The San Francisco call., 1909-04-08
PLAN REMOVAL OF
CENTRAL EMERGENCY
Hospital in Jefferson Square to
Be Moved to New Location
by September |
Police Station to Be Built on
Park Property, According to
Ideas of Commission

The board of park commissioners at
the meeting yesterday afternoon de-
cided that the central emergency hos
pital in Jefferson square shall be re-
moved by September /. and the board
of health was notified that a location
must be found for the hospital build
ing by tAat time. The California pro-
motion committee will also be required
to remove it's building in Union square.
and it is understood that it has al
ready decided on a site for the new
structure. The buildings were erected
Immediately after the fire of 1906
A police station VIII be built on
park property according to the ideas
of the park commission. but at the
expense OF the city. Charles Skelly
and Chief of Police Cook laid the
proposition before the commissioners.
and Mayor Taylor approved of the idea,
which was unanimously adopted by the
board.
F. w. Dohrmann was chosen chair
man of the commission in the place
of the late Reuben IL Lloyd
The request of the supervisors that
the park commission take care OF all
the oiled boulevards at the expense OF
the city was granted.
REPAIR TEA GARDEN
An appropriation of 5000 was made
by the commissioners for the repair
of the Japanese tea garden at the
Golden Gate park, and the work was
placed under the supervision OF Earl
Cummings, the artist member of the
commission.
The Portola festival committee was
granted the privilege OF having an
ornamental flower design planted near
the conservatory at the park, the de-
sign and lettering OF the motto which
they were to choose to be submitted 20
superintendent McLaren-
The Downtown association was given
permission to have a band play in
Union square between the hours Of
and 10 o'clock during the summer. but
was asked to provide its own spe-
cial officers to keep the crowds which
would be drawn there from walking on
the grass and injuring the flowers and
shrubs.
The offer of the Towne estate to
present TO the commission the facade
OF the old ToWne home in California
street as q relic OF the fire to be pre-
served was accepted. and James ID.
Phelan. through whom the offer had
been made. proposed that the removal
cf the arch, which has been extensively
photographed and painted by artists,
be referred TO Edgar Matthews, Civ
ing him power to choose the most suit
able position in the park for the relic
WILL ACCEPT GJOA
The sloop Gjoa. in which Captain
Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer.
made the northwest passage. was
offered TO the commissioners by the
Norwegian consulate. and the matter
OF suitable location for the history
making craft was deferred until a
futufe meeting.
Miss Alice Grifiths plan to lay out
a basket ball ground in the park was
agreed 20 by the commission on the
recommendation of Superintendent
McIaren, and the matter will be taken
up at once and a suitable location
found by the superintendent
The offer of the Home telephone com
pe.ny to install instruments in Jne
park Offices was accepted. and the COM
munication of the United Railroads TO
the effect that they had been notified
that they were supplying power for
the park windmills in violation OF
city ordinance was referred TO the de-
partment of electricity.
The commission decided to recon-
mend that automobiles be allowed to
use the main drive every day except
Sunday between IL noon and D. n
and it was also recommended that
commission be appointed to draft an
ordinance embodying this resolution Of
the commission.