, 5 4 3 . ▁▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁He ald ' s ▁Business ▁College ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁– ▁V ander ▁Na ill en ▁School ▁of ▁Pract ical ▁Engineering ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁– ▁Police ▁Court ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Even ing ▁Trans cript ▁newspaper ▁begins ▁publication . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁Oak land ▁Library ▁Association ▁established . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Long ▁Wh arf ▁bought ▁by ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁Rail road . ▁▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁ ▁Railway ▁begins ▁operating . ▁ ▁Lake ▁Mer ritt ▁Wild - F ow l ▁San ctu ary ▁and ▁Oak land ▁Fire ▁Department ▁established . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Long ▁Wh arf ▁becomes ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁trans cont inental ▁rail road . ▁▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁– ▁M ills ▁Sem inary ▁re loc ates ▁to ▁Oak land . ▁▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁ ▁Brook lyn ▁becomes ▁part ▁of ▁Oak land . ▁ ▁The osoph ical ▁Society ▁Library ▁founded . ▁▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁– ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁re loc ates ▁to ▁Ber keley . ▁▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁– ▁Oak land ▁Daily ▁Even ing ▁Trib une ▁newspaper ▁in ▁publication . ▁▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁– ▁Oak land ▁Free ▁Library ▁opens . ▁▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁– ▁Population : ▁ 3 4 , 4 5 6 . ▁▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁– ▁H orton ▁School ▁established . ▁▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁–