The San Francisco call., 1909-11-19
ANNEXATION VOTE
CAUSES REJOICING
Oakland Leaders Plan Campaign
for Formation of City and
County Government

OAKLAND, Nov. lS.-Jubilation is
general in Oakland over the success
Of the recent elections. whereby the
city annexed territory one and half
times its original area with a popula-
ton estimated at between 10000 and
10000 and voted 10 spend $S,7S3, ,ooe
to develop its water front and erect
modern municipal buildings. rous-
ing rally was held today at the weekly
luncheon of the Tricity Rotary club,
which was attended by business and
professional men. Ceremonies will be
held Saturday night at which the spirit
Of old Oakland viii be buried and the
birth Of the new city celebrated.
Back OF all this jubilation is the
plan of many prominent Oakianders,
headed BY Mayor Mott, to form a city
and county government. They declare
that they want 10 do away with the
dual system now existing, with its
double burden OF taxation Berkeley,
Alameda. Piedmont anG Emeryyille will
be asked 10 come in and form part of
the new city and county. But if they
do not Join hands with Oakland the
movement viii 60 ahead just the same
SENTIMENT FOR ONE CITY
Sentiment in favor of making one
great city and county on the eastern
side Of the bay has grown in the last
few days 1t is felt that the new city
Of Oakland has ahead of it an era of
prosperity because Of its greater size
and because of the progressive spirit
Il has shown in voting bonds for mu
nicipal improvements
Congratulatory speeches were made
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Rotary club by former Governor
George c. Pardee H. c. Capwell, J.
Aubrey Jones, r. A. Young, William
Spooner, James G. Quinn. Bernard z.
Miller. J. J. O'Toole. Oliver Ellsworth,
q. z. Perkins J. II. Clay, J. T. Flynn,
-. ). Gordon. J. W Garthwaite. A.
Jonas. L. G. Burpee. r. Bull and Theo-
dore Gier.
PARADE SATURDAY NIGHT
The jollifcation of Saturday night
will begin with a monster street pa
Eade 10 form at the city hall Every
one is invited TO walk in the procession.
a coffin containing the corpse OF old
oakland viii be inferred at Lake Mer-
Eitt. A number Of prominent speakers
will address the crowd there The fol-
lowing is the committee Of arrange
ments:
". NJ Gardiner (chairmsn). c. F.
Cole. +. B. Bull, Walter Fawcett, {. NJ
Wood. +. J. Gordon, c. c. Craig, G- g
Barnhart. D. T. Perkins. A s. Lavenson,
Gustav Mann. Carl Schlingheyde, Dave
Mclaughlin and c. NJ. Warden
steps have been taken already by
Mayor Mott 10 extend the benefits OF
p municipal government TO the annexed
districts. He held a conference today
with Superintendent Babcock Of the
fire alarm and police telegraph and
telephone system, al which plans to
install the system in the annexed dis
tricts at once were considered Police
and fire protection viii be the first
things given TO the new. residents OF
oakland
SCHOOLS INSPECTED
County Superintendent Of Schools 9.
". Frick today took City Superintend-
ent OF Schools J. ". McClymonds
through some Of the schools of the new
part Of Oakland. There are IA gram
mar and primary schools in the an
nexed district and one high school The
schools with their enrOllments Of pu-
pills are as follows: Bray district, one
school. 573 pupils; Fruitvale. six
schools, 1875 pupils; Melrose, two
schools. s26 pupils: Highland, one
school. 2e3 pupils, Elmhurst, one
school, 4I4 pupils; Lockwood, two
schools, 554 pupils; Hays, one school, 81
pupils The high school, located at
Melrose. has 393 pupils According 10
the school census Of this year there
are 6.3fs children between the ages OF
/. and i years in the annexed district.
IN Oakland proper, excluding the an
nexed districts, there are 19 grammar
and primary schools. two high schools
and five evening schools with total
attendance OF 1902 pupils
r. p. Myers of Fruitvale today Of
fered to give the city Of Oakland gran
ite for the construction of the munich
pal buildings If the freight was paid
Myers offered stone from quarry In
Lassen and Piumas counties.