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CARRIAGE MANUFACTORIES .- There are several establishments in Oakland engaged in the manufacture of carriages, buggies, and wagons, and a variety of articles connected therewith, the quality of which will favorably compare with those produced elsewhere. One of the most extensive is the Oakland Carriage Factory, M. W. Allen proprietor, located on the corner of Tenth and Franklin Streets. The Pioneer Factory of William Sohst, corner of Franklin and Eighth streets, is entensively engaged in the same line. The new and commodious building recently erected by this gentleman affords ample facilities for the eco- nomical and prompt dispatch of the various departments of his business. Northey & McGrath, 803 East Twelfth Street, are also engaged in the manufacture of carriages, buggies, wagons, and all kinds of agricultural implements.
In this connection may be mentioned the establishments of George A. King, 414 Eleventh Street ; Wagar & Weymouth, 365 Eleventh ; Henry Weeks, 314 East Eleventh, rear of Washing- ton Hall; and McGrew & Hamilton, 1060 and 1064 Thirteenth Avenue, where carriage-making, repairing, and general black- smithing is done in workmanlike manner.
WINDMILLS .- W. J. Tucker & Brother have recently opened an establishment on Second Street, near Washington, for the manu- facture of Peck's Patent Windmill, an Eastern invention. The manufacturers claim that this is the only self-regulating, noise- less windmill in the country, and that, after a series of experi- ments, it is now brought to perfection.
THE FRUIT VALE QUARTZ COMPANY, whose quarries are located at Fruit Vale, are engaged in the business of laying sidewalks, carriage-drives, and garden-paths with white quartz. The com- pany have an office at No. 923 Broadway, where any orders left will be promptly attended to.
THE PIONEER SODA WORKS, James I. Bliven & Co. proprietors, are located at 665 and 667 Broadway. These works supply Oak- land and its vicinity with an excellent article of soda, the demand for which is constantly increasing.
PAGE & JORDAN, Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland. 3
Phoenix Insurance Co. (Fire) of Hartford, BABER & ROFF, Agents, Broadway and Tenth, Oakland.
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E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
OAKLAND DIRECTORY.
Population, 1870, 1872, and 1873.
The Federal Census of 1870 placed the population of the town- ship of Oakland at 11,104, divided as follows : Native, 6,940; foreign, 4,164 ; or white, 10,142 ; colored, 55; Chinese, 906; In- dian, 1. Of this aggregate 10,500 are declared the population of the city, and the remainder, 600, represent the township out- side the Charter Limits. No official classification of the sexes and ages has been as yet published, and it is therefore impossible to compare the above figures with the returns of the school census of 1871 and 1872 and the data collected during the progress of the canvass for the present volume. In 1869, the total number of children of 15 years and under, according to the school census, was 2,144; 1870, 2,628 ; 1871, 2,952 ; 1872, 3,761.
The increase of children from July, 1870, to July, 1872, accord- ing to these returns, is 1,133, from which should be deducted 300 (the estimated number added to the School Census from a part of Temescal), leaving 833, or thirty-two per cent. This rate must not be taken as an average for the entire population, from the fact that the element over twenty does not increase in the same ratio as those under that age.
The number of names on the poll-list for the present year is 2,800. The number of votes cast at the election, 1871 was: Oak- land, 1,260 ; Point, 281 ; part of Temescal (recently included within the city limits), 165. Total, 1,706.
The following table has been compiled from the above and other reliable data collected during the progress of the canvass for the present volume. Attention is respectfully directed to the figures contained therein, and the aggregate derived therefrom:
Males over 21, names of residents in the present volume. 3,350
Females over 18, estimated
2,950
Males between 16 and 21, estimated 525
Males between 5 and 15, school census
Females between 16 and 18, estimated 1,163
200
Females between 5 and 15, school census
1,234
Males and females, of 5 years and under, school census,
1,344
Colored, Indians, etc., of all ages, estimated 70
Floating, names refused, and not obtained in canvass. . .
275
Chinese, males and females
900
Total population City of Oakland, July 1st, 1872 ... 12,011
This aggregate, after deducting therefrom 1,000 as the popu- lation of a part of Temescal recently added to the limits of the city, and compared with the returns of the Federal census of 1870 (10,500), shows a gain in two years of 511, or less than five per cent .; while the school census, which includes nearly forty per cent. of the population, shows a gain of 833, or thirty-two per cent. This discrepancy can be accounted for only upon the theory that a part of the township population residing outside
Hear the GUILD, CHURCH & CO.'S PIANOS at Gray's, 625 Clay St., S. F.
Have your Photograph taken by HOUSEWORTH, 12 Montgomery Street, opposite Lick House, S. F.
Ætna Insurance Co. of Hartford, R. C. GASKILL, Agent, 917 Broadway.
POPULATION.
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of the corporate limits was included in the returns of the city, or that the enumeration was absolutely inaccurate. This must be assumed, because the school census shows a regular and propor- tionate increase. It is taken annually by some competent citizen of Oakland, and as the amount of school money to be received from the State and County depends upon the number of children, there is the strongest motive to make the returns as large as the facts warrant.
In support of the assumption that residents of the outside dis- tricts were included in the returns of the city the fact is referred to that, at the general election in 1871, the precinct of Temescal returned 329 votes, which properly represent a population of 1974, by allowing one vote to each six of population, about the proportion of Alameda County, and the usual estimate for per- manently settled agricultural districts ; but according to the returns of the Federal census, the population was only 604. That over one half of the population were voters is the con- clusion to be drawn, and it is so obviously incorrect as to throw discredit upon the entire returns. If these deductions are correct, the population of the city of Oakland, August, 1870, was 9,130 and not 10,500, as reported by the Federal census.
By the authority of the City Council, a census of Oakland was taken in June of the present year, with the following results :
14,165
Colored.
205
Chinese.
1,017
Total population, June, 1873
15,387
Divided as follows: males, 8,534; females, 6,853; viz .:
Under 1 year. . 202 males; 184 females. . Total. .
386
Between 1 and 2.
188
193
381
Between 2 and 3. . . . 245
201
446
Between 3 and 5.
383
366
749
Between 5 and 10. . ..
748
830
66
1,578
Between 10 and 15. . .
742
782
66
1,524
Between 15 and 20.
888
695
1,583
Between 20 and 30.
.1,720
1,179
2,899
Between 30 and 40
1,666
60
1,290
2,956
Between 40 and 50.
1,134
681
66
1,815
Between 50 and 60
427
283
710
Between 60 and 70.
147
121
268
Between 70 and 80
38
41
79
Between 80 and 90. . .
6
7
13
Totals.
8,534
6,853
15,387
The aggregate population of Oakland and Brooklyn, July 1, 1872, as published in the OAKLAND DIRECTORY for 1872, was esti- mated at 14,761, viz .: Oakland, 12,011; Brooklyn, 2,750. These
PAGE & JORDAN, Ag'ts Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 462 Tenth nr Broadway, Oak'd.
Home Insurance Co. (Fire) of New York, BABER & ROFF, Agents, Broadway and Tenth, Oakland.
White population, males and females
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HOUSEWORTH'S SALES ROOM, 9 Montgomery Street, S. F.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Ag't Royal Ins. Co .; Capital $10,000,000.
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figures, as compared with the returns of the census of the present year, 15,387, are 626 less, or about four and one half per cent., a reasonable estimate for the increase during the twelve months between the dates of the respective estimates.
It is to be regretted that the published returns of the census of the present year do not exhibit a classification of the white element according to age, as the existence of such data would be useful for present reference, and valuable as a basis for future estimates.
Meteorological.
The only meteorological observations have been made by John Ross, of Oakland, and have been mainly confined to recording the rainfall, which has been as follows, for the years named:
Inches.
1868-9.
20
69-100
1869-70.
19 58-100
1870-1
.12 16-100
1871-2 32 69-100
1872-3
16 42-100
Real Estate.
From E. C. Sessions, Real Estate Dealer, we obtain the fig- ures given below :
Total sales in the City of Oakland, from Nov.
1st, 1866, to July 1st, 1872. . . $12,496,843
Sales, foreign, ending July 1st, 1873 2,586,482
Sales from July 1st, 1873, to Oct. 13th, 1873,
(present date) 657,922
Total $15,741,247
The above total represents the amount of all sales effected in Oakland City, from the time it commenced to assume import- ance and attract general attention throughout the State. Dur- ing the year ending November 1, 1868, the sales amounted to $29,83,719, but, with the exception of that year, the report for the year 1872-3 is the best on record. In 1868 the greater part of the real estate business was purely speculative. For three years there has been but very little speculation in city property; sales have been mainly to parties intending to improve and occupy the property. Prices are not greatly in excess of those prevail- ing three years ago. These facts indicate that the business has been healthy and legitimate, far better for the city than another season of speculation. The street railroads have brought into market hundreds of acres of land, and rendered it valuable for building purposes. The improvements outside of the old Enci- nal line have been extensive and valuable, but far the larger num- ber of dwelling-houses have been erected in the central portion of the city, within a few moments' walk of the local railroad.
Best Piano Tuners at GRAY'S, 625 Clay Street, S. F.
Great Fires prove the Strength of the ÆTNA INSURANCE COMPANY.
CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS. 29
Classification of Deaths
OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND FROM JUNE 30TH, 1872, TO JUNE 30тн, 1873. CLASS I .- ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Order I. Miasmatic 45
II. Enthetic or inoculated.
III, Dietetic 7
VI. Parasitic.
CLASS II .- CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
I. Diathetic 7
II. Tubercular 40
CLASS III .- LOCAL DISEASES.
I. Nervous system 20
II. Circulatory "
10
III. Respiratory "
23
IV. Digestive
28
V. Urinary
VI. Generative
. .
VII. Locomotory "
1
VIII. Integumentary system CLASS IV .- DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
I. Children
13
II. Women
2
III. Age.
2
IV. Nutrition
CLASS V .- DEATHS BY VIOLENCE.
I. Accident and negligence
7
II. Homicide.
III. Suicide.
IV. Execution
Unclassified-Unknown
6
Total 212
The ages of the decedents are as follows :
Under 1 year old. .. 27 males ; 30 females ; total
57
Between 1 and 5. .21 16
37
Total under 5 years of age 94
Between 5 and 10 ... . 4 males; 5 females
Total. 9 12 66
Between 20 and 30. 11 60
7
18
Between 30 and 40. 11
11
12
... . . .
24
Between 50 and 60. .16
4
66
.. . ..
20
Between 60 and 70. 4
4
60
.. .. . .
8
Between 70 and 80. 2
3
..... .
5
Total ... 112 males; 100 females ; total
212
Between 10 and 20. 4
8
.. . . 22
Between 40 and 50. 12
' PAGE & JORDAN, Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland."
North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. (British) BABER & ROFF, Agents, Broadway and Tenth, Oakland.
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E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
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OAKLAND DIRECTORY.
The number of births recorded for the year is 153 males ; 139 females ; total 292, showing a balance of 80 births over the deaths.
Estimating the population, December 31, 1870, at 10,000 ; December 31, 1871, at 11,000 ; and December 31, 1872 (including Brooklyn), at 15,000, give a mortality of 1 to every 82 of the population for the year 1870-71 ; 1 to every 102 for 1871-2 ; and 1 to every 71 for 1872-73. The number of births for the years 1871-2 is 179 ; and for 1872-3 is 292. The returns of 1871-2 show that deducting the number of deaths by accident, tubercu- lar diseases, and those of children under five years (a large pro- portion of which generally result from negligence or ignorance), would give a yearly mortality of 1 in 216 for 1871-72.
Epidemic and endemic diseases are of rare occurrence ; in- flammatory diseases are of a mild character.
Public Libraries.
In addition to the library connected with the University of California, which comprises 10,000 volumes, and several smaller collections belonging to educational institutions, there are in the city the Oakland and Odd Fellows' Libraries, each of which contains a valuable selection of works in the different depart- ments of modern literature, to which additions of the new and standard publications of the day are made as rapidly as cir- cumstances will permit. Arrangements are in progress to secure the organization of another library, under the auspices of the Masonic Fraternity, and from the character of those engaged in the movement there is but little doubt of its final success.
OAKLAND LIBRARY, corner Washington and Twelfth streets .- The Oakland Library Association was organized on the fifth day of March, 1868, by a meeting of the citizens of Oakland called for that purpose. The first officers (elected April 27, 1868) were: President, Samuel Merritt ; Vice-President, W. H. Glascock ; Treasurer, A. C. Henry; Recording Secretary, William C. Little; Corresponding Secretary, George Tait; Trustees: H. D. Bacon, E. Bigelow, G. W. Armes, H. C. Lee, G. C. Potter, E. C. Ses- sions, P. S. Wilcox, Joseph Gamble. Officers, September 20, 1873 : President, J. Preston Moore; Vice-President, E. R. Sill; Secretary, C. W. Kellogg; Treasurer, J. C. Quinn.
Directors: Mrs. Charles Palmer, Mrs. Prof. Carr, Martin Kel- logg, Geo. W. Armes, Mrs. W. H. Raymond, Mrs. Geo. Potter, J. McChesney, F. W. Gill, W. W. Crane, Jr.
Librarian: Miss Lottie C. Willard.
The rooms of the association were originally located in Broad- way Block, where they remained until September, 1871, when they were removed to the present location. The library was first opened to the public January 1, 1869. By the liberality of a few of the citizens of Oakland, the association was presented, in 1869, with a valuable lot on the corner of Washington and Twelfth streets, upon which has been recently erected a com-
First Premium to Guild, Church & Co.'s Pianos at GRAY'S, 625 Clay St., S. F
HOUSEWORTH'S PEBBLE SPECTACLES, 9 Montgomery Street, under Lick House, S. F.
The AETNA is at the head of Fire Insurance Companies in America."
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
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modious library building, admirably adapted to the purposes to which it is dedicated, and an ornament to the gentlemen under whose fostering care the affairs of the institution have been con- ducted. Value of the building and lot, $15,600.
The library contains over 3,500 volumes, exclusive of serial publications. Increase since February 19, 1873, 240 volumes. Twenty-two magazines and periodicals, and the leading newspa- pers of the day, are regularly received, and placed on file for the use of the members and their friends. Average number of volumes drawn per month is fifteen hundred, of which about sixty per cent. are works of fiction. Number of members, 350. Annual dues, $6. Rooms open from 10 o'clock A.M. to 9 o'clock P.M .; closed from 1 to 2 o'clock P.M. daily.
ODD FELLOWS' LIBRARY .- Rooms, Odd Fellows' Hall. The Odd Fellows' Library Association was organized August 12, 1869. Officers, 1873, are : Board of Directors -C. J. Robinson, W. D. Harwood, Geo. E. Sherman, elected by University Lodge; J. E. Whitcher, N. B. Hoyt, P. J. Ipsen, elected by Fountain Lodge; W. S. Dryden, C. Barlow, John Barnett, elected by Oak- land Lodge·
Officers .- President, J. E. Whitcher; Vice-President, N. B. Hoyt ; Secretary, W. S. Dryden; Corresponding Secretary, W. D. Harwood; Treasurer, C. J. Robinson; Librarian, John Goss.
This library contains 1,700 volumes, of works well selected from the different departments of modern literature. Increase from July 1, 1871, to July 1, 1872, 240 volumes. A careful se- lection of the best periodicals and the leading newspapers of the day are regularly received and filed for the use of visitors. In- crease of library during the past year, two hundred and seventy volumes. Number of volumes taken out during the same period, five thousand eight hundred and fifty. The library rooms are open from three to half-past five and from half-past six to half- past eight o'clock P.M., except during the summer, when the hours are six and seven to nine o'clock P.M.
Average monthly circulation, 487.
Municipal Officers 1854 to 1872.
MARCH, 1854 (first election under the charter of 1854) .- Mayor, Horace W. Carpentier; City Council, Edward Gallagher, A. D. Eames, John Kelsey, George M. Blake, W. C. Josselyn, A. Ma- rier; Clerk, J. R. Dunglingson; Marshal, John Hogan; Assessor, J. S. Tubbs.
MARCH, 1855 .- Mayor, Charles Campbell ; City Council, Ed- ward Gallagher, A. D. Eames, S. J. Lynch, William Harwood, Andrew Williams, Leonard Johnson; Clerk, Thomas Gallagher; Marshal, J. P. M. Davis; Assessor, Andrew Crosswell.
MARCH, 1856 .- Mayor, S. H. Robinson ; City Council, R. Worthington, William Hillegass, Edward Gibbons, George H. Fogg, J. G. Kittridge, F. K. Shattuck; Clerk, Thomas Galla- gher; Marshal, J. P. M. Davis; Assessor, A. D. McDevitt.
PAGE & JORDAN, Houses rented, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland.
Fire Insurance on Dwellings and Personal Property made a Specialty; BABER & ROFF, Agents, Oakland.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway; Houses to Rent.
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MARCH, 1857 .- Mayor, A. Williams; City Council, William Harwood, A. Davison, William Hillegass, R. Worthington, N. Gray, A. Marier; Clerk, Edward Gibbons; Marshal, J. P. M. Davis; Assessor, A. D. McDevitt.
MARCH, 1858 .- Mayor, A. Williams; City Council, F. K. Shat- tuck, G. W. Fountain, John McCann, G. W. Scribner, Thomas Gallagher, James Daley; Clerk, Edward Gibbons; Marshal, J. P. M. Davis; Assessor, N. J. Thompson.
MARCH, 1859 .- Mayor, F. K. Shattuck ; City Council, A. D. McDevitt, Edward Hoskins, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Rogers, A. Ma- rier, Franklin Warner; Clerk, Edward Gibbons; Marshal, A. Davison; Assessor, L. B. Tarpley.
MARCH, 1860 .- Mayor, J. P. M. Davis; City Council, J. B. Pierce, J. H. Brown, A. W. White, P. W. Van Winkle, M. M. Howe, Edward Hoskins; Clerk, Edward Gibbons; Marshal, Wil- liam Hoskins; Assessor, L. B. Tarpley.
MARCH, 1861 .- Mayor, J. P. M. Davis; City Council, T. D. Woolsey, Edward Gibbons, B. C. Horn, D. W. Barnes, J. M. Dillon, A. D. Eames; Clerk, Edward Hoskins; Marshal, William Hoskins; Assessor, L. B. Tarpley.
MARCH, 1862 .- Mayor, George M. Blake; City Council, Sam- uel Merritt, F. K. Shattuck, T. D. Woolsey, Edward Gibbons, J. M. Dillon, A. D. Eames; Clerk, E. P. Sanford; Marshal, William Hoskins; Assessor, J. E. Whitcher.
MARCH, 1863 .- Mayor, W. H. Bovee; City Council, O. L. Shaf- ter, W. W. Crane, Jr., Edward Gibbons, C. Taylor, James De- Fremery, F. K. Shattuck; Clerk, E. P. Sanford; Marshal, James Brown; Assessor, J. M. Dillon.
MARCH, 1864 .- Mayor, Edward Gibbons; City Council, E. Jan- sen, J. O. Miner, D. P. Barstow, A. C. Palmer, C. Taylor; Clerk, E. P. Sanford; Marshal, James Brown; Assessor, J. M. Dillon; City Justice, E. I. Smith.
MARCH, 1865 .- Mayor, B. F. Ferris; City Council, J. O. Miner, Edward Gibbons, A. H. Jayne, A. F. Rogers, F. K. Shattuck; Clerk, A. D. Eames; Marshal, James Brown; Assessor, J. M. Dillon; City Justice, Norman Watson; City Constable, E. I. Smith.
MARCH, 1866 .- Mayor, J. W. Dwinelle; City Council, P. S. Wilcox, A. Anderson, D. P. Barstow; Board of Education (ap- pointed by the Council under the Act of the Legislature, March 31st, 1866), George H. Fogg, R. E. Cole, L. Hamilton, B. Aker- ly, J. H. Brewer, George Mooar, F. Warner, W. S. Snook; Clerk, A. D. Eames; Marshal, James Brown; Assessor, J. M. Dillon; City Justice, George H. Fogg.
MARCH, 1867 .- Mayor, W. W. Crane, Jr. ; City Council, P. S. Wilcox, A. Anderson, D. P. Barstow, W. G. Moody, B. F. Pen- dleton, W. H. Miller, J. A. Hobart ; Board of Education, L. Hamilton, R. E. Cole, George Mooar, William Bartling, W. S. Snook, L. Walker, B. T. Martin, W. B. Hardy ; Clerk, H. Hil- lebrand ; Marshal, James Brown ; Assessor, J. M. Dillon ; Po- lice Judge, Norman Watson ;; City Justice, Thomas Wall.
Old Pianos taken in Exchange at GRAY'S, 625 Clay Street, S. F.
HOUSEWORTH'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PARLORS, 12 Montgomery Street, opposite Lick House, S. F.
Ætna Ins. Co. was established in 1819; R. C. GASKILL, Agent, Oakland.
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APRIL, 1868 .- Mayor, Samuel Merritt ; City Council, W. G. Moody, B. F. Pendleton, W. H. Miller, J. A. Hobart, A. H. Jayne, F. M. Campbell, D. G. Barnes ; Board of Education, B. T. Martin, R. E. Cole, N. B. Hoyt, William D. Harwood, L. Hamilton, Edward McLean, G. W. Armes ; Police Judge, Sex- tus Shearer ; Clerk, H. Hillebrand ; City Marshal, Charles P. Mckay; Assessor, J. M. Dillon; Superintendent of Public Schools, Lysander Walker; City Justice, George H. Fogg ; Health Officer, T. H. Pinkerton, M.D .; City Attorney, S. F. Gil- crest; City Engineer, W. F. Boardman.
MARCH, 1869 .- Mayor, John B. Felton ; City Council, A. H. Jayne, N. W. Spaulding, D. G. Barnes, William H. Miller, Walter Van Dyke, James A. Folger, E. H. Pardee ; Board of Education, B. T. Martin, G. W. Armes, R. E. Cole, Jacob Ba- con, L. Hamilton, N. B. Hoyt ; Police Judge, Sextus Shearer ; City Clerk, H. Hillebrand ; City Marshal, Charles P. McKay ; Assessor, Joseph M. Dillon ; Superintendent of Public Schools, George Tait ; City Justice, George H. Fogg ; Health Officer, T. H. Pinkerton, M. D. ; City Attorney, H. H. Havens ; City Engi- neer, T. J. Arnold.
MARCH, 1870 .- Mayor, John B. Felton ; City Council, Henry Durant, W. J. Gurnett, Charles D. Haven, Q. A. Chase, A. L. Warner, N. W. Spaulding, E. H. Pardee ; Board of Education, J. W. Thurman, Jacob Bacon, L. Hamilton, G. W. Armes, R. E. Cole, J. W. Martin, Walter Van Dyke ; Police Judge, A. H. Jayne; City Clerk, H. Hillebrand ; City Marshal, Perry John- son ; Assessor, Joseph M. Dillon ; Superintendent of Public Schools, George Tait ; City Justice, George H. Fogg ; Health Officer, T. H. Pinkerton, M.D. ; City Attorney, H. H. Havens ; City Engineer, T. J. Arnold.
MARCH, 1871 .- Mayor, N. W. Spaulding; City Council, Charles D. Haven, T. J. Murphy, A. L. Warner, W. J. Gurnett, J. V. B. Goodrich, W. S. Snook, E. H. Pardee ; Board of Education, R. E. Cole, E. W. Playter, W. Bartling, Jacob Bacon, J. W. Thurman, G. W. Armes, L. Hamilton ; Police Judge, A. H. Jayne ; City Clerk, H. Hillebrand ; City Marshal, Perry John- son; Assessor, J. M. Dillon ; Superintendent of Public Schools, F. M. Campbell ; City Justice, George H. Fogg ; Health Offi- cer, T. H. Pinkerton, M.D. ; City Attorney, H. H. Havens, City Engineer, T. J. Arnold.
MARCH, 1872 .- Mayor, N. W. Spaulding ; City Council, E. H. Pardee, A. L. Warner, W. S. Snook, T. J. Murphy, Franklin Warner, Mack Webber, Benjamin F. Ferris ; Board of Educa- tion, R. E. Cole, E. W. Playter, William Bartling, William Bol- ton, C. W. Kellogg, O. H. Burnham, Jacob Bacon ; Police Judge, A. H. Jayne ; City Clerk, H. Hillebrand; City Marshal, Perry Johnson; Assessor, J. M. Dillon; Superintendent of Pub- lic Schools, F. M. Campbell; Justices of the Peace, Township, George H. Fogg and James Lintell; Health Officer, T. H. Pink- erton, M. D .; City Attorney, H. H. Haven; City Engineer, T. I. Arnold.
PAGE & JORDAN. Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland.
Three powerful Fire Insurance Companies operating conjointly in California; BABER & ROFF, Agents, Oakland.
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E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
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Savings Banks.
OAKLAND BANK OF SAVINGS .- Incorporated August 13, 1867. Capital, $1,000,000. June 30, 1873, number of depositors, 1,206; amount of deposits, $589,784; outstanding loans, $911,372; gross earnings, January 1 to June 30, 1873, $53,906; dividends for the same period, $47,431.
Officers .- P. S. Wilcox, President; T. B. Bigelow, Vice-Presi- dent; F. W. Gill, Cashier.
UNION SAVINGS' BANK .- Incorporated May 26, 1869. Capital, $1,500,000. December 31, 1871, number of depositors, 1,023; amount of deposits, $333,294; outstanding loans, $670,058; gross earnings (July 31 to December 31, 1871), $42,096; dividends for the same period, 32,393. June 30, 1873, capital stock paid in, and reserved fund, $465,038; deposits, $752,174; loans and in- vestments, $1,098,224.
Officers .- A. C. Henry, President; J. West Martin, Vice-Presi- dent; H. A. Palmer, Cashier.
The Newspaper and Periodical Press of Oakland.
There are three daily and two weekly newspapers published in Oakland. The News, daily, now owned by Gagan & Fairchild, was started in November, 1863, and for five years was the only paper published in the city. It is prosperous and growing; Re- publican in politics, and has kept pace with the growth and improvement of Oakland. The Transcript, daily, was started April, 1868, and has changed ownership several times, the pres- ent proprietor being A. W. Bishop, who has succeeded John Scott, under whose management it has been conducted for sev- eral years. It is Republican in politics. The Alameda County Gazette, weekly, is also published by A. W. Bishop. The Eve- ning Torchlight, published by Louis Dunand & Co., was com- menced in November, 1872. It is Independent in politics. The Oakland Home Journal, weekly, was established by its present proprietor, William Halley, on the 9th of July, 1871, as the Brooklyn Home Journal. It has been since twice enlarged, and has a constantly increasing circulation. The University Echo is a monthly paper published under the auspices of the Durant Rhetorical Society, an organization composed of students of the State University. The Oakland Monthly Review is issued by John W. Ross & Co. The first number appeared in December, 1873. During the history of the city very many unsuccessful attempts have been made to found other periodicals, entailing the loss of a large amount of capital.
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