The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-09
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
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Permanent Organization of the
Good Roads ASso-
citation.
THE SALOONS MUST CLOSE.
Seven Councilman Vote for the
Sunday Law-Lambert Pleads
Not Guilty.

land from P. NJ. on saturdays until A. N.
Monday of each week.
Attorneys Ben Morgan and T. F. Garrity
and J. B. Edof, president of the California
Protective Association, appeared before
the Council as representatives of the
saloonkeepers and argued at length on the
matter, claiming that such measure was
class legislation and entirely unjust
The friends of the Council for the Sup
preston of the Saloon, which organization
is responsible for the ordinance being in
troduced. Kissed Mr.. Morgan at one point
in his address. "Shame on you for your
vulgarity," said the attorney when they
had ceased. THAT was not the voice Of a
Christian spirit, but the hiss Of Christian
Nserpent."
For the Council for the Suppression of
Saloons Rev. William RAIDER, Rev. R. F.
Coyle, Mrs. Ada Van PeIt and B. Nc
Dougal spoke, deman ding that as a matter
of Justice TO the families Of the many men
who spent their wages for liquor and as
response to the request of large portion
Of the community the ordinance be passed.
Repeated applause greeted each speaker
on both sides, ana when the decision was
announced the cheering was prolonged
until the crowd b ad got clear of the hall .
The saloon m en-, with their friends, were
on hand early, and occupied nearly every
available seat in the Council chamber, so
that when the anti-saloon party, which
was composed of members of both sexes,
came in, the N ajority were compelled to
stand.
The Council met as a committee OF the
whole to listen to the arguments on the
4. -
mending the ordinance will have to be
gone through at the next regular meeting
OF that body. 1t will of course, be passed,
and will then be presented to the Mayor
for his signature.
Mr. Davie, it is believed, will veto the
ordinance and send it back TO the Council,
where a two-thirds vote will be necessary
to pass it over his disapproval.
The Councilmen who voted in favor of
the law were Towle, Mott, Dow, Mar
shall, auckland, Capell and Manuel. The
opposition represented in the board came
from Bassett, Watkinson, Hoffman and
Brosnahan.
For Good Roads.
The Good Roads Association of Ala
media County, which has met heretofore
in informal sessions to discuss the prob
lem Of procuring better roads for Alameda
County and better streets for Oakland,
day evening and the following prominent
re sidents of the county signed the roll as
charter members:
J. A. Britton, Seth Mann, L. G. Burpee, F. E.
Whitney, G. A. Faulkner, A. P. Swain, z. B.
jerome, \. F. Potts, P, W. Bellingan, F. 1. Vas
Young, ". F. Miles, P. j. Keller, j. S. Halstead.
L. NJ. Hsger, y. Menotte, w. R. Berry, Eugene |
z. J. Boyer, ]. L. Lyons, G. w. Arper, j. L. |
Scotchler, Marston Campbell, J. H Miller, |
Hugh Hogan, a. G. Rode, E. c. Brown, A. L.
Black, J. Hopkirk and J. B. Taylor.
Mayor Davie was elected an honorary
member.
A constitution and bylaws were adopted,
by which standing committees to watch
the streets and public roads were created.
Their duty also include the reporting of
necessary repairs to the proper authorities.
Other committees were provided for to pre-
pare and submit to the City Council meas
ures calculated for the good OF the streets
and highways.
The object of the association is tersely
set forth in the second section of the docu-
ment which reads: THE object Of this
association is to procure better streets and
roads"
:, Chairman T. E. Whitney of the previ-
ously appointed committee on ordinances
presented an ordinance to prevent corpora
tons from leaving the streets in bad re-
pair after tearing them up to lay tracks,
water or gas pipes or other appliances.
The measure provides that corporations,
contractors or private individuals must
give ample notice to the Superintendent of
Streets when they intend to tear up the
streets for any purpose whatsoever. 1t
also provides that contractors must deposit
with the proper authorities the sum of $40
for each thirty square feet of surface TO be
disturbed, to be retained for one year after
the work is completed.
Contractors are required to place the
streets in as good condition as they found
them, with neither ridges nor depressions
in the roadway. and to furnish a bond for
the faithful observance of the ordinance.
Violation of the order is made punishable
as a misdemeanor by a fine of $500 or i'm
pYjsonment for 80 days.
The measure was unanimously adopted, |
and will BE presented to the Council in the |
near future.
E. G. Sessions then presented the follow |
ing resolutions, which were unanimously |
adopted:
Resolved, That this association respectfully |
represent to the honorable Council and the |
Board of Public Works of the city OF Oakland |
that, in its estimation, property-owners having |
once improved the streets in front of their |
respective properties in accordance with the |
specifications adopted and required by the |
4 city, the cost and expense of the maintenance |
pof the same is proper charge upon the city, |
and they have right as taxpayers to expect |
order and thorough repair by the city.
We also believe that when property-owners
can feel assured that their streets will be so
accepted and cared for they will as a rule be
willing to improve or repair such streets as
are now so far worn as to require extensive re-
pairs, in order to bring them TO proper grade
and condition to warrant their acceptance,
and viii also inaugurate extensive new i'm
provements.
We would also suggest that macadamized
streets can only be kept cleaned and in repair
by constant thorough daily patrol system,
and that the life and duration of pavements so
cared Tor viii be very greatly extended, the
ease and comfort of those who have occasion to
use them for carriages, wagons or bicycles be
greatly promoted, and the beauty and at
Effectiveness of our city be enhanced TO de-
gree that can be accomplished in no other way
By like expenditure.
We would, therefore, respectfully suggest to
your honorable bodies:
First-That when properly graded and mac
adamized, or regarded and remacadamiZed in
accordance with specifications required by the
city, all streets be accepted and thereafter kept
in repair by the city.
Second-We would also suggest that for the |
Just and equitable distribution and expendi- |
ture of the annual appropriations of the funds |
set apart for repair of streets, as well for the
economical and more thoroughly efficient ac- |
complishment of the work Of repairs one or |
more stations as may be found necessary to |
be under the charge of the Superintendent of |