The San Francisco call., 1909-11-10
ENTHUSIASM RULES
FOR BOND ISSUE
Meetings Held in Various Parts
of City Draw Crowds
of Voters

OAKLAND. Nov. 9.-Four enthusi-
astic meetings were held in Oakland
tonight. az which the plan 10 improve
the water front, build new municipal
buildings and better the fire and police
telephone and telegraph system was
heartily fndorsed. The project to vote
bonds for these improvements Novem-
Der Is. when the election will take
place, was strongly applauded
The First ward Improvement club
held meeting at Forty-seventh street
and Shattuck avenue. The speakers
were City Attorney Stetson, Council
men Elliott and Everhsrt, A. NJ
Thompson, Naph B. Greensfelder and
A. W Seton Jr. The Santa Fe i'm
provement club met in Grove street
near Fifty-d fifth. City Attorney Stet-
son. A. W Sefton Jr.. NJ B. Green's
fielder Councilmen Elliott and Ever
hart and A NJ. Thompson were the
speake At the Piedmont rink the
Vernon Heights Improvement club lis
tened to Councilmen Everhart and DR..
r. r. TAFT The building trades council
held IN enthusiastic meeting, al which
the members Of the organization put
themselves on record as in favor of the
bond issue.
OF the fight for the bonds received
much encouragement today in the
shape OF letters from organiza tions and
prominent citizens declaring that they
were in favor of the bonds, We're work
ing for their success and believed that
popular sentiment was strongly in favor
OF them.
Secretary Hermanson of the Danish
American society wrote that that DR.
ganization had indorsed by an over
whelming vote the bond issue and that
the members had pledged themselves to
vote favorsblv. Another meeting of the
society VIII be held Saturday night, at
which prominent speakers will be
heard.
The joint district council of Alameda
county Of the united brotherhood of
carpenters and joiners and amalgamated
society Of carpenters sent a communi
cation 70 the effect that that organiza
tion, representing $500 union carpen-
ters Of Alameda county, at its regular
meeting had indorsed the bond issue
and pledged the support Of the mem
bers.
Enthusiastic meetings were held last
night One, at Portola hail. Forty-ninth
street and Telegraph avenue. was at
tended by residents Of Temescal. 1t was
presided over by DR.. A. s. Kelly. Speeches
were made by K. A. Millican, n. B.
Greensfelder. DR.. Z. r. TAFT. J. T. Flynn.
City Attorney Stetson and Councilmen
Elliott and Everhart. Mayor Mott was
scheduled 10 speak. but was prevented
from attending by illness.
Will Cut Water Rates
OAKLAND. Nov. s.-The announce
ment by Councilman B. H. Pendleton
that annexation of outlying districts TO
Oakland would result in the cutting of
water rates in those districts by at
least 10 per cent has added much i'm
petus 10 the movement for annexation
IN Fruitvale. Melrose. Allendale, Clare
mont. Fitchburg. Dimond and Elm
hurst which will be included in Oak
land il the vote is favorable November
5e.
Pendleton made the statement last
night that President Leach of the water
company was authority for the prom
ised reduction. He said that at present
the outlying towns were paying as
much as 40 cents a thousand gallons
for water, whereas the Oakland con-
Eumers were paying but 80 cents Pen
dleton made this announcement before
the committee of the whole of the city
councilf
A melting in favor of annexation was
held tonight at Athletic hail. Fruitvale.
The speakers were H c. Capwell. l. H
Clay. James P. Montgomery and several
local men. Other meetings will be held
in the outlying districts every night
until election day Next Monday even
fng the campaign for annexation will
close with a series of meetings at all
the prominent halls in the districts af-
fected by annexation. at which prom
inent Oaklanders viii speak, as well as
local men.
The Brooklyn township commercial
league was organized last night for the
purpose Of bringing together the vari-
Gus Improvement clubs, boa rds of trade
and other commercial bodies. 3. Mag
nesson was elected president and c. L.
Sparks secretary.