The San Francisco call., 1910-06-25
PROVEMENTSAR
SECURED BY CLUBS
Active Work of Organizations in
OakIand's Annexed District
Wins Results

OAKLAND, June 24.-Notwithstand-
ing the fact that it is summer and
many of the members are away on their
annual vacations, the Improvement or
ganizations of the annexed district and
East Oakland are still actively en-
gagged in working for the betterment
OF their sections. Within the last few
weeks many improvements have been
obtained and many more are under way.
streets have been improved, better car
service secured, adequate fire protec-
ton provided and many conveniences
arranged through the work of the i'm
provers.
The Fitchburg Improvement club, one
of the most active of the organizations,
has inaugurated movement for the
remaining of the streets in the an
nexed district that cross East Four
teeenth street. The club proposes that
the cross streets be changed to num-
bered avenues, commencing at Bray or
Thirty-third avenue and extending to
Elton or One Hundred and Sixth ave.
nue.. This change has already been
made by the board of fire underwriters
and the postal authorities. go
The organization is also working to
secure the repairing of Smell and Lucas
avenues, which, are in bad condition;
the installation of an owl service on
the Elmhurst-Oakland line sof the Oak
land traction company, and to prevent
the dissolution Of the Lockwood school
band.
The establishment of a branch Ii
brary at Melrose is the matter which
is being given consideration by the
Melrose citizens club, another active
organization. The club is also working
to secure an agreement, to be filed at
the hall of records, from the Pacific
Steelite company. which is establishing
a plant at Melrose, in which the cor
poration will guarantee to manufac-
ture no powder or other explosive COM
pound.
CHARTER DISCUSSED
Wednesday nights meeting of the
Tax Payers Improvement club of Fruit
vale was devoted to an exhaustive dis
cussion of the proposed new charter for
greater Oakland. The various pro-
visions of the municipal instrument
were discussed by c. L. Adams, B. A
Gamble, S. A. Neppach. D. j. Lynch. j.
f. Hood, H. E. Gregory, A. Fillipini and
M. E. Williamson.
j. f. DietZman and O. L. Soutl1wick
have been appointed as committee OF
two by the Central Improvement club
of East Fruitvale to request the Peo-
pies water company to install addi-
tional fire hydrants on Penniman ave-
nue., where they have recently placed
a new six inch main. The club has
sent request to the city council to
have an officer appointed for the Allen
dale district to enforce the new curfew
law of Oakland for children, which Is
being fiagrantly violated. Miss E. G.
Locke, Miss Margaret Haight, Miss
Snyder, Mrs. r. C. Sansome, Aaron
Turner, Thomas Upton and Mrs. Tie
burn presented a musical program al
the last meeting of the organization.
The Latham Terrace Improvement
club has inaugura a movement to
obtain better streets and ample sprin-
king facilities for the highways in
their district. The club has instructed
Secretary w. S.. Foss to communicate
with Councilman r. C. Vose in regard
to the widening, grading and macad-
amizing of Twenty fifth avenue. T. r.
Butler, B. Conway and C. S. King have
been appointed to- prepare review OF
the clubs work
The Fruitvale improvement associa-
tion and the Hopkins street improve
ment club are working to secure the
immediate extension of the Diamond
car line along Hopkins street to AL
lendale. The clubs have secured the
signatures of most of the property
owners along the highway to the Pc
titions, asking that the street be
graded SO as to permit of a car line.
LIBRARY WANTED
The Elmhurst board of trade is
working earnestly to obtain a branch
reading room and library for Elmhurst
This organization is also cooperating
with the Fitchburg Improvement club
to secure an owl service on the Oak
land traction company's lines, between
here and Oakland. The company has
practically promised to give this SER
vice.
The Civic league of greater Oakland
has started a movement to organize a
band for Fruitvale,. to play on Satur-
day nights. Sundays and holidays. The
Fruitvale board of trade, which re-
Gently secured the promise of the
Southern Pacific company to erect a
freight depot at Fruitvale, is consider
ing again the paving of East Four
teenth street and the securing of a
$4,000 appropriation from Andrew
Carnegie for suitable library build
ing for the district.
The Twenty third avenue improve
ment club is urging the immediate
opening of Twenty third, Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fffth avenues to the
foot hills. w. g. Hawes, G. D. Miller
F.. v. Smith, G. II. Robinson, w. j. Low
ett, G. l.. Adams, o. Rash. C. Tiede-
mann, L. Hauser, c.. Bray and +. b
Ladd are working for the improvement
The club recently secured the installa-
ton of electroliers on Twenty-third
avenue in the business district.
VACATION TAKEN I'M