howard, chairman; B. H. Pen
dleton, A. H. Elliott, George w. Dornln
and B. C. Cuveluer. The report goes
into details as to each item. The rec
concentrations are as follows:
CHILDRENs FAIRGROUNDS.
In recognition of the general demand from
our citizens. and following the example OF
other cities where the establishment OF these
facilities for juvenile recreation have been at
tended with satisfactory and beneficial re-
First-That the reclaimed land owned by the
city and located in West Oakland should be
put into condition and equipped Tor the pur-
pose at a cost Of $50. 600.
second-That suitable location should be
selected in the Sixth Ward. purchased ana
fitted at a cost not to exceed $50, OOO
Thrd-That another site should De pur-
Ward. and similarly fitted at. a cost not to
exceed $l5,
We recommend the purchase of the De
Fremery property at Sixteenth and Adelne
streets, at a cost of $S5, ,0G0, and for the i'm
provement of the same, $4,000
This will serve the needs OF that portion OIL
the city in that regard. and when properly
treated it will form one of the most oeautiful
We recommend the purchase of 800 acres
to be selected in and about what is commonly
known as the sather Tract in t6o6 the nonheastern
part of the city. at cost of $1,000 per acre
S30G0 G000 For the Development and improve
ment Of the same $150,0OO.
We regard this as only the nucleus OF
central park which will ultimately be ac-
qu,red by the city. The combination of level
land for recreation and OF Mills Tor prosPects ei
as is possessed by very few cities IN the
country.
artr ha
chased that the services of an experienced
park engineer be secured 70 thoroughly study
the various features Of the location, to the
end that when his plans shall be hnaly ap-
proved their official adoption will serve to
fix a standard toward which expenditures may
be made. This course will avoid the some
times needless waste of money in meeting the
views of changing Administrations. - =
We recommend for the improvement or IN
dependence Park. $40 000
And for Bushrod Park, $4,000.
Park site south Of Twelfth-street dam we
recommend appropriation Of $1So GOO
The best method of treating this difficult
project has not yet been determined, and II
needs careful engineering study.
We recommend that for the acquisition and
improvement of property on the west side or
Lake Merritt, between Twelfth and Lake
streets and between Oak street and Lake
Shore commonly known THE Willows,
there should be appropriated the sum OF $3.50
600 and for the Improvement of same the fur
We believe that when the citizens of Oak
land reach full appreciation OF the advantage
and the attractiveness of salt water lake in
the center Of the city, and whose supply may
be renewed with every incoming tide, they VIII
recognize the value and the necessity Of ulti-
mately controlling the entire shore front OF
the lake. and this recommendation is intended
to put the city into possession OF a cor consider,
cost that will not make its consideration or
purchase prohibitive.
BOULEVARDS.
For the completion of the Lake Shore boule-
ward on the east side Of Lake Merritt from
its present terminus at East Eighteenth street
to station IL thence across the head OF the
lake TO Pleasant Valley avenue, $4,000.
For the extension of the boulevard from
station IL norteasterly to the southern en-
trance Of the proposed Central Park. $50, 600,
This latter will constitute what is commonly
termed panhandle to the park" and ii may
be treated as to transfer the real entrance
to the park from the southwesterly corner Of
Shore boulevard at station IL.
For the construction of a section Of the
boulevard on the west side Of Lake Merritt.
between Twentieth and Twenty fourth streets.
S65 0O0
Proceedings are now under way for acquir
ing the property necessary for this improve
ment and the expense is to be met by a pro-
posed district assessment.
Inasmuch the street Improvement must
follow the committee recommends that 1t be
treated as a section of the boulevard which
it is believed the city in the future will ex-
tend around the entire lake shore
We believe that in the future the city
will recognize the necessity of dredging this
lake bottom and of taking measures to pre-
material within the lake area We therefore
recommend that provision be made for this
future work to the extent of $50, 900.
NEW CITY HALL
The need for this Improvement is self -ap
parent and recognized by every citizen The
modern practice in design and construction is
to meet the need of city office building at
the same time having due regard for such
architectural effects called for in
structure for public purposes.
The present necessities of the city in these
respects may be met by a building to be
erected on the present City Hall property and
estimated TO cost 1915, 900.
In view of the possibility (which by proper
treatment may be made a reality of securing
a consolidation OF Oakland Berkeley and Ala