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WEMMER DAVID, lager beer saloon, Ss Eighth bet Broad- way and Washington
Wenk Robert E., teacher California Military Academy, N s Prospect Av bet Telegraph Av and Broadway
Wescott A. R., baggageman overland train C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
West James, hostler with Joseph C. Trescott, dwl SW cor Twelfth and Franklin
West John, laborer, dwl W s Kirkham bet West Sixteenth and West Seventeenth, Oakland Point
West John D., teamster Contra Costa Laundry, cor West Four- teenth and Kirkham, Oakland Point
West Oakland House, Mrs. A. C. Truesdell, proprietress, N s Railroad Av bet Pine and Wood, Oakland Point
Westall Martha Mrs., dwl SW cor Sixteenth and West
Westerdahl C. A. W., upholsterer with Irwin, Gurnett & Co., dwl SW cor Seventh and Franklin
Western Emma, (widow) dwl Ns William bet Bay and Cedar, Oakland Point
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO., W. S. Phelan agent, office Union Bank Building, SE cor Broadway and Ninth
Weston Francis E., flour mill proprietor, ( Weston & Welch, Brook- lyn) dwl NE cor Broadway and Moss Av
Wethmore George, bds Railroad Exchange, Oakland Point
Wetmore Edward L., contractor, dwl Ns Tenth bet Clay and Jefferson
Wetmore Jesse L., railroad contractor, dwl W s Clay bet Tenth and Eleventh
JONES, PULLMAN & CO., 116 Sansom St., S. F., Best Paper and Linen Collars.
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Whalley Emily W., (widow) variety store, Ss Tenth bet Grove and Jefferson
Wheaton George H., merchant, (Collins, W. & Luhrs, S. F.) dwl SW cor Ninth and Jefferson
Wheaton William H., ( Chester, Brown & Co.) bds Termini House, Oakland Point
Whedon J. H., conductor C. P. R. R., dwl Newland's Hotel
Wheelock D. R. Mrs., principal Alice Street Primary School, dwl NW cor Seward and Wood, Oakland Point
Wheelock S. D., carpenter, dwl Emmons House
Whelan Alanson, carpenter, dwl Ss Fourth bet Webster and Harrison
Whipfler Leopold, cabinetmaker, dwl West nr San Pablo Av
WHITCHER JEREMIAH E., real estate, office and dwl N s Ninth bet Broadway and Washington
Whitcher John A., merchant, dwl Ns Ninth bet Broadway and Washington
Whitcomb George, sticker Pioneer Planing Mills, dwl S s Third bet Washington and Clay
White -, piledriver, dwl Oakland House
White Alonzo H., painter with Jacob Frederick, dwl NW cor Tenth and Franklin
White Charles T., carpenter, dwl N s Fifth bet Market and Brush White J. C., draftsman with C. P. R. R. Co., bds Termini House, Oakland Point
White Joseph K., painter, dwl NW cor Franklin and Tenth
White Michael, laborer with O. Paving Co.
White Milbury, driver with Isaac C. Wingate, dwl NW cor Third and Washington
White Sarah, (widow) dwl S s William bet Pine and Wood, O. P. White Sylvanus, carpenter, dwl NW cor Broadway and Twenty- sixth
White Thomas, real estate, dwl S s West bet Fifteenth and Six- teenth
White William, farmer, dwl SW cor Fourteenth and Broadway
White William, laborer with Charles Yolland, SE cor Alice and Twelfth
White William, laundryman Contra Costa Laundry, cor West Fourteenth and Kirkham, Oakland Point
Whiteman Charles, deckhand C. P. R. R. Co's steamer Louise, foot Broadway
Whiting C. P., attorney at law, dwl Eureka Hotel
Whitlock Robert, laborer, dwl E s Grove bet Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
Whitman William W., clerk with Bradley, McCrum & Co., dwl N s Charter Av bet Telegraph Av and San Pablo Av
Whitney George E., attorney at law, (Salt Lake, Utah) dwl E s Adeline bet West Eleventh and West Twelfth
HUNTINGTON, HOPKINS & CO., Importers Hardware and Iron, Cor: Bush and Market, S. F.
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Whitney J. J., conductor Sacramento train C. P. R. R., res San Francisco
Whittaker R. W., ticket clerk Oakland Ferry Wharf
Whittier John, painter, dwl N s Seventh bet Clay and Jefferson
Whitworth John M., clerk, dwl Ns Twelfth bet Broadway and Franklin
Wickersham M. S. Mrs., dwl NE cor Eleventh and Webster
Wickman Charles H., conductor C. P. R. R., dwl N s Railroad Av bet Cedar and Pine, Oakland Point
Widener George, carpenter with C. P. R. R. Co., Oakland Point Widener Jacob S., foreman carpenters with C. P. R. R. Co., bds
Termini House, Oakland Point
Wieser John, watchmaker, dwl S s Ninth bet Webster and Har- rison
Wiggin Marcus P., attorney at law, (S. F.) dwl SE cor Webster and Fifteenth
WILCOX BLOCK, SW cor Broadway and Ninth
Wilcox David, merchant, dwl E s Webster bet Fifteenth and Six- teenth
Wilcox Herbert E. ( Grosso & W.) dwl Ws Jackson bet Twelfth and Lake Merritt
WILCOX P. S., capitalist and president Oakland Bank of Sav- ings, office W s Broadway bet Eighth and Ninth, dwl W s Jackson bet Twelfth and Lake Merritt
Wilder William, laundryman Contra Costa Laundry, cor West Fourteenth and Kirkham, Oakland Point
Wilkins Emily, (widow) dwl SE cor Thirtieth and Filbert
Wilkins Richard, (col'd) steward Kelsey House
Wilkinson Charles, plumber, gasfitter and roofer, N s Eighth bet Broadway and Washington
Wilkinson Rodrigo, messenger, dwl S s Seventh bet Market and Brush
Willard Charles, brakeman C. P. R. R., dwl Franklin House
Willard Lottie C. Miss, librarian Oakland Library, dwl NE cor Washington and Twelfth
Willett Eli, clerk, dwl S s West Fifth bet Chester and Henry, Oakland Point
Willey John, medicine manufacturer, N s First bet Broadway and Franklin
Williams Anna R. Mrs., dressmaker, dwl NE cor Sixth and Clay
Williams Antoine, laborer, dwl S s Twentieth nr West
Williams Calet, real estate, dwl cor Brush and Twenty-second
Williams Charles, deckhand, C. P. R. R. Co's steamer Louise, foot Broadway
Williams Elizabeth, (widow) dwl Es Filbert nr West Fifth
Williams Frank, gardener, dwl S s Ninth bet Broadway and Franklin
Williams H., (col'd) porter C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
JONES, PULLMAN & CO., 116 Sansom St., S. F., White Goods.
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Williams Harriet, (widow) dwl W s Washington bet Second and Third
Williams J. H. H., broker, (S. F.) dwl W s Telegraph Av nr Sycamore
Williams John, fisherman, dwl W s Franklin bet First and Second Williams John, laundryman Contra Costa Laundry, cor West Fourteenth and Kirkham, Oakland Point.
Williams Mark A., painter, dwl NE cor Sixth and Clay
Williams May C. Mrs., dressmaker, S s Ninth bet Broadway and Franklin
Williams Nicholas, coffee saloon, S s Seventh bet Washington and Broadway, dwl Cosmopolitan House
Williams R. A., bds Railroad Exchange, Oakland Point
Williams Thomas H., attorney at law, (Virginia City, Nev.) dwl SW cor Twelfth and Clay
Williams Thomas W., captain bark Florence, (and Williams & King) dwl E s Webster bet Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Williams William, (Appleton & W.) dwl N s Eighth bet Market and Myrtle
Williams & King, (T. W. Williams and George A. King) black- smiths and carriagemakers, N s Eleventh bet Broadway and Franklin
Williges Henry, laborer, dwl Es San Pablo Av nr Frederick
Wilson Adalbert, special policeman, dwl N s Fifth bet Clay and Washington
Wilson Charles, brakeman C. P. R. R., dwl Star House, Oakland Point
Wilson Charles, carpenter, dwl W s Myrtle bet Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth
Wilson David, student, dwl N s Caledonia nr Telegraph Avenue
Wilson George, carpenter Oakland Planing Mill, res S. F.
Wilson George W., student University of California, dwl E s Franklin bet Tenth and Eleventh
WILSON JAMES H., proprietor Eureka Saloon, NW cor Rail-
road Av and Pine, Oakland Point, dwl S s Division bet Pine and Wood
Wilson John, gasfitter, SW cor Jefferson and Tenth
Wilson John D., mining stocks, dwl SW cor Alice and Fifth
Wilson Joseph, bookkeeper, dwl SW cor Grove and Sixth
Wilson Sarah Miss, teacher Prescott Grammar School, NE cor Campbell and Taylor, Oakland Point
Wilson L. L., printer Oakland Transcript office, dwl Orleans House
Wilson Peter W., (col'd) whitener, dwl N s Seventh bet Franklin and Webster
WILSON WILLIAM, watches, jewelry and silverware, W s Broadway bet Ninth and Tenth, dwl cor Eleventh and Webster
HUNTINGTON, HOPKINS & CO., Agents Jessop & Sons' Steel, Cor. Bush and Market, S. F.
W. WILSON,
PRACTICAL
WATCH
MAKER,
CLOCK
12
0
West Side Broadway. bet. Ninth and Tenth Streets, 8
OAKLAND.
JOHN I. TAY,
AGENT FOR THE
Elias Howe, Grover & Baker - AND -
FLORENCE
Geming
Machines
The most popular because they give the MOST UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION.
West Side Broadway, bet. Ninth and Tenth Sts.
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JAMES G. STEELE
Chemists and Apothecaries,
IMPORTERS OF
CHEMICALS,
PURE DRUGS AND PERFUMERY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Steele's Glycerine Lotion, Steele's Saponaceous Tooth Powder, Steele's Extra Quality Cologne Water, and Steele's Grindelia Lotion for the cure of Poison Oak.
J. G. STEELE & Co. import directly from Eastern and Euro- pean markets.
G. Steele & Co.
521 Montgomery Street, SAN FRANCISCO.
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Winant Mark, oyster dealer, (S. F.) dwl W s Market bet Fifth and Sixth
Winant Mark E., oyster dealer, dwl W s Market bet Fifth and Sixth
Winant William W., oyster dealer, (S. F.) dwl Ss Fourth bet Brush and Castro
Winchester John P., salesman, (S. F.) dwl S s Hobart bet Tele- graph and San Pablo Avenues
Winchester William, engineer C. P. R. R., dwl SW cor Cedar and William, Oakland Point
Windsor William, night watchman U. S. Assistant Treasurer's office, (S. F.) dwl Ss Railroad Av bet Wood and Willow, Oakland Point
Wingate Isaac C., expressman, office W s Broadway bet Eighth and Ninth, dwl NW cor Third and Washington
Winn Edward, laborer, dwl Franklin House
Winslow Henry E., bricklayer, dwl junction of Goss, Wood and West Eighth, Oakland Point
Winter Bettie, (widow) dwl S s West Thirteenth bet Feralta and Kirkham, Oakland Point
Winthrop House, Ellen Denahy proprietress, S s Seventh bet Broadway and Franklin
Wise Barzillai J., deputy assessor Alameda Co., dwl NE cor Castro and Seventh
Wise John, employee C. P. R. R., dwl Termini House, O. P. Woerner Jacob, butcher, 3 and 4 New Central Market, dwl S s Ninth bet Harrison and Alice
Wohrmenn Henry, cook with George Muller, dwl E s Franklin bet Ninth and Tenth
Wolf John W., merchant, (S. F.) dwl SW cor Cedar and Wil- liam, Oakland Point
Wolfe Charles E., draftsman with James E. Wolfe & Son, res San Francisco
Wolfe James E., (James E. Wolfe & Son) res San Francisco
Wolfe James E., Jr., (James E. Wolfe & Son) res San Francisco WOLFE JAMES E. & SON, (James E. Wolfe, Jr.) architects, office NE cor Broadway and Tenth
Wolters Frederick, laborer, bds Railroad Exchange, O. P.
Wood Alfred, painter with Charles B. Rutherford, E s Broadway bet Tenth and Eleventh
Wood C. F., dwl Ns Tenth bet West and Brush
Wood George, conductor Sacramento train C. P. R. R., res San Francisco
WOOD JOSEPH COL., dwl NE cor Fifth and Myrtle
Wood William H., printer, (S. F.) dwl Ss Seward bet Pine and Wood, Oakland Point
Woodroffe M. A., janitor Lafayette Primary School, SW cor Twelfth and Jefferson
JONES, PULLMAN & CO., 116 Sansom St., S. F., Straw Hats,
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OAKLAND [X] DIRECTORY.
Woods Samuel, paymaster U. S. Army, dwl NW cor Eighth and Clay
Woof John, carpenter with C. P. R. R. Co., dwl S s Lincoln bet Wood and Willow, Oakland Point
Woolsey E. W., general agent Security Life Ins. Co., (S. F.) dwl Kelsey House
Woolsey Eburn H., detective policeman, office basement City Hall, dwl W s Harrison bet Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Worden Ira, livery stable, SE cor Franklin and Third, dwl Orleans House
Worden Susan Mrs., proprietress Orleans House, E s Broadway bet Sixth and Seventh
Wores Jacob, bds Railroad Exchange, Oakland Point
Wright Albert H., carpenter, dwl SW cor Chestnut and Thirty- fourth
Wright Charles S., carpenter Oakland Planing Mill, dwl NE cor Seventh and Clay
Wright James, stable keeper, dwl S s Twenty-first bet Broadway and Telegraph Av
Wright W. H., (col'd) porter C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
Wright William, baker with Angelo B. Brower, W s Broadway bet Fifth and Sixth
Wrin Jacob, gardener, dwl S s Eighth bet Clay and Jefferson
Wrin James, (R. Bird & Co.) dwl S s Eighth bet Clay and Jeff- erson
Wyatt Margaret, (widow) dwl S s Tenth bet Grove and Jefferson Wyckoff Jacob I. S., real estate, office SE cor Broadway and Ninth, dwl N s Seventeenth bet Grove and Jefferson
Wyman Benjamin H., dwl S s Prospect Av bet Telegraph and Broadway Avenues
Wynne Edward, painter with Dunham & Yarrington, dwl cor Eleventh and Franklin
Y
YARD GEORGE M., postmaster, office W s Broadway bet Ninth and Tenth, dwl SW cor Second and Webster
Yarndley Richard T., professor of music, dwl N s Sixteenth bet Clay and Jefferson
Yarrington Henry S., (Dunham & Y.) dwl E s Jefferson bet Sev- enth and Eighth
Yolland Charles W., clerk, dwl SE cor Alice and Twelfth
YOLLAND THOMAS, real estate, dwl SE cor Alice and Twelfth Young Edward C., laundryman Contra Costa Laundry, cor West Fourteenth and Kirkham, Oakland Point
Young John, teamster with F. F. Myers & Co., dwl SW cor Sev- enth and Franklin
HUNTINGTON, HOPKINS & CO., Agents Jessop & Sons' Steel, Cor. Bush and Market, S. F.
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Young Lewis, (F. F. Myers & Co. and Burner & Y.) dwl NE cor West Fifth and Lewis, Oakland Point
· Young T. D., dwl S s Eighth bet Union and Poplar
Younger William J., dentist, (S. F.) dwl W s Linden bet West Eighth and West Tenth
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ZABEL J. & Co., (E. A. Coursen) market, SW cor Broadway and Fourth
Zabel Julius, (J. Zabel & Co.) dwl W s Franklin bet Second and Third
Zahn Johann C. Rev., dwl NW cor Seventh and Webster
ZIEGENBEIN JOHN, merchant, (John Ziegenbein & Co., S. F.) dwl Es Peralta nr West Tenth, Oakland Point
Zimmerman Louis, ( Rice & Zimmerman) dwl N s Sixth bet Broad- way and Washington
ZIMMERMAN'S GARDENS, Peter Backes proprietor, NE cor Second and Harrison
Zwisler Charles E., (Zwisler & Broyles) dwl W s Alice bet Eighth and Ninth
ZWISLER & BROYLES, (Charles E. Zwisler and Arthur C. Broyles) foreign and domestic dry goods, W s Broadway bet Eleventh and Twelfth
Zwisler Jennings K., salesman with Zwisler & Broyles, dwl W s Alice bet Eighth and Ninth
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JONES, PULLMAN & CO., 116 Sansom St., S. F., Braids of all kinds.
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OAKLAND DIRECTORY.
CARPETS
Retail Carpet AND
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FRANK C. EDWARDS, 628, 630 and 632 Clay Street, AND
633 AND 635 MERCHANT STREET,
SAN FRANCISCO.
HUNTINGTON, HOPKINS & CO, Wholesale Hardware and Iron, Cor. Bush and Market, S. F.
A DIRECTORY
OF THE
TOWN OF BROOKLYN,
JULY 1st, 1872.
HISTORICAL.
Brooklyn, like Oakland, was originally a part of the Peralta Ranch. The two towns started together, but from the first, Oakland led, although Brooklyn, at her San Antonio side, had the advantage of being the principal " Embarcadero." The settlement of Brooklyn by Americans dates from the 26th day of February, 1850, at which date three brothers, natives of the State of Maine, named Robert F. Patten, William Patten, and Edward C. Patten, arrived there and built a temporary residence. The ground was covered with wild oats, and wild cattle roamed at large. The Pattens found a companion in Moses Chase, who had been taken sick in a hunting expedition. At their invitation he joined them, and for several years shared their fortunes. With the exception of Edward C. Patten all are yet living. The first frame house, which was erected on what is now known as the Brannan property, near the Bag Factory, is still in existence on Jefferson street, and is used as the kitchen portion of Mr. Chase's residence. This new company of enterprising men leased from Antonio Peralta 480 acres of land for eight years, and com- menced its cultivation, raising wheat, barley, oats and potatoes.
Two years afterwards, a firm of San Francisco lawyers - Messrs. Jones, Tompkins and Strode-undertook to lay out a town, and with this view purchased 6,200 acres of land, extending from Indian Gulch, near the residence of John B. Watson, to Sausal Creek, at Fruit Vale. The land leased by the Pattens was the most important part of this tract, and in order to avail themselves of it they made the occupants a present of one half of it in consideration of immediately giving up the other half. The Pattens and Chase entered heartily into the plans of the new com- pany for laying out a town, and seconded all their efforts. They took another partner, named Strode, into their enterprise with them, after receiving half of the property. In 1853, Mr. H. A. Higby was employed to survey and lay out the new town, which was called Clinton. A line of cotton wood trees was planted along Washington street from Lake Pe- ralta to San Antonio. A block was set aside for a plaza, and a flag-staff erected thereon. This with a flag, at that day, cost $200.
JONES, PULLMAN & CO., 116 Sansom St., S. F., Dress Buttons in great variety.
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BROOKLYN DIRECTORY.
In the spring of 1854, the Patten and Jones companies united to build a grand hotel, which was finished and opened in May of that year. It contained seventy rooms, and with its furniture cost $30,000. It prom- ised to be a great success, as its net earnings the very first month after being opened were $6,000. Two months after, however, unfortunately it was destroyed by fire, and was not rebuilt. This was a serious blow to the success of the new town, which had bright prospects before it. Property at once fell, and all enterprise ceased. Among those who erected handsome residences in the new town were Capt. J. Nagle, who was the original owner of the Badger property; Senator H. S. Foote, who erected the house now occupied by Wm. Faulkner, Esq., and Wm. Van Voorhies, Esq., of Oakland, who built the house now owned by Dr. C. C. Knowles. Beyond the erection of these houses, Clinton made little progress until the incorporation of the town of Brooklyn in 1870.
Shortly after the Patten and Jones companies commenced operations in Clinton, another active master spirit commenced operations in the southern side of the town, which from the Embarcadero was called San Antonio. This was the late lamented James B. Larue, a man of enter- prising spirit and determined will. Mr. Larue came to Brooklyn in 1851, and in 1852 commenced building the only wharf yet in the town. At that time people were content to use only sail boats for crossing the Bay to and from San Francisco. As the place was the chief point for com- merce on this side of the Bay, small steamers were soon put on the route, and in the fall of 1850 the Kangaroo commenced to make two trips a week. In 1852 the steamer Boston made a few trips, when she was destroyed by fire. Mr. Sweet's large building on Commerce street was built over her hull. The Kate Hayes was the name of another steamer that commenced running the latter end of the same year. Large num- bers of cattle were shipped by these steamers to San Francisco.
Besides the wharf, Mr. Larue built a large warehouse and started a lumber yard, doing a thriving business. A company was formed by Mr. Larue for the purpose of building and running a better class of steamers, and accordingly the San Antonio was built and put upon the route in 1858. In the following year the Oakland was built. The fare, which had originally been as high as $ 1.oo, was reduced to 25 cents. From that time the town commenced growing. San Antonio soon became a stirring place, drawing towards it natives, foreigners and Americans, and was frequently the theatre of many wild scenes. Bull baiting became a regu- lar Sunday amusement. Fandangos and saloons were frequented insti- tutions of the new town, and murders, hangings, shooting and cutting quite common.
In 1863 a great change took place. The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad was completed to Brooklyn, trains commenced to run, and the " Creek Route " closed by the purchase of the steamers by the railroad company.
Mr. Larue now turned his attention to real estate, and held, in com- mon with Frank, Friedman, and others, the greater part of the land in San Antonio, a large portion of which yet belongs to his estate. In
HUNTINGTON, HOPKINS & CO., Agents Jessop & Sons' Steel, Cor. Bush and Market, S. F.
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HISTORICAL.
1852 the first school-house, a portion of the present modest structure, near the Baptist Church on Adams street, was built. A Mrs. Smith was the first teacher. The grammar school was built in 1864, and was for years the finest school house in the county. In 1854 the Clinton Flour Mills were built. The first store, the building used by Mr. Johnson for a wagonmaker's shop at the present time, was erected in 1854, by Mr. Lacey, who had Mr. Atchinson associated with him in the business. In August, 1865, the cotton factory was started.
The Presbyterian Church was the first place of worship erected in the town, in 1861. Stages from Oakland to San José commenced run- ning as early as 1853. Cameron's Brooklyn line subsequently ran to the Mission and Alvarado.
Brooklyn's progress is now rapid and permanent. Under the pro- visions of the Act of Incorporation the interests of all classes are care- fully guarded, and the necessary authority is vested in the officers named therein to meet the requirements of the future. Since January; 1871, over one hundred buildings have been erected, several of which are of an important and extensive character. During this period, Tubbs' Hotel, which has already become one of the most popular resorts in the State, and a street railroad connecting Oakland with Brooklyn, have been com- pleted and opened to the public. Increased school facilities have been provided. A newspaper, the Home Journal, conducted with ability and enterprise, has been established, and a system of street improvements adopted which must add materially to the future health and prosperity of the town. Since April, 1870, over one hundred thousand dollars have been expended in grading and improving the public streets.
One of the most notable and attractive features of Brooklyn are the numerous elegant private residences, surrounded by extensive and taste- fully ornamented grounds, which have been completed within the past few years. Worthy of special mention are those of Hiram Tubbs, James Larue, Benjamin Haynes, J. West Martin, Dr. C. C. Knowles, William Faulkner, J. C. Mathews, Walter Turnbull, and others.
The town is supplied with gas from the Oakland Gas Co., and water is furnished by the works of the Contra Costa Water Co., and the pipes from Fruit Vale belonging to the same company. Water is also obtained for street purposes, and for the locomotives of the Central Pacific Rail- road, from four artesian wells on Larue's wharf, which afford all that is required for these purposes.
Admirably located for commercial purposes, on an elevated plateau near the foot-hills of the Coast Range, from the hights of which the most picturesque views of the Bay of San Francisco and the surrounding country can be obtained ; with an excellent climate and a soil unsur- passed for fertility, Brooklyn is evidently the nucleus of a large and important city.
Town Officers, 1870 and 1871.
May, 1870 .- Board of Trustees: H. A. Mayhew, (President) Hiram Tubbs, Charles Newton, Henry Tum Suden, Adam Cannon. School Trustees, Dr. C. C. Knowles, A. W. Swett, Frederick Buel ; Clerk and
JONES, PULLMAN & CO., 116 Sansom St., S. F., Porte Monnaies and Reticules.
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BROOKLYN DIRECTORY.
Treasurer, J. F. Steen ; Marshal, O. Whipple; Assessor, E. E. Web- ster ; Attorney, Walter Van Dyke; Engineer, T. J. Arnold ; Pound Master, F. T. Clark.
May, 1871 .- Board of Trustees : H. A. Mayhew, (President) Hiram Tubbs, Isham Case, Henry Tum Suden, Adam Cannon. School Trus- tees : A. W. Swett, Frederick Buel, T. F. Steere ; Clerk and Treasurer, J. F. Steen ; Marshal, O. Whipple ; Assessor, A. B. Webster ; Attorney, Walter Van Dyke; Engineer, T. J. Arnold; Pound Master, P. Mor- rissey.
THE TOWN CHARTER.
The Act of Incorporation, approved April 4, 1870, places the govern- ment of the town in a Board of five Trustees, three Public School Trus- tees, an Assessor, and a Town Clerk who shall be ex-officio Treasurer, each to hold office for one year, and to be elected on the first Monday in May. The Board of Trustees are authorized to appoint a Clerk and a Marshal, who shall, with the Assessor and Clerk, receive such compen- sation for their services as may be determined by the Board of Trustees. The School Trustees have the entire control and management of the public schools, but have no power to contract any debt whatever against the town. Ample provisions are made for the opening and improvement of streets, the levying and collection of an annual town tax, and the enforce- ment of the necessary penalties for any violation of the Act or the or- dinances of the town.
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