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This being budget time for all governmental agencies, we think it is proper for us to remind the county board of supervisors of a promise that was made last fall—a promise to the people of Russell City and to the people of Southern Alameda county.
While summer months seem far off these cold mornings, actually the warm weather is just around the corner where May 31 and June 1 meet.
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A night-long deluge which brought 2.21 inches of rain in 24 hours also caused floods, explosions and broken dikes to the Hayward area today.
Throughout the area reports of flooded residential areas kept county, district and city crews jumping from one job to another.
Emil Saunders, chief of the Tennyson fire department, today warned householders whose gas furnaces are near ground level to keep a careful eye on the water level.
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It is gratifying to know that the board of supervisors of Alameda county has entered into talks with city officials of Hayward in an attempt to get water Iines laid to Russell City.
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(Adjoining, under the heading "Our Readers Say," is the full text of a letter from Harry Bartell, chairman of the Alameda county board of supervisors, concerning Russell City water conditions and the board's opinion of a Daily Review editorial. We urge that you read the letter.)
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Mr. Harry Bartell and other members of the board of supervisors:
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More than 100 signatures of Russell City residents were accured in a few hours this morning on a petition asking that county funds be made, available to provide the Russell City community with "a supply of pure water for domestic use and human consumption."
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The water situation in outlying districts was the main subject of discussion at the meeting of Federated Improvement Clubs of Southern Alameda county, at the meeting held in the high school cafeteria last night.
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Russell City residents, desperate for domestic water to replace that supplied by wells polluted by septic tank seepage, faced the bitter news today that Alameda county is unwilling to share with the city of Hayward the cost of bringing them Hotch-Hetchy water,
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Possibility of extending city's water lines to Russell City was voiced by Councilman John Haar at the Monday night council meeting.
Haar asked City Engineer (und newly appointed public works administrator) Hugh Gallaber to study the costs of extending water lines, to Russell City, and asked the cost of moving the Jackson street pumping station to a high point near Mt. Eden.
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With one child dead and 11 other persons critical ill the Alameda County Health Department today took steps to combat an outbreak of bacillary dysentery in the Hayward-Russell City area.
The child a 2-year-old girl died two days ago in Highland Hospital where the other stricken persons also are being treated. Her name was not released by health authorities.
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HAYWARD, May 22—The $1,000,000 Hayward Union High School District bond issue, intended to bring the district to its bonding capacity so it can qualify for state aid in an expansion program, was carried by voters in all 17 precincts by 2707 to 613.
With the bond and state aid, the district plans to build new high schools at Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. Each proposed school will have an estimated enrollment of 1200 students.
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