Name/Title
Correspondence with Board of Trustees, Dec. 1901-March 1902Entry/Object ID
2012.18.1Scope and Content
Acc. No. 12.18.1
Subject Category:
Date or Period: December 1901-March 1902
Object: Folder, file
Description: Acid-free legal size manila file folder with documents, marked on the reverse with a number in black ink, 1-50.
History of Object: Correspondence with the Board of Trustees, found in the attic of City Hall, and refoldered in 2012. The original folder was marked '1-50' on the folder tab.
Documents in this folder include petitions for location of lights, sewers; bids for painting of Fire Houses (, Electric Light Plant boiler inspections, and offers to serve as insurance agent, including R. Frank Clark and H.J. Chipman; applications for gratuitous peddler's licenses; request for an ordinance controling keeping of cows; complaints about police officers; Fire Department expense reports; also agreement on sale of property for High School with G. Zeh.
Details:
Documents in this folder pertain to: #1: petition to connect bulkheads at foot of Bay Street, properties of Mrs. Baum and Mr. Meinecke; #2: offers to serve as insurance agent, by W.B. Storey, Geo Tyson, H.J. Chipman, R. Frank Clark & Son at 1360 Park Str. and Walter W. Goggin, Park Row; #3-6, 11 & 43: bids to paint the Fire Houses or Engine, by A.C. Toye, 1307 Oak Street, E. Shultis, 2415 Webb Ave, Sheele & Orton, 2322 Santa Clara Ave, J. H. Mait, 1603 Park Street, John Heritage, 2316 Alameda Ave, E. Young, 2408 Webb Ave, P. Christensen, James Tait, 1322 Park St., W.S. Risley, and W.P. Dillon, 1214 Paru St.; #3: A.L. Fish, S.F., exchange of a pipe for the Electric Light Plant; #4 resignation of David Rulfors as special Police officer; #5: complaint report by Police Chief John Conrad about intoxication and disturbing the peace by officer Charles Johnson. #8: expense overview Election School Board Dec. 7. 1901; #10: Report Municipal Electric Light Plant, November 1901; #12: Expense overview Fire Department Dec. 1901, by Chief Fred F. Kraith Jr.; #13: petition and resolution to add unincorporated uninhabited land to the City of Alameda; #14: Board of Education agreement to buy property of G. Zeh, SE corner of Walnut and Central to construct a High School; #14 1/2 Treaurer's Quaterly Report; #15 Semi-annual Fire Dept. Report, Januar 1902; #16: Standard Oil offers to supply fuel; #17, Ohmen Engine works bill for an 'engine'; #18 & #44: Report of Annual Electric Plant Boiler inspections, A. M. Locke inspector, of Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.; #19: Clerk Gillogly's Quarterly statement, Oct-Dec. 1901; #20: complaint of assault and cursing against Police officer Keyes; #21: report to Board President J.F. Forderer by A. Kynock, W.F. Shchulte, G.M. Sutherland, an H.N. Delanoy of examination of pipes laid on Mulberry Street by Powell Bros.; #22: Selling of bonds; #23, application for gratuitous license by Mr. Valentine of Oakland selling Valentines Electric Insect Destroyer; #24: Expense Report Fire Dept. for January 1902; #25: Report by Superintendent of Streets re sewer on Mulberry and Eagle Ave.; #26: Specifications for interior painting Fire Houses; #27: petition for an Arc Light in Railroad Ave between Oak and Walnut; #28: request for a light on Railroad Ave and Stanton; #29: petition to restrict keeping of cows; #31: Contra Costa Water Co. Report; #33: Woolner Oil company offering to supply fuel; #34: application by W.A.M. Dunbar from Oakland for gratuitous license to sell his magic lotion, ointment & medicines; #35: Union of Carpenters & Joiners, requesting control of quality of concrete foundations; #35 1/2: petition for Street light on Morton Street; #36: petition by J. Bonne, 1615 Webster St., to move a Laundry to 1616 Webster St.; #37: application for license to serve refreshments during a Bohemian Club Ball at Armory Hall; #39: complaint about sewer on Central Ave; #40: request to run a telegraph wire from 717 to 901 Paru & permission to use trees, signed by Alan Field of 717 Paru St.; Expense Report A.F.D. for February; #45: Inspection report of Supt. of Streets V.M. Frodden of the sewer at Central Ave; #46: Request for information by County Auditor Hall of Records; #47: Financial Report by Oakland Transit, successor to Alameda, Oakland, and Piedmont Electric Railway; #48: Petition by B. R. Jocus to move a cottage from 2850 Central Ave to college Ave.#49: petition for lights corner St. Charles & Santa Clara Ave.; #50: application for gratuitous license to peddle milk in a wagon by Julia Trothingham, Alameda & by A.F. Hoogs, Oakland, to distribute circulars and bills.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Catalog Date: February 18, 2012