The San Francisco call., 1910-09-03
WONDERS WROUGHT BY
THE INCLESIDE CLUB
Has Changed Its Section From Backward
Suburb Into Progressive Metropolitan District


The Ingleside Improvement club, in
corporated. Is one OF the uptown out
lying clubs that thrives in the suburb
an residence section o. our city.
A few years ago Ingleside was noted
for its coursing park, its tail eucalyp-
tus trees. its rolling hills, its plank
sidewalks. its soft streets, its moon
light illumination and its peaceful
strougholds. 1t was also dry town.
Time and the efforts Of the Ingleside
Improvement club. incorporated. have
changed all this.
The Ingleside Improvement club was
organized on the 18th day Of January,
1908, by citizens of the district for the
purpose of securing some of the artf-
hcial advantages that supplant those
provided by nature. The club i'm
medistelv incorporated and is today
one Of the few if not the only incor-
porated Improvement club in the city.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM
In q district widely scattered as the
lnsleside district Vas, proper illumina-
tion was q necessity. The club took
this matter up with vim. Month by
month the club would get one or more
additional lights, until now the dis
districts in the city.
Adequate sewer facilities was another
necessity Of the district. The club
hammered upon this proposition until
success was achieved. The ocean ave-
uue sewer. which drains this entire
section and empties into the ocean, was
built as a result Of the efforts Of the
club. Side sewers are now being con-
structed throughout the district.
STREET WORK DONE
The streets Of the district badly
seded the protecting care Of some one
I he club has improved the condition
y5f The streets both through its efforts
with the supervisors and through its
owE personal attention to the streets
Members of the club have frequently
turned out with teams, picks, "a ovels
and scyapers 10 improve the streets and
10 put In wooden culverts at crossings
Although much has been done there
yet remains much work for the club
10 do
A branch library has been asked for
and viii soon be established in the dis
tricL storm sheds or waiting stations
were erected along the car line. The
electric company was induced to in
sJal- transformers and extend its serv-
ice, where formerly il refused.
The United Railroads was compelled
10 remove its unused poles from Ocean
avenue The high board fence some
1900 feet in length surrounding the
ccursiug park was moved back and
ocean avenue widened.
MEMBERSHIP AND BOUNDARY
The club has now over zoo members.
IT looks out for the interests of the
territory lying between ocean avenue
and Lake View avenue. Getz street and
Arlington avenue.
With the assistance of the Mission
promotion association the club has sue
ceeded i'm securing the nine acres sur
rounding the county Jail as site for
the new Balboa park The jail is TO
De moved 70 another location A fire
house on the tract viii be moved to A
nearby corner. This park when com
pleted VIII be second in size and bealrv-
only 10 Golden Gate park and will be
the mecca for the people of the sur
rounding districts.
The club has agitated the extension
and widening Of Ocean avenue from
san Jose avenue to the Mission road.
thus amordins a boulevard 100 feet
wide extending from the ocean TO the
bay and connecting districts that are
now isolated.