The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-20
GOVERNMENT IN OAKLAND

THE people of San Francisco aspirations look
ing better and municipal government responsive
to the public needs and wish be Indifferent the
spirit neighborng cities. The
npa government OF Oakland during years gave
much attention to the essentials which
often neglected considerable mileage of the streets was
swept plan inauguated Francisco by the Mer
chants Association and the residence streets lined with palms
These other garnish Immediately followed
by the greatest building boom that Oakland has known Now
the extension of building city caused by increase in its
lation residence and business buildings 1t
ask WHY more people came the answer is that the city was made
attractive. had mountain and
things changed
better nor Tor worse The attractive change was effected by man.
There nothing natural Interchangeable physical features
OF CITY that can overcome dirty streets poorly paved and squa
and undy conditions The destiny every city the
of people They may lower the value of their property
They nav be sure that socad natural advantages will
make These the background and setting for city but
upon assumption that favored of the gods and
need clean the cutters But all this is changed and
the change produced such astonishing results that the people
It, 1t built houses brought into market
building lots employed much labor and made sale for
SO much material that the people do not wish to consider spent
force in their progress.
may be done that what has been done seems som
accomplished having wisely
that It's praises have been continuously the stirring music
of hammer people wanted and in electng
municipal they pledge of the
successful candidate for Mayor continue the beement OF the
and the garnsmen of the They did not ask
novelties and experiments but only that the city
and the of the policy
that had made the stirring OF building
activity
The administration determined devote itself
the fuhmen OF its pledges in that respect The people full
individual enterprise The residences OF Oakland second
any the State The private homes attractive OF
them exqustel Strangers who drive through the
private residences and grounds should
be injured by fronting dirty with unclean cutters
filed with The palms the be cared
should have squad fea
escape bosom of administration
Heretofore there has obstruction paving
the policy OF the city government refusing accept after
they under official oversight As the abuttng property
pays for laying the for the public it equity that
The public As the law the defense
in the hands OF property they naturally resist street i'm
provement which adds the burden OF maintenance
public spirited city Will their streets
accepting the work done the public
expense because public subjects and With this
policy equity force Oakland backed by the Mayors deter
energy there doubt that the will
eclipse the great development of the last
This by playing favorites. The right policy
seek the OF where
uaor turks purge and and beautify them 1t
that be everywhere established that the
city there be OF the um by filthy
any unsighy surroundings which is the duty of the
government 1t will avail Oakland but little have
blocks of modern and perfect prinkng and gutter
parts alike Oakland has had object lesson let the people
$500 1870