Folders relating to railroad spurs, 1929-1931

Name/Title

Folders relating to railroad spurs, 1929-1931

Entry/Object ID

2012.7.22

Scope and Content

Accession No. 12.7.22 A-D Subject Category: City of Alameda Date or Period: 1929-1931 Object: File Folders Description: legal size manila file folders, with documents, marked on verso with a number. Size: L 14 3/4” X W 9”. History of Object: Folders, found in the attic of City Hall, which pertain to petitions for new railroad spurs: A: (#248): Standard Oil Company, permission to construct a Southern Railroad Co., railroad spur across Pearl street. B. (#268): request of establishing a Southern Pacific Company spur to serve the U.S. Refining Company along Blanding Ave between Park St. and Oak St. C. (#305): request for Southern Pacific Co. to construct a spur to provide service to the proposed Owens Illinois Glass Company at Lincoln Junction. D (#309): 1931 Establishment of an Alameda Belt Line spur across Industrial Highway (now line of Ralph Appezato Memorial Pkwy) near Brush and Maple and Bryant. Acquired from: City of Alameda Cataloged: February 18, 2012