The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 8, 1901, Page 5

THE SUNDAY CALL. 1t to be impossible to establish grades as they are now. No effort had ever been made to im- ve In any way any of the streets laid on the maps up to the winter of I L fiing a overflowed b Montgome 20 B \ew oF SANFRANCISce 11&3 TELEGROPHHILL N 1850 :w...z,:::._.mae:smm_::_:p part of the city. The following ed to be a cor- rect statement in regard to the persons after whom the streets of the city were name QT I i war. This fact often and Post streets, but was shortly after- Governor of this State, were, together contest Leavenworth made friends and ng of the name, Gov- ward removed to Mission street. The Wwith the latter's father, Fletcher M. many enemies. Many lots were granted Kearny spelled reet was finally. macadamized. To pre- Haight, afterward United States District by him to the early settlers. He removed while Phil K vent opposition they also improved Fol- Judge for the southern district of Cali- i lived many years in. Sonoma The proper s ng som street and placed a toligate on it. forn in partnership in the practice of once widened These tollgates remained for many years, the law for a short time in the early fif- HOWARD—After W. D. M. Howard, a cross streets, opened from time to ties under the name of Haight & Geary. Very prominent, wealthy and influential me, enabled people to avold the toll- While Haight was Governor of California business man of early times. He was a gates, notwithstanding they were from Ge: was Governor of Pennsylvan member of the Ayuntamiento, or Town il known 7l B A TS Stephen W. and a veteran of the war of 1812, He had been colonel of the First United States Dragoons, and during the Mexican vear 1835 the few street now is, between ( tlett, as Alcalde, employed a Webster and Sixteenth streets and the war was ordered to march with ) > . ¢ Ws__wha ‘“_Mfiwfliwm_,_”:cwwm:m bay of ington stre His house, engineer named Jasper O'Farrell, wh bay. fa w:z_w:::.x M gime . M me to time moved to prevent such being ~ HAIGHT STREET—After Henry H. m_cwfi:a_r elected Umafl.maa_. B,z.ow“-flamn San Francisco usually anchored op- nation of house and tent 1545 had been in the military service An Ayuntamiento, or Town the plains from and sloop of done. native of New York, lawyer many years ago. George 3 MARKET 87 DI DY - on and Governor of California Prominent real estate man and one time EAieh oh ot Tt dovaset SO B Sl o bh: member of the Legislature from San Ma- adelphia or Baltimore, or both, though VALLEJO—After Mariano G. Vallejo, €0 County, was a brother. The Howard about the time this one was named the @ distinguished native Californian, born Eresbyterian Church was named after atter was changed to Baltimore street. Sonoma July, 1808. He was one of the W. D. M. Howard, he having S<n:...na SON, TAYLOR, This street took its present direction be- founders He was once State MOSt if not all the funds for building the nd BUCHANAN cause it was laid out parallel to Mis Senator. The town of Vallejo was named frst church edifice for that S._n_.muv.we_. AVENUE w street. Sand hills fifty or more feet high &fter him. He was one of the delegates 1is firm, Mellus & Howard, September, 1848, erected the first brick building in of the stood on it from Kearny street west u that framed the first g8 R OR i P constitution of this State: San Francisco, It was located at the LAY ‘STREET-W: c ry and Clay streets. —Some persons VAN NESS AVENUS—Atter James CLAY STREET-Was named after S::._Mmiszem.»—mm:..flm‘w “:::, wcmflvs I med after Gen- ve of New York. He was Henry Cl the distinguished Whig _OLSOI . R s President er (Police Judge) at the Statesman and United States Senator Folsom, in the quartermaster's ceparis tion act went into opér- from ICentucky: ment of the United States army oproved the WEBSTER STREET —Was named 1848-49. He built a fine residence on the after Daniel Webster, the great \Whig northwest corner of Second .and Folsom statesman and Senator from Massachy- Streets, He died in the early fifties, scuts. leaving a large estate, of wh sno_uaafl_ LEIDESDORFF STREET— H. W. Halleck, A, C. Peachy an . 0 m A, ro:_mu%im. ¢ rn“fl.”. by Van Winkle were M.Mmexo_,zm._.q‘_?c town ness man of ve rly day: © of Folsom was named after him, oI Bty Y Jaye: o Dloneer * REMONT . SPRERT_After. Colonel ber of the Town Council jn 1847. He diea John C. Fremong, an officer of the United In 188, leaving a large estite. Popographical . Engineers and HYDE STREET—After George Hyde, r across the plains to Califor- one of the Alcaldes u i He co-operated with the Sta Government. Many ear) y at Sonoma June 14, 1846, of lots to settlers were rst United States Senator He returned in after yea from California; & son-in-law of Thomas phia, his iy, occasl ? H. Benton, the statesman and Senator marines rba Buena, J flag on the pi General John A. Sutter, to enlarge the old with power to frame mun Vioget survey of 1839, O'Farrell took the to appoint nece present corner of Kearny and Washing- estal ton streets as his s s far k Point, one located in the fut ion of New Mex ito. The his family were the first r the vi eighborhood of thirty rated in the ipal ry town office hed in August, 1847, by ord. ng point and en- Governor Mason. New Mexlco he reached 48 Nocth: Bed In Decembesr, 1849, Sansome street was 2 December 2, 18 and west as far a r street. “He lald gpeneq (o Bush street, Bush to Market, rect orders from Secretary out Market street as the future and First to Folsom, $5000 toward the liam L. Marcy. He afterward fought the ghfare, corresponding in direction puo (N it 10 t e § L ate subscrip- r: Pasquale, San Ber; reet, the road to the Mis- ton. b Y o Lo e which, on account of the ¢ andhills and salt marsh, Was ;o road at that time leading out of and take pos: then proceed to C take posses: posite the Presidio, at B at North Point or at Sausa Jatter was inconvenient and the anchor- A vyear lat age of the others was unsafe. In tained in the consequence thereof vessels began to forty houses, seek the shelter and better anchorage found off what was known as Yerba Bu- ena Cove, and the shipmasters petitioned survey to be made of the Governor Figueroa to establish a port of Castro, the prefect of entry there. This petition was favorably ployed for that purpose considered and as a consequence the who in November of t town site of Yerba Bugna, of which San and platted out the v Francisco is the successor, as laid out ena, included between t at the head of the cove In the latter part way, Montgomery, Powe - of Octoher, 183, by Francisco de Haro, streets. an- Alcalde residing at the Mission. Do- He did not, h lores, streets, nor did Ri He did so by marking upon the ground rough sketch. a simple street called La Calle de la Fun- On the 9th day of J dacion, or Foundation street. It started John B. Montgomer from a point near the present corner of Kearny and Pine streets and in a northerly direction toward North Be having Telegraph Hill at one end and sand hills at the other. The place was then declared to be a 5 port of entry, and Captain Wiliam A. place, Richardson, who had arrived in Caiifor- autho nia in 1823, and become a natural'z:d elec e i 3 Jean J. Vioget, there we about the sandhil continent to the famous Oregon exploration. When he fornia, Commodore Stockt, Monterey August then succe ted Pre- the reets em- down on -vara lots s and the iture y went ylor and Post stre By profession engineer, He comm ed a regiment at Chapultepec, where he was wounded, and was in command of tadel of Mexico after its capture. He came to San Francisco after the Mex- war. 1n.1849 he was Postmaster, then s selected the first make him mi however, ion of San nd- went then bes governor of Cs It w dered citizen of Mexico, was made cg of until T 5 1 He was after ng a, visit to this from Missouri. He was the first candi- the port. He had been acting as agent artiett vard he retu B i itory of Kansas )de in 1847-48. 2 ” date of the Republican party for Pres- of a couple of schoon that were en- 1 elected ng with him the Ci nt of the United Stat H s LEAVE. 'H. 3 . d States. e claimed saged in carrying on trade cted Governor of AVENWORTH-After - Dr. 'T.. M. caijeornjnsat fhat’ time s his resiaefce. Leavenw. elected Alcalde August 29, LR e SR Peace with Mexico was declared at Chancellorsville, ~Gettysburg @bout elghteen days previousiy, August Lookout Mountain and in Sher - 2L this’ time | there.auere: thires i mpaign through = Georgia mn bodies each claiming to be the only legal d H., H. Haight, afterward Ayuntamiento, or Town Council. In the Continued on Page Seven. Pennsylvania * between up and down the sea coast. He made a rough sketch of the location, and I i brought his family over from where he had long dence on the si He is the only candidate California has ever had for the Presidency nominated by either of the leading p ical . par- career as Alc as an offic never afterwa with the b By fi.:)n_..nh. /)\m_vzmfl 3'F et g tnd ™ <4 Patorarmic ViEwW of- o s 3 mw = SanN Francisco 1901 2 L e — ) Iy Feln P ~— 3 e p——1 - VAWH:"II — ) — ——