The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
IMPROVERS Will
DISCUSS CHARTER
Clubs of Annexed District to
Plan Campaign in Favor of
New Instrument

OAKLAND. Oct. ao.-The provisions
of the proposed new Oakland charter
will form the principal topic of dis
cussion at the meetings Of the improve
ment organizations of the annexed
district for the next two weeks. Ac-
cording to the plans discussed at re-
cent meetings several Improvement
organizations have determined to get
behind the new charter and insure a
practically unanimous vote in it's favor
from the annexed district. Many of
the provisions in the charter have been
made on suggestions from the annexed
inlprovers.
The officers of the Melrose Heights
and Steinway Terrace improvement
clubs have received assurances from
two members of the board of directors
of the Oakland traction company that
20 minute service would be installed
on the Leona heights carline by Janu-
ary l in place of the present made
quate 40 minute service. The district
through which the line passes has
been rapidly settled since annexation
and several new tracts are to be opened
up Immediately dn the neighborhood
of Mills college. ~
Resolutions adopted Jointly by both
organizations requesting the car com
pany to provide the quicker service
were presented to the traction officials
by q committee composed of President
r. 3. FELTON,, Vice President B. Hallam
and Secretary w. Smith of the Melrose
Heights club. and President Paul Mohr,
Vice President E. w. Woodward, Sec
retary w. W. Dearborn and Treasurer
Harry r. Sydes Of the Steinway Ter
race club.
The Melrose Heights club, at it's
L-,,t s-l,$ s,,I4 I, q
Panama Pacific international exposition
in San Francisco in 1915. 1t was also
decided to petition the board of educa-
tion to change the location of the
proposed new school in Redwood road
to a site on the boulevard. as the
former site is considered to be too near
to the Melrose grammar school. A de
bate on the India basin act was held
between James Rolph Jr., E. A. Free
man and George J. Hans in favor of
the measure, and Anson Hilton, op-
ponent.
The Elmhurst board of trade has ap-
pointed j. E. Hood, Ben Wilson and
Philip Reilly as a committee to go
before the board of public works and
request that fire fighting apparatus be
sent to Elmhurst, pending the erection
of the proposed frehouse on the lots
decided the city by the property owners.
At present this district is more than
three miles from the nearest fire COM
pany in Melrose The board accepted
the resignation of Secretary j. E. Hood,
who has served since its organization.
and appointed T. C. Tillman to fill the
vacancy.
The members of the Latham Terrace
Improvement club are seeking a way
in which the old Fruitvale sanitary
board No. 2 can be dissolved, as it's
duties are useless now that the dis
trict Is a part of Oakland. The board
has done nothing since annextion, but
refuses to resign until the necessary
legal steps have been taken. In the
maintenance fund, the district has
$4,000, which it is desired to apply on
the bonds and interest fund. The
sewers were installed several years
ago.
The offer of the Southern Pacific
company to supply three carloads Of
gravel for the Improvement of Rail-
road avenue has been accepted by the
South Elmhurst Improvement club.
Plans are being made to improve the
streets and secure lights for the dis
trict at once. At the last meeting a
cut glass berry bowl was presented by
the women members of the organiza-
tion to j. H. Thompson, president, and
his wife, it being the crystal anniver-
sary of their wedding.