The morning call., 1890-08-20
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Estimate for Oakland's Lii.
brary Reduced.
DR.. Merritt Buried in Mountain View-Sys
tematic Robbery on the Trains-Free
Mail Delivery in Alameda.

The funeral OF the late DR.. Samuel Merritt
look place from his late residence on Madison
street yesterday afternoon, and was attended by
many friends of the dead physician and pioneer.
Inc Rofai Offering were many and appropriate.
The addresses OF Rev. Drs. Mclean and Sieb-
bins, though brief, gave due credit to the de-
ceased Tor what he was and did in life. quar-.
let, consisting OF Mrs. Otis, Miss Boyer, Harry
richards and Mr.. Wood, rendered selections.
The paitoearers were John A. Stanley, a. X. r
Harmon, Hiram Tubbs, w. c. Bartlett A. NJ
Simpson, j. Birmingham n. X. Masten, Noble
Hamilton. Isaac Lawton, E. Hackett 1. w.
Taber and w. A. Aldrieh.
Inc Dody was laid in its temporary resting
place IN Charles Roberts vault, in Mountain
View Cemetery.
Auditor Snow has reduced the estimate for an
appropriation for a new public library building
IRON the $4,000 asked by the Library Trustees
10 S24,ooo, on the ground that under the State
law not more than one mill on each dollar can be
levied Tor library purposes. The various depart
ment estimates now being received are 50 large
that the Auditor will have to cut them down as
he did last year, at which time it would have re.
qulred a levy OF 81 TO have met them
Ihe Health Department has asked Auditor
Snow to include in his estimates the sum OF
s3l,36O Tor that department The ensuing year.
This is divided as follows Salaries, $1,000; in
land Tor smallpox hospital, $4,000: crematoTy
for garbage, $1,000.
he estimated expenses of the Police Depart
ment lof Inc ensuing year Is S67,544, an in-
crease oil $4,000 over the past year. OF this
increase $4,000 is for salaries OF five new officers.
Ihe salary list amounts TO S49620.
TRAIN-THIEF CAUGHT.
Enough were placed on the Piedmont
Cable CompaDys line during the latter part of
last week Tor II TO make fiyemlnute trips Oh Sun
day last.
OF late systematic robbery OF Pullman
coaches arriving al The mole has been going on
III spite OF determined efforts to catch the
thieves, who jump on at Sixteenth-street Station,
and after riding the coaches drop of at the
pier. An olticer was detailed TO watch for the
culprlts and yesterday morning caught one OF
the operators i'll work and look him 10 the City
Hall Station. The prisoner, who is 20 years old,
gave The name of Henry Cote and his place OF
residence First and Wood streets.
Several sales OF real estate are reported along
the line of The Piedmont cable since 1t Conf
mencrd running from the city limits to Pied
mont.
The question OF cable road on seventh street
in place OF the present local train, and which was
mentioned in The CALL some two months ago,
is being revived now, aud it is said the railroad
authorities are becoming satisfied that IL is an
absolute necessity, owing TO the nuisance of the
deadhead travel which lnteiferes with the pa
irons OF the Ierry-bOaIs.
The Board OF Public Works has awarded the
contract Tor an artesian well ut the Durant School.
A tweive-year.old gill named Mary Boothby,
whose mother, Mis-. Laperle, Kept a low resort,
is at the City Hall jail second time Some
time ago she was committed 10 the Boys and
GIFTS AID Society. but month later the officers
OF that SUclety returned her, saying she was
about to become q mother. She Is bright,
pleaSant-faeed little girl "a mere child, but
ruined She Will probably be sent to the Mag
dalen Asylum, and The police viii try 10 find the
man who caused her ruin.
DEATH FROM A WATERMELON.
Omcer teily, who had a dangerous attack OF
cholera mofbus. caused by ealing IA watermelon,
was on duty yesterday though still quite i'll.
Theodore I. Bigss, banjO-maker, was buried
yesterday. He dleu from eating a watermelon.
The Police and Fire Commissioners yesterday
afternoon suspended Tulerman HaIlihap aud
Extraman Gibbs OF the Fire Department fifteen
days with suspension OF pay Tor that time for
failing 10 respond 10 the fire at the Elghth-street
Bridge about ten days ago.
1t is anticipated that there will be large
crowd al the Oakland Base ball Grounds on
Friday afternoon, 10 witness the game between
The Colonies and the Senators Oh account OF the
new men.
Mrs. Martha Seaman, who was killed on the
railroad between Napa and Vallejo Monday. had
q sou, Arthur IN East Oakland.
a cigai-store on Broadway, between Ninth and
Tenth Streets was entered by burglars Monday
night and lew cigars were taken. There were
some scratches made ON the sale, evidently with
q pockeI-knife.
Ii was said yesterday that one OF the grlev-
aDces OF the trainmen is that they run overtime
frequently without extra pay, but IL they run un-
der time or lose an hour they are docSed. con-
lei ence was held yesterday between a committee
and the officials, but the result has not yet been
mate known. Il Is not feared that any strike
Will take place, as the company and Its employees
have always come to terms without any harsh
a painter named j. A. Moore has fled petit
tion in insolvency. His liabilities are about
$1,000; assets nothing.
GRIFFEN'S DEATH.
A verdict OF accidental death was rendered last
evening IN the case OF j. W. Griffin, who was run
over by the switch engine on MONDAY IN the rail.
road eompany's yard. He was a native of Boca,
in this Stale. and 81 years OF age. He left a
widow and one child.
lisa hn nIst nd
Sigmund Beel, Will give two afternoon organ
and violin rectals at the First Presbyterian
Church, one next Friday afternoon and the other
a week later.
James Hugill is now a resident of lrvington,
Alameda County. He was farmer and land
dealer In San Luis ObIspo County for several
years and lost In the latter business, SO that lt
became necessary yesterday for him TO take the
benefit OF the act Of 1880 His Liabilities are
S10,235 90, assets nothing. The creditors
at Gait, Stockton, San Luis ODlspo, San Fran.
cisco, NipOmo and Woodbridge.
Mrs. Ida J0hnholtz, who lived at Union a nd
Thirty;second streets, was committed TO the
STOCKTON Asylum yesterday. She threatened the
lives OF her children.
Ii. b. Wilson, Passenger and Ticket Agent at
Memphis, Tenn, OF the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way, arrived IN town Sunday with his wife and
boy. MIR. Wilson is an Oaklander who received
his education at the High School and the Uni
VeISity. He now occupies a responsible position
In a city which he declares VIII be The greatest
city in the South within len years. Mr. Wilson
Will start for home next week.
Alameda.
Postmaster Sturlevant states that the report
OF the United States Postal Inspectors, who re-
Gently examined The POstOffce of Alameda, Will
be favorable to the establishment of free mail
delivery. In anticipation OF it permission was
granted by the City Trustees Monday evening to
place mailboxes on the elrciric-hght masts and
other property over which the city has control
This city has purchased a lot 25x125 feet. on
Chestnut street, 125 feet north OF Railroad ave
nue., for the site of eugine-house. The lot
belonged TO Mrs. Baroteau aud the price paid is
$1,000.
In case it appears at the Republican County
nomination tue friends of Police Officer Schr0e-
der OF this city VIII endeayor 10 throw the dele
CATION OF Alameda To Louis Schaffer OF Liver
more and expect In return deputyship for
Schroeder.
X. b. Iappan and H. I. Morris will leave next
Friday Tor a drive to the top of Mount Hamilton.
The City Trustees will hold adjourned
meeting Tomorrow evening and consider the
ORDINANCES which II Is proposed TO print In book
form. 1De ordinances OF this city have never
been codliled and the object of the forthcoming
publication is to supply this deficiency.
lhe con rdct has been let FOR the erection OF
the new Lutheran Church at cost of 5000. LII
will be located on the east side OF Lafayette
str, Ell, norm Of Santa Clara avenue.
The local brass band has elected the following
officers: Frank Bima President; William Tier
ney, Nice-PIesldent; Max Schultz, Leader; An
ton Blma, Second Leader; Morris Brown Ii
barlah; Emil kaufman, Business Manager; Sid
ney IL Mitchell Secretary and Treasurer Ow-
given In the park next Saturday evening. +.
ROplmer Is enueaVOruu "a nj loo