10 REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS 



fiscal year, the sand dunes on the Ocean will pile up so high that it will 

 make the construction work more expensive if left one year longer. 



The $12,000, asked for the construction of a parkway from Lake 

 street to the Presidio line, is necessary in order to connect the re- 

 cently built parkway extending from Golden Gate Park to Lake street, 

 which was completed a year ago, with the Presidio. 



The $10,000, asked for the extension of the water pipe system, is 

 very necessary to keep in good condition the recent improvements 

 made in Lincoln, Balboa and other squares. 



The demand for additional recreation grounds in Golden Gate, 

 Lincoln and Balboa Parks, and also the City squares, is so emphatic 

 that in order to meet the demands of the people, $6,000 is necessary. 



The $5,000, asked for the construction of convenience stations will 

 be used principally in Golden Gate Park. 



The $5,000 asked for the construction of handball courts, is very 

 necessary on account of the demand of the people enjoying this sport. 



The same may be said regarding tennis courts. The tennis courts 

 are all crowded and more space is demanded by those enjoying this 

 healthful exercise. 



The $30,000 asked for loam and fertilizers, is much needed on 

 account of the poor sterile sand that composes the soil of Golden 

 Gate Park and other parks. 



The $25,000, asked for the construction of grounds of Buena Vista 

 Park, is very much needed on account of the deep cut made by grad- 

 ing Buena Vista avenue, leaving the Park grounds from ten to thirty 

 feet above the level of the sidewalk, and which necessitates heavy 

 grading before the Park can be put in' good condition. 



The $15,000, requested for McKinley Square, which is situated on 

 a steep hill, is needed for grading, the hauling of soil and laying of 

 water pipe. 



The $25,000, asked for improving of grounds of Balboa Park, is 

 very much needed in order to carry on the work of improving these 

 grounds according to the plans adopted by the Park Commissioners 

 and endorsed by the people living in that neighborhood. 



The $6,000, asked for laying the water pipe system in Balboa 

 Park, is required for the installation of an irrigating system in these 

 grounds. 



The $5,000, asked for the building of a reservoir in Balboa Park, 

 is necessary for the building of a reservoir on top of the hill immedi- 

 ately west of the County Jail. 



The $25,000, requested for the construction of grounds in Lincoln 

 Park, is very much needed as that Park was recently the City Cemetery, 



