The morning call., 1890-04-05
ALAMEDA.
The Artesian Water Service VIII Not Be
Increased.

The Artesian Water Service VIII Not Be
Increased.
Dr. John T. Mclean has presented the
Public Library with five valuable books.
Charles Sturm, ex- District Engineer of the
Second District, Alameda Fire Department,
was presented with handsome gold badge
by Whidden Hose Company last Thursday
evening.
Mrs Helen NJ. Hooper has sued for d.
vorce from w. 81. Hooper for failure to
provide. Hooper was the keeper Of Hotel
Merritt. Oakland, but about year and a
half ago became ins0lVent. Mrs. Hooper
resides here.
The Board of Education has elected Mrs
j. 5. Babson teacher in the Haight School,
vice Mrs. Fred Castle (nee O'Brien) re-
signed. Miss Agnes was elected teacher of
the school at the corner of Railroad avenue
ana Prospect street, and Miss Violet a.
Francis general substitute teacher
Mrs. Josephine Adams has entered new
suit for divorce from W. II. Adams. A
former suit was dismissed few days ago
because she could not prove that he had the
ability TO provide for her. She now alleges
desertion as the cause for divorce.
The question of a children's playground
is under consideration by the Improvement
Association, and it will be the special or
der OF business at the next meeting Ala
media has no park, and 1t Is proposed to
supply this deficiency by obtaining some
land, which viii! be fitted up for the use Of
children.
The Masonic Hall Association has aban-
dOned the plan of erecting three-story
brick building at the corner of Park street
and Alameda avenue, but will instead erect
a two-story brick and stone building, Cox
100 Feet which will cost $4,000 There
will be three stores on the Park-street front
and in the second story there win be two
halls. The original plan was abandoned
| because of the COSt-S50. UO0
| At the monthly meeting of the Board of
| Health last evening Health Officer Mclean
| reported that there were twelve deaths dur
ing the month of March, which gave an an
nual death rate of l4.4 per 1000, on an esti-
mated population of 10000 Plumbing
| Inspector Schultz reported that he had ex-
! amined the plumbing of twenty-one new
houses during March, and had inspected the
construction Of twenty Side-Sewer connec-
| tons with houses.
Some of the pupils of Miss Cohen. a
teacher in the Haight School, sought to
play Joke on her on April 1St by putting
a live mouse III her lunch-basket She did
not discover the intruder until the next
day when she was on the ferry-bOat. She
had occasion To take something out of her
basket when the mouse appeared, and in
her fright she let her basket drop from her
hand and it fell overheard. In it was her
Communication ticket.
AT The meeting Of the Improvement Asso-
citation on Thursday evening, Dr. j. Z. Me-
Lean called attention to the fact that Oak
land, Stockton. San Jose and other cities of
the State were being considered by Con-
gress Ill the matter OF public buildings, and
lie did not see why Alameda should not
nave an appropriation. a committee was
appointed, consisting of DR.. Mclean,
MeSsrs. Waymire, Bartlett, Payne and
| Hlrsfeldt, to prepare 4 petition for an ap-
| preparation.
Captain II. r. Thompson, proprietor of
the Artesian Water works, has given or
ders not to lay any more pipes or to in
crease the service in any respect. This
Will work hardship on many property
owners of streets on which mains are not
laid, and such streets ara in all parts of
| thecIty. For some time applications have
been made almost daily at the office of the
water-WorkS Tor an extension of the Sery-
| Ice, but have been met with positive re-
| fusas. In some cases the erection of
| houses dependent upon the laying of the
| pipes and the contemplated improveme u Is
| were abandoned, and unless there is a
change in the policy of Captain Thompson.
| the progress OF Alameda Will be seriously
| retarded. He states that he has not been
properly treated by the City Trus tees.
The rates, as fixed by them, give return
of but Z Y per cent on the capital invested
in the plant, and lie thinks that he is en-
titled to at least per cent. He has been
| devoting the income from the plant to its
enlargement, and he thinks that it is time
that 1t should pay him something.
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