Daily Review, Jul. 11, 1950, Full Text, : To bring it all out into the open and find out the "official position" of the Hayward City council, the Eden Council for Civic Unity last night voted to send a letter posing their three questions on Russell City, to the Hayward council. A similar letter was received recently by the county board of supérvisors, who disputed the county's responsibility in obtaining a water line for Russell City.…, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Aug. 08, 1950, Full Text, : It is unfortunate that Harry Bartell, chief of the supervisorial tribe in Alameda county, says the things he says on problems that affect the Hayward area. It is unfortunate because Chief Bartell always says afterwards that he didn't mean what he said, but meant something else instead. We're sure our tribal head didn't mean the statement he made on the Russell City water situation Tuesday, the …, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Aug. 23, 1950, Full Text, : A second Russell City woman joined Mrs. J. G. Gonzalves, leading crusader for water for water-famine stricken Russell Citians today, as Mrs. Ruth Manwarren made a second plea to Governor Earl Warren for help in the emergency. Enclosing clippings from the local newspapers, Mrs. Manwarren addressed a personal letter to Governor Warren asking him to intercede with the county to bring water to…, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Aug. 25, 1950, Full Text, : Chairman Harry Bartell of the Alameda county board of supervisors today "passed the buck" to Supervisor George Janssen for the board's failure to reply to queries of the Eden Council for Civic Unity on the status of the Russell City water situation. In a letter addressed by the board chairman to Paul Willetts, chairman of the Eden council, Bartell asserted that Willetts' letter of Inquiry dated…, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Aug. 26, 1950, Full Text, : Remember the game we used to play when we were kids—that old thing about "Button, Button, Who Has the Button?" The Russell City water problem is rapidly descending to that stage, with everybody hoping that somebody else is "it." The City of Hayward claims—and we think rightly so—that it discharged its responsibility when it installed a 12 inch water line to the Air National Guard area at the…, To, view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Aug. 30, 1950, Full Text, : Governor Earl Warren will receive a third letter requesting aid in the Russell City water plight from E. S: Oie, 25160 Washington avenue, who dispatched his message Tuesday afternoon to the state capitol. Oie's letter follows those of Mrs. J. G. Gonzalves, leader in the district's water crusade, and Mrs. Ruth Manwarren; whose Aug. 23 inquiry received the answer, "the governor therefore is …, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Aug. 31, 1950, Full Text, : "No plans have ever been proposed to bring water to Russell City." "It is very evident that a misunderstanding exists relative to the water situation at Russell City." "There is no legal authority to bring water to any community at county expense.", Quoted above are three statements addressed Wednesday by Harry Bartell, chairman of the county board of supervisors, in answer to questions posed on the current Russell City water plight by Paul G. Willetts, chairman of the Eden council for Civic Unity., Bartell explained that Willetts' original letter of June 24 was not answered because "it is noted that the copy of the letter forwarded is not signed. The board of supervisor's does not give consideration to unsigned letters, but, in view of the fact your letter of transmittal is signed, authorizes the board to officially answer." The three Queries introduced by Willetts' and the answers…, "In consideration of the City of Hayward installing the 12 inch line instead of a proposed six-inch line, the board of supervisors agreed to make available to the City of Hayward the sum of $50,000 for road purposes. The City of Hayward has collected the $50,000 from the County of Alameda.", Bartell concluded his letter by stating, "I trust this letter answers your questions satisfactorily and if not please let us hear from you further.", To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Sept. 01, 1950, Full Text, :, Harry Bartell, chairman of the counly board of supervisors, yesterday answered a letter from the Eden Council for Civic Unity. In answer to one of the three questions asked by the council, Bartell said, "No plans have ever been proposed to bring water to Russell City." As we had expected, a misunderstanding does exist about the water situation of Russell City. Bartell admits there has been a…, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Oct. 17, 1950, Full Text, : Mrs. Ruth Manwarren, Russell City resident, took the bit in her teeth this morning to reply to Peter Gulbrandsen, who branded Russell City as one of the worst shanty towns in the nation in a signed article in the Daily Pacific Builder, publication for the construction industries, last week. Writes Mrs. Manwarren, "In reply to your article in the Daily Pacific Builder, also parts of it printed…, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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Daily Review, Nov. 17, 1950, Full Text, : The Alameda county Health department this week had four men checking the Russell City garbage disposal problem, advising families on disposal of garbage by one of three methods. The men have suggested having the garbage dumped at the Russell City "sanitary?" dumping grounds, picked up by a paid contractor, or buried within the property itself. Another visit to Russell City residents has been…, To view a PDF copy of this article, click the link below, :
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