The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Worlds Fair Committee for
Alameda County.
The Water Ordinance Approved-Increase Of
Revenue-Convention of Young People.
Incorporated Real Estate Men.

At the stated meeting of the Alameda County
Board OF Supervisors yesterday, committee OF
100 citizens was appointed TO meet at Inc rOOns
of the board on the 21st inst. to form an organ
ization to take all necessary steps that Alameda
Counys products be fully represented at the
Worlds Fair. A sanitary district was formed
of the territory between Oakland and Berkeley,
10 be known as Sanitary District No. l."
Rudolph Volkman, John Gelder, Edwin b. Fox,
j. I'll. Rourke and Richard Rice were appointed
as a board OF health. AS the terms OF W. B. Lud-
low and Rev. W. b. f. Lynch as members Of the
County Board OF Education will expire on July
1st, they were reelected for the ensuing term.
A bridge was ordered built at The extension Of
East Sixteenth street. across Sausal Creek 10
Frultvale avenue. j. III. Church Sr. decided to
the county strip 6Ox90 feet for the purpose OF
building The bridge.
the hraring of estates, the willis of A. z. Scott
j. Ii. Drake, f. BieymaD, j. Chester, Annie Lee
and Abigail Haynes were admitted TO probate.
SIGNED BY THE MAYOR.
Mayor Glascoek has signed the water-rate Or
dlnance adopted by The City Council last week.
He accompanied The ordinance viii lengthy
statement OF his reasons i3r doing So referring
lis Improvement and the promises OF the COM
pany, through its officers, to further improve IL,
and also mad- allusion TO The difficulty IN
tanning the value OF the cumpany's franchise
under the supreme Court decision. He believed
from showing OF the financial condition OF the
company lildl Inc o1uIDdHce pdSSeu ala not give
return off more than q per cent on the COM
pany's investment.
Rev. G. W. Boutwell, DID, and family left
OaklAnd last evening for New York via the
northern route, he having recently resigned tie
pastoral charge OF the Chase street COugrega-
iional Church at West Oakland. Rev j. H. j.
Rice of Berlin Heights, Ohio. Is expected this
week to take charge of the church as pastor.
The revenue OF Oakland WAS Increased during
the month of May by Sl4,57S 10 in license fees,
of which sum Sl3, 100 was for selling liquor.
II
The idea OF charteslng a train 10 carry the
delegates TO the quarterly convention Of tile
Young Peoples Society OF Christian Endeay0r of
Alameda County at Haywards tonight has been
abandoned, and buses have been secured in
sufficient number TO carry those intending TO 90,
individual Responsibility" is tie topic for dis
cussion.
Articles of Incorporation OF the Oakland Auc-
tion House have been filed. with Oakland real
estate men as stockholders. The Directors are
w. W. Blow, j. FL. Mcdonald, w. E. Barnard,
W. r. Thomas and W. W. Cannon. The capital
stock is $780, 900, in 1000 shares OF $50 each.
The purposes are 10 conduct The buying and sell
ing OF real estate chattes, bonds, etc, at private
sale or public auction.
The Oakland and Berkeley Rand Transit
Company Is Sill investigating The different cleo
trical systems for propelling cars.
There Is no boom In Oakland. but one firm sold
lots for an aggregate of $4,000 during The
month Of May.
The house OF w. S. Lewis on Fifth street was
entered by burglars and articles of clothing and
jewelry stolen.