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MONDAY April 4 2005 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOCAL 3 TRIBUNE ILE PHOTOS MAYOR RANK MOTT (above) meets with lady petitioners about hiring female police officers In 191 1 Mayor Mott got married prompting a new nickname for City Hall (below) then under construction wedding J8 Jr lallH KW "Pi pJ I lav IsHhIW xjESSMflofJyB nuptials not an Oakland first WEDDING bells will soon be ringing at City Hall say news reports Mayor Jerry Brown will be tying the knot with long time companion Anne Gust on a day and time not yet announced According to the his tory files this will not be the first time a confirmed bachelor mayor of Oakland has decided to take the big step One hundred years ago in 1905 rank Mott a self made man hardware store owner and former telephone operator (the city's first) was elected mayor ushering in a decade of unparalleled city expansion and civic improvements At the top of the list of his accomplish ments say the files was spearheading the drive to build a magnificent new city hall which opened great fanfare in 1914 On Jan 10 1911 midway through construction of the 343 foot high cream colored granite and terra cotta trimmed the 45 year old Mott mar ried Gertrude Meyer of San rancisco a widow with a young son It was his first marriage Newspapers called the new structure wedding cake" and the nickname stuck says Oakland historian and author Beth Bagwell In her book "Oakland the Story of a City" Bagwell recounts how Mott first en tered local politics in 1894 when Mayor George Pardee appointed him to the City Council to fill a vacancy Born in San rancisco in 1866 Mott had moved to Oakland with his mother and father when he was 2 years old The oldest of six children he was forced to leave school at age 1 1 and help support the family following the sudden death of his father The youngster clerked in a hard ware store on Broadway (today Smart and inal Store occupies the site) and worked as a Western Union telegram messenger where he earned $1650 a month working 12 hour days As telephones began to make their ap pearance in nearby homes Mott became first telephone operator His job included going out and repairing the lines when the wind blew them down One wire was strung across Lake Merritt XT a I ij I Krlllll 1 ft ft ft so the story goes and in one instance after a storm he was forced to row out find the severed line and reattach it Mott eventually was able to save up enough to buy the hardware business where he had worked as a sales clerk After serving three years as ap pointee on the council Mott was per suaded to run for mayor receiving endorsements from both the local Demo crats and Republicans Upon taking office Mott is quoted as saying going to do a lot of things that should be done" He made good on one of his campaign promises by suc cessfully raising funds (through passage of municipal bonds) to not only build the new city hall but also a municipal audi torium and theater by the lake Addi tional funds were used to dredge Lake Merritt and construct a boulevard com pletely around the edge During his 10 years as mayor Mott brought about more noticeable changes with the $8 million in bond issues passed by voters: establishing a city mu seum and creating many of the parks we enjoy today (Lakeside Park Deremery and Mosswood parks among others) I le inaugurated the civil service Li Annalee ALLEN LANDMARKS system and reorganized the police and fire departments says Bagwell building new stations and acquiring new equip ment The police force grew from 65 men to 208 Although progressive in many matters Mott apparently could not en dorse hiring women to the police force (as a delegation of civic ladies learned when they petitioned him in his office pictured here) New bride Gertrude achieved promi nence in her own right serving as presi dent of the leading organi zation the Ebell Society and establishing the California Writers Club sponsor of the Woodminster Amphitheatre and Cas cades in Joaquin Miller Park In 1938 after 27 years of marriage Gertrude passed away Her husband lived until age 92 dying on Dec 16 1958 The editorial obituary hailed Mayor Mott as Builder of Modern Oak singling out his tireless efforts during his second year in office helping the thousands of San rancisco refugees who fled the earthquake and fires of April 18 1906 Now a century later perhaps the time has come to have a new nickname for city hall how does Mayor wedding cake sound? Learn more about city hall the rank Mott years and other Oakland history an ecdotes on a city walking tour ree weekly tours resume in May Check wwwoaklandnetcomwalkingtours for the spring schedule or call the tours hot line 238 3234 to receive a brochure Community Calendar TODAY I April 4 SCREENING Pacific ilm Archive presents a screening of Dinner with Andre" with a lecture by Robert Sharf 3 pm Pacific ilm Archive Theater 2625 Durant Ave 2250 Berkeley 642 0808 wwwbampfaberkeleyedu LECTURE MIT philosophy pro fessor Judith Jarvis Thomson gives a lec ture titled free and open to the public 4:10 pm UC Berkeley Campus Alumni House Toll Room Berkeley wwwgradberkeleyedulectures LEGAL ASSISTANCE The Oakland Public Library hosts free legal assistance and refenal sessions with a lawyer sign up for lottery at 5:45 pm call in advance to confirm date 6 to 8 pm Temescal Branch Library 5205 Telegraph Ave Oakland 597 5049 HANNA SOMATIC EDUCATION Abby Rose hosts a Monday workshop in Hanna Somatic education jhe study of how gentle mindbody exercises can change the part of the brain that controls muscle tension wear loose clothing and bring a mat 6:30 to 7:45 pm Rockridge Branch Library 5366 College Ave Oak land 597 5017 WEDDING BOUQUETS Merritt Col lege offers a four week course in designing wedding bouquets beginning toda reg ister at the beginning of class $80 plus $25 materials fee 6:30 to 9:30 pm Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Depart ment Room H108 12500 Campus Drive Oakland 436 2418 TUESDAY I April 5 BLUE AIRY The Blue airy from Children's airyland visits the Oakland Public Library to celebrate National Library Week with fairy songs and stories 10:30 am Lakeview Branch Library 550 El Em barcadero Oakland 238 7344 BOOK SALE The Oakland Public Li brary holds a preview of its 40 percent off book sale with more than 1 7000 books the preview is for riends of the Oakland Public Library members only sale is open to non members Wednesday through Sat urday 1 0:30 am to 5:30 pm The Book mark Bookstore 721 Washington St Oakland 444 0473 LECTURE Beverley Tracewell I KTOP TV Today's government programming on Oakland's KTOP TV (cable Channel 10) includes: 8:30 am Info Access 9 am California Channel 3:30 pm Oakland: A Photographic Journey 4 pm irst Amendment Center: Photos and the irst Amendment 5 pm Celebrity Showcase: Jim Dennis 5:30 pm Small Business School 6 pm Small Business School 6:30 pm Public Ethics Commission 10 pm Info Access speaks on "Will Your Bones Carry You into the call to register 4 to 6 pm Jewish amily and Children's Services of the East Bay Center for Older Adult Serv ices 828 San Pablo Ave Suite 104 Al bany 558 7800 TEEN ADVISORS Berkeley Public' Library's "teen advisors" meet to review books plari programs and advise Teen Senaces librarians 4:30 to 6 pm Berkeley Central Library 4th floor Story room 2090 Kittredge St Berkeley 981 6121 CALLIGRAPHY Keiji Onodera lec tures and demonstrates contemporary Japanese calligraphy free 5 pm Institute of East Asian Studies Conference Room 6th floor 2223 ulton St Berkeley 642 2809 DISCUSSION Berkeley Public Li brary presents three authors discussing their book Labor and the Cold War: Grassroots Politics and Postwar Polit ical Culture" free pm Berkeley Central Library Community Room 2090 Kittredge St Berkeley 981 6100 ADVENTUREADERS AdventuR eaders presents stories songs and crafts for first second and third graders 7 pm Dimond Branch Library 3565 ruitvale Ave Oakland 482 7844 CALIORNIA WILD Author and photographer Tim Palmer gives a slide presentation based on his new book "Cali fornia Wild" free 7 pm REI 1338 San Pablo Ave Berkeley 527 4140 SMALL BUSINESSES Susan Urqu hart Brown author of "The Accidental En trepreneur: Practical Wisdom for People Who Never Expected to Work for Them selves' provides tips for small business owners free 7 pm El Cerrito Library 6510 Stockton Ave El Cerrito 526 7512 Have a listing for the daily cal endar? 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