Name/Title
Board of Trustees Correspondence, Nov 1906-April 1907Entry/Object ID
2012.18.17Scope and Content
Acc. No. 12.18.17
Subject Category:
Date or Period: Nov 1906-April 1907
Object: Folder, file
Description: Acid-free legal size manila file folder with documents, marked on the reverse with a number in black ink, from 800 1/2 to 850.
History of Object: Correspondence with the Board of Trustees, found in the attic of City Hall in the 1990s, and refoldered in 2012. The original folder was marked '800 1/2-850' on the folder tab. Documents in this folder include or pertain to: a Fire Department Roster, 1906 Electric Light Plant correspondence; Alaska Packers, having established a shipbuilding plant in Alameda, requesting a fire alarm box; requests for lights; protests against sewage being dumped into the bay near beaches; transfer of licenses; appointments of Board of Health and of Electricity, and of City Engineer; water quality test results; Board of Education looking for playground sites; thank you letter from Mrs. Leydecker from the C.L.A. Society.
Details:
Documents in this folder pertain to: #800 1/2: request to make the Oil Company located near Webster street and the Railroad crossing; #804 1-19: correspondence, such as financial or Expense statements, requests for placement of lights, and boiler inspections, of the Electric Light Plant; #806: request of a raise by the janitor; #807: bids to supply the Electric Light Works; #808: letter about improvement of Oakland Harbor; #809: report by the Electric Light Committee, comparing rates and income from 1902 to 1907; #810: withdrawing of bid under #807; #811: Alaska Packers, having established an extensive ship yard, request a fire alarm box; #812: protest against consolidation with Oakland, including a medicine flyer produced by F.K. Krauth of the Encinal, for Dr. Halpruter's Medical compound, office 1501 Pacific Ave; #814: protest against a sewer dumping onto the beach at the foor of St. Charles Street permitted to Mr. Voght; #815: request by George M. Sutherland for a light outside his drug store, corner of Encinal and Sherman St.; #816: request fo obtain a light at the corner aof 1447 Stanton st. by H. Scholen, 1522 Santa Clara Ave.; #817: protest against sewerage being discharged into the Bay near St. Charles Street; #818: Complaint about Road leading to Bay Farm Island by A.H. Linwood [sp.?], 1212 Versailles Ave; #819: request for a sewer by Chals. L. Boni [sp.?], 3256 San Jose Ave.; #821: letter regarding street work on Clement Ave.; #822: Superintendent of streets Frodden, with City Engineer W.R. Poyzer, and Sanitary Inspector E. C. Maillot, evaluating sewers leading to the Bay; #822 1/2:protest againt a livery stable on S side Santa Clara, between Everett and Broadway; #823: request to transfer liquor license from John Lucick to William Kochendorfer & Co., having bought the saloon at Park and Bank Street; #824: letters about Sprinkler equipment; #825: Roster Alameda Fire Department; # 826: Board of Health requesting trands; #827: petition to move a house from Central to corner of Regent and Earl and Regent; #828: request for arc lightsby the Merchants and property owners of Seventh St.; #829: transfer of franchise according to Ordinances; #830: Board of Health reporting that water supply is unsanitary; #831: permission for H D. Maynard to erect buildings on Endinal and Willow; #832: Lewis & Shaw, on 1516 Park St. stationery, for Minnie E. Tucker, protest against erection of lamps with large concrete bases on Park Street Norh of Santa Clara Ave.; #833: quote for Electric Light Plant equipment, #834: complaint about dangerous street crossing at Willow and Lincoln Ave; #835: Board of Education appointing a committeee to examine sites for a public playground; #836: petition to improve the Bay Farm Island Road with rock, not garbage; #837: State Board of Trade finished a lecture room; #840: permit request by A. Dexter, Bicycles at 2303 Central Ave., to construct a portable dwelling with shingle roof on W side Oak St.; #841: permit request by Charlotte M. Clark r to construct a portable dwelling with shingle roof on S side Santa Clara St.; #842: report of water quality test by A. A. Cunningham, Chemist, residence 1337 Versailles Ave.; #844: Card of thanks for use of the Council Chamber for a Whist party, by Mrs. Leydecker, Soc. for C.L.A. Society; #845: resignation from Board of Health by A. A. Stafford, on 1915 Santa Clara stationery; #846: Sprinkling Cart men requesting a raise; #847: proposed appointment of William R. Poyzer as City Engineer; #848: Proposed appointments to the School board and Board of Electricity; #849: list of members with tenure of the Board of Trustees of the Free Library; #850: petition and prospectus of American River company for supplying water to the Electric Light Plant and power to Alameda and the Bay Cities.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Catalog Date: February 18, 2012