The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
Supervisors Choose Sites for
Proposed School Build
ings Under Bond Issue
WILL BUY PLAYGROUND
Additional Appropriation Is
Allowed to Investigate the
Available Water Supplies

The Supervisors Public Utilities
Committee yesterday took active steps
looking to the purchase of sites for
new schools, with a view to erecting
the buildings thereon Immediately.
The Board of Education formally rec
ommended the selection OF the Holla
day land at the northeast corner of Clay
and Octavia streets. if produced. and
overlooking Lafayette Park, as site
Tor the new Lowell High School build
Ing. The land is offered for $3.50, ,0o0
and there is s176,50o available Tor the
purpose The committee took no ac
uon- as City Attorney Long stated that
n I. CressweIl would oppose the selee-
tion of the site because the law pro-
hibits the use of property adjacent to
park for a school site. The board be-
lieves the site to be the best for the
purpose. The matter will be considered
at the next meeting.
The committee requested the Board
of Works to submit the plans of the
Bergerot School, to cost $4,000, which
were prepared under a former bond is
sue, since declared invalid.
The committee received offers to sell
two lots. each fronting twenty-five feet
on Geary street. near Jones, as addi
tional playground for the Clement
Grammar School at an aggregate price
of $59,500. The Board of Education is
disinclined to purchase so much land
in the locality and will probably pur-
chase only one of the lots.
The committee directed l. II. Mooser
TO appraise a lot of land. 25ox203 feet,
bounded by Shrader. Grattan. Alma and
Cole streets, which the Board of Edu
cation has selected as a site for the
proposed Jackson School.
Mooser will also appraise a tifty-vara
lot south Of the Spring Valley School
site on Jackson street, between Larkin
and Hyde, with view 70 its purchase.
Roncovieri mentioned lot at the
southeast corner of Broadway and
Polk street, offered by Isaac Liebes for
S41.500. but the amount available is
only $24,7O Mooser said the price
was excessive and he was instructed
TO make an appraisement of the lot.
City Attorney Long was given gen.
eral authorization to solicit offers for
all school sites to be acquired under
the bond issue upon request of the
the lot 230x230 feet at Castro. Henry
and Fourteenth streets, the proposed
site of the new Mckinley School build
ing. for which s22. 1000 is available. and
a lot adjoining the Sheridan School in
Ocean View.
The committee ordered the purchase
from A Riddell of a lot of land in the
Bay View district for $4,000 as the site
for the new Burnett School building.
to cost $4,000.
The offer of lands for the Washing
ton Grammar and Golden Gate School
buildings at $500 and l2,462.50. re-
spective1y. were referred TO the Board
of Education.
A committee from the Telegraph Hill
Improvement Club, headed Nby Mrs.
John Farnham and Mrs William Swart-
ley urged the selection of fifty-Tara
block No. 129, adjacent to Washington
Park, for children's playground. The
City Attorney was directed to begin
condemnation proceedings for the
acquisition Of the lot. The block is
bounded by Greenwich, Powell. Filbert
and Stockton streets. The property is
offered ar s452,7oO. while the City Engi-
neer's appraisement is s219.SIe, the
assessment of the Assessor is s94,1S0
and the amount available is $244.000.
The block bounded by Chestnut, Powell,
Lombard and Mason streets, appraised
at S243,17s, is not considered as desir-
able for a playground as block 129.
The committee recommended an ap-
propriation of $1,000. in addition to the
$4,000 appropriated in the present bud
get, to enable Engineers Manson, Wood
ward and Waggoner to investigate
available sources of water supply for
San Francisco. Manson said the data
of the various schemes can be verified
with the United States Geological Sur
vey and field inspection.