The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-27
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
A Meeting of the Board of County
Supervisors.
Dssertion and Support in Divorcs-Mors Fran.
chises Wanted-Tempsrance Women
in Politics.

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teiday adopted resolution requiring the Contra
Costa Water Company to furnish statement to
the board by July LIST containing the names, resi-
dences and location of all the rate-payers OF The
corporation other than In any city OF town in the
county, also a detailed list OF all canals,
bitches, fumes, water-cloSets and all prop
erty actually used and useful to the APP
preparation and furnishing OF water In the
county, belonging to the water company,
together with their value. and statement OF the
annual reasonable expenses including cost OF
repairs, management and operation OF the water
works, and statement OF the annual
gross receipts OF the corporation from all sources,
the statements and lists to be verified by tue Of
ficers of the company. The claim of The South
Pacific Coast Railroad Company for repairs on
the Webster-street bridge was rejected, as the
franchise OF the company provides that II shall
keep the bridge in repair, with Tie exception o
the floor. Tie new liquor license ordinance re-
strIctiGg the sale OF iutoxicants inside of cities
and towns was passed. The license fee remains
at $50 per quarter, as in the old ordinance, but
the provisions OF the new law arc very strict
with reference TO the sale TO minors and DRINKS.
Ii also requires the closing at midnight
A nine-year-old boy named Thomas Mars, re-
siding in San Francisco, had MS left ann crushed
by falling alongside the track OF the Piedmont
horse-cars on Piedmont way. it WAS so badly
crushed by the wheels that 1t had TO be ampu-
tated at The Fabiola Hospital.
PULLING QUESTION.
A puzzllng question has come up in the su-
peror Court of Alameda County. The code
provides that in suit for divorce for deserton
such deSerIlon must be proven 10 have been OF
q years duration. Another provision IN The
code states that a suit may DO brought for
maintenance by the wife on the ground of deser-
ton without divorce. but tie desertIon must be
complete, which wOuld Indicate that IL must be OF
years duration as under the other provision.
In The mentioned the litigants have not
been married one year. and the question is, Must
tDe vile walt until she can prove years ueSet-
ton before she can apply for an order TO compel
the husband TO provide for her maintenance?
The Oakland and Be- kelley Rapid Transit
Company has petltiOned tue County Supervisors
for three electric s1reet-rali cad franchises 10
connect with Its Oakland franchise ON Grove
street. One OF these runs to West, another to
East Berkeley, and the lhid TO ClaremUnt. Tie
petition was referred 10 the Franchise Com
miltee.
Lena Chaplin of Oakland has gone to Stockton
TO sue for a divorce from NJ. Ii. Chaplin on The
ground OF deSertton.
WoMENs TEMPERANCE UNION.
In an address by Miss Mary +. LalhrOp, who
Is III Oakland IN the Interest OF the nOu-pa rtIsan
element OF the W. e. I. u she stated that
shortly ailer II was announced that she would
come 10 California she received at Denver a let
ter from certain minister vi the gospel In Oak
land, IN which he said; =" Don't you dare 10
come TO California, you scarlet woman of Baby
lon-yOu hand-palnted JeZebel." Continuing.
she said: If connection with political parties"
referring to the movement 10 make the W. &. L.
U. an adjunct OF the Prohibition party, - ill.,
cuicateS such feelings as these where Christian
love, f0IbeaTanee ana peace and good Will should
exist, isn't 1t high tine we got away from poll
tics?''
Al tile meeting Of the Board OF Education last
evening The appointment OF committees made by
President Fish TWO weeks ago was ratified.
The board refused 10 adopt The resolutions with
reference 10 The annual election of teachers.
Harry GOImau, who drove The buggy of Dr.
j: z. Relay up lie road about ten days ago,
pleaded gully to grand larceny yesterday and
Judge Ellsworth gave Linn four years In Folsom.
WORKING HOME FOR WOMEN.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union OF
Oakland having at recent meeting discussed
the establishment OF Working MOmans Home
Rev. T.. W. Mendte, one Of the Trustees of the
Chabot ShellerlDg Home, suggests that as the
Trustees have set apart half OF the building at
Oak and Fallon streets 1t would seem a waste Of
funds to open another. lie recommends that
the W. Z. /. U. resuseitate its Home for Re-
formed Drlnkingmen, which did SO much good
for a time.
Police officer H. B. Rand was suspended yes
terday by Chief Of Police Iompkins Tor alleged
dIsobedience OF orders. He had charge OF the
Chain gang and, 1t Is said, refused TO lake the
gang, consisting only OF three, out TO work on the
street when ordered TO do so by Captain Wilson.
here has not been the best OF feeling between
the Chief and MI. Rand since the former relieved
the latter OF his position as day jailer,
concert will be gwen TINS evening by the
pupils or Mills College at the college, commence
Ing at Z 80 O'Clock. The O'Clock train from
San Francisco Will take those who desire 10 at
tend, and q train Will return from Seminary Park
Eli Denison OF Oakland has received his com
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