The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24
Tennis COURT and
TRACK PLANNED
Tree Planting, Making Ball Park
and Erection of Police Sta
ton Now in Progress

Ten thousand trees. including pines.
eucalyptus, redwood. cypress and Eng
lish broom, have already been planted
around the limits and within Balboa
park, which is on the city's territory
on which stands the county Jail origin
ally the house of correction, the branch
Jail building. which in the early '7O's
was known as the house of refuge for
the detention of unruly boys and girls
A raw of eucalyptus has been set out
on the Ocean avenue front and one on
Phelan avenue. which, when grown
will act as wind breaks and protect
the property from the breezes OF the
ocean and those from the north.
Nine acres of the ground in the
southeastern end have been set apart
for a baseball field and are now covered
with a fine growth of grass. watered
daily from the pumping station on the
ground which supplies all the water
that is needed. This portion or the
park is now used by amateur ball play
ers. 1t is on what was at one time
the potato field of the house of cor
rection in the days when A W. Pre-
vost was the superintendent. and Is
south of the drive that leads TO tne
county Jail. The portion north or this
road is still used as a vegetable gar
den by those TO whom the land was
leased and nothing viii be done there
until after the first of next month.
when the gardeners viii vacate. after
which the ground will be leveled ana
seeded
AS to the tennis courts. handban
courts and cinder track. which the park
commissioners will install there, the
locations have not been definitely de-
cided upon. but will be in a few weeks.
When completed Balboa park will be
delightful recreation spot for the res
idents of rapidly growing Ingleside ana
Sunnyside.
The three public buildings mentioned
above occupy the center OF the PARK
The newest of these is the southern
police station. which will be ready for
occupancy August 1. The structure is
of reinforced concrete of the mission
style of architecture, two stories IN
height. 1t is to be filed up with
large assembly room, offices, one dark
and four light cells In one wing Will
be a stable for the ambulance and 80
stalls for the horses OF the park and
southern district police The cost Will
be $4,000.
Work is going on so well that the
interior anj exterior concrete is almost
completed, all rough carpenter work on
the mann DuliQluS Is dDOQt uoHO anu
will be ready for the plasterers in
few days. Rafters on the stable wing
are in place and roughing in of plumb
ing and electrical work is almost done.
OTHER PUBLIC WORK
The house for truck No. II. Duncan
street near Church, is ready for equip
ments.
Chemical station No. Il, Forty-hfth
avenue and I street. has the brick work
SO per cent completed, and work is pro-
crossing favOrably-
At the hail of justice work is pro-
crossing on interior details for plaster
and woodwork
Galvanized iron frames for the city
and county jail are being prepared.
also gratings for windows. and prison
cells being designed. Specification for
general contracts are about 80 per cent
completed.
For the San Francisco hospital bids
for brickwork, masons' iron, exterior
tile and marble, also granite, were due
June 1, 1910.
Plans and elevations for the power
house and laundry are being prepared.
Complete specifications are ready for
finished hardware for park and Ingle-
side police stations; also the stand
ard detail for locker finish in fire.
houses.
forced concrete retaining walls, con-
gates. ETC., for the North beach play
grounds.
Bids were opened Wednesday for the
city and county hospital, ranging in
the vicinity of 100000. and contracts
will be awarded in a few days.