The San Francisco call., 1906-05-24
Board Makes Plans for
Restoring Buildings
Immediately.
Report Shows Damage
Done by Earthquake
Was Heavy.
Refugees May Remain as
Long as They Are
Without Homes.

That more than $4,000 damage
was done TO the buildings in Golden
Gate Park was made known at a
meeting of the Park Commissioners
held yesterday in Century Hall. Sat
isfaction is found, however, in the
fact that the commission directed that
he work Of restoration proceed i'm
mediately, funds for the work being
available.
Park Commissioners Spreckels,
Lloyd Cummings, Dingee and Met
son. superintendent John McLaren
and Secretary Herbert Schmitz were
present at the meeting. The report
y Superintendent McLaren was called
for and read as follows:
TO the Honorable the Board of
Park Commissioners. San Francisco:
The following report for the
month of April is respectfully sub
mitted:
The principal matter of import
report This month is the dam
age done to the Park buildings by
the recent earthquake. The Sprecl1els
Temple of Music is much damaged,
the heavy stone cornice having been
shaken of and in falling entirely
destroyed the balustredes along the
trout. In addition the stonework is
badly shaken at the corners. Mr..
mates the damage and cost OF re-
storing il at $4,000.
The Sharon quarters is entirely
ruined. the east wing having fallen
outward and the roof. losing the sup
port Of the walls, collapsed entirely.
1IT. McGilvray examined this build
.ng and estimates the cost of restor-
ing the stone and brickwork at $4,000.
our carpenter estimates the cost of
repairing the roof and the woodwork
at $4,000. making a total of 1000
for repairing the children's quarters.
ters.
MUSEUM BADLY WRECKED.
The Museum building is also bad
= wrecked, the north wall of the
.nidwinter section is down and the
south wall from the door level will
have 10 be rebuilt. The BaYarian
Pavilion is also badly shaken, the roof
y the Egyptian Hall has fallen, as
has also the roof of the ceramic
room The only portion Of the build
ing that stood well is the back por-
ton that was built by your board:
this includes the picture gallery, the
model room and the other halls
along the west line. To restore this
whole structure will cost for brick
$4,000, for carpenters $4,000, for plas-
. -erers $1,000, total. $4,000.
The Emergency Hospital building
is also badly shaken, many of the
stones having been thrown out and
the main entrance archway is badly
wrecked. The cost of repairing viii
be for stone and brickwork, accord
ng 10 the estimate Of Mr.. McGilvray.
E2500. for carpenters. etc. $500.
4 asked Mr.. Coxhead. the archi-
-ect that planned the granite bridge,
% look into the cost Of repairing the
broken balustrades and coping in
Guiding concrete work. He reported
that the cost would be about $500.
The curator's cottage is slightly
damaged the chimney being down
and some OF the underpinning re-
Ouires resetting 4 The cost of repair
ing will be about $500.
The beach chalet has not suf-
fered much and can be repaired for
about $4,000.
The pumping station stood the
earthquake very well. None of the
walls are cracked and the pumps and
pipes remain intact. The SmOkestack.
however, is slightly cracked and Will
have 70 have cbe brickwork pointed,
and some replastering Will have TO be
done
The windmill towers both stand
well. neither Of them have a cracked
wall and both stand exactly level
The tower Of the old mill seems TO
have been moved about four inches
west, as shown by the 10-inch cast
iron pipe being parted TO that dis
tance-
The park lodge chimneys were
thrown down. There are some minor
cracks in the walls and some plaster
is broken in the upper rooms.
The boat house sustained no in
jury. The Sweeney panorama build
ing is entirely wrecked, the easterly
end is down and the entire structure
is broken and out Of plumb.
PIPE SYSTEM SHAKEN.
The pipe system of the park was
badly shaken and hundreds Of breaks
occurred in all Of our pipes from the
12-inch mains TO the smallest
branches A large force Of men was
employed day and night repairing the
breaks and keeping water in the pipes
10 supply the thousands of refugees
that camped IN the different sections
Of the park The Spring Valley sys-
tenn being oUt of order in the coun-
Try situated both north and south of
the park. teams and water wagons
we're put to work hauling and deliv-
ering water 10 the residents OF Rich
mond and Sunset districts. and later
the park system was connected with
the pipes Of the Spring Valley and
water was supplied 10 the people in
aat way
Many Of the roadways and walks.
especially those built on filed ground
.ent OF a few inches. and in many
cases 10 the depth Of foot or more
necessitating the digging up Of the
nacadam, filling up with sand and
replacing the rock and afterward
rolling into condition. A large force
of men and teams is engaged in this
work and viii be for some time to
come"
As soon as Mr.. McLaren had COM
2leted the reading Of his report Com
missioner Dingee moved that the
work. Of restoration begin forthwith.
The motion carried and Architect Reid
VIII direct the principal work. As
Curator Rogers reported that much
damage had been done not only TO
the Museum building. but TO the ex-
hibits and cGrios as well. and as
their repair will call for the services
OF specially qualified artisans, Conn