The morning call., 1890-10-11
ACROSS THE BAY.
Incorporation of Another Street
Railway Company.
Candidates Endorsed by ths American Party
A Judgment Set Aside-Veto Of the
Tax-Lsvy Ordinance.

The Oakland Consolidated Street-railway
Company filed articles of incorporation yes
terday afternoon, to purchase, construct,
own, control, maintain and operate street
railroads within the county of Alameda,
double and single track to be operated by
horses or mules, electric or any other motor,
or by wire cables and stationary engines, or
by locomotive engines, or by such other
means as science or discovery may provide
and the law sanction. There are four lines
to be constructed in the incorporation. The
first is from Seventeenth street, at the cross
ing of the Northern railway, one block
from the Sixteenth-street depot, across the
marsh to Center street. to Sixteenth. to
Grove, to Thirteenth, to Oak, 10 Twelfth, to
East Twelfth, 10 Third avenue, 10 East
Sixteenth, to Thirteenth avenue. to
East Fourteenth street, to Fifteenth avenue,
to East Fifteenth street. to Twenty third
avenue; second, on Eighth street, from
Cedar West Oakland to Grove, connecting
with the first line at Thirteenth street;
third, commencing at the junction Of East
Fifteenth street and Twenty-third avenue
on East Fifteenth street TO Fruitvale avenue
fourth, commencing at FortY-seventh sire,
and Shattuck avenue and running to Noun
tain View Cemetery. The latter line will
connect with the Oakland and Berkeley
Rapid Transit Company's line. This latter
company was incorporated and is owned by
the sa me incorporators, and will probably
be ira nsferred 20 the consolidated company
by deed. The con bined estimated length
Of til e four new lines is six miles. The cap
ital stock is 81 .0000G0, in 10000 shares. The
IS sbo noI-I and Ilnr lvala Pom a
Transit Company, in the sum Of $4,000
was also filed yesterday afternoon.
THE AMERICAN PARTY CONVENTION.
The Alameda County Convention Of the
American party was held at S65 Broadway
last evening with }. l.. Lyon Chairman and
A. S. Finch Secretary. The following were
nominated: For Sheriff, Charles McCIey-
dor5ed; for Recorder, Rod w. Church, the
Republican nominee; for Assessor, John
Hackett, the Democratic nominee; for
County Clerk, C. L. Dam, the Democratic
nominee; for District Attorney. Georse w.
Iced, the Republican nominee; for County
Treasurer, S. Huff, the Republican candi-
date; for Superintendent of Schools the DEM
ocratic nominee, T. o. Crawford. and for Tax
Collector A. L. Stone, Republican nominee :;
for Auditor, Myron Whidden. Republican
nominee; Public Administrator, E. j.
Stewart, Democratic nominee; Coroner,
veyOr. John D0herty. Only one candidate
was nominated for Judge of the Superior
Court, w. E. Greene, the candidate of the
Republican party. Objections were made to
Gibson because he na,uralized too many
ignorant foreigners, and to Fred Henshaw
because it was alleged he received his nomi-
nation by trckery. John L. Irish was in
dOrsed tor Congress; DR.. w. ii. Robinson of
Alameda nominated for State Senator in the
Eighteenth and James NJ. Basset. in the
Sixteenth districts. For Assembyman
Fred Bryant and J. G. Mccall, Republicans,
were indorsed in the Fifty-second and Fifty
third districts; Charles q. Reed and Z. 5.
Finch, Americans, nominated for tile Fifty
fifth and Fiity-sixth, and the other two DIS
tricts were left 20 the Executive Committee.
ID. w. Martin, Republican, was Endorsed for
Supervisor Of the Second District and w.
W. Moore, American, nominated for the
Third.
There have been a number of small fires
at the SWEET School, East Oakland, recently,
and it is believed they were of incendiary
origin.
DR.. E. R. Cole is slowly recovering from
the attack of partial paralysis.
THE AWARD WAS EXCESSIVE.
The Supreme Court has sustained the set
ting aside of the award of Judgment for
$4,000 in the case of George l.. Curtiss against
A. d. Starr and others by Judge Hamilton,
before whom and a jury it was tried. The
that the award Of damages was excessive.
The case has been remanded for new trial
and is to recover for wheat sold and shipped
by Starr & Co. to the United Kingdom about
three years ago.
The Oakland Camera Club has elected
Frederick Torrey President for the ensuing
year, Z. r. Drew Vice-Presdent, G. ID.
Perine Secretary, Miss Z. Mastick Core
spending Secretary, Miss Gertrude Carlton
Treasurer; Directors-E. R. Drew, w. Ii.
Rabe, Frederick Farnum. r. p. Bromley, j.
l.. McCollum, A. j. Gray.
A masS-meeting of the American party
will be held at Hamilton Hall this evening
Hon. Ben Morgan, candidate for Lieuten-
ant-GoveTnor, and others will address the
meeting.
CUMMINGS is NOT INsoIvENT.
In an interview with III. K. Cummings, of
the firm of Cummings & Dunakn, Mr. Cum
mings said Yesterday afternoon that he
proceedings of Dunakin any further than
the loss of time in his business at the store
during the adjudication. He is not at all
included il the insolvency and is entirely
solvent.
Mayor j. R. Glascock returned Yesterday
afternoon the tax-levy ordinance of ST. %
without his approval, and suggests that
the levy should be only ST.. The Council
will undoubtedly pass the levy Of 81 05 over
the veto at its next meeting.
Inc Democratic committee has nominated
r. M. Turner, who resides at the corner of
Ninth and Jackson streets, for Senator in
the Sixteenth District against Eli S. Den-
son. No one has been found to make the
race in the Eighteenth District.
To-day members If the Cogswell Poly
technic Football Club will play practice
game with the Oakland Club at the East
Oakland grounds.
Alameda.
Up to this date little over 100 voters of
this city have been registered. 1t is esti-