The San Francisco call., 1910-08-01
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON SAN FRANCISCO
|IMPROVERS favor
salt WATER system
Fitchburg Club Advocates in
Favor of Pumping Station for
Annexed District

OAKLAND, July 31.-A movement to
have a complete salt water system.
with the pumping station at the foot
of Damon avenue, between Melrose and
Fitchburg, for fire fighting, street
sprinkling and sewer flushing, installed
throughout the annexed district has
been inaugurated by the Fitchburg i'm
provement club, one of the most pro-
gressive civic organizations east of
Lake Merritt.
The Fitchburg improvers contend
that the salt water system can be in
stalled for half of the cost of furnish
ing fire fighting facilities with fresh
water, and declare that the pumping
station on Lake Merritt has demon
strated that fire engines would not be
needed; that all that would be required
would be hose houses and hose equip
ment. This plan is to be brought to
the attention of the city council at
once. as the district is practically with
out fire protection at the present time,
as the Peoples water company has
failed to install the'hydrants that were
ordered by the board of public works
along East Fourteenth street some
months ago.
The following resolutions in regard
to the salt water system were adopted
at the last meeting:
Whereas, the. annexed districts are at the
present time almost totally without adequate
fire fighting facilities; and
hnrn Hc al tr
for fire houses FIRE engines, hose carts and
other equipment, besides the laying OF water
mains and installation Of hydrants; and
Whereas. it. is the belief of the Fitchburg
improvement club that salt water fire fighting,
sewer flushing and street sprinkling system can
that required to equip the proposed fresh water
system. inasmuch as pumping station can be
of the annexed district east of Fruitvale
avenue TO the city boundary and from San Lean
dro bay to the foothills: and
Whereas. the foot of Damon avenue offers an
ideal site for such a pumping station: and
Whereas, the only equipment necessary after
the establishment of such pumping station
would be the erection of hose houses and the
purchase of the necessary hose equipment;
therefore be it
Resolved. that the Fitchburg Improvement
club hereby indorses said salt water fire fight
ing, sewer Gushing and street sprinkling system;
Resolved. that the city council be and is
hereby petitioned by the Fitchburg improvement
system at the earliest possible moment.
The following standing committees
were appointed by President Borree,
the first named on each committee to
be chairman:
Executive-L ]. Grant. George Marshall,
Harry Barrett. A. T. Newth; public utilities
Harry l.. Boyle, ]. H. Humpert. S. Murray;
press ITO act IN conjunction WIN secretary
r II.
Intosh: school and ssanitstion7J.. +. Kingston,
$. B. Dunno. G. 3. Cox; labor and employment-
music--William Albers, j. b. Peppn, Harry l..
Boyle.
The regular meeting of the Central
Improvement club of East Fruitvale
was devoted to the presentation of
musical and literary program followed
by a social dance. Miss Olga Wayburn,
Miss Mabel Jones, Miss Lucille Snyder,
M. Rodjue, ]. Benson and Master Jack
White contributed to the program,
which was arranged by committee
composed of President w. e. Sansome,
C.NG. Dowd. K. Bergendahl, w. H.
Locke and c. Allen. ~
That all the difficulties in the way
of the extension of the Dimond car line
along Hopkins street to Allendale had
been practically surmounted, was the
report made to the Hopkins street i'm
provement club by the committee in
charge of the work, which is composed
of F, W. S. Brookes, A. S. Watson, Fl.
Thompson, w. F. Broderick, e. Barde-
lini, A. Rhoda, Thomas Cooper and C.
J. Ernst. In regard to the grading of
Rhoda avenue, Il. C. Dreuse and W. T.
Taylor reported that nearly all the
property owners had signed for the i'm
provement, while J. A. Leightman and
A. j. Chisholm reported progress on
the widening of the north end of Per-
alta avenue.