The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
CAMPAIGN WAGFD
ON CIVIC ISSUES
Bonds for Public improvements
and Annexation Command
Attention of Citizens

OAKLAND. Nov, Tive campaigns
involving subjects Of vast Importance
TO the citizens of Oakland. and IT'S sub
urbs have begun in full Blast this week
IN the city proper attention is being
given. chiefly TO the carrying of the
bond projects The bond election viii
be held November lssa a day in advance
of the annexation election. in order
that the outside districts IL annexed,
shall not be compelled to assume that
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THREE PROPOSITIONS
-The bond propositions are thTse in
number. the. first covers harbor front
improvements. These include dock
in East Oakland basin. sea wall docks
along the estuary between Broadway
and Myrtle street; bnlkhead and wharf
on the city's reserved space petWeen
the Southern Pacific and Western Pa
ciffc nolese the west side, and similar
improvements in the Key route basin.
This project also includes purchase
along the southern flarbor frontage OF
lands now in private lownerslIips so that
the city will have complete eoptrot not
only Of. the harbor. but OF the lands
facing il. There is also included IN
the general plan the establishing OF
municipality owned belt railway sys-
TEN on the water front. open. TO all
railroads and shippers without restric-
ton. thus bringing ship and rail- to-
gether" at 6 nominsl cost 10 commerce.
MODERN BUILDINGS =
The second bond project covers the
erection of modern municipal buildings,
az "a
the departments of public health and
safety, a city hall. and an item Of
$4,000 for a new building for the elec-
trical department of the city, 9 dditionai
apparatus and an under ground cable
system. These are for the use of the
IRE alarm 3 nd police telegraph system.
Annexation Will be theme of dis
cussiene in a series. of campaign meet
ings. which will be conducted through :
out the outside territory
Tuesday evening Mayor Mott will. ap-s
pear before the building trades council
speaking on annexation q nd bonds and
will also make an address at Armory
hall. Fruitxale avenue. corner of East
sixteenth street, Fruitvale: on annexa-
tion. + s....=...
BONDS FAVORED -:
The Blair improvement club of the
first ward has adopted resolutions fa-
voring bonds and annexation. At the
suggestion of H. C. Capwell the general
ca npaign committee Of the chamber of
commerce VIII request all employers,
especially of the large mercantile and
Industrial firms, 10 give their employees
ample time. November Is and l6 to vote
al the bond and annexation elections.
Hugh Hogan 9of The: Hogan lumber
company; has inaugurated a series of
noon hour ,: meetings of wor::Inen:
along the water front, at which adr
dresses on bonds will be delivered:
Speaking OF his. announcement that.
he would guarantee a 3 cent fare be-.
tween Elmhurst and Oakland in event
OF anneNation. Mayor Mott said today.
In order that there shall be no. mis-
understanding nor confusion on the
subject ] desire. publicly to say that
this gusrs ntee stands exactly as said
it. L do not say that 1 will try TO get
q 5 cent fare say that / will per-
sonslly guarantee a. 3 cent fare, with
out equivocation or attempted evasion.
] put this as clearly and as strongly a s
nay understanding or the English ian :
guage permits me TO make the state
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