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The number of references contained in the Oakland Department of the present volume is 5,369, of which 4,561 are adult males. These figures, com- pared with those published in the Directory issued in August, 1872, 4,004 (Oakland 3,350, Brooklyn 654), exhibit an increase of 557, or about fourteen per cent. Population, January 1, 1874, estimated at 16,500. The number of references in the Alameda Directory is 358, of which 291 are adult males. The population of Alameda Township is estimated at about 2,000. Thorough and reliable statistics on these subjects will be found on page 26.
It was intended to include in the present volume, a map of the City of Oakland, but owing to the rapid growth of the city and the extension of its limits during the last year and the numerous changes incident thereto, it has been deemed advisable to omit the old map as being insufficient for present reference. A new map is now being compiled by official authority which will be published in the Directory for 1875.
The new system of numbering the buildings adopted during the past year, has greatly facilitated the labors of our canvassers, and will, when thoroughly carried into effect, prove a measure of great public convenience.
The compiler tenders his acknowledgments for the favors extended during the progress of his labors, to William D. Harwood, Esq., for valuable and interesting contributions to the Historical and General Review; to Dr. G. E. Sherman, for valuable mortuary statistics ; and to the different officers of the City Government, especially to H. Hillebrand, Esq., City Clerk; to Captain F. B. Tarbett, and to Edward Hoskins, Esq., he is under obligations for val- uable information: also, to the citizens of Oakland, for their uniform cour- tesy; and to the patrons of the work, for their substantial evidences of sym- pathy and good will.
OAKLAND, January 10, 1874.
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.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Ag't Royal Ins. Co .; Capital $10,000.000.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
OAKLAND.
PAGE.
NATURAL ADVANTAGES AND
PROGRESS OF OAKLAND .. 9 Land Titles. 12
Water and Gas. 14
Railroad System ... 15
Rides, Drives, and Pleasure Resorts 17
Building Improvemetns. 18
Manufacturing Enterprises. 21
Population, 1870, 1872, and 1873. 26
Meteorological Observations. 28
Real Estate .. 28
Mortality, Deaths Classified. 29
Public Libraries 30
Municipal Officers, 1854 to 1871. 31
SAVINGS BANKS 34
Oakland Benevolent Society. 81
Oakland Farming Club .. 82
Oakland Harmonic Society 82
Oakland Turn Verein ... 8:2
St. Joseph's Benevolent Society .. 82
MILITARY, OAKLAND GUARD 83 83 INCORPORATED COMPANIES ... ... STREETS, AVEN'S AND SQUARES. 85
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OF- FICES 93
BUILDINGS, BLOCKS, HALLS 94
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. 95
WHARVES-RAILROADS 95
REGISTER OF NAMES 97
APPENDIX.
CHARTER OF OAKLAND .. 313
.... ACT TO COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES. 326
ACT TO IMPROVE STREETS. 332
ACT TO OPEN STREETS .. 345
.... ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BOARD
Pacific Theological Seminary ..
51
Golden Gate Academy.
52
Convent of our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
52
52
ORDINANCE REGULATING MU- NICIPAL LICENSES. 357
Private Schools ... 52
FINANCES. 53 53 Bonded Debt. 54
Receipts and Expenditures, 1872-3 .. City Bonds and Authority therefor FIRE DEPARTMENT
54
STREETS, SEWERAGE, AND
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
CHANGES, REMOVALS, ETC ..
CHURCHES. 65 65 First Baptist ... Baptist, East Oakland 66 66
First Congregational ..
Second Congregational 67
St. John's Episcopal 67
St. Paul's Episcopal .. 69
Church of the Advent, Episcopal ...
69
Methodist Episcopal 70
African Methodist Episcopal .. 70
German Methodist Episcopal. 71
First Presbyterian 71
Presbyterian, East Oakland. 72
Independent Presbyterian
72
First German Presbyterian
73
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 378
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS 378
ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES, ETC ... 75 ALAMEDA ENCINAL 378
TOWN CHARTER. 379
-
ASSOCIATIONS-Continued,
Odd Fellows' Hall Association ......
77 Odd Fellows' Library Association. 78 Independent Order of Good Tem- plars ... 78
Independent Order of Red Men ..... 78 Improved Order of Red Men .... 79 Knights of Pythias .. 79
United Ancient Order of Druids. 79 Ancient Order of Hibernians .... 79
Alameda Co. Medical Association 79
Durant Rhetorical Society ... 80
Hebrew Benevolent Society. 80 80
Ladies' Relief Society.
Merchants' Protective Union. 81
NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL PRESS.
31
REAL AND PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY, 1873-4.
31 35 35
City Council ..
Board of Education 36
City Officers ..
36
Courts, County Officers, and Super- visors ..
38 38
Police Districts. County Infirmary 39
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 39 FERRIES-STAGES-EXPRESSES .. 96 Schools and Teachers 40 PROMINENT PLACES 96
Finance of the Department. 41
School Statisties. 42
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
43
INSTITUTION DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND.
46
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTI- TUTIONS
47 47
California Military Academy
Mills' Seminary 49
OF EDUCATION ... ..
34S
ACT TO ESTABLISH THE POLICE COURT 353
ORDINANCE CONCERNING PUB- LIC HEALTH. 365
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
HEALTH OFFICER AND BOARD OF HEALTH 370
57 ORDINANCE CONCERNING NUI- 60 SANCES .. 370 ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT NUI- 62 SANCES 372 ORDINANCE CREATING THE OF-
...... FICE OF WHARFINGER 373 ORDINANCE RELATING TO VIO-
LATIONS OF WHARF REGU- LATIONS 374
ALAMEDA.
TOWN OFFICERS
375
CHURCHES.
375
Christ Church ( Episcopal). 375 St. Joseph's (Roman Catholic) 376
First Presbyterian .. 376
Methodist Episcopal. 377
MASONIC FRATERNITY. 377
Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion, Roman Catholic ... 73
St. Anthony's, Roman Catholic 75
Masonic Fraternity. 75 ... Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 76
REGISTER OF NAMES 383
' PAGE & JORDAN, Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland."
North British & Mercantile Insurance Co. (British) BABER & ROFF, Agents, Broadway and Tenth, Oakland.
PAGE.
St. Joseph's Academy.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, 1872.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ADVERTISERS.
HOUSEWORTH'S PEBBLE SPECTACLES, 9 Montgomery Street, under Lick House, S. F.
Oakland.
Adams R. II PAGE.
Buber & Roff ..... line rog-
ister of numes, pagos 9-399 xvi Bamber & Co ..
Barbagelta F .. 106
Barnes 11. W. &. Co
106
Blethen & Terry.
114
Bliven James l. & Co
114
Bowen Bros , ..... back of vol. Bowman Ilenry .. 118
Brannan Daniel 118
Brendel C ..... 238
Buohren Augustus H ... 124 Burnham, Standoford & Co .. .back cover
California Military Acad- emy ... ii
Chappellet F. 132
Conrad Georgo. 132
Dalziel James 148
Day Clinton
98
De la Montanya M XX Dinsmore W. G ... back cover Eureka IIotel 161 Evening Torchlight 252 Fennessy J .. 114
Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
front cover
Fruit Vale Quartz Co ..... 106 Gaskill R. C ... line rogis-
ter of names, pages 9-399 Gaudin & Bocqueraz .... 106
Ghirardelli & Petar 148
Golden Gate Academy .. V
Gordon J. S. G .... 176 Grand Central Hotel xxii Grosso & Wilcox 180
Hardy W. B. 184
llurll W. T. 184
Kihlmeyer Jacob
148
Kirk O. C. 148
Koenecke Henry 208
Koenig John 216 Lamarche & Co. 208
Lutz & Berg .. xxi Mathews & Stokes 225 McClure D. Rev ... ii
MeGivney James. 228
Mckenzie W. W. 228
Meyer Henry H 161 Mills' Seminary ...... reg-
ister of names 97
Mueller E. & Co ..... 238 National Brewery. 925 Newsom L. M 184 O'Shea J. J. 208 Oakland Bank of Sav- ings ........ 246 Oakland Gas Co. XX Oakland Ice Depot 176 Oakland News .... 136 Oakland Planing Mill ...
back cover
Oakland Transcript Pacific Lumber & Mill ...... 142 Co ... 124
PAGE.
Pacific Theological Sci-
... 98 innry V Allen M. W 98
Page & Jordan .. line reg-
Pioneer Soda Works ...
Raffo Bros .....
216
Redstone J. II ..
208
Remillard & Bros.
2228
Reverly J. C. & Co ..
ii
Rowell Wm. K.
268
San Antonio
Pionoer
l'ottery
118
Sanford, Kelsoy & Co ... ix
Sarpy & Barstow
268
Scott R. C.
274
Scoville Ivos & Co.
274
Senram F.
274
Shechan P. R.
286
Smith G. E.
280
Smith, Mather & Co.
iii
Sohst William.
238
Spencer John ..
286
Splivalo S. & Co .. back cover Stuart D. 286 Tay John I ... register of names 289
Taylor & Co. 268 and back cover
Taylor Chas. L.
290
Tubbs' Hotel
xxiii
Tucker W. J. & Bro.
290
Union Savings Bank
296
Weeks Henry
268
Woodward E. W. line
register of names,pages 10-398
Alameda.
Alameda Encinal
iv
San Francisco. Ætna Insurance Co. line register of names, pagos 9-399
Armes & Dallam ..
vii
Atwood & Bodwell
xix
Badger W. G.
xiv
Boardman George C.
...
line register of names, pages 9-399
Braverman & Levy ........ front cover Bugbee S. C. & Son ...... xxi Burnham J. W. & Co ..... front cover
Burr C. C. & Co. ....... xv and
back of vol.
California Butter Co ..... xvi Charter Oak Life Ins. Co .xxiv Connecticut M. L. Ins. Co. xii
Culver & Leonard
280
Denison C. H.
xxiv
Edwards F. G.
310
Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Savings ........ xviii Farnsworth & Clark ..
front cover
Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
PAGE.
front cover
Forbes A. B
...
x1
Francis & Valentine ......
Frontior & Bollemore ... XX German Savings & Loan Society x
Gilbert & Moore ........... xviii Golden State Iron Wks.xxiv Gray M ...... line register of names, pages 10-308 Ilallidie A. S. viii
Hamburg - Bromon Fire
Ins. Co ........ register of names 289 Hoald E. P ..... register of namos 193 Hibernia Savings & L. Society X Hicks D. & Co .... 403
Home Insurance Co .. lino register ofnames, pages 11-399
Houseworth Thomas &
Co ........ line register of names, pages 10-389
Keller H. & Co. (S. F.) ... 403 Kelly P ............ back cover Kennedy L. W ... back of vol. Kochler & Ritter ....... iii Langley H. G ...... 148 and 280 Magill R. H ... line regis-
tor of names, pages
9-399 and front cover
Marden & Myrick
190
Masonic S. and L. Bank xiv
Moore H. H ...
xiii
Morse G. D. (S.F.) ... reg- ister of names 96
Mutual Life I. Co. of N. Y x1
Nowsom Bros
xxi
North British and Mer- cantile Ins. Co ...... line
registerofnames,pages 13-399
Pacific Cordage Co ..
iv
Padoy Martin
.. reg-
ister of names 288 Palmer, Knox & Co ...... xxiv Phoenix Insurance Co. line register of names, pages 9-399
Republic Life Ins. Co .... 402 Roberts James B. xii S. F. Savings Union ...... 400 Savings and Loan Soc ... vi Sherman Wm. & Co ....... register of names ........ 276 and 277
Shreve G. C.& Co.front cover Steele J. G. & Co .......... xvii Swiss Lloyd Marine Ins. Co ..... register of names 289 Trueworthy F. M .. 161
Tustin W. I.
401
Send orders for Music to GRAY'S, 625 Clay Street, S. F.
ister of names, pages 9-399 Pionoer Planing Mills ... 114 back cover
114
The ÆTNA is at the head of Fire Insurance Companies in America.'
CLASSIFIED LIST OF ADVERTISERS.
PAGE.
Academies.
California Military(Oak- land) ii and back cover
Golden Gato (Oakland) .. V
Mills' Seminary (Brook-
lyn) ............. register of
names
.97, and
front cover
Pacific Theological Sem-
inary (Oakland) ... V
Agricultural Imple- ments.
Grosso & Wilcox (Oak-
land)
180
Apothecaries.
Bowman Henry (Oak-
land) .. 118
Dinsmore W. G. (Oak- land), back cover Koenig John (Oakland) .. 216 Sanford, Kelsey & Co .. (Oakland). ix Steele J. G. & Co.,(S.F.) .. xvii
Architects.
Bugbee && Son (S. F.) ..... xxi Day Clinton (Oakland) 98 Mathews & Stokes (Oak- land) 228 Newsom Bros. (S. F.) ..... xxi Banks-Savings.
Bank of Savings (Oak- land) 246
Farmers and Mechanics' (S. F.) ... .xviii German Savings and Loan Society (S. F.) ... X Hibernia Savings Loan Society (S. F.) .. X Masonic Savings & Loan (S. F.). xiv Savings & Loan Socioty (S. F.). vi Savings Union (S. F.) ..... 400 Union Savings (Oakland) 296
Billiard Saloons.
Fonnessy J. (Oakland) ... 114
Blacksmiths.
Scoville Ives & Co. (Oak- land) 274 Sohst William(Oakland) 238 Weeks Henry (Oakland) 268
Book Binders.
Hicks D. & Co. (S. F.) ... 403 Booksellers.
Hardy W. B. (Oakland) 181 Keller H. & Co ... 403 Moore HI. H. & Co. (S. F.) xiii Boots and Shoes.
Kelly P. (S. F.), back cover
PAGE.
Koenecke Henry (Oak-
Senram F. (Oakland) ... 274 Stuart D. (Oakland) 286
Breweries.
National Brewery Agen-
cy (Oakland)
238
Brickmakers.
Remillard & Bros. (Oak-
land)
228
Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Etc.
Scott R. C. (Oakland) ..... 274 Butter Manufacturers. California Butter Co. (S. F.) xvi
Carpets.
Burnham James W. &
Co. (S. F.) ........ front cover Edwards Frank G. (S.F.) 310 Taylor Chas. L. (Oak- land) 290
Carriage Makers,
Allen M. W. (Oakland) .. 98 Sohst William(Oakland) 238 Weeks Henry (Oakland) 268 Cement Pipe.
Padey Martin (S. F.) ...
register of names 288
Clothing.
Sherman Wm. & Co. (S. F.) .... register of namos 276 and 277
Coffee and Spices.
Burr C. C. & Co. (S. F.)
xy and back of vol.
Ghirardelli
Petar
(Oakland).
148
Marden & Myrick (S. F.) 196
Colleges.
Heald's Business (S. F.) register of names 193
Contractors.
Remillard & Bros. (Oak-
land)
228
Cordage.
Hallidio A.S.& Co, (S.F.) viii Pacific Cordage Co.(S.F.) iv Crockery.
Barbagelata F. (Oak- land) 106 Diamond Setters. Frontier & Bellemere (S. F.) XX
Doors, Sash, Etc.
Barnes II. W. & Co.(Oak-
land).
106
Blethen & Terry (Oak-
PAGE.
114
Drain Pipe.
Brannan Daniel (Oak-
land).
118
Padey Martin (S. F.) ..... register of names 288 Druggists.
Bowman Henry (Oakl'd) 118
Dinsmore W. G. (Oak-
land) ...
.. back cover
Koenig John (Oakland). 216
Sanford, Kelsey & Co.
ix
(Oakland) ..
.....
Steele J. G. & Co. (S.F.) xvii
Express.
Bamber & Co.(Oakland) xvi Foundry.
Golden State Iron Wks
(S. F.) ..
.. xxiv
Gas Company.
Oakland Gas Light Co.
(Oakland).
XX
Groceries.
Bowen Bros. (Oakland) back of vol.
Hurll W. T. (Oakland) ... 184
Lamarche & Co. (Oak-
land)
208
Raffo Bros. (Oakland) .... 216
Splivalo S. & Co. (Oak-
land)
back cover
Hair Jewelry.
Buehren Augustus HI.
(Oakland).
124
Hardware.
Barbagelata F.(Oakland) 106 Grosso & Wilcox (Oak- land). 180
Hats and Caps.
Adams R. II. (Oakland) 98
Hay and Grain.
Sarpy & Barstow (Oak-
land)
268
Hotels.
Eureka Hotel (Oakland) 161 Grand Central Ilotel (Oakland) .xxii Tubbs, llotel(Oakland)xxiii Ice Cream Manufact- urers.
Gordon J. S. G. (Oak-
land).
176
Ice Dealer.
Gordon J. S. G. (Oak-
land)
176
PAGE & JORDAN, Houses rented, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland.
Fire Insurance on Dwellings and Personal Property made a Specialty ; BABER & ROFF, Agents, Oakland.
land) 208 land) .... Burnham, Standeford & Co. (Oakland) ... back covor
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway; Houses to Rent.
8
CLASSIFIED LIST OF ADVERTISERS.
PAGE.
Insurance Agents. Baber & Roff (Oakland), lino register of namos, pages 9-309 Boardman George C. (S. 1.) ........... line register of names, pagos 9-399 Denison C. H. (S. F.) ..... xxiv Farnsworth & Clark (S.
Notary Public. Reverly John C. (Oak- land) ii
Nurseries. Nowsom L. M.(Onkland) 184 Opticians.
Houseworth Thomas & Co ......... lino register of names, pages 10-398 and baek cover
Paints and Oils.
Shoohan P. R. (Oakland) 286
Patent Solicitor.
Redstone J. H. (Oak-
land)
208
Photographers.
Houseworth Thomas &
Co ........ line register of
names, pages 10-398 and
back cover
Morso G. D ..
.registor
of namos.
96
Pianos, Etc.
Badger Wm. G. (S. F.) .. xiv Gray M.(S.F.) ... lino reg- istor of names, pages 10-398
Picture Frames. Lutz & Borg (Oakland) .. xxi Planing Mills. Blethen & Terry (Oak- land) 114
Burnham, Standeford &
Co.(Oakland) ..... backeover Pacific Lumber and Mill
Co. (Oakland) ..
124
Plumbers and Gas- fitters.
Kirk O. C. (Oakland) ..... 148
MeGivney James (Oak-
land)
228
O'Shea J. J. (Oakland) .. 208
Spencer John (Oakland) 286
Pottery.
Brannan Daniel (Oak-
land)
118
Publishers. Langloy Henry G. (S.F.) 148 and 280
Quartz Paving.
Fruit Vale Quartz Co.
(Oakland)
106
Real Estate Agents. Page & Jordan(Oakland) line register of names, pages 9-399
Reverly J. C. & Co.
(Oakland)
ii
Rowell William K.(Oak- land). 268 Smith G. E. (Oakland) .. 280 Smith, Mather & Co. (Oakland) ... iii
Woodward E. W. (Oak- land) ........ lino register of names, pages 10-398
Rope Manufacturers. Pacific Cordage Co. (S. F.). iv A. S. Hallidie (S. F.)
Rope and Spiral Mold- ings. 142 | Culver & Leonard (S.F) 280
PAGE.
Saw Mill.
Pacific Lumber und Mill Co. (Oakland). 121
School Furniture.
Gilbort & Moore (S.F.).xviii Searcher of Records. Smith G. E. (Oakland) ... 280 Sewing Machines.
Tay John I. (Oakland) .. register of numos 289
Soda Manufacturers. Bliven Jamos I. & Co. (Oakland) 114 Gordon J. S. G., Agent (Oakland) ... 176
Stencil Cutters.
Trueworthy F. M. (S.F.) 161 Stoves, Etc. Dalziel James(Oakland) 148 De la Montanya M.(Oak- land). XX
O'Shea J. J. (Oakland) .. 208 Undertakers.
MeKonzio W. W. (Oak- land) 228
Watchmakers and Jewelers.
Braverman &Lovy(S.F.) front cover
Buohren Augustus H.
(Oakland).
124
Kochler & Ritter (S.F.).
iii
Mueller E. & Co. (Oak-
land)
238
Shreve Geo. C. & Co. (S.
F.). front eover
Water Pipe.
Brannan Daniel (Oak-
land).
118
Padey Martin (S. F.) ...... register of names 288
Willow Ware. Armes & Dallam (S. F.) vii Wind Mill Manufact- urers.
Atwood & Bodwell(S.F.) xix
Tucker W. J. & Bro.
(Oakland).
. 290
Tustin W. I. (S. F.) ...
. 401
Wines and Liquors. Bowen Bros. (Oakland) back of vol.
Conrad George(Oakland) 132 Fennessy J. (Oakland) ... 114 Gaudin & Boequeraz (Oakland) 106
Ghirardelli&Petar(Oak- land) .. 148
Hurll W. T. (Oakland) .. 184 Kihlmeyer Jacob (Oak- land) 148
Lamarche & Co. (Oak- land) ... 208
Niemann R. (Oakland) .. 238 Raffo Bros. (Oakland) .... 216 Splivalo S. & Co. (Oak- land). .back cover
Wire Workers.
Hallidie A. S.& Co. (S.F.) viii Wood and Coal. Chappellet F. (Oakland) 132 Wooden Ware.
Armes & Dallam (S. F.) vii Lamarche & Co. (Oak- land) 208
Old Pianos taken in Exchange at GRAY'S, 625 Clay Street, S. F.
1'.). front cover Gaskill R. C. (Oakland), lino register of namos, pages 9-399 Kennedy L. W. (S. F.) baek of vol. MagillR.I.(S.F.) frontcover Pago & Jordan (Oak- Jand) ....... .. line regis- tor of names, pages 11-399 Woodward E. W. (Oak- land) ....... line register of names, pagos 10-398 Insurance Companies. Ætna Ins. Co. (S. F.), line register of names, pages 9-399 Charter Oak Life Ins. Co. (S. F.). .XXIV Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co. (S. F.) xii Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. (S. F.). .front cover Hamburg - Bremen Fire Ins. Co. (S. F.) register of names 289 Hartford Ins. Co. (S. F.) line register of names, pages 11-399 Home Ins. Co. (S. F.), . line register of names, pages 11-399 Mutual Life Ins. Co. New York (S. F.) ..... xi North British & Mer- cantile ...... lino register of names, pages 13-399 Phoenix Ins. Co. (lart- ford) ... lino register of names, pages 9-399 Republic Lifo Ins. Co. (S. F.) 402 Royal Ins. Co. (S. F.). line registor of names, pages 12-388 Swiss Loyd Marino Ins. Co. (S.F.) ..... reg. names 289 Jewelers. Braverman& Lovy(S.F.) front covor Frontior & Bellemere (S. F.). XX Koehler & Ritter (S. F.) iii Shreve George C. & Co. (S. F.) ... front cover Lumber Dealers. Pacific Lumber and Mill Co. (Oakland). 124 Taylor & Co. (Oakland) .. 268 HOUSEWORTH'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PARLORS, 12 Montgomery Street, opposite Lick House, S. F. .
Mustard and Spices.
Burr C. C. & Co. (S. F.) xv and baek of vol. Newspapers.
Alameda Encinal (Ala- meda). 4
Evening
Torchlight
(wiro) ..
viii
(Oakland).
252
News (Oakland)
136
Transeript (Oakland) ..
PAGE.
R. C. GASKILL, Agent of the Ætna Ins. Co .; Office, 917 Broadway, Oakland.
HISTORICAL AND GENERAL REVIEW,
DECEMBER 1st, 1873.
Natural Advantages of Oakland, and her Progress,
The earlier residents of Oak- land were induced to become dwellers here because the cli- mate was superior to that on the western side of the Bay, and because the surroundings were in every way more beau- .... tiful and attractive. These are the great natural advantages operating in favor of Oakland, and from their character they must be perpetual. Oakland is a city of residences. The vast majority of her people are inter- ested in business at the metrop- olis, but every part of California is represented in her popula- tion. The establishment of the State University and the devel- opment of a perfect system of public schools in the city are next in importance to the natural advantage of climate and healthfulness.
This educational system is such that a child six years of age can enter at one of the primary schools and pass through the successive classes until fully qualified to enter the State Univer- sity. The University itself is upon the borders of the city. Thus parents can obtain for their sons and daughters educational facili- ties now equal to any in the United States. The extensive knowl- edge of this fact tends to hasten the influx of population. The people of the city have done much to increase its attractions and are now putting forward well-directed efforts to give to the place a commercial importance of its own. The half-million dollars expended in street improvements have given miles of splendid driveways. The liberal spirit of the people in maintain-
PAGE & JORDAN. Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland.
23
Phoenix Insurance Co. (Fire) of Hartford, BABER & ROFF, Agents, Broadway and Tenth, Oakland.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
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OAKLAND DIRECTORY.
ing a system of public schools, the best in the State, has been well rewarded. Large tracts of land have been rendered acces- sible by street railroads. A cheap and well-appointed ferry be- tween Oakland and San Francisco has grown up as a natural re- sult, and we now have accommodations that are somewhat in ad- vance of the present demands of the city. There is half-hourly communication during the busier parts of the day, and hourly communication during the time when travel is lightest. The Central Pacific Railroad Company has done well with the people of Oakland. Its policy has been to accelerate the growth of the city and increase its prosperity. As the favorite place for resi- dences, the position of Oakland was long since assured.
More than twenty years ago, there were people in Oakland who had deliberately formed the opinion that whenever the transcontinental railroad should be built, its western ter- minus would be in this city, and that the place would become one of great commercial importance. This idea has been con- tinuously cherished, and the hopes of the most earnest friends of Oakland are likely to be realized. The terminus of the over- land railway is fixed here. The pier extending to Goat Island is a perishable structure, that can be used only three or four years more, and attention has for some time been given to prep- arations for a change of business to this mainland. The im- provement of the San Antonio Creek, as a harbor for the largest sea-going vessels, is sure to be made. The change that will take place upon the completion of that work must inevitably be great and important, and it must result in transferring to the east side of the Bay a very large amount of commerce, that will build up many branches of business now unknown here, and in a measure alter the character of the city and render it to a greater extent self-sustaining. While Nature has dealt very liberally with Oak- land, the people have not been inactive. They have evinced a determination to do for themselves everything that is possible. A partial improvement of the harbor is now in progress, and it is expected that this will soon be followed with work ordered by the Federal Government.
The more prominent events of the year are the annexation of Brooklyn and the removal of the county seat from San Leandro to a point in East Oakland, somewhat more ascessible. Brook- lyn has always been virtually a part of Oakland, advancing as it advanced, and suffering from any causes that tended to retard the progress of Oakland. The contemplated harbor improvement will be of incalculable benefit to that part of the city, doing for it, comparatively, more than for the Oakland peninsula. It is the site of some of the more important manufacturing establish- ments now in operation. In annexing themselves to Oakland, the people of Brooklyn acted with prudence and forethought. The removal of the county seat from San Leandro has been of material convenience to the public, saving much time and trouble and rendering unnecessary a journey of nine miles in order to reach the seat of justice of the county.
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NATURAL ADVANTAGES OF OAKLAND.
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