The San Francisco call., 1909-11-06
WANT MORE PARKS
IN DOLORES STREET
Mission Residents Take Active
Interest in Identification
OF POpuIous District

The Mission Promotion association.
through its committee on parks and
Fairgrounds, is at present engaged in
promoting several projects looking to-
ward the Identification of Dolores
street and the adornment of the sew
eraI recreation squares in the Mission
district. The parks and Fairgrounds
committee, composed of Rev. D. o.
Crowley, John Chetwood. ]. c. Astredo.
Dr. H. L. Seager and Edward H. Nit
cheH, will invite the commissioners of
public works TO make an inspection
tour over Dolores street in order that
they may become acquainted with the
needs of this important thoroughfare.
The commissioners have expressed
themselves in favor of constructing
center parks in Dolores street from
Market to Fifteenth streets and from
Seventeenth to Thirtieth streets. With
the understanding that these parks
will be constructed. the paving of the
blocks between Twentieth and Twenty
first and between Twenty fourth and
= my ACCbS mas D0cn nearly
completed. A special effort will be
made to induce the commissioners to
begin the construction of these squares
at once so that the entire street may be
bituminized
AS soon as the improvement of the
present thoroughfare has been accom-
plished the association will renew its
efforts TO have the Dolores boulevard
constructed and extended as far as the
Golden Gate park panhandle. at a ?
per cent grade. according to plans
and specifications compiled by the asso-
cations engineer, C. L. McEnerney.
In reporting to the association Mon
day evening next, the committee will
recommend that the Mission playground
projects be again submitted TO the
voters. These include the blocks
bounded by Eighteenth. Nineteenth.
Guerrero and Dolores streets. between
Elizabeth, Twenty-fourth. Noe and San
chez streets and between Eighteenth.
Nineteenth. Pennsylvania and Iowa
streets. An. effort will also be made
to have Franklin, Buena Vista and
jackson squares improved by the park
commissioners.
The board of public works has notf-
fed the association that the plans for
the Islais creek outlet sewer have been
completed, and that the construction
Oh the HISt DTdHCH between Mount
Vernon and Sunnydale avenues will
be begun as soon as the city attorney
has completed tie purchase of the nee
essary rights of way through private
property.
During the last week the following
street repairs have been made in the
Mission. Eighteenth street between
Mission and Dolores; Potrero avenue
between Seventeenth and Nineteenth.
Bryant avenue between Eleventh and
Thirtieth. The committee on streets
of the association has pledged the
board to repair in the near future
Seventeenth street between ShotweII
and Howard; Folsom street between
Ninth and Twentieth; Twenty ninth
street between Mission and Sanchez:
and Mission street between Twenty
eighth and Twenty-ninth.
Now that the plans of the West End
school have been completed. the board
of public works has requested the
board of supervisors to appropriate
the necessary funds TO start construc-
consisting of William Broderick. Fl. w
Burmester. G. l. Warren. G. W. Lunt
and Dr.. c. A Clinton, has represented
the Mission Promotion associa tion in
successfully urging the completion of
the plans so that the children of the
West End section may enjoy adequate
educational facilities
Ashbury Election
The Ashbury district Improvement
club has elected officers for the cur
rent year as follows: H. E. Coffey,
president. G. Breck, first vice presi-
dent. E. p. Martin, second vice presi-
dent: E. II. Gottschalk, secretary. C. l.
Queen, treasurer; NJ. Stern. sergeant at
arms: t.. A Brown. J. J. BsIy, J. ID.
Garrison. A. f. Lacey and S. Zemansky.
executive committee; r. Groves. r.
Hampton and E. S. Lowry. finance COM
mittee.