The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
PLANNED BY CLUBS
Improvement Associations Are
Working for Advancement
of Their Districts

alsny projects calculated 70 improve
districts IN san Francisco. ard thereby
tend 70 the general Improvement Of the
city, are planned b. the improvement
slubs and associations They contem-
plate mUch work and the suggestions
are mostly jpdicioss
Possibly the most king project
Thar las been discussed oy one neigh
bornood IS that which IS suggested for
SortH beach This Is nothing less than
sn annual MsrdI Grsz celebration. with
Washington square sS the center OF
booths. games --ovel exhibits etc 4
fund OF Ss86 has been subscribed for
the first OF these fairs. which VIII take
place in April The plan Is 70 begin
the festivities on the 18th of April.
1910 The celebration viii last several
days. Balloon ascensions, high diving,
z country exhibition and other features
are planned. This scheme is being pro-
noted by Isaac Parsons who is backed
by the businessmen Of North beach
The Potrero commercial and MANI
fscturers' association recently mec and
elected the following officers. Presi-
cent, Richard Spreckels: vice president
.. A Bueli; secretary and treasurer,
II G. Barrett business manager,
Charles + King. The directors are
Richard spree keIs. G. a Buell., T p.
Berry, - u. Coburn. r J. Baker, t. H
Ford, r = LOOP W Marvin, H ".
cook. w J. Bsrrerr'and c. r Johnson
The association viii Try 70 have the
district better lighted and also 70 have
streets graded and bituminized.
INGLEsIDE Busy
The Ingleside Improvement sssocia-
ton IS working 70 have water mains
installed % the top OF Lzkevisw hill
There are no mains nearer than HoI-
lowsv avenue. Assurances have also
been received from the city that 4
chemical engine VIII be stationed al
the corner Of Ocean avenue and san
Jose avenue Better lighting Of the
district is also contemplated.
The Holly Park Improvement club
has asked the park commissioners 70
improve the pleasure ground IN its
district The installation OF water
supply in the park has been completed
and plans have been made for z re-
tanning wall which VIII surround the
pleasure ground
The South Of Army street improve
nent club has appointed 3 committee
70 raise funds 10 have Mission street
illuminated from Twenty eighth street
70 Santa Maria avenue
The Central Mission and Hayes Val
ley Improvement club is considering the
matter of placing a safety station az
the junction Of Cough, Market and
Hsight streets
The Excelsior Progressive improve
UleHt association reports that all prop
ertE owners concerned have signed the
contract 10 bitUminize Brazil avenue
from Mission street 10 London street.
HOME TRADE
The sunset merchants association
has appointed committee to devise
ways and means Of inducing residents
70 grade their own district as much
as possible.
The Sunset ladies' Improvement club
has IN hand a plan 10 improve the play
ground Of the Nineteenth avenue
school. 70 have hand ball and basket
bail courts laid out and also to pro-
vide a baseball diamond within the
school grounds
The Parkside Improvement club de-
sires 10 have street cut from Twenty
first to Thirty-seventh avenue. The
committee on street lights OF the as
sociation has secured a promise that
three additional lights viii be installed
in that section by the city.
The Holly Park Improvement club
has elected the following officers: Pres
ldeut, John Denehel; vice president, VI.
~
Ing secretary. George staff; recording
secretary. Thomas Crystal; treasurer,
Henry Winkler: sergeant at arms, r.
J. Hahn.
NEW CLUB FORMED"
The Twin Peaks Improvement club
has been organized by citizens living
in the district west Of Eureka street TO
the Twin peaks and Eureka road. The
club is advocating the running Of a
car line from Market and Seventeenth h
streets along Seventeenth to Eureka, to
Twenty third, TO Diamond, TO Thirtieth
street and then on to Glen park. The
Improvement Of Elizabeth and Diamond
sweets is also TO be taken up. The Of
icers Of the club are: President, Mar
tin Lyden; secretary and treasurer,
Edward Kearney. COMMITTEES have also
been elected, as follows: Water and
light T. l. Hume; streetcar line Lin
coin z. Hackett; fire. J. J. Hayden;
pound regulation, J. p Fleming
streets, 81. A. Cater, boosting, J. Far
ley: press, C. L bennett.
The Southern Heights Improvement
club is circulating A petition asking
the supervisors TO improve Mississippi
street between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth A part Of the street has been
improved. but there Is a distance of
about $50 feet TO which the club is
calling attention.
The North Central Improvement as
sociation has received a report from
J. c. McCaughern, district secretary, to
the effect that beginning this month a
reduction in fire insurance rates will
go into effect in the district
North beach has organized q real
estate bosfd with the following direc-
tors: GeorgeNOliva of Olivia & Briz-
zols. John Desmond of Desmond & Ca
nepa, and II P. Ledarre of II. P. Le-
darre & Co. Isaac Parsons is chairman
of this board.
The Broadway boosters have been
organized for the Improvement of
Broadway with the following directors
Luis Guinasso. n. Ferroggiarro, John
Grasso.
The Grant Avenue merchants asso-
ciation has been organized with the
following directors: Nat Cereghino,
{ Tony Babino, F. Razzetto.
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