The San Francisco call., 1909-11-04
WESTERN MARSHES
TO BE RECLAIMED
Land Owners and Council Dis
cuss Improvement of Tide
Flats on Water Front

OAKLAND. Nov. 3.-The reclamation
of the western water front marshes
as part of the improvement of the
entire harbor line of Oakland was dis
cussed this afternoon in the council
chambers of the city hall by Mayor
Frank h. Mott, representatives of the
owners of the property involved, and
members of the city council. The
mayor called the conference with a
view TO organizing the property owners
TO aid the city in bearing the expense
or dredging a deep water channel along
the western harbor front and in con-
yerting the tide lands into stable
ground for the erection of warehouses
and factories
The property owners manifested no
opposition TO the project. The mayor
submitted elaborate estimates. showing
that the proposed work could be done
much more cheaply now than at any
future time. He explained that the
city government intends to build a
bulkhead along the entire frontage to
construct a wharf and a water front
street similar to East street, San Fran
cisco, at the waters edge; and to
build belt line to bring freight cars
to the ship channel. The scheme was
discussed at some length. and one of
the property owners, w. S. Rudolph
said:
None of US is opposed to this i'm
provement. The contractors or dredg
ing companies should come to us at
once with their bids so that we can
make our contract and start the work" :"
This was the spirit of the conference.
Mayor Mott. who had summoned the
property owners in his capacity of
president of the harbor commission,
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the estimate made by the North Ameri
can dredging company, which recently
dredged Lake Merritt, giving the cost
of making the fill at 20 cents yard
He said he had other estimates and
would procure more before second
meeting rs held.
This frontage viii be more valua BILE
as land than as water" said the mayor.
we want to reclaim it by dredging
from the bulkhead outward. thus MAX
ing a ship channel and factory site
land at the same time. 1t would be
the economical way and the most
practicable way. The reclaimed land
Will make good property and will be
In demand soon.
We hope to have the federal bulk
head line moved farther out in the bay
on. the west. Then when we build
our bulkhead we will. build a wharf
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=. Councilman A. II. Eli OF supported the
mayor. and Councilmen Stachler and
Stiefrater, representing che western
part of the city, participated in the
conference. Those attending. adjourned
to meet again at the call of the mayor.
The largest owner of property in the
marsh district is the Realty syndicate,
with c. M. 0ansy as partner in por
.tien OF the syndicate. property. Other
property affected stands in the follow
ing names:
:. W s.. Rudolph. Minerva ]. Todd Joseph
Boardman. Charles Camden. Santa Fe improve
ment company; Henshaw. Bulkley & Co; %. f.
Hottie, T. Deleware Smith, C. F. McDermott W.
ID. Huntington. ). p Merle, George Roeth' and
W.. g. Manuel; G. w, McAfee. Lipman & Green
wood. r.. NJ. Fitzgerald T.. Morgenstern Void
Carash. Joseph Marshall f.. 'Pumysa, $. Brig
r.. O'Oannor, Brooklyn loan and investment com
paliy, State Of California. Annie Martin. NJ L.
Aven. Adele v. Van Loben Sells. Ellen T. Wade.
Mrs. e.. A. Griffin. II. X. konecke, c. c. David
son. E.. g. Stetson.
The conference of this afternoon is of
special Importance to the water front
development inasmuch as the bond
eleation for harbor improvements will
be held November 15.. The plans held
by the city call for gradual improve
ment of the western water front as
we'll as other parts of the harbor.
The reclamation of the big marsh is
considered an important adjunct 10 the
fulfillment of the plans