The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
President Huntingt0n's Visit to
the Railroad Shops.
Litigation Over Piedmont Springs Hotel-A
= Travellers Journey Ended by Death-Fi-
bushs Promised Donkey Ride.

The visits OF President Huntington to
the railroad shops and yards at West Oak
land had some significance, as has at last
been made manifest. The offices of the
Superintendent of Track and of his assist
ant, Of the division roadmaster and of the
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings
have been abolished and the Office created
of Engineer of Maintenance of Way, who
will under the General Manager have charge
of the departments consolidated. Division
Superintendents will have the immediate
supervision OF all men employed in the de-
partment of maintenance OF way and in
their respective divisions. w. G. Curtiss,
the former Superintendent of Track, is now
Assistant General Manager and mainte-
nance of way, and his assistants are j. III.
Wallace and Arthur Brown, with head
quarters in San Francisco. n. u. Kellogg is
Resident Engineer in charge of all the lines
between San Francisco, Truckee, Lathrop,
Roseville junction, Evansville and the South
Pacific Coast Division. II is said that A. ID.
Wilder in addition to the duties at present
performed will be appointed Division Super
intendent of the California Pacific.
PIEDMONT SPRINGS HOTEL.
James B. Marvin sued F. D. Black yester-
day afternoon, and in his complaint asserts
that the plaintiff and himself entered into
a partnership on September 18th of this
year to conduct in first-claSs manner the
Piedmont Springs Hotel, and for that pur-
pose obtained lease of the hotel and the
springs. he charges that the defendant has
taken entire charge of the premises and re-
fuses to allow him to inspect the books and
accounts or let him know anything about
the receipts and disbursements. lie further
,Nlnn frnnn IN nt1snn
ment Of the partnership Black has per-
mitted persons of both sexes to frequent the
said hotel for immoral purposes, against his
protest and his declaration that he would
not permit it, the defendant persisting in so
allowing it to be used. Mervn asks the
Court to dissolve the partnership and to ap-
point q receiver, that an accounting be
taken and restraining order be issued, and
that the property be sold and the partner
ship debts paid. The matter will be heard
by Judge Ellsworth, who has issued tenn
porary restraining order.
HER LIES JOURNEY ENDED.
A colored woman named Armada Best fell
and died last evening as she was going up
the steps at the Oakland pier to take the
boat for San Francisco. She had Just come
on the Sunset route Atlantic express from
Missouri, and was apparently in the best OF
health as she left the tram. She was about
50 years of age and Coroner Evers being
notified the remains were removed to the
Oakland Morgue.
The suit against the city of Oakland by
Conrad Helmke for $4,000 alleged damages
to his property by the filling in of Broad
way, near Twentieth street, has been COM
menced before Judge Ellsworth.
The wife of Robert Farmer, fruit and
vegetable dealer at East Oakland, picked
up and left him on Thursday afternoon
during his brief absence, taking the house
hold furniture with her.
Only S29, $50 81 of the S403. 10 30 taxes
has been paid in to the City Treasurer of
Oakland.
PAYING OFF AN ELECTION BET.
An amusing time is expected this evening
at s o'clock, when Harry Fibu sh will ride
donkey from Fourteenth street to Seventh,
down Broadway, amid the explosion of fire.
works and the burning of cOlored lights,
etc, in payment of an election bet lost on
JOHN p. Irish. The donkey will be led by
the seven-foot high colored man often seen
on the streets
John E. Ryer, the engineer of the planning
mill at Washington and Third streets, was
caught in betting yesterday and thrown
around shaft three times, causing the
breaking of two ribs and general bruising.
He was taken to his home at East Oakland.
George T. Hawley. one of the directors of
the Oakland Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, has agreed to pay the deficiency re-
quired TO complete the building.
The excavation for the new $4,000 en-
gne-house on Fifteenth street is being dug
The foundation will be commenced next
week
The estate of Henry Graffelman has been
appraised at S960S.