The morning call., 1890-09-04
ACROSS THE BAY.
Items Of Interest From Oakland
and Alameda.
Rapid Transit for Berkeley-Florence Bly, the
in Court-Death Rate for August-An
Insalvent Firm.

The Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
Company has let the contract for building
it's power-house on the Alden Tract, near
Temescal. The track-laying will, as an
nounced day or two ago, be Immediately
recommended, and it is expected to have the
road in running order within the next six
or eight weeks. The track within the city
limits of Oakland is double, but outside it
will be single, with switches for passing
cars.
The contract for printing the precinct
registers Of Alameda County was let by the
Board of Supervisors yesterday afternoon to
the Tribune Publishing Company at II cents
a name. They had communications from
San Francisco showing that 10 cents was the
amount awarded them, Is cents in Los
Angeles and IL cents in San Diego.
oAKLAND's MORTALITY.
Paul Schafer, Secretary of the Oakland
Board of Health, has prepared his death re-
port for August. 1t shows 81 deaths for the
month. 50 males and 26 females. Eighteen
deaths were children Mr. Schafer estimates
ON $4,000 population at 1872, which is the
lowest for the same period since 1882.
There was nothing of special interest de-
veloped in the damage suit of Frank Rene
II. II.
Hart. There was large number of spec
tators in attendance during the day to get a
sight of Florence Blythe, who is in attend
ance.
Jean B. and Marie Lefevre have filed
articles of separation. Mrs. Lefevre is 10
have the custody of the children.
Mrs. Anna Friedrich was adjudged in
sane yesterday afternoon and committed by
Judge Gibson to the Napa Asylum. She re-
sided with her husband and children at
West Berkeley.
TO MANUFACTURE BRICK.
The Farolite Manufacturing Company was
incorporated yesterday afternoon to open
quarries, tunnels and shafts for the manu-
facture of brick and to sell tiles and por-
celain, polishing powder, etc. The company
owns deposit near Mount St Helena, out
of which ii is proposed to make fancy brick
for building purposes. The capital stock is
$4,000. The Directors are: Charles w.
kellogg, Hiram L. Farrier, Albert Olney,
George 0. Simmons and Charles Ii. Davies
of Oakland, j. Theron Robinson and WILL
lam Harrison Wood of San Francisco. The
principal place Of business is to be in Oak
land.
Michael Dean was sued yesterday by
James w. Kidd for $4,000 damages. kidd
alleges that Dean assaulted him with
SO that he will lose the use Of it for life.
VOLUNTARY INSOLVENCY.
Some ten days or more ago the grocery
firm OF Gier IL SchultZe, composed OIL Theo-
d0re Gier and Max Schultz, assigned to ID.
NJ. Bendel. Yesterday they filed petition
in voluntary Insolvency. The liabilities were
S29,5S5 and assets $751;
A Mission San Jose farmer named Manuel
Vierra Sultana filed an insolvency on account
of poor crops. His liabilities are S1233, with
no assets.
From The Office at Oakland Pier it is
learned that $50 carloads of grain are ship
ped daily from Port Costa, and twenty car
loads of fruit are daily sent East from Sac
ramentO. The company now has in use 1916
special freight-cars, and these cannot keep
pace with the demand for shipment. A
number of Idle freight-cars have been Dor
row ed from Eastern roads and are used east
of Ogden by the company.
Alameda.
City Assessor E. Minor Smith has returned
from two weeks sojourn in Lake County.
Two new churches are in course of cree
tion in this city. One is the Christ Episco-
pal Church on Grand street, and the other
is the German Lutheran Church on Chestnut
street A lunch will be served by the ladies
OF the latter church this afternoon and to-
morrow and Saturday afternoons at the res
idence of Mrs. Louis Meyer, corner of Pa
ceeds to go toward the building fund.
The foundation for the new Bay-Street
school has been completed, and work is now
in progress on the superstructure. 1t will
be the handsomest school building in Ala
media.
The ladies Of ST. Joseph's Church are
going ahead with the arrangements for the
fair, which opens Septe mber oath. This fair
promises to be the most successful yet held
In the parish.