The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
EVENTS OF THE WEEK AMONG >
THE IMPROVEMENT Club

The merchants association was one
of the first and strongest protestants
against the nickel in the slot machines.
The proposed rodinance came before the
board of supervisors last Monday and
was defeated.
Eighty-one firms have already signi-
fed their intention of sending represen-
tatives upon the trade extensions ex-
cursion of the merchants association
to The lower San Joaquin valley. They
represent the foremost and the largest
mercantile firms upon the coast The
excursion will last five days, beginning
October II, 1910.
The association has recommended the
adoption of senate amendments l. IL, 36,
A and So and assembly amendment
and the rejection of senate amendment
3S and assembly amendment H.
Eighteen new members have been
added to the rolls Of the association
during the past week.
The association has given its un-
qualified Endorsement to the three state
projects for harbor improvements; the
$9.000,000 bonds for the Improvement OF
the San Francisco water front, the San
Diego harbor bonds and the $1.000,o0o
bonds for the purchase of lands at Is
lais creek. It asks all its members to
make it's attitude In this respect clear
and to work for the success OF all the
bonds.
MISSION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
Having been successful in obtaining
appropriations from the board of pub
lie works and the board of supervisors,
as we'll as gratuitous deeds from private
owners to bring about important I'M
provements in the boulevard system OF
the Mission district, the Mission promo
tion association, In the interest of the
comprehensive plan for a boulevard sys-
TEN that will encircle the city on all
sides
The latest link in the chain of boule-
wards was the widening of Ocean av-
renue and the extension of France av-
enue through the Somps tract. Particu~
lar attention Is now being given to the
projected extension OF Dolores street,
on its southerly end, through to Mis-
sion street.
The complete plan has been prepared
under the direction of Arthur G
Scholz, In conjunction with the associa-
tion's committee on streets. Plans Will
be presented for the first time at next
Mondays meeting Of the association,
having been drawn for the specific pur-
pose of demonstrating how advan-
tageously any funds spent in the future
to improve the city's boulevard system
may be used4so that every section OF
the city will be benefited.
1t is contemplated to extend Market
street from its present termination at
Seventeenth and Castro streets In
direct line to Nineteenth and Douglass
streets, the base of Twin Peaks. From
this point a tunnel will be constructed
through Twin Peaks and issue at the
junction of the Junipero Sierra, Park
side and Dewey boulevards, the route
continuing over the Parkside boulevard
to the Great highway; on the Great
highway around Sutro Heights to Cliff
avenue, to Point Lobos avenue, to
Seventh avenue, across Golden Gate
park to H street
The committee upon parks was in
structed to apply to the Fairgrounds
commission for a lease of the block
bounded by Persia and Russia avenues
and Madrid and Edinburg streets for
the purpose OF establishing play
ground for the Excelsior homestead.
MISSION MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
The Mission Merchants association is
making preparations for an elaborate
celebration on Mission street between
Fourteenth and Twenty-fourth streets
upon Christmas and New Years 1t is
planned to make these occasions the
most brilliant in the festal history OF
the city. Two thousand five hun
dred dollars will be expended by the
association for the decoration OF Mis-
sion street and the erection OF dance
platforms and other structures neces-
sary for the consummation of the plans
that the committee on arrangements
has in view. Several meetings OF the
committee have already been held
The committee in charge consists Of:
Coffee. Sam Rosencrantz; finance, 4. H Peter
sen (chairmau); advertising and publicity, j. j.
McNally tchairman) music tpubie dancess'
George H Sandy (chairman) carnival features
Myer Clark chairman: DECORATIONS. A. =. Saia
lchalrmans James, v. Donefty Will act 40
chairman Of the committees
The association at its meeting Tues
day evening decided to request the
board of public works to expediate the
work of bituminizing the west side Of
Mission street. A committee consisting
of J. J. Cluck. S. ]. Lazarus and Henry
w. Burmester will interview the
mayor and the board of public works
with the view Of having the street
work completed as soon as possible
SOUTH OF MARKET CLUB
The South OF Market Street Improve
ment club has just secured from the
board of supervisors $50 additional
lamps for the south OF Market dis
trict.
These lamps will be installed with
out delay. They will be gas street
lamps OF the fncandescent kind Each
block ON the main streets is to have
eight lights running east and west,
and the streets running north and
south are to have four lights in each
block
The Civic league OF Improvement
clubs at a meeting ofsthe executive
committee at the St Francis hotel
Thursday evening discussed and acted
upon the report of its special commit
tee on charter amendments. This COM
mittee presented a detailed report upon
each of the SO amendments. The COM
mittee was divided in it's report with
reference to some OF the amendments
After very thorough discussion which
lasted until after midnight the execu-