The San Francisco call., 1905-01-07
SULLIV AN OUT
OF PARK BOARD
Commissioner Bids Official
Farewell to COnfreres and
Expresses His Well Wishes
MONEY FOR NEW TRACK
Committee From Amateur
Athletic Driving Asso-
citation Tenders Check

Park Commissioner Frank ]. Sullivan
yesterday afternoon attended the meet
ing of the Park Commission In an Of
fetal capacity for the last time. His
term has expired and Mayor Schmitz
will appoint successor by the first of
the week. Before the close of the meet
ing Mr.. Sullivan spoke Of the pleasant
relations that had existed between the
members of the board and himself. On
occasions Mr.. Sullivan had crossed
the sword Of satire with Commissioners
Lloyd, and the passage Of words has
tine business Of the board. But Com
missioner Lloyd says that Commission
er Sullivan is a rafting good fellow
and a good city official, and he Is WILL
ing to let bygones be bygones.
Didn't / save the Park Commission
a neat sum per year in the Park News
contract?" asked the retiring official
That's what YOU did," answered
Lloyd, and President Spreckels added,
''And that reminds me that we ought
to give the Commissioner g.. vote Of
thanks for his good work." The vote
of thanks was forthwith cast.
There were present at the meeting all
of the Commissioners-Messr Dingee,
Lloyd. Cummings and Sullivan and
President Adolph Spreckels In the
chair.
Superintendent McLaren made a re-
port of work done during December in
Golden Gate and other city parks, and
said that he was getting ready for
work on the new athletic track. He
would require twelve horses of about
1900 pounds weight, and the commits
sion will advertise for bids for them.
Scrapers and other implements will be
needed. Their purchase was authorized.
GIFT ACKNOWLEDGE.
The reports of the Japanese tea gar
den and the children's playground
showed an excess of expenditures over
receipts during December, but the
amounts of the deficits were not great
er than usual.
The offer of Nat Raphael to permit
the park teams to haul away clay from
a lot owned by him on Second street,
near Harrison was declined, as the dis
tance of the lot from the park is too
great.
The Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Com
pany was given permission to maintain
a blacksmith shop near the Olympic
salt water pier during the work OF re-
pairing. vDS
The Smithsonian Institution, by Frank
Baker, superintendent, wrote to thank
the commission for the five large pho
- Cot ovx f.
ed to the national collection.
Commissioner Lloyd submitted copies
Of the contract he had drawn up for
the board and Lyons & Co., successful
bidders for the Park News privilege.
The application of Quirk Brothers for
a return of s155, the amount paid for
one months privilege Of publishing the
News, was denied. The board received
a communication from Aaron Altman
thanking it for green's from the park
for the decoration of the banquet hall
at the California Hotel. in which Mr..
Altman was recently married.
A committee of four from the Anna
teur Athletic Driving Association, COM
prised of Messrs. Frank O'Kane, w.
J. Simpson, I. L Borden and T. J.
Douglas. appeared before the board to
tender a check for $4,000, collected by
the association on behalf of the new
athletic track, Golden Gate Park. ALI
of the money promised by the associa-
ton has not yet been collected, but to
show good faith and confidence in the
project the association advanced part
of the sum.
QUESTION OF TRACK.
Mr.. Borden said he thought that