The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-17
ACROSS THE BAY.
An Electric Road Between Oak
land and Berkeley.
Temescal Sends in Decided Protest-Sale of
McClure's Military Ecadsmy-A Justice
Of the Peace Taken to Task.

At the meeting of the Alameda County
Board OF Supervisors yesterday three fran
cbiSes were granted to the Oakland and
Berkeley Rapid Transit Company in the
territory under the jurisdiction of the
board between Oakland and Berkeley, and
as follows:
From Grove street from the crossing OF the
northern boundary line of the city of Oakland,
norlherly along Grove street to Forty-seventh;
then commencing where Harper street intersects
Stanford avenue $50 feet 10 The intersection OF
Adeline and Grove streets.
Commencing on Grove street at the intersec-
ton of the northerly boundary line OF tile city
OF Oakland. running northerly along Grove
street to FortY-seventb street, along Forty
seventh street TO Sbstttck avenue, along Shat
street TO Claremont avenue. along Claremont
avenue TO College avenue to the southern bound
airy line OF the town OF Berkeley.
Gu Grove street at the crossing OF the northern
boundary line OF The city OF Oakland running
along Grove street TO FOrtysevenih, along
Forly-seVenih street to Shattuck avenue, north
erly along Shattuck avenue to the southern
boundary line OF the town of Berkeley.
The three ordinances will take effect fif-
teen days from the day of their passage,
and the bond in each case was fixed at S10,-
600. Each ordinance was amended to pro-
vide that the company, after five days no.
tlce to repair or improve the streets used by
its tracks, shall forfeit to the county $40
per day for each day it shall neglect to COM
ply with the provisions of the section, The
road will be operated by electricity and will
run from Second street and Broadway to
Franklin, Oakland, to Thirteenth, to Grove,
to the northern boundary line of Oakland,
and thence by the routes mentioned to
Berkeley. The roadbed is already laid from
Franklin and Thirteenth streets to the city
limits, and is now being laid on Franklin
street. The fare to Berkeley will be 5 cents.
A PROTEST FROM TEMEsCAL.
A protest has been signed by number of
citizens of Temescal to the Board of Super
visors of the county in the following words:
We, the undersigned citizens. do hereby pro-
test against renewal OF the license to j. Ii.
Church Jr., at the corner OF Forteth street and
Telegraph avenue, the objection being his former
character and the kind OF business he is carrying
on at the present time, where questionable
characters. both male and female, congregate.
Furthermore. We object, there being nineteen or
twenty saloons in Temescal 10 a little over 400
voters, without police protection.
The matter was referred to the Judiciary
Committee: Church's application for re-
newal OF his license is not yet in.
An organization of the citizens of the
Temescal, Peralta and Claremont school
districts will be perfected at Workmen's
Hall. Claremont and Telegraph avenues,
this evening, to see that the provisions of
the new lauor-license ordinance are COM
piled with.
The Beulah Park Camp-meeting Assoca-
ton yesterday petitioned the Superior
Court to be allowed to sell strip of land
belonging to it, but outside Of the park
reservation.
The Wentworth Boot and Shoe Factory,
which has been idle since the 4th inst, has
started up again.
A COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION.
An investigation of charges of running a
disorderly place against Jackson 81 Dixon,
colOred salo0n-keepers. was held by Coun-
cllmen Evans, Cannon and Kirk as COM
mittee. One member of the committee OBJ
Jected to Chief OF Police T0mpkins' cross
examination of witnesses and. as it Is the
business of the police to keep posted on
these matters, the Chief, who has been
watching the place, was indignant. The
majority of the committee allowed him to
bring out the testimony he desired on cross
examination. The committee took the mat
ter under advisement.
City Superintendent of Schools c. w.
MeClymonds has appointed A. Megahan as
temporary Deputy Superintendent, vice G.
NJ. Fisher, who is taking few weeks va
cation.
The trial of All In on charge Of perjury
for swearing that he didn't sell lottery