The San Francisco call., 1909-11-16
OAKLAND BONDS
ARE CARRIED BY
VOTE OF 1901
Citizens Almost Unanimously
Declare for HarbOr Improve
ment and City Buildings
Success of Issue Expected to
React FavorabIy on Voting
on Annexation Today
rseseial Dispoich 10 The Call

Especial Dispoioh 10 The Call
~ AKLAND. Nov. 15.-By vote that
was virtually unanimous Oak
~ land today declared itself in
favor Of bonding itself for municipal
improvements that include the develop
rent of the water front, the erection OF
modern city hall and hall of justice
and the betterment of its fire and po-
lice telegraph and telephone system
The vote in opposition 10 the bonds vas
negligible.
For the water front bonds the vote
was lo.Os5 for and IA against; for the
city hau bonds, 1907 for and soS
against. and for the fire and police
telephone and telegraph system 1888
for and S7s against.
The vote by wards was as follows;
Water front bonds-First ward, 2.lo1
to 2o2: second. 1856 TO 10Y; third, l,l2o
10 IS: fourth. l.211 TO 1Os; fifth. 1885
to 1Os: sixth. s4S TO 60; seventh, l75e
to 1853
City hall bonds-First ward-2,lO5 to
10; second. 1850 to log; third. Lila
TO 90. fourth. l.1ss TO rs; fifth, 1858
to IS; sixth, s4s to SO; seventh, 1880
10 Iss.
Fire and police telegraph and tele-
phone system-First ward, 2,073 to 2o7;
second, 1874 TO IIs: third, L,Os7 TO 1o4;
fourth. 1892 to IIs: fifth. 1859 to 1o7;
sixth. ga to e5; seventh. 1,721 to ls7.
Look for Second Victory
The proportion was about 1S to l.
A two-thirds vote was all that was
necessary to carry the bonds. The
great success of the bond election.
which was the result Of concerted and |
continued enthusiasm and hard work
on the part Of a great number OF men,
is expected TO react favorably on the
annexation election which will take |
place tomorrow. Behind the movement
for bonds were professional men, busi- /
nessmen. iaboring men and in fact all |
classes. The bond issue, as is the an
nexation issue, is Endorsed by all the
prominent civic, fraternal and indus
trial bodies Of the city.
The news that the bonds had been /
approved so distinctly resulted in a ]
great demonstra tion Of enthusiasm on
the part Of Oakland voters tonight I
Especially pleased were the hundreds |
Of businessmen Of the city, who have
labored with united efforts for the
success of the plan to better the city |
For days committees have been busy in /
all parts OF the city, carrying on a
campaign of persuading voters of the
immense advantages 10 be derived by /
the city OF Oakland as result of the |
Improvement of the water front and /
making it ready for deep sea commerce. |
Of the erection of city hall to sup
plant the present antiquated structure. |
and of other betterments. Most of the /
workers tonight expressed themselves |
history Of Oakland had public spirit |
been so united. so aroused for good, so |
ambitious and so progressive.
What Election Means
The election permits the city to issue
bonds in the amount of sS.7s3,0OO or
this amount s2.5OS,oOO is for water
front improvements, sI.I50,OO0 for the
new city hall and hall of justice and
$4,000 for the betterment of the fire
and police telephone and telegraph
system.
Great interest centered about the
proposed Improvement Of the water
front, and the efforts Of the campaign
ers were devoted especially to making
citizens realize that the city's progress
depended almost entirely upon it's de-
veIopment Of the harbor for the needs |
Of a great commerce. The plans as
outlined in the proposition voted on
today were prepared after much de-
Liberation by expert engineers and the
municipal authorities.
OF the amount to be spent for the |
Improvement Of the harbor, the sum
Of sl75, 900 is to be devoted to the
building Of a wharf at the foot OF Liv-
ingstone street, in East Oakland; $780, |
600 to the building OF wharves and the !
Improvements incidental thereto on the
western water front; s767, 900 for the !
purchase of necessary water front
yands and the remainder to the con-
struction Of quay dock between |
Broadway and Myrtle street on the
estuary.
This quay wharf will be so con-
structed that the longest ocean liners
may dock at it easily and safely. Mod
ern freight handling devices viii be
installed and a municipal belt railway
VIII be part Of the equipment. these
adjuncts of the dock system. in the
way Of apparatus to load and unload
ships, will be of the most approved
type Accommodations for vessels of
lighter draught and smaller size viii
also be made.
This quay wharf win form the nu-
tcieus for the development of the en-
tire length Of the estuary that is owned
or controlled by the city in the same
way. AS more money is raised by the
sale OF bonds. the wharf viii be ex-
tended until it covers virtually the en-
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