San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 89, 28 August 1895 — MOVES OF THE COMBINE. [ARTICLE]

MOVES OF THE COMBINE.

It Leases a Block of Land Near the Park— Half-Hoar Service Probably To-Day.

The Market-street Railway Company is evidently contemplating a new pleasure ground near the park. It has secured possession of the block bounded by Haight, Waller, Cole and Clayton streets.

A few days ago V. C. Baird and Ebenezer Scott, trustees of the estate of John H. Baird, leased the block to the Paul Bovnton Chute Company for six years at $20(30 per annum. Next day the lease was assigned by the Boynton Company to the Marketstreet Railway Company. Superintendent Vining will probably put a half-hour service on the Clayton-street electric branch to-day, at least such was the intention yesterday. The service will be given only during the interval between 6 and 9 a. m. and that between 5:30 and 11:30 p. m., however. The South Side residents will hold their second meeting to-night at F. W. M. Lange's residence, 137 Carl street, and then the report of the committee chosen to confer with Mr. Vining will be received and acted upon. Mr. Lange was of the opinion yesterday afternoon that the Droperty-owners of that neighborhood would decfde to fight the Market-street Railway Company in the courts.