The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-12

ALA MEDIA.
An Ordinance for the Remembering of
Streets.

! An Ordinance for the Remembering of
Streets.
Justice Byler is entertaining as his guest
his brother-in-law, j. l.. Duncan, of Yu5a
City.
a young son of Alfred James, residing on
Bay street, fell yesterday from bicycle
and sustained severe fracture of the left
arm.
A. 2. Everett, member of the Board of
City Trus tees, has been slightly indisposed
for few days, and was unable to attend
the meeting of the board last evening.
Three thousand four hundred books were
circulated by the Free Library here in July.
The number of visitors during the month
was 50j7. Forty-fOur new members Joined
and 1S0 new books were added.
A large number of new houses have been
erected the past year on the North Alameda
tract A public school is badly needed, and
the owners of the tract offer to donate lot
for the site of school-house.
There is complaint that the tidal-eanal
work progresses slowly, but the contractors
contend that they are progressing as rap
idly as they can, and expect TO have the
present contract finished before the winter
rains.
a Lady Washington reception and tea
party Will take place in Harmony Hall one
week from this evening, under the auspices
of the Junior Auxiliary OF the Christ Epis-
cobal Church. Benz amin Ramsdell Will
perSonate George Washington on the occa-
sion. The proceeds Will he devoted to the
church Building Fund.
The pust0flice will be removed, it is re-
ported, to the Boehman Building, corner of
Park street and Central avenue, occupying
the third store from the corner, when the
building is completed The post0fiice Is
now located on Santa Clara avenue. near
Park street. in DR.. fuckers building.
Postmaster Sturteyant states that the
Il favn mr. the aSfabitS IL
ment of free mail delivery in. this city,
and feels quite certain that the Postal In
spectors, who have been examining the
affairs OF the postofhee, will recommend it
in their report He does not expect, how
ever, that Alameda Will have this much-de-
sired boon until the end of the year.
dog-fght was the cause of two arrests
yesterday. William Tully, painter, is the
owner of bull-pup, and 1t accompanied
him to Hig hs street. There it met brindle
bulldog, owned by couple of sailors. and
IN a few minutes the bulldogs were chew
ing each other to the satisfaction of a crowd,
which soon gathered. The fight took place
in front of a saloon conducted by Charles
Sehue, who tried 10 separate tue dogs, fear
ing that they might finish their fight in his
saloon. He gave the dog of FULLY a kick in
the ribs, which aroused the ire of the dogs
owner, and he gave Schue blow in the face
with his fist which sent him sprawliDg to
the ground Sehue ran behind the bar and
secured a pistol, WHICH ne pUIHleu LOWaIu
| Tully, but bystandeTs interfered and he
was not allowed to use it. Schue had FULLY
arrested for battery, and FULLY in turn had
| Scnue arrested for exhibiting deadly
| weapon.
AT the meeting of the City Trustees last
| evening an application was made by Tbeo-
| dor Meetz for franchise TO operate street
railroad on Buena Vista avenue. from Park
to Grand street. II was laid on the table
| IN order that the prOperLy-owners on the
! avenue may have an opportunity to express
| their views OH the ACCESSIBILITY of granting
the franchise. a protest was received from
| Philip Herman, L. Mayrisch, William
| Hultz and other property-owners against
| the granting OF franchise TO the So uthern
| Pacific Company for the operation of its
railroad on Railroad avenue, but it was laid
on the table. Upon the recommendation of
| Trustee Neal an ordinance was ordered %
| be prepared changing the names of the
| streets running north and south to num-
bers, commencing at Main street, West
End, and going to the eastern end of the
encinal. The plan as proposed makes the
numbered streets run up to ThlTty-siXth
street. The ordinance will also change the
plan of numbering the houses on the ave-
nues running east and west The numbers
now commence at the east end and the
ordinance requires the houses to be nu M
| bered commencing at the westerly end.