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07 Jul 1915
|
20-inch
objective arrives in Oakland, and is stored in the vault
of the Oakland Bank of Savings. |
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23 Jul 1915
|
Photo
of men & live ring during construction of big dome. |
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01 Sep 1915
|
Meeting
of Bd of Ed - just enough money to roof the dome of Observatory.
Observatory cannot be finished. |
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24 Sep 1915
|
Chabot
Observatory will be completed. |
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01 Oct 1915
|
Assistant
City Attorney, C.E. Jackson reports - Bd of Ed is trustee
for City. |
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09 Oct 1915
|
Letter
from Bd of Ed to Burckhalter re selling 8-inch telescope. |
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13 Oct 1915
|
Board
votes to keep 8-inch telescope (which CB will call Leah). |
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24 Nov 1915
|
Date
on deed for site. Bd of Ed approves Leona Heights site. |
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05 Dec 1915
|
Panama-Pacific International Exposition
ends.
|
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06 Dec 1915
|
City
Council approves $4000 for buildings (Ordinance #941) and
$6000 for land (Ordinance #942). |
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08 Dec 1915
|
Erection
of 20-inch telescope to begin. |
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30 Jan 1916
|
Robert
G. Aitken and Heber D. Curtis test 20-inch telescope. Each
paid $10. |
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13 Feb 1916
|
Kingsley
W. Wightman (KWW) born. |
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08 Mar 1916
|
20-inch
telescope opens to public. Due to financial problems, it
and the transit building are the only parts of the building
completed. |
|
?
|
Students
from Vocational High School build observing platform. |
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01 Apr 1916
|
Weather
station moved to new site. |
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11 May 1916
|
Bd
of Ed votes to Mills College same privileges as to Oakland
Schools. |
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16 Mar 1917
|
Bid
notice for construction of more of Observatory building. |
|
03 May 1917
|
Burckhalter
attempts to resign at age of 68. |
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Jun 1918
|
Suggestion
that the still uncompleted Chabot Observatory might be put
under control of the University of California. |
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28 Apr 1919
|
Bd
of Ed accepts bid for completion of Observatory. |
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25 May 1919
|
Work
began on main part of building. |
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07 Dec 1919
|
Dome
for 8-inch completed. |
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01 May 1921
|
Burckhalter,
now 72, attempts to resign again. |
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10 May 1923
|
Burckhalter,
now 74, attempts to resign for the third time. |
