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OAKLAND DIRECTORY.
CARPETS.
Retail Carpet AND
WALL-PAPER WAREHOUSE.
We keep constantly on hand the largest assortment on the Pacific Coast of
Velvet, Tapestry Brussels, Body Brussels, Belgique, Axminster, Three-ply Ingrain, Dutch, Hemp and Venetian
CARPETS
Cotelines, Reps, Terry, Damask, Plush,
And a full and well selected Steck of
CURTAINS AND UPHOLSTERY GOODS
Of Every Description. ALSO,
Wall Paper and Decorations
Of the Newest Styles and Patterns.
Call and see us before purchasing elsewhere. We will endeavor to suit you, both as to quality and price. Do not forget the store, as it is the only Carpet Store on Clay Street.
FRANK G. EDWARDS,
628, 630, 632 and 634 Clay Street, AND 633 and 635 MERCHANT ST. SAN FRANCISCO_
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 ATNA is at the head of Fire Insurance Companies in America.
OAKLAND
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Wilson F., laborer C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf Wilson G. A., carpenter, dwl Golden Star Hotel
Wilson George, carpenter Oakland Planing Mill, dwl 469 Fourth
Wilson James, peddler, dwl W s Seventh Av bet East Eighteenth and Nineteenth, E. O.
Wilson J. Downes, mining stocks, dwl 767 Alice
Wilson J. H. Mrs., dressmaker, N s Sixth bet Clay and Washington
Wilson Joseph, sewing machine agent (S. F.), dwl 773 Fifth Wilson Logan, foreman Evening Torchlight, dwl Filbert bet Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
Wilson Peter W. (col'd), whitewasher, dwl 364 Seventh Wilson S., brakeman C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf Wilson Sarah H. Miss, teacher Prescott Grammar School, dwl 1163 Clay
Wilson T. B., lieutenant U. S. N., dwl Grand Central Hotel Wilson William, driver with Adam Koob, dwl Clarendon House
Wilson William, watches, jewelry, and silverware, 961 Broadway
Wimble Thomas, express wagon, cor Broadway and Eighth, dwl S s Twenty-fourth nr Broadway
Winant Charles, butcher, dwl SW cor Fourth and Castro Winant Mark, oyster dealer (S. F.), dwl 817 Market
Winant William W., oyster dealer (S. F.), dwl 711 Fourth
Winchester John P., salesman (S. F.), dwl S s Hobart bet Telegraph and San Pablo avs.
Winchester William H., engineer C. P. R. R., dwl SW cor Cedar and William, Oakland Point
Windsor William, night watchman U. S. Treasury (S. F.), dwl S s Railroad Av bet Wood and Willow, O. P.
Winegar Jesse P., clerk with Sarpy & Barstow, dwl 969 Franklin
Wingate Isaac C., express (Oakland and San Francisco), of- fice 909 Broadway, dwl NW cor Third and Washington Winkelman Henry, bath tender with F. W. Seeglitz, dwl Eland House
Winlock James, molder, dwl 1065 Twelfth Av, E. O.
Winslow C. (widow), dwl junction Goss, Wood, and West Eighth, Oakland Point
Winslow Henry E., bricklayer, dwl junction Goss, Wood, and West Eighth, Oakland Point
Winter Charles, real estate, dwl W s Sixth Av bet East Six- teenth and Seventeenth, E. O.
Winters John, driver Brooklyn Brewery, SW cor East Fourteenth and Eighteenth Av, E. O.
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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WINTHROP HOUSE, Timothy Townsend proprietor, 409 Seventh
Wintringer Leander, superintendent Oakland, Brooklyn, and Fruit Vale Railroad, dwl Tubbs' Hotel
WIRTII CHARLES, liquor saloon, 321 East Twelfth, dwl NE cor East Sixteenth and Eighth Av, E. O.
Wise Barzillai J., deputy assessor Alameda County, dwl W s Valley bet Locust and Elm
Withers Mary (widow), dwl 562 Seventh
Witkowsky Nathan, salesman with Edward Barnett, 825 Broadway
Wittland William, merchant (S. F.), dwl Campbell bet , Railroad Av and West Eighth, Oakland Point
Woerner Jacob, butcher City Market, dwl cor Fifteenth and Jefferson
Wolcott A. L., merchant, dwl Tubbs' Hotel
Wolf Charles, coachman with R. Hochkofler, Alice nr Lake Merritt
Wolf Jacob, tailor, dwl Union Hotel, E. O.
Wolf John W., merchant (S. F.), dwl SW cor Cedar and William, Oakland Point
Wolfsohn William, dwl E s Telegraph Av bet Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
Wolter Reimer, driver Brooklyn Brewery, SW cor East Fourteenth and Eighteenth Av, E. O.
Wood Alfred, clerk with Charles B. Rutherford, dwl S s Sixteenth bet Castro and Brush
Wood C. F., clerk U. S. Branch Mint (S. F.), dwl N s Rail- road Av bet Union and Kirkham, Oakland Point
Wood J. W., ticket collector C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
Wood J. C., bootmaker, dwl 271 Sixth
Wood William E., bookkeeper (S. F.), dwl Center bet West Eighth and West Tenth
Wood William H., printer (S. F.), dwl S s Seward bet Pine and Wood, Oakland Point
Woodbury G. W., dwl 856 Broadway
Woodruff D. S., salesman with William D. Fountain, 1061 Broadway
Woodruff M. A., janitor Cosmopolitan and Lafayette Pri- mary schools
Woods I. W., switchman C. P. R. R., dwl S s Goss bet Pine and Wood, Oakland Point
Woods John, brakeman C. P. R. R., dwl 940 Myrtle
Woods R. C., brakeman C. P. R. R., dwl Railroad Exchange, Oakland Point
Woodward C., brakeman C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
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.
ZEtna Ins. Co. was established in 1819; R. C. GASKILL, Agent, Oakland.
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Woodward Charles ( Woodward &. Farrell), dwl 763 Seventh WOODWARD EDWIN W., real estate agent and collector, office 952 Broadway, dwl E s Webster bet Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Woodward H., brakeman C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
Woodward H. P., brakemen C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
Woodward & Farrell (Charles Woodward and Edward S. Far- rell), wood and coal yard, 763 Seventh nr Market
Woodworth W. F., driver Oakland R. R. Co.
Woof John, carpenter C. P. R. R., dwl S s Lincoln bet Wood and Willow, Oakland Point
WOOLSEY ELLIOTT H., physician and surgeon, office 1068 Broadway, dwl Grand Central Hotel
Woolsey E. W., agent Security Life Ins. Co. (S. F.), dwl Kel- sey House
Woolsey John S., fireman C. P. R. R., dwl N s Atlantic bet Pine and Cedar, Oakland Point
Wooster F. L., telegraph operator C. P. R. R., Oakland Point
Worden Ira, livery stable keeper, dwl 856 Broadway
Worden Susan Mrs., Delmonico Lodging House, 856 Broad- way
Work John W., real estate, dwl NW cor Adams Av and Julia, E. O.
Wright Albert H., carpenter, dwl S s Locust nr San Pablo Av.
Wright Anna C. Mrs., dressmaker, 918 Broadway
Wright C. A. Mrs. (widow), dwl N s Railroad Av nr Center Wright Charles S., carpenter Oakland Planing Mill, dwl 700 Franklin
Wright George, brickmaker, dwl 266 East Fifteenth. E. O. Wright George, laborer C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf Wright James, shoemaker with Daniel Stuart, dwl S s Ninth bet Clay and Washington
Wright James, veterinary surgeon, office 1105 Broadway, dwl S s Locust nr San Pablo Av.
Wright James A., photographer, dwl S s Goss bet Wood and Pine, Oakland Point
Wright John W., carpenter, dwl SE cor East Seventeenth and Eleventh Av, E. O.
WRIGHT STEPHEN P., attorney at law, office County Court House, dwl NW cor East Sixteenth and Sixteenth Av, E. O.
Wright Susan D. (widow), dwl 571 East Twelfth, E. O.
Wright Thomas, laborer with Bates & Wales
PAGE & JORDAN, Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland.
Three powerful Fire Insurance Companies operating conjointly in California; BABER & ROFF, Agents, Oakland.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
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Wright William H. (col'd), porter C. P. R. R., Oakland Ferry Wharf
Wunderlin Stephen, liquor saloon, 422 Eighth
Wyand Henry P., carpenter and contractor, dwl NE cor Broadway and Twenty-first
Wyatt John, student, dwl S s Frederick bet Telegraph and San Pablo avs.
Wyatt Margaret E. (widow), dwl S s Frederick bet Tele- graph and San Pablo avs.
Wyman Benj. H., purser, dwl N s Walton nr Telegraph Av.
Y.
YALE CHARLES G., journalist, dwl 179 Third Yale Jeremiah S. clerk (S. F.), dwl 222 East Fifteenth, E. O. Yard George M., physician, dwl 621 Webster
Yarrington E. A. (widow), ladies' hairdresser, 456 Twelfth, dwl Jefferson bet Seventh and Eighth
Yates William H., mariner, dwl N s Division bet Pine and Wood, Oakland Point
Yoakum Isaac, dwl SE cor East Fifteenth and Nineteenth Av, E. O.
Yolland Charles, farmer, dwl 229 Twelfth
Yolland Thomas, real estate, dwl 229 Twelfth
Young Abel W., builder, dwl 351 East Eleventh, E. O.
Young John, hostler with A. K. P. Harmon, SE cor Web- ster and Twenty-second
Young John, shoemaker with Daniel Stuart, dwl Seventeenth bet Grove and Castro
Young L., plasterer, dwl St. Charles Hotel
Young Lewis (F. F. Myers & Co. and Burner § Y.), dwl NE cor West Fifth and Lewis, Oakland Point
Young Thomas D., carpenter, dwl N s Railroad Av bet Union and Kirkham, Oakland Point
Younger S. C., dwl Tubbs' Hotel
Younger William J., dentist (S. F.), dwl W s Linden bet West Eighth and West Tenth
Yule John, deputy county clerk, dwl SW cor East Fifteenth and Twelfth Av, E. O.
Z.
ZIEGENBEIN JOHN, merchant (John Ziegenbein §. Co.), dwl Es Peralta nr West Tenth, Oakland Point ZIMMERMAN LOUIS, San Francisco Market, 829 Broad- way, dwl San Pablo Av nr Oakland Trotting Park ZIMMERMAN'S GARDENS, Peter Backes proprietor, NE cor Second and Harrison
Hear the GUILD, CHURCH & CO.'S PIANOS at Gray's, 625 Clay St., S. F.
THOMAS HOUSEWORTH & CO., Opticians, 9 Montgomery Street, under Lick House, S. F.
Get a Policy in the Ætna Ins. Co .; it is the best; R. C. GASKILL, Agent.
APPENDIX.
IMPORTANT ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES,
RELATING TO THE CITY OF OAKLAND, DEC., 1873.
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 bene- fit: provided, that it shall purchase without the city no property except such as shall be deemed necessary for establishing hospi- tals, prisons, cemeteries, industrial schools, and water works.
SEC. 2. The boundaries of said city shall be the same as the boundaries of the late Town of Oakland, which are more partic- ularly 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, crossing 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 Broad- way and First streets, and running from the Bay of San Fran- cisco, on the west, to the easterly or southeasterly line of that branch of the San Antonia Slough, or estuary, over which crosses the bridge from Oakland to Clinton; thence among [along] the
# 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.
+ 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.
PAGE & JORDAN, Collections made, 462 Tenth St. near Broadway, Oakland.
Fire Insurance Policies issued immediately upon application, by BABER & ROFF, Agents, Oakland.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway ; Loans negotiated.
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eastern and southern 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 southiwesterly 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: provided, that nothing in this section contained shall be so construed as to prohibit or abridge the right of the Trustees of the Town of Clin- ton 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 hercafter be passed, to provide for the construc- tion of wharves and other improvements for the accommodation and convenience of the trade, travel, and commerce of the said towns or villages, at their respective sites.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
SEC. 3. The municipal election shall be held on the first Mon- day of March, of each year ; and such elections shall be subject to all the provisions of the law regulating elections for State offi- cers, except as in this Act provided otherwise. There shall be elected and appointed, for the government of the City of Oak- land, seven Councilmen, who shall constitute a Board, known as the City Council; a Mayor, an Assessor, a Treasurer, who shall be ex officio Clerk of the City Council, and a Marshal, who shall be ex officio Tax Collector of said city. The Mayor shall be elected for one year, and until his successor is elected and quali- fied. The Assessor shall be elected for two years, and until his successor 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 he shall 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 qualified. The Coun- cilmen 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 suc- cessors 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 quali- fication and election of all officers elected under the provisions of this Act; and shall provide, by ordinance, the method of call- ing special meetings of the Council; their sittings shall be pub- lic. 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
Send orders for Music to GRAY'S, 625 Clay Street, S. F.
For finest Photographs, go to HOUSEWORTH, 9 and 12 Montgomery Street, S. F.
ÆTNA INSURANCE CO. has paid over $39,000,000 Losses in 54 Years.
CITY CHARTER. 317
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 pur- poses (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 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, es- tablish, 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 assess- ments 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 extinguish- ing fires, and regulating fireman, policemen, and such other officers as may be necessary to appoint for the care and regula- tion of prisons and markets; for licensing, taxing, and regulat- ing 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, amuse- ments, and exhibitions, which are against good morals, or con- trary to public order and decency; for the regulating and loca- tion of slaughter-houses, markets, stables, and gas-works, and houses for the storage of gunpowder and other combustible ma- terials; and to pass all such other ordinances, and provide suit- able buildings for the management, good government, and gen- eral 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 ordi- nance 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 or- dinance, 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 own- ership 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 May-
PAGE & JORDAN, Real Estate, 462 Tenth Street near Broadway, Oakland.
For information concerning, or rates of, Fire Insurance, apply or write to BABER & ROFF, Agents, Oakland.
E. W. WOODWARD, 952 Broadway, Real Estate Agent and Collector.
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or,* 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 shall 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 imprisonment, 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 vacan- cies in the office of Mayor, Councilmen, or any other elective office, until the next regular charter election, when, if the term be unexpired, anelection 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 receipt or expenditures of the moneys or funds of the city shall be intrusted : provided, that the members of the City Council shall receive no salary for their services. The City Council shall have no power to borrow money, unless they shall, by ordinance, direct the same, in anticipation of the revenue for the coming year, and shall provide in said ordinance for repaying the same out of such rev- enue; nor in such case shall they borrow a sum to exceed ten thousand dollars. They shall have power to provide for all city elections, to designate the place or places of holding the same, giving at least ten days' notice thereof ; to appoint Inspectors and Judges of Election, examine the returns, and declare the result, and to determine contested elections. The Board shall elect a member from their own body to preside at the meetings, and to discharge the duties of Mayor whenever there shall be a va- cancy in the office of Mayor, or the Mayor shall be absent from the city, or be unable, from sickness or other cause, to attend to the duties of his office; and in absence of the Clerk, to appoint one of their members to act as Clerk; they shall have power, when- ever they may deem it necessary to exercise the same, to estab- lish and fix by ordinance, a salary for Mayor, in addition to the fees received by him as Justice of the Peace ;* but such ordi- nance shall not take effect unless ratified by a vote of the citi- zens of said city, at the next succeeding election. They shall also have power, and may set aside any amount of money belonging to the city which may at any time be in the hands of the Treas- urer, after deducting the current expenses of the city, and the interest due upon the funded debts of said city, as a sinking fund, whereby the bonds issued by said city may be redeemed; or they may, at any time before said bonds shall become due, with any surplus money which may belong to the city, after pay-
* Jurisdiction of the Mayor superseded by Act establishing Police Court ; approved March 10, 1866.
First Premium to Guild, Church & Co.'s Pianos at GRAY'S, 625 Clay St., S. F.
Maps copied, Views of Buildings made to order, by HOUSEWORTH, 9 and 12 Montgomery Street, S. F.
ÆTNA INS. CO. has Cash Capital of $3,000,000; Cash Assets over $6,000,000.
CITY CHARTER.
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ing said expenses and interest, redeem, or purchase for the city, and in its name, in the manner most advantageous to the city, any outstanding bonds, which bonds, or claims, when so purchased, shall be immediately canceled : provided, this right shall not affect the rights of the holders of said bonds, or in any way pre- vent them from holding the same until said bonds become due and payable ; they shall also have the power to determine the width of sidewalks and the material and manner of their con- struction, as well as the grade of the same ; and shall also have the power and right to require and compel the owner, or occu- pant, of any lot or lots, situate upon any street of said city, to erect, construct, and keep in repair, the sidewalks fronting his, or her, lot or lots; and in case the owner, or occupant, of any lot or lots, after due notice, refuse to build, repair, or keep in repair said sidewalks, in accordance with the general regulations, then the Council may cause the same to be built or repaired, and the costs and charges shall be a lien on said lot or lots, and may be enforced by a suit at law ; and said lien shall not be dis- charged until said costs and charges have been paid. They shall also have the power to establish fire districts, and within said districts to prevent the erection of wooden buildings, or any buildings composed of combustible materials ; and also to pre- vent the further repairing of wooden buildings within the fire limits established.
SUPPLEMENTAL I .- An Act supplemental to An Act to Incorporate the City of Oakland; approved March 25, 1854. Approved April 4, 1864.
The People of the State of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows :
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Oakland shall have power to prohibit or suppress the erection of slaughter-houses, or the slaughtering of animals within the limits of the city, and also to prohibit or suppress the erection or carrying on of any soap or glue factory, or tan yard, or powder magazine, or other nuisance, within the limits of said city.
SEC. 2. The Council of the City of Oakland shall have author- ity to erect public buildings for municipal purposes upon one of the public squares of said city: provided, the location of such building shall first be indicated by the legal voters of the city, at an election to be called by the City Council, which may be held for that purpose, and in such election the locality receiving a plu- rality of the votes cast, provided it be a public square, shall be the place for the erection of said buildings; and said election shall be held in conformity with the laws regulating elections.
SEC. 3. The Council of the City of Oakland shall have power, by ordinance, to regulate the use of hacks, carriage, drays, carts, and wagons within said city, also to issue licenses for the use thereof, with the power to fix the rates and time of issue thereof, and to prescribe the penalty for the non-compliance with such ordinance or ordinances.
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