Name/Title
Documents regarding Bay Bridge and access to it, 1940-1948Entry/Object ID
2012.41.1Description
Acc. No. 12.41.1
Subject or Category: City of Alameda; Transportation
Date or Period: 1940
Object: File Folder
Description: Acid-free legal size manila file folder with documents. Folder has a green label on the tab stating: (in pencil:) 'Transportation - Bay Crossing' and (typed): STATE - California Toll Bridge Authority. S.F. Oakland Bay Bridge
Size folder: L 14 3/4" X W 9"
History of Object: Folder found in the attic of City Hall in the 1990s. This folder contains four items:
A. report, titled 'Report on Examination of Statements Relating to Traffic, Revenues and Revenue Funds, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, for Fiscal Year ending February 28, 1946, Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, State of California.
B. single note listing the components of the California Toll Bridge Authority: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Director of Public Works, Director of Finance, Chairman California Highway Commission - May employ secretary.
C. stapled list of Toll Reductions for the Bay Bridge, with their effective dates (1936-1940), printed on tissue paper.
D. correspondence and meeting minutes gathered in a metal clip attached to the folder, reflecting the need and various attempts to reach the Bay Bridge.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Cataloged: July 25, 2012