The San Francisco call., 1910-10-10
WORK TO IMPROVE
ANNEXED DISTRICT
Clubs Want East Fourteenth
Street Paved; Celebrate
New EleCtrOlierS

OAKLAND, Oct 9.-The members OF
the Fruitvale board of trade. the Fruit
vale central improvement club and the
Melrose citizens club are planning to
renew a movement to have East. Four
teenth street paved with asphalt mac
adam from Twenty fifth avenue to
Forty-eighth avenue and to have side
walks laid wherever there are none at
present.
At the meeting of the Fruitva1e Gen.
trail Improvement club last Friday
night Councilman r. c. vose and L. n.
Cobbledick spoke on the Importance OF
having the street paved E. L. Brown.
Al White and S. A. Pleasant were ap-
pointed to secure the laying of side
walks ON the street. while j. c. White.
A G. Forester and A. Berlin were
named to secure more lights between
Merrill avenue and High street
The Fruitva1e Central Improvement
club has effected permanent organiza-
tion. with the following officers and
committees: Charles Lewis. president;
Z. L. Brown. first vice president: j. c.
White. second vice president; H. z.
White. third vice president; E. 3.
Stengel, corresponding secretary; 5. A.
Pleasant. financial secretary; W.
Morrow. sergeant at arms: l. Larsen.
L z. Gracier, A. Berlin, auditing COM
mittee; G.. K Smith. z. L. Brown. c. F.
Leedy. E 3. Stengre, executive COM
mittee-
President ". E. Sansome OF the Cen
trail improvement club of East Fruit
vale has appointed W. H. Locke. E.
Huffaker and r. R. Clarke to confer
with City Attorney Stetson in regard
to having the city council consider the
plans and specifications drawn up by
County Surveyor P. Haviland for the
installation OF sewers from Redwood
road to Hillcrest avenue and from High
street terrace 10 the western limits OF
A1lendale
Louis May, H G. Ritter. E. D.
Southwick. Edward Hensley. G. F.
Dietzman and 4. Bergendahl have been
appointed to urge the board OF public
works to send a fire engine and hose
equipment at once to the East Fruit
vale district. which now has sufficient
hydrants, but no fire apparatus. H. j.
Ritter. Louis May and E. d. Southwick
will hold conference with the officials
OF the Oakland traction company in
regard to having the fences removed
from their private right OF way at the
intersections OF Liese avenue with
Glenn and Allendale avenues.
Extensive plans are being made by
the members or the TWenty-third ave-
nue. Improvement club of East Oakland
for a celebration to be held Saturday,
November 5. in honor of the installa-
tion of handsome electroHers along
Twenty-third avenue from East
Twelfth street to East Twenty-second
Councilman r. G. Vose, w. c. Hawes,
C. Tiedemann. B. F. Hansen and w. X.
Smith have been appointed to take
charge OF the arrangements for the
affair
The proposed school bond issue
formed the theme of discussion at
Thursday nights meeting OF the Tax
payers Improvement club of Upper
Bray avenue, Fruitvale. With the ex-
hibition OF plans and specifications. and
blackboard talk. Arson Hilton showed
the necessity of the bonds TO make
Oakland schools adequate for her popu-
lation. S. A. Neppach. d. j. Lynch and
B. A Gamble reported on the removal
of low growing trees In Peralta avenue
The question before the Elmhurst
board OF trade at the present time is
the securing OF fire fighting apparatus
The citizens of Elmhurst have decided.
the city lot for a firehouse site and
an appropriation OF $4,000 has been
made for the erection Of the building
but as that will require time. the resi-
dents want q fire engine sent out and
housed in barn until the frehouse
is ready.