The morning call., 1890-06-20
ACROSS THE BAY.
A 100000 Contract for a Cable
Road Awarded.
Zeno Mauvais' Estate-Uneasiness on Account
OF the Carpenters Dsmand-An I'M
satisfactory Census

The Consolidated Piedmont Gable Company
has contracted with the San Francisco Tool Com
pany to build the cable road on Fourteenth and
Sixteenth streets 10 the Sixleenth-street Depot
for The sum OF 100000. The contract was
placed on record at a late hour yesterday after
noon. Ii is thus assured that there Will be one
cable road TO West Oakland. There is little
doubt that II is only question OF short time
when the southern Pacific Company will take OFF
its present steam system on Seventh street and
put on a cable. 1t VIII have To do as a matter
OF selt-prOtectOn. The free riding between sta
lions Is becoming more and more nuisance, as
population and accidents incident to carelesness
on the part OF riders becoming more frequent.
The Twelfth-street cable project of Gro smayer
and others seems to have been abandoned.
though ii has been denied that such is the case.
With the three cable lines, the travel from West
to East Oakland, while not so rapid, it is claimed
would be safer aud better than by the present
free system on Seventh street.
TO SETTLE A LEGAL oUIBBLE.
The Oakland Board of Public Works, Messrs.
PlayIer. Martin and Fitzgerald, have d. cined 10
serve as Commissioners for the opening of Clay
street, on the ground that they would be holding
two offices, which is prohibited under the char
ter 1t is understood this is only TO settle any
legal bubble that might hereafter arise. A legal
opinion will be obtained on the point. The open
ing OF the street In question consists In cutting
Clay and Seventeenth streets with san Pablo
avenue. The gentlemen are eX-Otiicl0 members
OF the Board OF Police and FIFE Commissioners,
but they only give one bond. As Street Commits
sioneIs they would have 10 file an addition al
bond OF $4,000, aud 1t is claimed this would make
them hold TWO offices within the meaning OF The
law.
"A LITTLE PICNIC"
There was little picnic yesterday afternoon,
about o'clock. al Fourth aud rankin streets.
Mrs. Harry Church Jr. was at the residence OF q.
Ii. la Pearle. who sued his wife Oh Wednesday
afternoon for a divorce on the ground OF her III
temperance. Mrs Church had On a white apron
with So In one of the pockets Shortly after.
ward she appeared at the Sherlffs Office and
asked that deputy be sent with her to secure
her apron and the So. She claimed that Mr.. Id
Pearle had attacked bis wife, aud that when she
interfeTed he handled her roughly, ierl ing her
apron of and scattering tile dollars upon the
nOor As Mrs. la Peaie had not yet been served
win summons, the Under Sheriff dispatched
deputy with the summons aud Instructions to Sc
cure The apron and The IS. He found Mrs. Ia
Peare, served the summons and recovered the
apron, but the dollars were non est. Mr.. la
Pearle was seen and he denied striking Mrs.
Church, but said that when he went to the hOuso
Mrs. church was dragging another woman
around by the hair. lie did not any dollars.
GREAT UNEAsINEss FELT.
President Tucker OF the Oakland Carpenters
Union has LETT the employ OF Contractor Nelch
on account OF the controversy over the demand
tor wages paid TO employees prior TO May /, 1890,
a which time the hours were nine per day,
while new they are eight. II is feared there VIII
be trouble before the question IS settled. The
carpenters say they must have those wages COM
mencing next Monday, and the contractors say
they VIII not pay. There Is beginning 10 be
great uneasness over the question, and 1t now
appears that u strike is imminent. Efforts Will
be made to-day aud tomorrow TO have the mat
ter settled, because II II Is allowed 10 go on the
mills, merchants and all inIe ested In Tho build
lug trades will be affected, and there Will be as
bad stagnat0n OF business as there was during
the bad weather this spring.
ZESO MAUYAIs' ESTATE.
The estate Of The late Zcno Mauvais was worth
upward OF 100000. Before his death lie decided
his property TO his wife and children Mr..
Mauvais, after selling out his musIc-store on
Twelfth street to Mr.. James, opened a similar
store in San Francisco, where, by careful atten-
lion TO business. lie built up all established trade
worth about $4,000. This will BIZ continued In
the name OF Zeno Mauvais but under the man.
agement OF his broIher-n-law. Rosco L. Evans.
a two-Ienths interest in this business is owned
by Roy Mauvais, aud one-tentn interest by Luz
etue Mauyais. Besides the latter owns some
land In the Manuals Tract, Brooklyn Township,
worth $4,000 As these children are minors
ther mother has been appointed guardian at-aw
In their behalf.
J. W. J. I0tter has asked for divorce from
Lily L. Potter on The ground OF desertOA. they
were married IN 1873 but three years ago she
became tired OF married life and also of her hus-
band. She lett him TO taNe care OF the three
children. Such IS the story, and lie now wants
divorce with the legal custody OF the children.
AN Unsatisfactory CENSUS.
The census in Oakland appears to be as IN
satisfactory II not more so than that OF Minneap-
oils, MINI. Isis have been prepared showing
lnhl HDOl6 DlOChS nave Uttu Shlpieu Dy tHb
enumerators and hundreds OF citizens have not
been called upon. There only two more
days IN Which TO complete tie work, and IL IS
evident from The plumber OF names given that all
viii not be seen, while there must be many
others whose names have not as yet been made
public.
The estate OF the late Peter Murray has been
appraised at 500, 1915. 1t includes Two tracts Of
Land OF l6O acres EACH valued al 1873 and
$500 respectively; an eighty acre tract, worth
$500, and nlnetyacre tract, $4,000. The
WHO.e estate WAS community property.
c. contempt & Co. OF SunOi have gone into in-
soyrney To The amount OF Sl996, with S14S3 IN
assets They ran hotel at Sugol.
Onicer Z. JOsephs has been appointed Prison
Clerk, vice w. A. Moore, resigned.