The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-16
CITY WILL HAVE
SCENIC DRIVEWAY
Golden Gate Cemetery to Be
Made Into a Park by
Supervisors

Members OF the board of supervis-
ors and Coroner T. B. W. Leland yes
terday inspected Golden Gate ceme-
terry in connection with the project
of converting the former burial
ground into park. Payot, Broder-'
lex, Murdoch, Murphy. Johnston and
Hooks were the members Of the board
to make the trip and they were en-
thusiastic over the parking possibili-
ties of the neglected area of about
$50 acres.
great boulevard system extend
ing 80 miles through connected
parks VIII be made possible with the
proposed parking of Golden Gate
cemetery, the opening up of two
blocks necessary to connect Lake
street with the old cemetery and the
completion Of the panhandle lying
between Thirteenth and FourteentS
avenues, which is to connect Golden
Gate park and the Preside. The
parking of the panhandle has been
commenced and the boulevard is be-
ing opened through the sand dunes.
GREAT SCENIC HIGHWAY
Such a boulevard system would
embrace the greatest scenic beauties
of the city. Starting at the Pre-
sidfo, the boulevards in the govern
ment reservation will constitute the
first part Of the system. Lake street
viii be converted into a boulevard
new highways VIII be built through
Golden Gate cemetery, which will
give egress to Sutro heights and af-
ford wonderful view of Golden gate
and the entrance &c the harbor. Then
comes the great highway running
along the Pacific ocean to the Sloat
boulevard. Golden Gate park Will be
reached from Sloat boulevard by way
of Nineteenth avenue and the return
10 the Preside may be made through
the new panhandle.
The work now before the supervis-
ors is to open up Golden Gate ceme-
terry as a park. Already a movement
is under way to have it known as
Lincoln park and the name of Lake
street changed TO Lincoln way. 1t was
in 1858 that 200 acres of the outside
lands were reserved for Golden Gate
cemetery. The supervisors attempted
to grant portions of the cemetery to
different benevolent societies for bur-
ial purposes. but the supreme court
has held in the case of La Societa Ital-
lana di Mutua Beneficienza against the
city and county Of San Francisco that
the supervisors did not have the
right to grant the hand to private in
stituttons for burial purposes.
ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED
Among the organizations affected by
this decision Of the supreme court
were the following:
Improved Order of Red Men. Christian Chinese
society, Slayonc mutual benevolent society and
Greek Russian Slavonian benevolent society
German benevolent society, Scandinavian society
French benevolent society, Congregation Sheriff.
Israel Italian benevolent society, Master Mar
Israel. Congregation Schaari Zedeck, st. An
drew's society and Caledonian club. Oui Son
Tong company Hop Wo association, Ming Yung
association, Chuc Sen Tong company, Ladies'
Italana d Mutua Benefcenza, Grand Army OF
the Republic, Society of Old Friends, Knights
OF Pythias, Golden Gate lodge No. 2207, G. L.
o. OF o. F. A. to Italian mutual benevolent
society. and Japanese colony of san FrancIsco
Fort AIiley reservation was for
merly a part of Golden Gate cemetery
but former Secretary OF War Redfeld
Proctor secured an order of condem-
nation July 9, 1892, for 54.05 acres, for
which $4,000 was paid the city.
The supervisors last Monday d.
rected the park commission to pre-
pare plans and specifications for
system of roads and improvements
with the purpose in view of trans
forming the cemetery into a park.
Mrs. j. w. Felt and Mrs. f. TT.
O'Donnell, the president and secretary.
respectively, of the Woman's improve
ment club of the Richmond district
met the supervisors at the cemetery
Yesterday morning and explained mat
ters in connection with the parking Of
the property.