The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
IMPROVEMENTS BY
PARK Commission
Fine Boulevard Linking City's
Chief Recreation Ground
With the Preside
Perfecting Plans for the New
Balboa Park in the Ingle=
side District

Many OF the men Of the Golden Gate
park force are employed at this time,
under The direction of superintendent
McLaren, on the boulevard that is TO
connect the park between ThirteenthA
and Fourteenth avenues with the Pre-
sidio reservation. This, when COM
pleted, viii be the most beautiful road
way. about one mile in length, in the
city.
About 10000 square yards Of sand
had TO be moved to establish the thor
ouehfare on the official grade. and now
the men are bringing il 10 a level In
the center there viii be a so foot wide
driveway, on either side grass plot
feet wide. There is TO be 10 foot
wide macadamized and oiled walk ao-
iacent to the outer line OF each of these
grass plots for the use Of pedestrians.
The other so feet Of space on each
side Of the walks viii be set out with
park effects in small trees, shrubs and
flowers. Along each inner side of the
driveway there have been set out trees
in groups OF three. 100 feet apart.
These are svCa anlores. elIns, naples and
1indens The trees are about Is feet
high and when in fun growth and foli-
age viii make an alameda not unlike
the one connecting san Jose with Santa
Clara.
At PARK ENTRANCE
At the park entrance there viii be
two divergent roads. one that viii con-
meet with the main drive and the
other that viii lead to the lake around
strawberry hill. The park commits
sioners intend to ask the military au-
thorities 10 open a winding road from
the north end of the boulevard, passing
by Mountain lake on the reservation,
then ascending the hill to the south of
the highest forest and connecting with
the Mcdowell road.
BALBOA PARK PLANS
The plans for laying out Balboa
park in the Ingleside district have
been completed and the territory set
apart for various purposes. This piece
of ground, formerly called the house
Of correction lot. faces San Jose ave
nue. on the east Ocean avenue on the
south and Phelan avenue on the west.
Along the lines Of the last two named
avenue thousands of forest trees, euca-
lyptus, cypress, pines and redwoOds
have been planted 10 form a wind
break in time. A well built fence has
been erected on the San Jose avenue
front Within the limits of the park
large number of forest trees have
been set out In the southeast corner
T4t DccEDdl4 LOAllAc- u SAloNN has
been laid out for music stand in the
center Of the grounds. deer park
VIII occupy a large space in the north
ern end and west of that there is to be
a large artificial lake. Many spaces
have been marked out for childrens
Fairgrounds, an additional baseball
ground. tennis courts, golf links and
hanjban courts.
In the center of these grounds the
new Ingleside police station, which is
nearing completion and viii be ready
for occupancy August I, is located. An
effort is 10 be made to have the county
jail, once the house Of correction, and
the branch iaiI. formerly the Ma gdaIen
asylum, torn down.
THE GREAT HIGHWAY
Another part of the park force is at
work building q 500 foot long con
crete breakwater on the ocean beach
north Of the chalet on the Great high
way. At that point the ocean tide
forms a strong eddy, which threatens
to wash away the Great highway The
bulkhead is of concrete piles so feet
long, 16 by - inches sunk side by side
10 depth Of 3 feet in the sand, and
this without the use of a pile driver.
AT the time each pile was constructed
an inch and a quarter iron pipe, with
an elbow protruding several inches,
was incorporated in ii. Each pile is
proper position, then a stream Of
water is connected with the pipe and
water forced through il with the pres
sure that comes from Strawberry hill.
The water disIodges the sand at the
foot OF the pile, which quickly sinks to
the desired depth. Then the water is
shut of and there the pile rests. These
piles are to be tied" by means of rail
road ties and on the outside there viii
be a sloping bank of rock set in ce-
Inent, intended to help in turning the
eddy. The large space that has been
cut out by the force Of the ocean win
be filed in and brought to the level
OF the highway.
MISCHIEF DONE BY TIDES
When the present Great highway
was built, 10 or u years ago, it had to
be filled in on soil on which the high
ocean tides flowed and ebbed. In time
the tide deposited sand on the north
side Of the highway and this was con-
tinuOusly distributed by the wind. In
time the growing bank was planted
with bent grass, which stayed the
blowing Of the sand on the highway.
but since then the ocean has increased
this bank 10 a height of 10 feet by a
width OF 300 and smut out the view OF
the ocean from all who drive upon hte
highway TO or from the SlOat boUle-
ward
superintendent McLaren faNors the
conversion OF the bank raised by ma
ture. and which is now grassed on each
side. into drive about three miles
Iong which win afford superb view
Of the majestic Pacific.