The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
Campaign of Mayor
Mott Brings
Results.
PLAN MUCH WORK
--/--,
To Pave and Repair
in All Parts of
Oakland.

OAKLAND. May 15.-Since Mayor
Frank X Mott began his administration
one month ago he has steadily pursued
the course he outlined in his inaugural
address of improving the streets in the
city of Oakland. The results of the May
or's vigorous campaign for better thor
oughfares are becoming manifest. The
Street Committee of the City Council has
already recommended the illuminating of
several blocks of streets in the business
sections of the city
II is not the intention, of the Mayor,
however, TO conf1ne street Improvement
to the business district, but 1t is his pur-
pose to extend the repairing of the thor
oughfares wherever ii may be necessary
AS a result of Motifs energetic attitude
the City Council has adopted resolutions
authorizing the City. Engineer to pre-
pare and submit specifications and plans
for the bitumfnizing of the following
streets in the center of the city:
Twelfth street, between Harrison and
Oak: Eleventh street. between Franklin
and Webster: Tenth street, between
Broadway and Webster: Tenth street, be-
tween Washington and Clay; Fourteenth
street, between Franklin and Harrison.
and Eighth street, between Washington
and Clay.
Resolutions have also been adopted au-
thorizng the appropriation of s499 for the
1nacadanlizing of the west side Of the
proposed roadway on Harrison street, be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-first, and
s499 for the construction of concrete
culvert across Cemetery Creek at Linda
avenue
This is but the commencement Of a gen.
erai campaign for the Improvement OF
the streets of this city. The Mayor is
determined that If nothing else is accom-
plished during his administration the
streets of the city shall be put In such
condition that they can be pointed to
with pride In many cases the streets
have been paved or macada mized in Sec
tons. leaving large patches of the road
way in a bad condition. This is espe-
cially true of Telegraph avenue, where
In a number of places the pavement has
not yet been laid, leaving spaces which
during the past winter have been un-
slightly quagmires.
In other instances the streets have SIM
ply been allowed to become SO badly worn
out. thta. 1t is almost ouDsafe to drive over
( them with any kind ,,of a load San Pablo
avenue. Is an example of this. condition,
and this will be one of the first thorough
fares TO be brought to the attention of
the Council by Mayor Mott
Both Berkeley and Alameda, neither of
which is as large as this city, are noted
for the good condition of their streets.
and the Mayor has taken the stand that
Oakland shall not be behind her neigh
bors in this regard.
The members of the Oakland Real Es-
tate Association are fully In accord with
Mayor Mott In his present campaign, and
have pledged to him their hearty support,
for no business is so greatly affected by
the good or bad condition of the streets
as that of the real estate dealer. The
prospective purchaser of property is far
more likely to be attracted to city in
which the streets are smooth and well
kept than one in which they are in such
condition as to make driving over them
matter of discomfort.
Mayor Mott has expressed the inter-
ton Of carrying on vigorous fight for
this very necessary Improvement, ana
the results already accomplished give in
dication of complete success In the CAM
paign.