The San Francisco call., 1910-11-28
CIVIC BETTERMENT
AIM OF INPROVERS
Despite Holidays, Organizations
of Annexed Districts Plan
Many Improvements

OAKLAND, Nov. 27-Resolutions re-
questing the city council to pass the
ordinance ordering the installation Of
sewers in the AIlendaIe section by
means of the Trooman act, and pro-
testing against further delay in the
matter. were adopted Tuesday night
by the Central Improvement club of
East F7ruitvale. Several weeks ago the
club presented d petition TO the coun-
oil asking thar sewers he Installed by
Nroomanizing. This petition was signed
hy 3 per cent Of the property owners.
vino would bear the cost OF the i'm
provemenr
Owing 10 a disagreement with the
councilmen over the number OF sigma
lures required the sewer committee.
composed of r. HuTaker Ed Hensley,
" r. SansOme. ". n. Locke and Ralph
Clarke. have secured 4 supplemental
fst of names. which VIII be presented
10 the council tomorrow night. In one
DAY they secured signatures Of prop
erty owners for 90, 900 feet additional
frontage along Fruitvsle boulevard in
favor Of sfhe sewers. Since the extern
sion of The TieSe avenue car line to
FlYiitvaIe boulevard hundreds of resi-
dents have been added TO the district,
making sewers an urgent need
Resolutions indorsing the proposed
new CITY charter were adopted by the
Latham Terrace Improvement club at
its last meeting President E. ". Hy-
den reviewed the different provisions
and called attention 10 what he de-
ciared We're many excellent features
Of the new charter T. A. Lewis re-
ported thar. signatures were being OBJ
tained 10 the petition requesting the
city council TO alter the grade Of East
TwentT-third street at its intersection
with Twenty third avenue.
CoGnciinlan 2. c. Vose delivered an
address Friday night before the mem
bers 4af the Fruitvale Central Improve
ment club on the Southern Pacific fran
chises and the proposed water front
improvements. The club adopted reso-
lutions calling upon the property own
ers Of East Fourteenth street to put in
rbe cement sidewalks ordered by the
city council Before the winter rains
commence. The. majority Of the side
walks have been laid.
Philip Reilly. Charles s. Melton and
T. C, .TIIman. the automobile com
E5ittee of the Elmhurst hoard Of trade.
nave presented g petition TO the city
council. requesting that new orders
be issued for the enforcement Of the
speed limit laws in the annexed dis
rrict.. and urging that 2 heavy penalty
Dt Ee "a ~ le'lEl Ah4 r HHlStq OUTLETS Dui
ing the last few months automobilists
according 10 the board OF trade, have
become reckIesssin driving along East
Fourteenth street after. they leave Mel
ROSE, and speed at 50 to % miles an
hour, even during the morning and
afternoon hours when traffic is heavy
While the board of trade expressed
Itself as being favorable TO eutoists,
il declared that the violators of laws
should. be punished severely enough so
that they would not repeat the offense.
The members Of the Laurel Grove
Improvement club are planning to lease
or purchase 2 lot upon which to erect
2 handsome clubhouse. The club has
been meeting al the slome Of ". H.
Husband@3n Laurel avenue. but its men,
bership has become too large for the
residence.
The South Elmhurst Improvement
club mas uuderts ken TO secure the paw
ing Of Clara and Louisa streets in it's
district. and viii present petition 10
the street department to have the coun-
cil order the work done.
As = result Of the work OF the mem
bers Of the Fruitvale board Of trade
2 petition containing 1900 names has
been presented TO the council committee
OF the whole b9 Councjlmen r. c. Vose
and A. ?. Stiefvater requesting that
an item of $50. 900 be included in the
proposed bond issue fer the purchase
of the Spring property at Fruitvale
avenue and East Twenty-seventh street
for public park for the annexed ter
ritory-