The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-13
FOR ALAMEDA
Revival of an Abandoned Pro-
ject Marks Renewed
Progress.
School Teachers Resent the Imputation
Cast on Them-The Tidal
Canal.

ALAMEDA, CAL, June II. - Two
prominent attorneys Of Oakland have in
formed the City Clerk that their clients
were willing to give deeds to the city for
the land necessary to construct the
Atlantic boulevard on the north side of
peninsula facing the tidal canal. This
will revive the project mooted some seven
years since by the Alameda Improvement
Association, of which Colonel ]. J. Tobin
was chairman and J. Barber secretary
Their idea was frustra ted because certain
property holders would not grant right
of way for this boulevard, $50 feet in
width, from Blandlne avenue to Alameda
Point.
Now these holders have consented to
allow the work 10 be done, and the matter
is to be brought up before the City
Trustees.
On top of this comes the statement that
the Pacific Improvement Company is will
ing to grant the land necessary for the
co Instruction of another boulevard 600 feet
farther north of the proposed line of the
Atlantic boulevard, though the title is in
dispute and has not yet been determined.
The line of both roads will be wholly on
the marsh, and in some places will be in
terrupted by sloughs.
School Teachers Meeting.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 12.-This after
noon the principals and majority of the
teachers met in the Porter School to dis
cuss the public reflection cast upon them,
as a body, at the Board of Education
meeting, June 2. The statement was, that
the work prescribed by the new course of
study was not carried out as it ought to
he. Hence the results were poor, and this
was ascribed as being the fault of the
teachers.
One of the principals discussing the mat
ter to-day said: There are some teachers
possibly who do not keep up to their
work, but it is unjust to dub the whole
body as being progressive. Ii there
are any such they should be removed,
rather than our schools should suffer, or
the impression gain ground that any of us
is kept in our positions through political
or social influence"
A strong protest has been for
warded to the board against the unre-
stricted charges of faulty teaching pre-
ferred against them. The board is also
asked to ascertain what teachers are not
fairly carrying out the work allotted to
them and to remove them.
The matter will come up before the
board at its meeting Tuesday evening,
when the teachers will receive their APP
pointments for the ensuing twelvemonth.
The Tidal Canal.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June H. "A letter
came to hand to-day from DR.. J. T. Nc
Lean, Health Officer who has been in
Washington, D. c., for the past four
months, urging Congress to appropriate
money for the completion of the tidal canal.
He informs the City Trustees that he has
been successful in some oegree, and has
also secured copies of the plans and sur
veys of Oakland harbor, as well as reports
of the work done therein from 1874 10 1895
inclusive.
With the letter came a copy of the COM
munication addressed to Brigadier- Gen
eral w. Z. Craighill, chief of the Engineer
Department, .. S. A., ard signed by the
Senators and members of Congress, set
ting forth the necessity of proceeding with
the work. The City Trustees, the Oakland
City Council and the County Supervisors
are all going to urge on Colonel Suter to
carry out the recommendations made to
Brigadier-General Craighill. The CITY
Clerk says if his persstency will avail
anything, the canal will soon be an &C.
complished fact.
Alameda Boating Club.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 12-The Ala
media Boating Club has, through it's COM
mittee, Messrs. Hinchman, Creieh and
Schumacher, made all arrangements for
the holding of the annual championship
races on the estuary on Sunday, June %.
The course " i'll be one mile and a half in
length with turn, the boathouse at Chest
nut street marking the start and finish.