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Williams Thomas S. (King & W. ), dwl E s Webster nr Seventeenth. Williams Thomas T., horseshoer 413 Fourth, dwl cor Third and Franklin.
Williams Thomas W., master mariner, dwl E s Webster nr Seven- teenth.
Williams William, bootmaker, dwl 475 East Twelfth, E. O.
Williams William, clerk Mrs. Margaret Smith, dwl 477 Eighth.
Williamson Andrew, machinist, dwl E s Pine bet Seward and Lin coln, W. O.
Williamson Robert, clerk, dwl N s Twelfth bet Market and West. Willis John L., laborer, dwl N s West Sixteenth nr Chestnut, W. O. Willis Walter W., dwl E s Adeline bet Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
Willy G. F., blacksmith, dwl 1117 West.
Willy John W., carpenter, dwl 1117 West.
Wilsey Louis D., mason, dwl S s Lydia nr Curtis.
Wilson A., blacksmith, dwl San Pablo Av. junction Adeline.
Wilson A., carpenter C. P. R. R., W. O.
Wilson Adelbert, police officer City Hall, dwl 518 Fifth.
Wilson Catherine (widow), proprietress Railroad House, 1069 Four- teenth Av., E. O.
Wilson C. E., attorney at law, dwl 710 Tenth.
Wilson Charles, conductor local train C. P. R. R., W. O.
Wilson C. N., farmer, dwl Es Adeline bet West Eighteenth and West Twentieth, W. O.
Wilson Emma W., proprietress Knox House, W s Telegraph Av. nr . Sycamore.
Wilson Daniel R., carpenter, dwl W s Market bet Ninth and Tenth. Wilson Frederick J., butcher J. T. Gross, dwl West Oakland Hotel, W. O.
Wilson George S., carpenter, dwl Ss Twentieth bet Curtis and West. Wilson J., farm hand, dwl San Pablo Av. nr Oakland Trotting Park. Wilson James, dwl NW cor Seventh Av. and East Eighteenth, E. O. Wilson J. H. Mrs., dressmaker, dwl 565 Seventh.
Wilson John, dwl cor Twenty-second and Curtis.
Wilson John, horseshoer Michael Sullivan, dwl Mansion House, E. O.
Wilson John A., pipemaker Contra Costa Water Co., res San Fran- cisco.
Wilson Joseph L., workman U. S. Mint (S. F.), dwl SW cor Market and Eighteenth.
Wilson Josie H. (widow), dwl 946 Myrtle, W. O.
Wilson L. Mrs., midwife, dwl 1080 Fourteenth Av., E. O.
Wilson Martin, carpenter, dwl 804 Franklin.
Wilson Mary R. Mrs., dwl W s Telegraph Av. nr Sycamore.
Wilson M. S., miner, dwl S s West Fourteenth nr Linden, W. O.
Drink Napa Soda, a pure, natural mineral water. Agency, 469 Ninth.
E. J. KELLY & CO.'S is the leading Real Estate house of Oakland.
O. F. S .- Every bale of hay sold by weight, 416 Ninth St .- O. F. S.
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Wilson Peter, laborer, dwl 364 Seventh.
Wilson P. F., mining, dwl Ss West Fourteenth bet Linden and Fil- bert, W. O.
Wilson Samuel, conductor C. P. R. R., dwl 270 Seventh.
Wilson Samuel H., baker, dwl S s Lydia nr Curtis.
Wilson Sarah H. Miss, teacher Lincoln Grammar School.
Wilson Thomas, fireman C. P. R. R. Co.'s stm Alameda.
Wilson W. Frank, ladies' shoemaker Cornor & Broad, dwl cor East Seventeenth and Sixth Av., E. O.
Wilson William, carpenter C. P. R. R., dwl Railroad Exchange, W. O. Wilson William, laborer, dwl 720 Myrtle.
WILSON WILLIAM, watches, jewelry, and silverware, 961 Broad- way, dwl 962 Clay.
Wilson William F., shoemaker, dwl NW cor Seventh Av. and East Eighteenth, E. O.
Wilson W. J., mariner, dwl S s Goss bet Wood and Willow, W. O.
Wiltermood Lemuel, carpenter, dwl 420 Third.
Wimble Thomas, express, dwl S s Twenty-fourth bet Broadway and Telegraph Av.
Winan Cornelius, painter, dwl Union bet Twenty-sixth and Twenty- eighth.
Winans Edward, barkeeper (S. F.), dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Wil- low and Campbell, W. O.
Winant Charles, oysterman N. Williams, dwl Eureka Hotel.
Winant James J., wholesale oyster dealer (S. F.), dwl 807 Market.
Winant Jasper N., wholesale oyster dealer (S. F.), dwl 807 Market. Winant Mark, carpenter, dwl 807 Market.
Winant William W., oyster dealer (S. F.), dwl 711 Fourth.
Winchell Samuel, carpenter, dwl N s West Ninth bet Center and Chester, W. O.
Winchester Mrs., teacher Prescott Grammar School.
Winchester John P., salesman (S. F.), dwl S s Twenty-first bet San Pablo and Telegraph avs.
Winchester William, engineer C. P. R. R., W. O.
Windle Peter, clerk (S. F.), dwl Es Kirkham bet West Eighth and West Ninth, W. O.
Wines Charles B., master mariner, dwl N s West Fifth bet Chester and Henry, W. O.
Winesett Edward, lather, dwl 462 Fifth.
Winfield Cecil, carpenter, dwl 522 Eighth.
Wing N. P., painter C. P. R. R., dwl Railroad Exchange, W. O.
Wingate Isaac C., Oakland and San Francisco Express, dwl 701 Washington.
Winkler Jacob, hairdresser Charles Bartel, dwl Fourth bet Clay and Jefferson.
Winkler O., baker Joseph Branstetter, dwl 908 Broadway.
Winlock James, molder, dwl NW cor East Eleventh and Twelfth Av., E. O.
Winn John, laborer Alameda Macadamizing Co.
Winne W., carpenter Burnham, Standeford & Co.
STRICKLAND & CO.'S Stationery Store is No. 1061 Broadway.
TUBBS' HOTEL, East Oakland. Apartments single or en suite.
E. W. WOODWARD & CO., desirable business property for sale.
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Winnington Samuel, carpenter, dwl 666 Tenth.
Winslow G. Mrs., dwl S s Ninth bet Castro and Grove.
Winslow Henry E., fireman U. S. Mint (S. F.), dwl Es Wood bet Goss and West Eighth, W. O.
Winslow T., calker C. P. R. R., W. O.
Winsor Serril, California Pottery and Terra Cotta Works, junction Park Av. and East Twelfth, E. O., dwl 562 East Eleventh, E. O. Winston Emmet, rancher, dwl S s Sixteenth bet Market and West. Winter Charles, real estate, dwl W s Sixth Av. bet East Sixteenth and East Seventeenth, E. O.
Winter James, capitalist, dwl Grand Central Hotel.
Winters John J., carpenter C. P. R. R., dwl Railroad Exchange, W. O.
Winthrop House, Andrew McGerry proprietor, 409 Seventh.
Wintringer Leander, superintendent Oakland, Brooklyn, and Fruit Vale R. R., dwl Tubbs' Hotel.
Wintringer Leander Jr., plumber and gasfitter Frederick Schimmel- pfennig Jr., dwl Ss East Sixteenth bet Twelfth and Thirteenth avs, E. O.
Wirth Charles T., liquor saloon, 321 East Twelfth, E. O.
Wise Barzillai J., dwl 1065 Jackson.
Withers W. E., brakeman C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf.
Witkowsky Nathan, salesman Edward Burnett, dwl Seventh nr Franklin.
Wittland William, commission merchant (S. F.), dwl E s Campbell bet Railroad Av. and West Eighth, W. O.
Woerner Jacob, butcher, 18 City Market, dwl NW cor Jefferson and Fifteenth.
Wolf John, harnessmaker, dwl 962 Grove.
Wolf John W., commission produce (S. F.), dwl SW cor William and Cedar, W. O.
Wolfskill Edward, dwl W s Poplar bet West Tenth and West Twelfth, W. O.
Wolfsohn William, merchant, dwl 362 Eighth.
Wolter Reimer, driver Washington Brewery, dwl 826 Broadway.
Wolvin William, laborer, dwl Eland House.
Wood Alfred, clerk Charles B. Rutherford, dwl S s Sixteenth bet Brush and Castro.
Wood Alfred, painter Charles B. Rutherford, dwl E s Franklin bet Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
Wood Frank, ticket collector C. P. R. R., dwl Ns Railroad Av. bet. Pine and Wood, W. O.
Wood George R., painter, dwl Ns West Third bet Chestnut and Adeline, W. O.
Wood James C., shoemaker, 809 Broadway, dwl 800 Brush.
Wood J. C., bootmaker, dwl 714 Broadway.
Wood J. W., ticket clerk C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf, dwl 940 Myrtle, W. O.
Wood Walter, painter Charles B. Rutherford, dwl E s Franklin bet Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
Fresh milk cream and butter milk, wholesale and retail at 469 Ninth.
For cheapest lots go to E. J. KELLY & CO., 414 Seventh Street, Oakland.
O. F. S .- Oatmeal and corn meal, 416 Ninth St. nr Broadway-O. F. S.
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Wood W. E., bookkeeper (S. F.), dwl Ss West Eighth bet Filbert and Myrtle, W. O.
Wood William Harrison, printer (S. F.), dwl S s Seward bet Wood and Pine, W. O.
Wood William L., carpenter, dwl Es Chester bet West Fifth and Railroad Av., W. O.
Woodall James, baggageman C. P. R. R., dwl Ss West Third bet Center and Chester, W. O.
Woodcock Edward C., grocer, dwl S s Railroad Av. bet Willow and Wood, W. O.
Woodman A. S., blacksmith (S. F.), dwl N s Chase bet Willow and Campbell, W. O.
Woodman Edward, clerk, dwl W s Myrtle bet West Eighth and West Tenth, W. O.
Woodruff Charles, mason, dwl NW cor Linden and Twenty-second. Woods Charles L., clerk James H. Hudson, dwl 1112 Market.
Woods Charles Y., lumberman C. P. R. R., dwl 1112 Market.
Woods James, yard master C. P. R. R. Oakland Ferry Wharf. Woods J. T., brakeman C. P. R. R., dwl 1112 Market.
Woods P., clerk, dwl West Eighth nr Myrtle, W. O.
Woods Paul, laborer C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf.
Woods R. C., brakeman C. P. R. R., dwl 1:12 Market.
Woods Samuel Col., paymaster U. S. Army (S. F.), dwl NE cor Eighth and Jefferson.
Woods Samuel H., laborer, dwl N s Lydia bet Curtis and West. Woodward -, dwl 461 Ninth.
Woodward Charles, painter C. P. R. R., dwl N s Atlantic bet Cedar and Bay, W. O.
Woodward Edwin W. (E. W. Woodward & Co. ), dwl E s Webster bet Seventeenth and Eighteenth.
WOODWARD E. W. & CO. (L. Doe), real estate agents, office 958 Broadway.
Woodworth N., dwl E s Adeline bet West Twelfth and West Four- teenth, W. O.
Woof John, carpenter, dwl W s Willow bet Lincoln and West Twelfth, W. O.
Woolsey Elliott H., physician and surgeon, office 1068 Broadway. Wooster Daniel, farm hand, dwl San Pablo Av. nr Olmsted House. Wooster James, clerk (S. F.), dwl N s Twelfth bet Castro and Grove. Worden Ira, horse dealer, dwl 363 Tenth.
Worden S. Mrs., dressmaker, dwl 363 Tenth.
Work John W., dwl NW cor Adams Av. and Julia, E. O.
Worrell James M., painter, dwl W s Grove bet Nineteenth and Twentieth.
Worsham L. L., brakeman local train C. P. R. R., res Alameda. Worth John, harnessmaker Palmer Bros. & Co., dwl 962 Grove. Wright - - Mrs., teacher Public School, dwl Eureka Hotel.
Wright Albert H., carpenter, dwl 1067 Brush.
Wright A. W., carpenter, dwl NE cor Eighteenth and Market. Wright Benjamin (Townsend & W. ), dwl 807 Webster.
Buy School Books, etc., at STRICKLAND & CO.'S, 1061 Broadway.
TUBBS' HOTEL, East Oakland. Most healthy location in the State.
WOODWARD & CO., 958 Bdwy, houses rented and rents collected.
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Wright Charles M., clerk, dwl N s West Twelfth bet Center and Kirkham, W. O.
Wright Cyrus, clerk (S. F.), dwl 760 Tenth.
Wright Edward, machinist Burnham, Standeford & Co.
Wright George, freight clerk C. P. R. R., dwl Es Fifth Av. bet East Fifteenth and East Sixteenth, E. O.
Wright James, physician, dwl Ss Twenty-first bet Telegraph Av. and Broadway.
Wright J. B., conductor local train C. P. R. R.
Wright John G., carpenter, dwl N s Twenty-sixth bet Grove and San Pablo Av.
Wright John W., carpenter, dwl SE cor Eleventh Av. and East Seventeenth, E. O.
Wright S. N., dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Union and Kirkham, W. O. Wright Susan B. (widow), dwl 571 East Twelfth, E. O.
Wunder Henry, laborer, dwl E s Lusk nr Evoy Av.
Wunderlin Stephen, liquor saloon, 422 Eighth.
Wyand Henry, carpenter, dwl 510 Eighth.
Wyatt John O., dwl S s Eighteenth nr Telegraph Av.
Wyckoff Jacob I. S., carpenter, dwl N s Seventeenth bet Jefferson and Grove.
Wygant G., tinsmith, dwl Cypress bet West Fifteenth and West Sixteenth, W. O.
Wyman Benjamin H., bookkeeper, dwl N s Bay Place cor New Broadway.
Wyman Charles N., contractor, dwl cor Chestnut and Twenty-first. Wyman Frederick S., dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Union and Adeline, W. O.
Wyman H. B., dwl Grand Central Hotel.
Wyman Henry F., agent, dwl Cypress bet West Fifteenth and West Sixteenth, W. O.
Wyman Paul, clerk, dwl Es Adeline bet Railroad Av., W. O.
Wythe W. T., physician and surgeon, dwl W s West nr Tenth.
Y.
YAGER Pauline (widow), seamstress, dwl S s Railroad Av. bet Filbert and Linden, W. O.
Yale Charles G., journalist, dwl 179 Third.
Yale Jeremiah S., clerk (S. F.), dwl 222 East Fifteenth, E. O.
Yard George M., physician, office and dwl 621 Webster.
Yarno John, ship carpenter, dwl Es Short bet Cedar and Bay, W. O.
Yarrington E. A. (widow), ladies' hairdresser, 456 Twelfth, dwl 585 Jefferson.
Yates M. E., plumber, dwl N s Taylor bet Wood and Willow, W. O. Yates W. H., mariner, dwl N s Division bet Pine and Wood, W. O. Yelland Raymond D., artist, dwl E s Eleventh Av. bet East Six- teenth and East Seventeenth, E. O.
Yesson Thomas, gardener D. P. Barstow, cor Market and Eighteenth.
For Ice Cream Freezers go to J. S. G. GORDON'S, 469 Ninth Street.
Good produtoive business property for sale by E. J. KELLY & CO., office 414 Seventh Street.
O. F. S .- Whole barley and corn, 416 Ninth nr Broadway-O. F. S.
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Yolland Thomas, real estate, dwl 229 Twelfth.
York Albert S., bookkeeper, dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Union and Adeline, W. O.
York George, teamster, dwl E s Lusk Place nr Evoy Av.
York John E., clerk (S. F.), dwl N s Twelfth bet Market and West.
York Peter, tanner, dwl Union nr Twenty-fourtlı.
Yorky Henry, laborer, dwl N s East Fourteenth bet Seventeenth and Eighteenth avs, E. O.
Young Abel W., builder, 351 East Eleventh, E. O.
Young A. L., carpenter, dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Union and Ade- line, W. O.
Young Albert E., carpenter, dwl S s William bet Cedar and Pine, W. O.
Young A. W., quarterman C. P. R. R., W. O.
Young D. E., clerk (S. F.), dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Center and Kirkham, W. O.
Young E. D., printer Evening Tribune, dwl 510 Eighth.
Young James F., carpenter, dwl Ss William nr Cedar, W. O.
Young James N., baggagemaster C. P. R. R., dwl S s Atlantic bet Wood and Pine, W. O.
Young John, clerk Daniel Stuart, dwl Seventeenth bet Jefferson and Grove.
Young L., plasterer, dwl St. Charles Hotel.
Young Lewis ( Burner & Y.), dwl Es Chestnut bet West Third and West Fifth, W. O.
Young S., farmer, dwl San Pablo Av. nr Olmsted House.
Young Thomas D., lumber (S. F.), dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Union and Poplar, W. O.
Younger William J., dentist (S. F.), dwl W s Linden bet West Eighth and West Tenth, W. O.
Youngglove Frederick, blacksmith, dwl N s Railroad Av. bet Kirk- ham and Poplar, W. O.
Young Ladies' Seminary, Miss L. Naylor principal, N s West Twelfth bet Adeline and Chestnut, W. O.
Yule John, deputy county clerk, dwl 713 Tenth.
Yunie John A., joiner C. P. R. R., W. O.
Z.
ZEIER George, blacksmith Henry Hampel, dwl 1120 Sixteenth Av., E. O.
Zell George, deck hand C. P. R. R. Co.'s stm Alameda.
Ziegenbein John, merchant (S. F.), dwl E s Peralta bet West Ninth and West Twelfth, W. O.
Zimmerman Louis, dwl 727 Filbert, W. O.
Zimmerman's Gardens, Peter Backes proprietor, NE cor Second and Harrison.
Zitlan John, calker C. P. R. R., W. O.
Zollinger P., miner, dwl St. Charles Hotel.
STRICKLAND & CO. manufacture account books to order.
TUBBS' HOTEL. Patrons enjoy all the comforts of a country residence.
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For Oakland property go to E. J. KELLY & CO., 414 Seventh Street, Oakland. 1
E. W. WOODWARD & CO .- 958 Broadway-Real Estate Agents.
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JAMES G. STEELE C 0
& CO.
Chemists and Apothecaries,
Importers of
CHEMICALS,
PURE DRUGS AND PERFUMERY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Steele's Glycerine Lotion, Steele's Saponaceous Tooth Pow- der, Steele's Extra Quality Cologne Water, and Steele's Grindelia Lotion, for the cure of Poison Oak.
NEJ. G. STEELE & Co., import directly from Eastern and European markets.
J. C. STEELE & CO.,
521 Montgomery Street,
SAN FRANCISC
All sizes refrigerators and ice chests for sale at Gordon's, 469 Ninth.
O. F. S .- Oakland Feed Store, 416 Ninth near Broadway-O.F. S.
APPENDIX.
IMPORTANT ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES
RELATING TO THE
CITY OF OAKLAND.
SEPTEMBER, 1875.
CITY CHARTER .*
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF OAKLAND, APPROVED MARCH 25, 1854, WITH THE AMENDMENTS THERETO.
The People of the State of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows :
SECTION 1. The corporation, or body corporate, now existing and known as the Town of Oakland, shall remain and continue to be a body politic and corporate, by the name of the City of Oakland, and by that name shall have perpetual succession ; may sue and defend in all courts and places, and in all actions, and shall have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure ; and may purchase, receive, hold, and enjoy real and personal property, and sell and dispose of the same for the common benefit : provided, that it shall purchase without the city no property except such as shall be deemed necessary for establishing hospitals, prisons, cemeteries, industrial schools, and water works.
SEC. 2. The boundaries of said city shall be the same as the bound- aries of the late Town of Oakland, which are more particularly defined and described, as follows, to wit : Northerly,t by a straight line drawn at right angles with Broadway, formerly Main Street, in said city, cross- ing the extended line of Broadway at a point three hundred and sixty rods northerly from where stood the Oakland House, on the northwest corner of Broadway and First streets, and running from the Bay of San Francisco, on the west, to the easterly or southeasterly line of that branch of the San Antonio Slough, or estuary, over which crosses the bridge from Oakland to Clinton ; thence among [along] the eastern and southern
* The Act of the Legislature, approved February 5, 1872, legalizes and declares valid "in respect to the way and manner, the penalties fixed" in the ordinances of the city under this charter .- COMPILER.
t By authority of the Act of the Legislature, approved February 1, 1872, limits on the north have been extended by a vote [March, 1872] of the citizens residing therein, so as to include the district lying south of the lands of J. Mora Moss, and a line running westerly therefrom to the bay .- COMPILER.
We import the latest styles of Stationery-STRICKLAND & CO.
TUBBS' HOTEL, East Oakland. Most healthy location in the State.
E. W. WOODWARD & CO., 958 Bdwy, desirable cheap lots for sale.
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highest tide line of said slough, and of the estuary of San Antonio, following all the meanderings thereof to the mouth of said estuary, in the Bay of San Francisco ; thence southwesterly to ship channel ; thence northerly, along the line of ship channel to a point where the same intersects the said northern boundary line, extending westwardly : pro- vided, that nothing in this section contained shall be so construed as to prohibit or abridge the right of the Trustees of the Towns of Clinton and San Antonio, whenever the citizens thereof may elect, to become a body corporate, under the provisions of An Act for the Incorporation of Towns, or under the provisions of any Act which may hereafter be passed, to provide for the construction of wharves and other improvements for the accommodation and convenience of the trade, travel, and commerce of the said towns and villages, at their respective sites.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
SEC. 3. The municipal election shall be held on the first Monday of March, of each year ; and such elections shall be subject to all the pro- visions of the law regulating elections for State officers, except as in this Act provided otherwise. There shall be elected and appointed, for the government of the City of Oakland, seven Councilmen, who shall consti- tute a Board, known as the City Council ; a Mayor, an Assessor, a Treas- urer, who shall be ex officio Clerk of the City Council ; and a Marshal, who shall be ex officio Tax Collector of said city; also a City Attorney, see Supplemental iii., sec. 1; Superintendent of Public Schools, see Sup- plemental viii., sec. 8 ; Police Judge, see Supplemental ix., sec. 2. The Mayor shall be elected for one year, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The Assessor shall be elected for two years, and until his suc- cessor is elected and qualified. The Marshal shall be elected for two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified, except at the first election, when heshall be elected and hold his office for one year. The Treasurer shall hold his office for two years, and until his successor is elected and quali- fied. The Councilmen shall be elected, and hold their office for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified : provided, that, at the first election, the three Councilmen, of the seven elected, having received the least number of votes at the election, shall be elected and hold their office one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SEC. 4. The City Council shall meet on the first Monday after their election, and at such other times as they may, by ordinance, appoint. A majority of the Common Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. They shall determine the rules of their proceedings, and judge of the qualification and election of all officers elected under the provisions of this Act ; and shall provide, by ordi- nance, the method of calling special meetings of the Council; their sittings shall be public. A journal of their proceedings shall be kept by the Clerk, under their direction, and the ayes and noes shall be taken, and entered on the journal at the request of any member ; they shall prescribe, by ordinance, the duties of all officers whose duties are not defined in this Act; they shall have the power to raise, by tax, not exceeding one and one fourth per cent. for all purposes (except for the redemption of bonds), on the assessed value of the real and personal property within the limits of said city, moneys for the establishment and support of free common schools, and to provide suitable grounds and buildings therefor; and for the defraying the ordinary expenses of the city, as well as for paving, planking, or
GORDON'S Ice Cream Manufactory, 469 Ninth Street, Oakland.
You have not seen Oakland unless you have seen KELLY & CO., 414 Seventh Street.
Oil-cake meal and ground barley, 416 Ninth Street near Bdwy.
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otherwise improving the streets of the city ; they shall also have power to pass all proper and necessary ordinances for the regulation and sale of city property, and to give deeds therefor ; they shall have power to open, alter, establish, grade, or otherwise improve and regulate streets, alleys, and lanes, and the sidewalks upon the same ; to construct and keep in repair bridges, fences, public places, wharves, docks, ferries, piers, slips, sewers, and wells, and to make the assessments therefor; to regulate and collect tolls, wharfage, dockage, and craneage upon all water crafts, and all goods landed ; to make regulations for securing the health, cleanliness, ornament, peace, and good order of the city; for preventing and extin- guishing fires, and regulating firemen, policemen, and such other officers as may be necessary to appoint for the care and regulation of prisons and markets ; for licensing, taxing, and regulating all such vehicles, business, and employments as the public good may require, and as may not be prohibited by law ; to levy a tax-license upon all dogs, or otherwise prevent the same from running at large in the streets and public grounds of the city ; to regulate and suppress all occupations, houses, places, amusements, and exhibitions, which are against good morals, or contrary to public order and decency ; for the regulating and location of slaughter- houses, markets, stables, and gas-works, and houses for the storage of gunpowder and other combustible materials ; and to pass all such other ordinances, and provide suitable buildings for the management, good government, and general welfare of said city, as may not be inconsistent with this charter, or with the Constitution or laws of this State, or the United States. They shall also have power to pass such ordinance or ordinances, as may be necessary to prevent animals from running at large within the limits of the city ; to establish a pound and appoint a Pound Keeper, and prescribe his duties, and to provide for the public sale, by the Pound Keeper, of such animals as may be impounded, in the same way, and upon like notice, that personal property is sold by execution, under the laws of the State : provided, said City Council shall allow, by ordinance, the owner or owners of such property so impounded to reclaim the same, at any time before sale, upon payment of costs and charges of taking up and impounding, and within thirty days after the sale, shall allow him or them, upon proof of the ownership of the property sold, duly made before the Mayor, and upon payment of the costs and expenses of impounding and selling, and upon the payment of the sum of one dollar to the Mayor,* as a fee for the investigation of the question of ownership, and for his certificate to that effect, the purchase money arising from such sale or sales ; they shall also have power to affix penalties to the violation of any and all ordinances ; such penalties sliall be by fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars, and in case the fine be not paid, then they may direct that the person or persons may be imprisoned at the rate of one day for every two dollars of the fine imposed, or in lieu of the imprison- ment, or any part of it, they may direct that the person or persons so fined shall labor, under the direction of the city authorities, either upon the streets, public grounds, or buildings, or in such other places as may be deemed advisable for the benefit or revenue of said city ; they shall have power to appoint suitable persons to fill vacancies in the office of Mayor, Councilmen, or any other elective office, until the next regular charter election, when, if the term be unexpired, an election shall be held to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term of said officers. They shall also have power to determine the compensation to be paid to the Assessor, Treasurer, and Clerk, Marshal, and all other officers to whom the receipts or expenditures of the moneys or funds of the city shall be entrusted :
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