The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-06
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Route Chosen for the Rapid
Transit Company.
County SUPERVISOR Meeting-Arrival of the
First Cable Coil-Visiting the Charles
ton-Alameda and Berkeley,

The Board of Supervisors of Alameda
County was asked yesterday by George f.
Gamble of Piedmont, and also by others, to
determine the value of the plant of the
Contra Costa Water Company, and fix the
rates for consumers outside of Incorporated
cities and towns. Ex-Judge Lawton, j. E.
McElrath and j. K. Piersnl represented the
petitioners. J. C. Martin, for the water
company. stated that the corporation is
willing to give the board any desired in
formation when asked for, and the matter
was taken under advisement. An ordi-
nance prepared at request by the District
Attorney, embodying the restrictions asked
for by residents outside of the corporate
limits of Oakland and Berkeley with refer
ence to the issuance of liquor licenses in
that territory, was presented and taken
under adyisemept. A petition of the resi-
dents of the territory between Oakland and
berkeley, with population of between 600
and 700 persons, asking that the board form
a Sanitary Inspector District, with Board
OF Health, was presented and referred to
the Finance Committee and the District
Attorney.
The City Council last evening oyerruled
the appeal from the Nineteenth-aveuu
sewer assessment. The protest against the
construction of a sewer in Eighth street,
recently bitumeniZed, was overruled.
If agreeable to Rear-A Admiral Brown, the
pupils of the High School will visit the
Charleston in parties OF 100 to-day.
RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY.
The Directors of the Oakland Rapid-tran-
sit Company yesterday determined upon the
following route Starting at Second and
broadway, along Second to Franklin, up
n Ipf mt oil hi.tra "A.
to Grove. and Grove to Forty-seventh,
across to the intersection of Adeline street
and AlcaZar avenue, out Adeline to the con-
tinuatlon of Grove, and out the continue
ton of Grove to North Berkeley. At Cen
ter street, in Berkeley a branch will be
run to the University grounds. This will
obvlate the objections of the Lorin citizens
to the route being changed, so as to run on
Shattuck avenue from Forty-Seventh street.
The track-layers are now crossing the horse
car lines. The Superintendent of the con-
tracing company has 500 men at work on
the uncompleted portion of the road, and
SAYS that 1t viii now be pushed to compile
ton.
Peter Olsen was examined on charge of
insanity preferred by Joseph Goebbels,
who testified that Olsen, according to his
own statement hears voices speaking to
him day and night also that he declares he
will fix" the invisible people who talk to
him. Olsen and Goebbels are neighbors
and live near the Peralta School. The ex-
ANIMATION was conducted for nearly three
hours and two Commissioners were finally
convinced that the man was dangerous to
be at large. Olsen was committed to Stock
ton.
The General Committee of the railroad
employees has completed arrangements fer
the picnic and excursion to Sunol on next
Saturday, and has provided for train of
fifteen cars, to leave the Peralta-street
yards promptly at o'clock. 1t will be SO
arranged that no one can go without a
ticket.
SHETLAND ON HABEAs CORPUS.
Edward Shetland, who was convicted of
burglary in the first degree in the Superior
Court of San francisco in 1881, and SEN
fenced to term of ten years, and in 1884
to ten years additional by the Superior
Court of Marin County for escaping from
San Quentin prison, the last term to COM
mence on the expiration of the first, was
brought to Oakland from San Quentin by
the Warden on writ OF habeas corpus
issued by the Superior Court, returnable
before Judge Gibson. The matter Was con-
tinued until next Thursday and the prisoner
was committed to the care of Sheriff Hale.
Petitioner claims that his first sentence has
expired under the Goodwin Act and he is
now entitled TO his discharge. The second
sentence he claims was beyond the jurisdic-
legally held to answer.
The first coil for the Oakland and Pied
mont Cable Company's road has arrived
and, 1t IS stated. will be put in position to
operate from the p0wer-house at Twenty
fourth street to Piedmont about the 30th
inst. The section from the power-house to
town will be by separate cable, but will not
be completed for some months. The con-
nection will be made by San Pablo avenue,
and Will soon be upon the newly macada-
mixed portion of Grove street that has been
used by sports as a race-track. The laying
of the track will break up the fast driving,
and will be welcomed By many residents of
the street.
Judge Ellsworth yesterday ordered Peter
Hansen to pay Christiana Hansen $40 cash,
$50 per month alimony and SIS for counsel
fees and costs The parties were married
in San francisco in October, 1874. Hansen
was San Leandro teamster, who, it is al
legged by his wife, was drunk and idle most
of the time and used her cruelty.
The hearing of the petition of Mrs.
Blanche NJ. Walkerly for an increase of
family allowance from S425 to $500 per
month has been continued by Judge Greene
to June Goth.
Alameda.
Z. b. Mastick, President of the Board of
City Trustees, is in Monterey.
The Park Opera House property has been
offered to the School Department to be re-
modelled into school-house.
The latest name mentioned in connection
with the Office of City Treasurer is that of
L. j. Blanding, large property-owner in
a lampda He ic RAM dad .bo