Name/Title
Folders from City Hall pertaining to street improvements, 1928-1932Entry/Object ID
2011.64.7Description
Accession No. 11.64.7 A - H
Subject Category: City of Alameda; Transportation
Date or Period: 1928-1932
Object: File folder
Description:
Acid-free Legal File Folders, with documents marked with numbers on the reverse: A: 60; B: 63; C: 65; D: 68; E: 69; F: 70; G:71; H: 76.
L 14 3/4” X W 9”
History of Object: Documents found in the attic of City Hall prior to renovation in the 1990s, pertaining to:
A. 1924; improvements, such as macadamizing of Bay Island Avenue (later renamed Otis Drive), and purchase of a lot from Alfred S. Twitchell for expansion of the Municipal Electric Light Plant.
B. 1923-1931; sidewalk repairs along various streets. Includes a letter from F.W. Vowinckel, M.D., about sidewalk around his property.
C. 1827; petition for action against the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which had caused damage to the roadway of Encinal Avenue
D. 1923; abatement of nuisance at 2324 and 2326 Lincoln Ave., owned by W. A. Conneau.
E. 1923; abatement of nuisance of an old building and tank at 1429 Sixth St.
F. 1923-1932; permit applications for fences exceeding height allowed without permit.
G. 1925-1929; widening of Park Street, from San Jose to Lincoln, 1927, and widening and lighting from the Estuary to Buena Vista Ave. Includes letter, on stationery, W. R. Calcutt, Hardware and Household Utensils, 1334 Park Street, and from the Powel brothers, J.A. and R.V. Powell, 2008 Pearl Street.
H. 1923; Contract awarded to Hutchinson Co., Inc. to improve Madison Street for 210 feet from Mound Street.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: 10/8/11