The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
IMPROVEMENT CLUB
HOPES FOR BEAUTY
Sutro Heights Organization
Sends Open Letter TO Park
Commissioners
No Action Taken on Sugges-
lions, Owing to Members
Being Absent

The Sutro Heights improvement club
is anxious TO have the section of the
city in which it exists improved and
beautifed as appears from the follow
ing letter sent to the park commissioners
yesterday:
This is an opportune time 10 teach home own
and builders the value Of building to q
Uniform building line back OF the street line
IN streets facing the park and. in fact on an
Tire great residential areas in the vicinity OF
SutrO heights the north and south SIDES or
me park. We believe that brief statement
pointing out the advantages. the beauty and the
enhancement in values following this line OF
development would. If prepared and sent TO the
press by your honorable board have more effect
than similar notice from any other source
The matter was postponed until all
the members OF the board are present
Commissioners Nelson and Bemiss being
absent.
The secretary was directed to com
municate with the California represen-
tatiyes in congress in regard TO having
the war department take some action
in the matter of building road on the
military reservation west Of the marine
hospital south from the Dewey boule-
ward to connect with the new road that
is being built from Clement street, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth av-
nues, to the park, as the military au-
$1,000
premises.
Superintendent McLaren explained
that the water which had been con-
demned by the board of health was
tested March 81 and found to be whole
some and that the cause Of complaint
no doubt arose because of repairs being
made at the slump" These have been
completed and the board has been re-
Quested TO make another analysis, also
one of the water west of Strawberry
hill. The superintendent was instructed
10 have the reservoir on Strawberry hill
cleaned as the health officer had COM
planned Of it,
The Mission Improvement association
presented a request that that commits
sion at once prepare plans for the i'm
provement Of Mission and Balboa
parks.
Superintendent McLaren stated that
plans have already been prepared for
the Balboa park and copy was or
dered sent to the association.
Permission was granted to the Arti-
fetal light company to install an arc
light at 3 street and the great high
way in order TO give better nlumtna-
ton between that point and the Clin
house road. The company was also
given the right to move existing poles
from the west to the east side of the
great highway.
ton Of a bust Of the late David Scan
nell, fire chief, with a request that it
be placed in the museum. 1t was &C
copied and the request VIII be COM
piled with.
The commission will advertise for
bids for steel rods for the purpose of
making additional cement piles to be
used in extending the breakwater near
the chalet, of the great highway
A wading pool 60x40 feet to cost
about $500 was ordered constructed in
Jefferson park
The Richmond central Improvement
club asked that all be done that can be
70 complete the road to the presidio
reservation line. The superintendent
stated that the work is being pushed
as rapidly as possible
A bid for clay for Lincoln park for
- cents a cubic yard amounting in the
whole to sIS.40O was rejected. il being
considered too high, and it was decided
TO readvertise for bids.
The commission decided to make re-
pairs to the aviary and have it painted.
A contract TO DO some bitumen work
in LObOs square, amounting TO S-aOo
feet, was let to the Standard contracting
company at - cents a foot.
a proposition TO ezpend IS 900 for q
sand blast machine to clean the bridge
and statues in the park was laid on the
table. and the superintendent ordered
TO have the work done by hand.
A request for the establishment of a
tennis court in Duboce park was, on the
report Of Superintendent McLaren
denied on the ground that there is such
court at the Mission park
The request Of the commissioners
that the city pay for the premium OF
certain employees on bonds was denied
by the supervisors on the ground thai
the charter does not provide for such
payment
Permission was granted to lay 2
conduit for electric light wires under
ground in Park lane in Balboa park tc
connect with the new police station.