The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-29
ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland Public Improvements to
Cost $4,000.
Unsatisfactory Result CT Horse Trade-A
Musicians Hard Luck at Camp Water.
man With Poison Oak.

The second afternoon recital of Miss
Augusta Lowell and Sigmund Beel will be
given in the First Presbyterian Church this
afternoon.
The Ordinance and Judiciary committees
will meet this evening to consider the al
legged excessive cost of the West-street OPEN
ing and charges against j. S. White, one Of
the Commissioners.
Anthoney Mahoney, painter, fell from
scaffolding yesterday distance oil
eighteen feet. His left thigh was fractured
and the fracture was reduced at the Re-
ceiying Hospital.
Constables Goldberg and Nolter have put
in bills of 1910 and S140respectively against
the city for detecting Chinese lottery agents
and causing their arrest. The Cinnamon
each forfeited $50 bail.
j. Damos yesterday sued L. Hewitt, the
East Oakland liveryman, whose stable was
burned down about month ago, to recover
a pair of gray horses and wagon or 5000
value thereof.
GER & SCHULTZ ASSIGN.
The firm of Gier 6 Schultz has assigned
for the benefit of creditors. 1t is under
stood the amount is about $4,000. Ar
rangements are being made by the San
Francisco Board of Trade to allow the firm
to continue.
An alarm from Box 40 called the Fire De-
partment 10 the Pacific Flax-mills in East
Oakland yesterday at l o'clock in the after
noon. Some waste caught fire in the en-
gIne-room, but it was extinguished before
the fremen arrived
The jury in the case of All Lum returned
a verdict of guilty OF perjury in the Police
Court during his trial for selling lottery
tickets. lie was recommended TO the mer-
cY of the Court, and sentence will be passed
by Judge Ellsworth next Tuesday.
Public Administrator Stanley yesterday
petitioned for letters of administration on
1878. The estate had been settled, but other
property has recently been discovered I'M
administered.
Mary A. Roberts yesterday sued John R.
Roberts for divorce. NJ. ii. Alfred also sued
Clara |. Alfred for divorce yesterday. Mrs.
Alfred left the defendant and went back
East to her parents seven years ago. The
plaintiff sues on the ground of desertlon.
lie lives In San Francisco.
John hreye yesterday sued William
Durein and John Wiegner, as sureties for
William Assman, to recover $3.50 70 on
contract TO build two houses, which he
(Assman) did not pay to his workmen, and
which is now lien upon the lands and
houses Of the plaintiff.
TILT BETWEEN ATTORNEYS.
At the close OF the testimony in the case
Of Eenry Winters on charge of burglary
IN Judge EllswOrth'S court yesterday, Pat
rick Hurley was observed in the court
room, and was arrested on complaint of the
District Attorney, who believes he was an
found guilty by the jury. There was tilt
between the District Attorney and the de.
PENDANTS attorney.
The Board of Public Works has just
authorized the Secretary to advertise for
bids for improvements costing about S43,-
coo, which have heretofore been ordered by
the Council. The Improvements in the
shape OF new sidewalks all over the city is
noticeable, especially in East and North
Oakland. Last year there were eighty-one
pieces of street work finished, aggregating
in assessments S273,000. Since July 1st
the beginning of the present fiscal year,
notices for slxty-siX pieces OF streetwOrk
have been posted, and at the same ratio
there will be three times as much work this
year as last.
When the Piedmont Cable Company de-
termined 10 build a cable line 10 the Six
isenth-5tTeet depot from Fourteenth and
Washington streets there was speculation
a. - now i5 would get around the corner at
fourteenth and Market streets, where there
Is q jog which makes it necessary for The
h0Tse-cars % turn Two corners IN quick sue
cession. Deciding not to try TO run cable
company has bought the northeast corner.
where the grocery store of Ainsworth Bros.
stands, and Will move the buildings and
throw part of the lot into the street. As
soon as the plans and patterns can be got
out work on the F0urteenth-street read will
begin, and Superintendent Bishop Of the
Contracting Company says that the con-
ST ruction VIII be made eXpedltiouSly.
The property-owners in the recently an
neXed district are formulating plan for a
sewer in that district 1t is said as 1t is now
uncertain whether the annex is in the city
or out OF it, contracto rs do not care to bid
on work, and therefore it will be necessary
to have the prcperty-owners unite to give
personal guarantee that the bills Will be
paid. The sewer to be laid will connect
with the main lake sewer and will be large
enough to carry the sewage Of all the tribu-
tary territory. The Linda Vista Terrace,
consisting of fifty acres on the first heights
crossed by the cable road, will be the first
opened up. Streets will be graded, cement
sidewalks laid and other improvements in
tro duced. The water company Is now lay
ing pipes in that region and the gas COM
pany is considering proposition 10 do the
same.
CONSPIRACY ALLEGED.
In the suit for $4,000 damages brought
by Mrs NJ. A. Hazett, who keeps odg-
ing-house in the Davis block, at the corner
of Eleventh and Washington streets, against
j. l., Blackburn and his wife and Z. +.
Benson aud II. L. Adams, for alleged con-
spiracy and extortop, an answer has been
filed IN which Mrs. Hazlett is accused of
endeavoring Dy vile practices to separate
Blackburn and his wife, and the charges in
the complaint are denied. Attorney Ben
son also denies Mrs HaZletts statements.
The trial of the case is set for September
18th.
Recently C. L. Cole sued Mary E. Ames
f. xn,ian
is chargeable with the support of child 10
years old, but that for two years he has
given the child its living. For this main
tenance he sues to be compensated Mrs.
Ames has filed cross-complaint and as
serts that Mrs. Cole detained the child in
the town of Alameda and prevented the boy
from returning home; that Cole and his
wife inculcated into his mind principles of
filIal dsobedience and disreSpect toward
his mother; that the Coles did not permit
the boy, Gerald Ames, to attend school, but
compelled him to do mental and degrading
work, TO peddle and deliver spurious drugs
and medicines, and to wander about the
streets unprotected. She therefore asks the
court to awald her damages.
BAIL FOR TWO ITALIANS.
Justice Nelcker of Berkeley held a pre-
liminary examination on Wednesday of the
five Italians from San Francisco. Three OF
them were discharged. but John Boscacci
ana refer MOTIFS were Helu LOT eXanllna-
ton without bail and returned 10 the
County Jail. Late Yesterday afternoon
wrts of habeas corpus were issued and
they were taken before Judge Gibson and
bail fixed at $500 each. IL is und erstood
their friends will furnish the necessary
bonds to-day.
The plans of the new engine-house of
Company i on Fifteenth street, in rear of
the City Hail, have been prepared and sub
mitted to the Board of Public Works. The
building is to be of brick, three stories in
height, 36x90, with tower sixty feet high
for drying hose. In the basement will be
placed the apparatus for heating water for
the engine and other purposes. The ground
floor has double entrance on Fifteenth
street, space for engine, hose-cart and stalls
for four horses, with workshop in the
rear with entrance on tie alley. On the
second floor is located the Office of the Chief
Engineer Of the department, sitting-rO0m,
dormitory, bathrooms and lockers. The
third floor is given over to the ire-alarm
and police telegraph department., with space
for Office and battery room. The plans
show that the building will present hand
some appearance. 1t will front on Fiji
tenth street and the alley, and will have
plenty OF light and air.
Alameda.
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