The morning call., 1890-12-30
The Lake Boulevard Scheme Ap-
proved by the Mayor.
A Conference Of Legislators The Southern Pa
eifc's Bridge-Resignation Of County
Physician Church and His Alimony.

| doubt" He goes on to enumerate the recla-
nation of the Sixteenth-street marsh, addi-
tional school facilities, an adequate City
Hall. the opening of Washington street to
| San Pablo avenue, an additional outlet at
| Fourteenth street. Broadway, Telegraph
| and San Pablo avenues, to relieve the gorge
| of travel northward, which he thinks can
| be supplied in no better way or at less cost
| than by the extension of Washington street.
| He would put up an adequate City Hall on
| the easterly line of Washington street on
| what is now the City Hall park, and on the
westerly line can be the free library, chem
zeal laboratory. engine-h0use, etc. In speak
! ing of the covering of the park with build
! ing he says:
The city cannot afford to make stand on the
sllurianism which IL conference.-the holding, un.
improved. Of large body of land at its business
| center 1t could not possibly better show Its
the people in the way OF bonds than by sacri.
| fcing portion OF its unused domain in the in
| terest Of the people.
THE s. P.'s FRANCHISE.
| With reference to the communication of
the Southern Pacific Company, per l.. Fill
| more, Superintendent of the Santa Cruz
| Division, to the Board of Supervisors of
| Alameda County informing the board that
the wagon-bridge across the estuary is out
of repair and. as it has railroad track
across the same bridge, requesting the
board to repair it, District Attorney Reed
| reported that the franchise granted to the
| company in 1879 specified that the railroad
company should keep the bridge in repair.
| The clerk was instructed to notify the rail-
| road company that the bridge is in q
| dangerous condition, and ask that 1t be re-
paired at once.
| Richard McEvoy attempted to drown HIM
! sell In a watering trough yesterday while in
| sane. he was committed last July, but was
discharged in about one month. He was very
| violent at the Jail, and had to be placed in a
| straitjacket He will be examined-by the
| commissioners. =.
The boy. Thomas Carey, found guilty of
| assaulting Karl Bormettler with club, was
! sentenced to five months in the. County
Jail. He has been in Jail about seven
months.
/ A CONFERENCE OF LEGISLATORS.
A conference Of the State Senators, As
| semblymen, City Council and other city
officers was held in the Council Chamber
sided. A COMMITTEES, consisting of Mayor
GiascOck, w. w. Cannon. J. West Martin,
| X. nj. Fitzgerald, Thomas Barker and City
Attorney johnson. was appointed to draft
bill with reference to the issuance Of NUM-
| clpal bonds for improvements. The amend
ment to the, code with reference to electric
/ motors was discussed and will be intro
duced. Other matters with reference to
amendments to the street laws were dis
| cussed.
|
Cafiire and George Morgan dug their way
| ont of the juvenile portion Of the City Prison
| on Sunday. They are IL and IA years of
| age. The Caflire boys were runaways from
Victoria, b. G., and had been in Jail since
the 7th inst. Morgan was charged with
| petty larceny.
The creditors of w. B. Tyler met Mt
Sheriff Hale's office yesterday afternoon and
| elected Max Marcuse as assignee. A. c.
Burnham was elected at the first meeting
m kc DOR hpf ha dnoN mad 70 ont
COUNTY PHYSICIANS RESIGNATION.
The resignation of DIR. Ii. T. Legler as
County Physician was rendered to the Su-
pervisors yesterday. They accepted it and
abolished the Office or rather made two
offices instead of one by creating that of
ceiving Hospital and that of Physician and
SnrgeOn of tine County Jail. with salaries of
$50 per month for each. DIR. NJ l.. johnson
was appointed to the Receiving Hospital
and DIR. r. L. Stratton to the County Jail.
A resolution was passed thanking DR.. Leg
Ter for his past services.
William Flint, alias William Ardell, the
young man from Minneapolis who snatched
the diamonds from the store ON Washington
street, near Fourteenth, was sentenced by
Judge Greene to Folsom for two years on
his plea of guilty. The young fellow plead
ed for leniency with tears in his eyes. He
stated that he was born in st. Paul, and
hungry when tempted to steal the tray Of
diamonds.
The southwest Former Of Washington and
Eleventh streets, 34x90, was sold Yesterday
for $3.50 Al per front foot 1t has an insig-t
nificant frame building on it. 1t is not many
years since L. g. Cole sold the largest por-
ton of the block at the southwest corner of
Fourteenth and Washington streets for
$500 per front foot.
CHURCH PAID THE ALIsIoNY
John Henry Church ST. came ND with the
alimony due his. .girl-wife, Cathalena Isl
dorio, and the motion to dismiss the order to
show cause was granted by Judge Gibson
yesterday. The alimony Is rather expensive,
$50 per month, and Church would rather
have the case decided than have 1t dragging,
but it does not seem to trouble Mrs. Church,
who Is the defendant SO long as the alimony
isgaid.
known furniture man and owner of the
City Market Building, running through the
center Of the block, between Broadway and
Franklin street, from Eleventh to Twelfth,
Will tear down the frame structure and put
up three-stUry brick building. The Re
lance Athletic Club is discussing the adj
visibility Of securing the third floor for
rooms.
Leon Flores was sent to Folsom by Judge
Greene yesterday for four years on two
charges Of burglary at Livermore-two years
on each charge. He pleaded guilty.
A reception will be given on Friday at the
First Christian Church to Rev. George w.
Sweeney and wife, on their return from
Europe
PIEDMONT HOTEL LICENSE.
AT the meeting of the Board of Super
yisors OF Alameda County yesterday the
Piedmont Hotel case came up again by the
filing OF the Endorsements of S. F. Morrill,
and Charles Kruse. Mr.. Brown moved to
allow the Endorsements as part of the
original application aud the District Attor-
ney decided that this might be done, but
MIR. Pelouse, In whose district the place Is,
stood up Tor his constituents, who do not
want the license granted, and said that the
District Attorney was reversing his former
decision. This was denied. Mr.. Pelouse
stated that the place is VIGOROUSLY bad and
should not have license. The names were
added, Mr. Brown being supported in his
motion by tw1 others. Notice was given
that If the Endorsements were not genuine
the license would be refused.
Ex-Governor II. G. Blasdeps application
for an electric franchise on Twenty-third
avenue: outside the Oakland boundary limits,
was referred to the Franchise Committee OF
the Supervisors yesterday.
Alameda.
A lodged spark from the furnace set fire
to the roof of the Alameda Planing-mills on
Encinal avenue last evening about 80
o'clock. An alarm was turned in, but be-
fore tho department arrived tho blaze was
extinguished by the efforts of bucket bril-
Rhue. Aue oatua8o VIII not exceed $40,
At meeting Of the City Trustees last
evening payment of $500 was orderad
made to the contractors Of the new Bav-
street school-honse. Applications from in.
surance agents to insure the new fire-engine
houses were laid on the table. the rrusfaaS
thinking that such buildings should not ba
insured. Philip Herman called attention 10 20
the condition of Fifth street, now benS Inv ~
proved, whose curb lines, he claims, are not
be in proper position. The salary Of Street