The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-10
PARK BONDS SEEM
To BE FAVORED
Business Houses Agree to
Give Their Empl~ 1es a
Chance to Cast Ballots
MANY PRETTY TRACTS

OAKLAND. Jan. s.-That every one
interested in the Improvement and adj
vancement of the city may have an
purchase of lands for public parks next
Monday, Mayor Frank K. Mott has re-
quested the proprietors of all the larger
business houses in Oakland to allow
those OF their employees who are voters
to report later than usual on Monday
morning that they may have ample
time to visit the polls. In response
to the request of the Mayor a. majority
of the larger firms has signed an agree
ment to allow employees the extra time
asked for.
Much time and effort has been given
to the selection of the proposed park
sites by the Mayor and other public
officials. and the lands proposed to be
acquired for the purpose are well
chosen, four of the tracts selected being
natural parks. on which very little
work by the city to prepare them for
the purpose for which they are intend
ed will be necessary All parts OF the
city have been equally favored.
First In the list of tracts which 1t
is proposed to purchase for the use of
the public is the Adams Point land. on
the north shore OF Lake Merritt The
of the lake. and Is already q natural
park, being crowned by several groves
OF beautiful oak trees which add much
to the natural beauty of the site.
Almost directly across the lake Is the
Willows" property, which is also nat
ural park site. running in a gentle
slope from Oak street to the lake shore.
The land is thickly studded with beau
tiful willow trees.
On eytraroa Shoro of "a
lake is another tract of land. crowned
by fine grove of trees, which is also
included in the property proposed to
be acquired for park purposes.
On the northern shore of Lake Mer-
rift is block of land, part of which
Is now occupied by a conservatory and
small park which was presented to the
city of Oakland by Edison Adams. 1t
is proposed to secure the remainder
OF this block and to enlarge the
grounds surrounding the conservatory.
What is now simply a stretch of
marsh land south of the Twelfth street
dam, between Tenth and Twelfth
streets, and extending from Fallon
street to the line of the old Peraita
grant, is also included In the land pro-
posed to be purchased for park pur-
poses.
Another natural park which is In
the De Fremery property, located be-
tween Adeline and Poplar. and Six
teenth and Eighteenth streets. The en-
tire tract of land is heavily wooded,
and Is one of the appropriate sites for
public park In the city OF Oakland
Adjoining the land OF the Prescott
School on the west side of. Peralta
street, between Ninth and Tez..h. is a
large tract of land which 1t Is pro-
posed to transform into a public park
and children's playgrc-- nd for the bene-
At OF the little folks of West Oakland
The other properties included in the
proposed park lands are a triangular
block of land on b. Haven and Peralta
streets. in North Oakland, a block of
property between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth avenues and Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth streets. in East Oakland. and
the entire frontage of the property on
Fifty-ninth street, adjoining Eushrod
Park. In North Oakland. The latter
property is to be acquired to prevent
the encroachment of dwellings on the
edge of Bushrod Park.
Last night the Oakland Chamber of
Commerce and the Merchants Ex-
change unanimously Endorsed the pro-
posed bond issue for the purchase of
park property, and the project has also
received the support of other civic and
organizations.