The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-21
ACROSS THE BAY.
Issues Joined i'm a Suit Against
Oakland City.
Outstanding Municipal Bonds The Bitumen
on Washin gton Street-County Jail
Iror-Work Contract

land against Edward Gill have been joined
and the case SET for trial on the 10Th prox.
Mr.. Gill has large nurseries, to condemn
which the city autnoriti es appointed COM
mission for the opening of Filbert street.
The damages were not sufficient to c0mpen-
safe Mr. Gill for his losses, and he refused
to accept them. The city then sued to con-
denim the property. which is between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty eighth streets.
Mr.. Gill has greenhouses with valuable
plants upon it.
The Oakland Republican Alliance will go
down TO San Jose this evening in uniform
and with lis torches. The Army and Navy
Republican League will also go as an escort
to Comrade Markham.
James NJ Brady, City Clerk, and tie
Democratic candidate for the State Board of
Equalization, has returned from trip to his
old Ii ONE in Canada.
oAKLAND's BITUMENIZED STREET.
Some complaints have been made that the
bitumen being laid ON Washington street is
too soft, but the contractor Says that II is
because it has been opened up to traffic too
soon and that it will become hard enough.
Tie block between Seventh and Eighth
streets is completed and was opened up to
travel before it was forty-eight hours down.
About 5000 was realized by the ladies of
st. Francis de Sales parish at the fair,
which closed last Saturday evening. The
cane to the proprietor of the most popular
evening newspaper was awarded to the
Tribune by 500 votes out of a total Of 41l6
1t having been stated that an assessment
for political purposes had been levied on
the clerks and carriers of the Oakland Post
Office, the Postmaster. clerks aud carriers
all deny the impeachment.
Isaac Collins was restored to capacity by
Judge Greene yesterday. He was in Stock
ton asylum from March 21st to May 81, 1889.
OUTSTANDING BONDS.
In response to request from the City
Council. Auditor Snow has sent commune
cation to that body, showing that there are
167 bonds of $1,000 each, bearing per cent
per annum interest, issued September %,
1882, and maturing October /, 1895, but may
be called in in lots of one or more at any
time and the interest stopped. The amount
in the Bond Redemption Fund now is S27, 2G3
The Council Of Federated Trades has sent
letters to the candidates for Legislative honors
in this county, asking them whether they
will support ballot reform. In addition to
this they have prepared pledge, which the
candidates will be asked to sign.
An enthusiastic Republican meeting was
held Mt Hansen's Hall, West Oakland, last
evening. Addresses were delivered by NJ.
c. Chapman, Fred A. Campbell and Charles
L. Shook.
The members of the Scottish clans are or
ganizing fIaternal aud beneficiary society
in Oakland
AN INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
The temporary injunction granted few
days ago against the Board of Supervisors
of Alameda County and Z. Ii. McGrew, re-
Straining the former from completing the
award of the contract to the latter for the
iron work of the addition 10 the County
Jail, was dissolved Yesterday by Judge Glib
sou. The firm of Bigelow q Little claims
that it was the lowest bidder and should
have had the contract.
Judge Ellsworth granted a divorce to
Theodore Sherwood from Frances Sher-
wood on the ground of desertion. Sherwood
came to California two years ago, from Chi
cage, leaving his wife with the understand
ing that as soon as he had secured q home
she would join him, but she has, according
to the testimony, refused to come.
Judge Ellsworth has sentenced NJ. Dwyer
Of Temescll to one year Imprisonment in
the County Jail for assault to do bodily harm
on Richard O'Donnell in the formers sa-
loon. O'DOnnelfs leg was broken.
There was large gathering of the inter
rifed at Germania Hall last evening TO hear
L. 3. Pond and w. w. Foote speak
Tile Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
Company will try the HOsklns yapOr motor
on its tracks.
DoG-FIGHT INTERRUPTED.
Sheriff Hale, Deputy Hannifn and Secre-
tary Theobaid of the Humane Society made
raid last night on Johnny Meagher's re-
sort at Butchertown and interrupted dog
fight. One of the dogs was captured as evil
dence, and the names of fifteen spectators
were taken down. They will be arrested
to-day on warrants.
Alameda.
The Postoffice will be moved into its new
quarters in the Boehmer Building to-mor-
row.
Judgment as prayed for was given yester-
day in the suit of Jak Williams against the
Terrace Bathing Association Tor eryiceS as
swimming teacher.
The Board Of Supervisors has ordered ex-
tensive repairs to be made on the Bay Farm
Island Bridge, and the work will commence
tomorrow. About sixty of the piles Will be
taken out and new ones put in.
Three blocks of land owned by Senator
W. NJ. Stewart, bounded by Buena Vista
avenue and the Atlantic avenue boulevard,
Stanford and Twentieth Chestnut Streets
have been subdyided into building lots and
VIII be sold at auction next month.
a shoemaker named TylleSon living on
Buena Vista avenue, near Eleventh street.
was taken with Il fit of dizziness While riding
on the front platform of a Street-car from
Oakland on Saturday night. and fell on the
Webster-street roadway He rolled under
the car and wheel passed over foot,
severely cutting it, and amputation may
have to be reSOrTed to.
At the meeting Of the City Trustees last
evening, motion prevailed asking the
railroad company to change the present
names to the stations to correspond to the
numbers on the cross streets at which they
are located. Mr.. Mastick strenu0usly OPP
posed this action. saying that the people
should first be heard IN the matter, Stating
that he would be wiling to sign petition
asking the railroad not to make the change,
although requested by majority of the
Trustees. Action on the resolution of inten-
ton to grade and curb High street went
over for another week to the great disap-
pointment of several property owners.