The morning call., 1890-06-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
Trouble Anticipated in the Build.
ing Trades.
Masonic Temple 0ficers-Examination for
Teachers Certifcates-Mo Time for tina
Census-Rev Dwinslrs Will

| The Piedmont Cable Company is digging
| great hole on Fourteenth street, in front
of the City Han, for the purpose of putting
in machinery to transmit power to the
| western cables. The excavation is about
fifteen feet wide, fifteen feet deep and about
| fifty feet long. A representative OF The
| CALL asked a Councilman who was stand
| ing looking down into the hole, when the
| cable company obtained permission to dig
that great hole in the street. Said he:
I "They never asked for any permission.
| They just went ahead and dug it. 1t is
| building its road a good deal on cheek.
| However" he continued, they are max
! ing a good job of this" The company
| some months ago. without obtaining per-
mission, went to work and filed Eighth
| street, between Washington and Clay, to
| the depth of from eighteen inches to three
I feet and put in the concrete channel for the
| cable without any permission. About the
| time that the work was finished an inIunc-
| ton was secured, the work stopped and the
| concrete had to be dug out at more labor
| and expense than the putting of it down.
| The work is being well done, and when
| completed the road will be frSt-claSs one.
| The hole mentioned is being hOOred and
walled with concrete and afterward arehed
with brick and cement
The Oakland Masonic Temple Associa-
| ton has elected as officers for the ensuing
year: f. K. Shattuck, President; V. FL.
Metcalf, Vice-President; c. E. Killett, Sec
rotary; v D. Moody. Treasurer. The va
cancy caused by the death of Rollin c. Gas
kill was filled by the election of George E.
Whitney.
TROUBLE Is ANTICIPATED.
1t Is anticipated that there will be a seri-
Gus time next week between the carpenters
and the contractors and builders. The con-
tractors declare that they will not accede to
the demand made that they pay the nine
hours wages for the eight hours work now
| being done by the members of the union.
One of the contractors stated yesterday that
| iii the carpenters want to preclpltate con-
| tliet, the contractors will be compelled to
meet the issue. 1t will have the effect of
! increasing the cost OF building and Will
| cause the stagnation of the building trade.
| as persons Will not start work with trouble
and interruption pending. How much this
will affect business may be estimated when
| you consider that not less than one-ifth of
| the adult male population of Oakland is en-
guged in the building trades"
The following officers have been elected
| by st. Patrick's Alliance, Branch No. 3,
oakland: President, j. Coveny; First
Vice President 3. Finnigan; Second Vice
| President, d. }. Reardon; Recording Sec
rotary, M. }. QGara; Financial Secretary,
| J. Lyons Corresponding Secretary, Z: d:
Trustees-P. j. Keller, w. Morris, NJ.
| Healy, w. Cahill. NJ. Brennan; Physician,
| Dr. Dunn.
The work on the Oakland Young Mems
| Association Building, especially the gymna-
| stun, will be commenced at once, and it IS
| hoped to have it completed by the fall.
| ALL WANT To BE TEACHERS.
| Thrty-nine applicants for teachers GER
| tifcates presented themselves before the
| Alameda County Board of Examiners, of
| whom ten retired after the arithmetic and
| spelling examinations on Tuesday. Out of
| the thrty-nine, probably twenty will re-
| eeiye certificates. Yesterday the examina-
| ton was in history, physiology. defining
| and composition, and to-day there will be
| oral examination in mental arithmetic,
| reading, and the theory and practice OF
| teaching. Tomorrow the algebra, book
| keeping, natural philosophy and civil gov
| eminent examinations will take place. The
| primary grade examinations ended yester-
| day, the grammar VIII close tomorrow and
| the High School on Saturday.
! A census enumeration in one of the inte-
riOr districts of Alameda County inquired
how many children there were IN certain
Portuguese family. He was told six
teen" 1t took the enumerator consider
ables time to put them all on paper. at
length he succeeded and departed, but he
had not gone far when the father of the
family ran out of the house bareheaded,
eXclaiming in a loud voice, Come back
here. The doctor says there are two
more"
The time Of taking the census in Oakland
has been extended until Monday 1t is as
certaiued that many prominent citizens
have not been enumerated yet.
Mrs. George c. Pratt, who has been in
San Rafael since the filing of her husbands
action for divorce, has returned to Oakland.
REV. DIR. DwINELL's TESTAMENT.
The will of Rev. DR.. l. Z. Dwiuell has
been filed by Mrs. Rebecca L. A. Dwinell.
who asks that DR.. w. j. Wilcox, son-in-
law, be appointed as executor, the will CIV
ing her that right. The estate is estimated
at S25, 900, in Oakland and Solano County
property. The sum of $500 each is given
to his two daughters, Mrs. Jewett and Mrs.
Wilcox, and his son William; to his SON.
in-law, Rev. Henry E. Jewett, securities
amounting to Sll50; to his son-in-law, Dr..
w. J. Wilcox, $1,000; to William Dwinell,
the son, the Solano County property; to
the American Board of Foreign Missions,
$1,000: to the American Home Missionary
Society, $1,000; to the Pacific Theological
Seminary, $1,000, to be expended in the pur-
chase of books; few smaller legacies TO
his grandchildren, aud the residue to his
widow.
Maria Hall of New York has decided
TO Horace W. Carpenter tho property
known as the Jones Tract in this county,
| bounded on the north by the line of Contra
| Costa County; also all her right and title to
| the tide lands in front or near said tract;
| also to tract of marsh land In front of the
| old town Of Clinton, containing about fifty
| five acres; also all her right. title and inter-
| est in aud to all marsh lands in Oakland.
| The deed was signed In 1887, ackno wedged
! in New York last May, and has now been
| recorded in Oakland.
| Tomorrow evening, before the PhilO-
| sophical Union in the assembly-rOom of the
north hall of the University, Professor lie
| Conte Will read 4 p aper on the " PlatOnlc
| Arguments for Imm ortality in Comparison
| With Arguments Drawn From the Theory
| of Evolution
| A tramp giving the name of Frank Burn,
| escaped from Constable Lamb at East Oak
| land on tuesday night with pair Of the
officers handouts.
The public schools will reopen on July
| 18th.
| Mr.. Columbus Bartlett returned yester-
| day from visit to Santa Rosa.
Captain Clark of Melrose, an old resident
| of Alameda County, is confined to his home
| by a serious attack of Illness.
The Alan eda Matchmaking Company is
| preparing to bring suit against j. E. Damon
| to recover $500 alleged TO be due for his as
| sessment in improving Santa Clara avenue,
| between First and Second. This Will be
| the first suit under the Vrooman act in
| Alameda since work ON the streets under it
| has been commenced.
| j. j. Sullivan has caused the arrest of A.
| o. Zingg on a charge of ENLIGHTENMENT
| Zingg owes Sullivan $500 on a note, and the
| latter becoming fearful lest Zlngg should
leave the State without paying him, entered
| this charge against him. The accused
| claims that an injustice has been done him
| by Sullivan, as he had no intention of leav-
| ing the State and would eventually have
| paid the debt. He was required to furnish