The San Francisco call., 1904-09-22
CITY CAN TAKE
WHAT IT WANTS
Mayor Holds an Option
on Any or All of the
Realty Syndicate Holdings
WILL VISIT THE PARK
Superintendent McLaren Is
Asked to Give His Opinion
on the Price and Quality
Oakland Office San Francisco CAN.


1016 Broadway. Sept. 21
Mayor Warren Olney holds an agree
ment by which the city of Oakland
tract or any of the surrounding lands
owned by the Realty Syndicate at the
actual cost of these lands to the syndi-
cate. This statement was made by
Mayor Warren Olney at the meeting
Of the general committee Of citizens
held this afternoon to discuss the bond
issue that will be voted upon next
Tuesday.
The meeting was of the sub-commit-
tees from the Board of Trade, Mer-
chants Exchange, the trades unions or
Oakland and other organizations that
are interested in the advancement or
the city. Judge John Yule was made
chairman and John 7. Bell secretary.
Those present were: Board of Trade
Hugh Hogan, ]. Tyrrell and Emil Len
hart; Merchants Exchanged Schlue-
ter, W. H. Weilbye, D. c. Brown and
G. w. Arper; Progress Federation-Dr.
E. R. TAFT. John Yule, w. E. Gibson
and John T. Bell; bankers-L- G. Bur
pee; trades unions-C. w. Petrey; real
estate dealers-E. p. Vandercook, h
A. Jackson, E. c. Sessions and w. J.
Laymance.
1t took very little time to get down
to business. 1t was at once decided
that in view of the recent assertions
about the bonds there were two QueS-
tions to be answered.: "Is the land pro-
posed for Central Park suitable for
park purposes?" 'Ts the price asked
reasonable?"
Those present decided that the peo-
pie of Oakland wanted the best evil
dence to be had upon the subject and
telephone message was sent to Su-
perintendent McLaren OF Golden Gate
Park asking him If he would visit the
proposed park tomorrow morning with
the general committee. McLaren's an
swer was received while the committee
was in session. He promised to visit
Oakland tomorrow morning at 3
o'clock, go to the proposed park site
and give Oakland the benefit Of his ex-
perience, gathered in the making OF
Golden Gate Park
Meanwhile the real estate men Of
Oakland are preparing a table Of the
values of land in that neighborhood.
This table will be issued tomorrow
and will show that the actual sale price
of land in this neighborhood in the last
five years has been from $500 to $1,000
an acre.
During the meeting Mayor Olney
came in and was asked to make
statement. The Mayor said:
It may be of interest to know that the
Realty Syndicate has given me q guarantees
that it will sell to the city of Oakland any
or all Of the land in that neighborhood for
exactly what IT cost, this cost to be deter
mined and appraised by experts from the
Board of Trade, Merchants Exchange or SINH
lar organizations who will put experts upon
their books. 1t may be well for me 20 re-
mark here that the Realty Syndicate con-
sjders that II is selling to the city of Oak
land the land embraced in the proposed park
at less than 1t cost them and I believe that
this land can never again be purchased so
cheaply as II Is now offered to the city. In
other words the people will be asked to vote
$500, 600 for bonds for park site and 1t will
be left to the city government to select from
all of the land in that neighborhood Just what
is wanted.
Those who wish to visit the proposed
park site may secure tickets by calling
at the headquarters Of the Board of
Trade at any time during the present
week. The Good Government Club Will
hold a pro-bond meeting at the corner
of Cypress and Fifteenth streets to-
morrow evening, to be addressed by P.
NJ. Fisher and J. ]. Victory. The Pied
mont District Improvement Club has
come out in an earnest Endorsement OF
the bonds. The Northwestern Improve
ment Club was addressed by Edwin
Stearns In behalf of the bonds last
night and has indorsed the entire Is