The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
PERALTA HEIGHTS DISTRICT
GETS MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Sewer System and Street Work Secured Through
lndefatigable Efforts Of the Peralta
Heig hts Club

Having for years tried in vain to
secure a sewer the property owners of
the Peralta heights district formed
themselves into an Improvement club in
The hope that by systematic effort
their purpose could he accomplished.
The Peralta Heights Improvement
club embraces the territory between
Twenty street on the east. Es-
merslda on the west. Folsom on the
north and san Bruno avenue on the
south
SEWERS SECURED
Committees from the club went be-
fore the supervisors and the board of
public works and sought the assistance
of other affiliated organizations until
fnallv success was achieved.
This district Of half a square mile
that had been unable TO progress be
cause Of q aCk Of a sewer system soon
entered on an era. of advancement A
main outlet sewer was constructed in
Wolfe street from Franconia to Isabel
and in Peralts avenue from Franconia
~ York street. After the completion Of
the main sewer work on the side sew
ors commenced. The entire district is
now being severed.
The club also was mainly jnstru-
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-1fre street from Twenty TO Army
Hndertsken and hurried.
With the completion of the sewer
stem the way viii be open for i'm
rowing the streets in a manner calcu-
ted TO enhance property values and
Ike the district more attractive.
STREET WORK
a beginning has been made with
street work I'm Precita avenue and
through the efforts Of the club the
nronertv owners from Alabama. 10 York
street have signed contracts TO have
the street bituminized-
The club is endeavoring 10 have the
property owners in Army street from
Alabama to san Bruno avenue sign
, Dr street work
/ Granite crossings at Army and Flor
ida. Precita ana Florida. Army and
York. ARMY and Condor were installed
upon petition of the club
with the assistance Of the Holiday
avenue club considerable grading work
was done At Florida, and Mullen avenue
and along Isabel street without cost TO
the city.
The construction Of board walk
along Florida street from Army to Pre-
eita avenue. over \ gully that rendered
the street impossible, was the work of
The club.
The construction Of this walk saved
detoUr Of several blocks Since the
building Of the walk the street has been
fIed in.
To make the district more accessible
rhe club is urging the extension Of
Wolfe street from Isabel TO TomasO
and Twenty sixth street from York to
Potrero avenue.
The extension Of Twenty sixth street
serves double purpose. II viii neces-
state the filing in of swamp land that
l~a-
district and it win afford access to San
Bruno avenue, one of the main arteries
1r the Mission district.
Recently upon the occasion Of the at
-ompt OF the Ocean Shore railroad to
-ence In and claim portion OF Holiday
venue the matter was brought
10 the attention of the city at
rornRv and the board Of pub
lie works. with the result that
ritv is now defending its title to this
and.
POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION
Before the organization of the club
the district was at the mercy of those
who desired to plunder ii. The club
a gitated protection, with the result
that the district is now regularly pa
trolled by policemen.
Through the efforts Of the club a
IRE station is TO be constructed at
ronasa and Montcslm streets. A fire
box viii also be placed at this corner.
The club has been urging the city to
compel the Spring Valley company to
extend its mains and 60 increase the
water pressure.
SCHOOLS AND PARKS
The great number Of small children
in the district made evident the neces-
sity for primary school For long
time the club has tried to secure such
a school. An appropriation Of $40 000
was secured for the purchase. 1T was
found, however. that no suitable site
could be purchased for this amount
The fact has come to the attention OF
the club that property owners were
asking high prices when it became
known that the school department de-
sired to purchase land. This attitude
is condemned by the club which is CO
operating with the board of education
in an effort to secure a suitable site at
a reasonable figure. The new school is
10 be known as the Rincon.
BernaI park is the pride of the
T,eralta. Heights club. For one and a
half wears the club has been continually
Insisting upon the Improvement OF this
mark. Recently a new concrete coping
was built around the park.
Street work around the park has been
done but recently. The work has been
hung I'D because of a dispute between
the city and the property owners as 10
nm should do the work. The grant
sedfcatine the park to the city con-
fained a stipulation requiring the prop
ertv owners TO pay for all street work
adjacent to the park. This the prop
erfv owners found to be a burden toe
heavy for them TO assume.
the request Of the club this matter
was referred to City Attorney Long
8SS,he decided in favor OF the property
~ ers. consequently the area about
TIA mark will be paved, the property