The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
An Enterprising Burglar Is Ar
rested at Last.
Estimates for Street Work-Mors School Build.
ings Wanted-The vrooman Residence
Sold-Alameda.

Samuel j. Thomas, a young colored man
was arrested at 2:30 o cock yesterday morn.
ing by Officers Hamerton and Turney while
hiding in doorway at Eighteenth and
| West streets. He was examined and bur-
glars tools were found on him. He also
had in his pocket some jewelry which was
| identified as having been stolen. He adj
mitted yesterday having burglarized several
houses lately, and pointed them out when
taken around in buggy. He is supposed
| to have been the one who attempted num-
| Der of burglaries, but was driven off before
he accomplished his purpose. William
| Lycurgus, who had been arrested few
days previously. was discharged yesterday
The Oakland Railroad Company has re-
ceived new cable for its Broadway and
San Pablo avenue line, measuring six and
three-quarter miles and weighing forty-hye
tons. 1t is the third cable made for the
company, and will be held il reserve until
the present cable is worn out, which may
be year or more. as it has not been in use
year yet
Jeanette Lund yesterday afternoon sued
Marinus C.sLund for divorce on the ground
of intemperanee Lund is general COM
mission merchant on Market street, San
Francisco, but resides in Oakland
ESTIMATES FOR STREET WORK.
Superintendent of Streets Jesse Wall has
file his estimate with the Board of Public
Works, asking an appropriation OF So9,0o9
| for the ensuing year, of which there is Ior
| streets, bitumlnOus croSS-Waks, stone pipe,
| ETC., $40, 10S, street sprinkling 81. 100,
| wages twenty-siX men SIS, S92. water Sli,-
! 296. sewers S9013, parks S15,553
A petition is in circulation asking the
City Council to provide for funds for the
erection of more school-buildingS, by the
Board of Education. owing to the present
crowded condition OF the schools.
Marx Franklin ct al. yesterday sued a. ,.
Wolff ct al. to recover $1,000 and interest
for one year on promlSsory note ana TO
foreclose mortgage on certain lots In Inc
Hathaway Tract, Eden Township.
The resignation of Rev. j. Is. Sileox, OIL
the Pilgrim Congregational Church, has
finally, been accepted, and committee Oh
feur chosen to secure another pastor.
Rev. DR.. Mclean will arrive home this
morning, and a reception will be rendered
him in the parlors of his church-the First
COngregational-thi evening
The estate of Felix Bamberger, deceased.
has been appraised at $500,
JOHN D. WILLIAMS ESTATE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams yesterday petit
toned for letters teStamentary on the estate
of her late husband. John ID. Williams.
She is the sole heir and legatee. The estate
is valued at Soz,UUU, consisting OIL rtal pIoP-
erty in Oakland and Tehama County.
The first arrest by the Alameda County
Humane Society was made yesterday, when
DR.. K. W. Meek was arrested on the COM
plant of Secretary Theobold, for alleged
unnecessary severity in whipping Percy
Ballou, his sisters child.
The cornerstone of the new Unitarian
Church at Fourteenth and Castro streets
will be laid on the 10th inst. with imp posing
ceremonies by the Masonic Order.
Mrs. Henry Vrooman has sold her Clare
mont residence to Nancy NJ. Alillett IL is
valued at $4,000 and has been exchanged
for property on Thirteenth and Jefferson
streets and bonus.
The Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
Company has not yet decided on the route
from the Oakland city limits to Berkeley.
There are three routes surveyed.
DISSATISFIED RESIDENTS.
The residents of West Oakland are not
satisfied with the appropriation for the new
park. They say that instead of twenty
acres it should be fifty or seYenty-fiye, or at
least all between Peralta and Adeline
streets and north or south from Eighteenth
street to Twenty-frst. The present amount
they think will do little good.
The Eighth-Street walk has not been conf
pleted, as was expected, on account Of the
non-arriyal of planking, but VIII be III a
few days.