The San Francisco call., 1910-11-21
CLUBS Want new
SEWER BOND Law
Upper FruityaIe Organizations
Oppose Vroon1an Act as
Too Expensive


residents Of East Fruitvale, in the AL
lendale district, have expressed their
approval of the compulsory installa-
ton of sewers by means of the Vroo
man act and the city council has or
dered the work done. the property
owners of the Upper F'ruitvale Laurel
Grove and Redwood road districts
nave decided to wait until the legisla
ture has acted on the proposed amend
ment to the sanitary district bonding
act.
At the last session of the legislature
an act was passed giving separate dis
trlcts within municipality the right
TO vote bonds for the construction of
sewers BY an error the law stated
that majority vote was all that was
necessary to carry the bonds. whereas
the state constitution provides that in
bonding elections of this kind a two
thirds vote is necessary. Senator Stet-
son Is TO propose an amendment curing
this defect
IMPROVERS DECIDE TO WAIT
After listening to addresses by Coun
Gilman S. c. Vose, Assistant City En-
glneer FrickStead and J. O. Jasper from
the county surveyors Office Wednesday
night the Tax Payers Improvement
cluo voted to await the action of the
legislature. 1t was declared that the
Vroonan method was too expensive
ana too cumbersome. Committees from
the Hopkins Street and Laurel Grove
Improvement clubs were present
Al meeting held Thursday night
the hopkins Street club approved the
action OF the tax payers and adopted
resolutions not to install sewers under
the Vrooman act. Similar action was
taken last night by the Laurel Grove
Improvement club
OPEN SEWER OPPOSED
The Fitchburg Consolidated improve
ment club has instructed Secretary
Chrls Borree to draw UP a resolution
concerning the action of certain resi-
dents of the district in disposing of
their sewage by means of difcbes
emptylng into the Fitchburg creek.
Inc creek being dry, the refuse matter
mas accumulated in the creek bottom.
more than year ago a large number
OF dltches emptying into the creek
were cemented up by the improyers.
put nave since been reopened Pend
ing the installation of sewers. which
may not De Tor many months, the club
ADVISES the building of concrete cess
pools.
The club has indorsed the action of
the Melrose police in arresting all per
sons VINO exceed the automobile speed
limit To expedite the installation of
Tree mail delivery service in Fitch.
perg, the club adopted a resolution ure-
ing the property owners to have thei,
residences numbered and individual
mail boxes placed on each residence
me officers of the club will confer with
the street department in regard to re-
naming the streets parallel to East
fourteenth street, as the thoroughfares
now bear two or three names.
CLUB TO GIVE DANCE
The South Elmhurst Improvement
club is arranging for ma squerade ball
TO be given November IS The com
mlttee in charge is composed of James
Mercede, Fred Fredericks and J IT,
Kerwin
The Central Improvement club of
East Fruitvale viii hold special Joint
meeting next Wednesday with the
Mothers club of E'ruitvaIe school No. 2.
Tor the purpose of considering the ac-
of Fairgrounds and the dues
ton or child welfare. Addresses will
be delivered by District Attorney Will
lam II. Donahue, Probation Officer c.
Ruess and Miss Ethel Moore. of the
oakland Fairgrounds commission.
Though the Melrose Citizens club
has been inactive for several weeks, the
officers of the organization purpose TO
call q mass meeting of Melrose citi-
zens to consider the need of a read
ing room, better transportation on the
Southern Pacific trains late at night,
and other matters.
5. p. FRANCHISE OPPOSED
After a heated debate between Coun-
cilmen r. c. Vose and Harold Ever
hart on the granting of the South
ern Pacific companys waterfront
the attempt to have the Mel
rose Heights Improvement club adopt
a resolution indorsing the action of the
council was abandoned. The majority
Of the members expressed disapproval
Of the action of the civic body. At the
meeting held Friday night charges and
were made by the coun- |
rilmen. Remarks were also made by
Frank Gordon, George Ingraham, A. A |
Leonard and f. A. Freeman.
This week the charter will be dis
cussed at all the meetings held by i'm
provement clubs, as the election is only |
two weeks off.