Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 14

4-LOGAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE jNOAYjwijsee Oakland celebrates 146th birthday Tuesday Goetz challenges Starlci for congressional seat 2 a D-C. Tm not. happy the level of tlon I'm getting from my 'c gressman," said a Republican. think my neighbors are entitled to a representative who acts when they need help and protects than when they need pro tkm even from their owni government in some cases." But Stark points to Security and Medicare as ex- v.i; amples of ways Washington, D.C., can help people. "For the pak 200 years, I think lfs safe to say, the publicans have felt the fed-.

oral government is something people must be protected from," Stark said. (The Re-' publican Party, actually was founded in 1854 In opposi-. tkm to slavery). The Democrats have al- ways felt the federal government can be an effective and equltable forum to Improve the quality of people's lives." Goetz said he disagrees with much of Stark's voting record, declined to state specifics. His platforms are to return responsive, govem-.

ment to toe community, to restore to government and to preserve the', strength of toe Constitution. By May Nauman STSffwma The primary election is Just one month away, but District 13 residents probably wont bear much about the race for their U.S. House of Representatives seat. There are only one Republican and (me Democrat vying for the seat so unless there a massive write-in campaign, both Congressman Pete Stark and his opponent Jim Goetz Iflready have their respeetbe parties support The 'two candidates are aiming to represent the area between Oakland and San Jose, Including Newark, Fremont and Union City. Goetz, 50, is a staff engineer for Lockheed Martin' who has lived in Fremont for the past 17 years.

He has a bachelor degree in physics and masters' in both bust-. ness and mathematics. He has never before iW for of-. Ik. jStark, 66, was first elected to Congress.

In 1972, and serves on the Joint Economic Committee and the Health Subcommittee. He has a debt engineering and- is of Security National Bank in Walnut Creek. Both candidates said they plan their campaign to focus on how large a role the federal government should have in local Issues. Goetz said his main motive for running Is to help local government become more Independent from TRIBUNE HIE PHOTO aldancfs fifth dty hall is the site of this year's City Birthday Celebration; Tuesday a tour of the elegantly restored landmark starts at 10 aan. and will be fbl-.

lowed at 11:30 by a brief presentation and cake cutting. Mayor Elihu Harris, coun-dlmembers and city staff are scheduled to be cm hand to mark the citys 146th anniversary. The event also will kick off the new season of walking tours offered by the Oakland Tours Program; In 1850, a 26-year-old New Englander named Edson Adams set his sights. on 480 acres of oak- studded shore at the foot of what IS now Broadway. San Antonio Creek (today's Estuary) flowed swiftly by on Its course to the Bay.

Although the land was part of the Peralta family Rancho, Adams and fellow speculators Horace Carpenter and Andrew Moon laid out lots and a planned a town. The legality of their actions would be argued In the courts for years to come. On May 4, 1852 the state legislature, then holding meetings In Benicia, enacted a bill lncorpo- rating the Township iff Oakland. AcconUng to Beth Bagwell, author of Oakland: the Story of a die original, town consisted of blocks on the west side of the marsh that latr became Lake Merritt Broadway, the town's main thoroughfare, extended north to 22nd Street Oakland's -unofficial-peculation as of thaL day was 76. Initially, 'town organizers met In rented space on Broadway between 2nd and 3rd streets (from 1852-1867), and Jater on 8th Street 11867-1871), was during this period that Oakland selected to be the western terminus of the transconi 1 Idnental railroad.

The line ran along what Is now 7th Street The -1870 census showed 10,500 residents living In Oakland. In 1871 a proper" city hall (3 stories and. a dock tower) was built on 14th Street one block west of -Broadway. A year later Oakland became toecounty seal for meda. After only six years of use, diy hall burned to the ground.

The well-known Newsom Brothers firm designed its replacement using the stone foun- datlon of the previous It too had a clock tower, ped- Oaklands old dty hall (foreground) la shown in this 1914 photograph with ths then new dty hall behind It Landmarks bnent and portico, and faced Washington Street. Library History Room files re veal that by 1907 this dty hall too had become woefully Inadequate. Another population boom was underway Oakland had grown to 150,000. V. Mayor frank K.

Mott, noted campaigner for dvlc Improve- ments, led the effort for passage ofa $1,150,000 bond Issue to build a new dty hall. A nationwide competition was held and 25 firms submitted entries. The winner, New York firm Palmer Hornbostel, conceived of a governmental center combining ceremonial council chambers, administrative offices, a fire station. a hospital ward and a Jail -r-all In one building. Beaux Arts In.

style, the structure occupies half a city block and features a 3-story base, 1 1-story office higfirlse crowned with an ornate terra cotta-clad clock tower. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, city hall Is considered one of the great American city of the early 20th century," President William Howard Taft 1 was on hand Oct. 12, 1911 when rthe cornerafohe fir thfffflblttous project was laid. Historic me- mentos flags, coins, newspapers and photqgaphs were entombed In a seated bronze box time capsule' and Inserted Into -the cornerstone In honor of the occasion. President Taft, accompanied Jiy the governor and dozens of -dignitaries, then rode down Broadway In one of the most lavish parades ever held In the Bay Area.

Thousands witnessed the colorful procession. A press ribbon from that day recently came to Ugjit and a lool collector is donating It to the city archives. It will be placed with other memorabilia In the cUsyday case located In the west corridor onthe first floor Oakland Tours Program offers guided -tours of dty hall on the first Tuesday of every month, year round. Other tours led by volunteer guides Include Chinatown," Jack London Waterfront Preservation Park, Old Oakland Historic District Churches and -Temples, Uptown to the Lake, -and City Center. A new top- offered this season will focus on the soon to be designated Downtown Historic District highlighting the renovated Broadway Buffdlng at the pivotal corner of 14th and Broadway, the Tribune Tower, and other early 20th century Commercial land-.

marks. tours arc on Wednesdays TTITyi and Saturdays, starting at 10 a.m. Reservations are-recommended but not required. The toure are free. For more information and toreceive a schedule, call the Tours Hotline (510) 238- -3234.

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