The San Francisco call., 1910-12-28
GAR Of singer Is
TO BE DECORATED
Park Commission Orders Flow
ers for Nine. Tetrazzini
From Golden Gate Park
Decoration Intended as Tribute
From People for Favor
Shown to City

I'm vkw of what the great singer.
Luisa Tetrazzini. has done for Califor-
MIA and, San Francisco said President
Metson at meeting of the park COM
missioners yesterday. Il think it would
be the proper thing for this commits
sion to send flowers from the park to
decorate the car in which she will
leave tomorrow morning.
The other commissioners agreed with
the president. and superintendent Nc
Laren was instructed to take a collec-
tion of choice flowers to the car and
decorate it as a tribute to Tetrazzini
from the people of this city.
And be sure.' added Commissioner
Gutzkow, that in the collection there
are some typical of the city for which
Tetrazzini has shown so much love-.
RAILROAD FOR HIGHWAY
Willis Polk appeared before the COM
missioners in connection with his pro-
posal to construct miniature railway
along the great highway. He said that
capital was waiting for the commits
sioners to say Go ahead" and that
six months after they did, the road
would be in operation. He reiterated
that it was desired to build the road
with the intention ultimately of max
ing q &1IL Oh 1t TO Jne city III Tie
of the commissioners.
Polk was asked many questions re-
garding the project. but he said that
matters of detail would have to be
worked out
Commissioner Gutzkow asked if the
company would assume all responsible
ity for accidents, and he was informed
that Polk supposed it would.
President Metson said that while he
was willing to accept anything that
was offered the park he was some
til he ascertained that it was not
loaded
Mr.. Polk" asked Commissioners
Gutzkow. shave you any objection to
giving the names of those who are be-
hind this proposition7"
CITY TO GET THE LINE
There is capital all ready to go on
with" replied Poulk.
Eastern capital?" asked Gutzkow.
Yes" answered Polk.
And local capital?" continued the
commissioner.
Polk did not make a direct reply,
edge bond to do all we say we will
do"
How long do you think it would
take to recoup on the investment"
Possibly 20 years"
"Supposing you did not recover the
outlay and interest in 40 years?'
I'm that case we would agree TO
turn the road over to the commission
ers within a reasonable time. whether
we recovered our money or not said
Polk. He added:
PLEA FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Unless the city is more progressive
in public works than it has been In the
last 10 or 10 years our population will
drop down to- 100000. but I feel that
we will move onward and IL will not
be long till we have a population of
1000 600. Mr.. Burnham, from Chi
cago. writes that Improvements are
going on all over the United States and
Identification is in progress. The
three imperial cities. in his opinion.
will be in the following order; New
York Chicago and San Francisco. He
said he believed that some local mayor
will create a city planning commits
sion to propose public improvements
and it would not surprise me il 1T is
Mayor Mccarthy"
1t was decided that some of the COM
missioners should go over the grounds
with Polk today to ascertain what the
proposed railroad company wanted. and
Polk was requested to prepare specif-
cations as to what the company in
tended to build, the character of cars
rails, etc, and. present the same next
Friday.
The museum was given a copy OF the
first telephone directory of this city
issued in July, 1878.
The superintendent was instructed to
plant trees and shrubbery in the
grounds Of the Protestant orphanage.
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