The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-27
HAPPENINGS
ACROSS THE BAY.
Republican Primaries Pass Off in
aQuiet Manner.
The Jordan Men Get Decided setback-Lake
Merritt Boulevard-An Electrical
Company's Franchise.

quietly Yesterday. There was considerable
interest manifested at the polls in each
ward between the followers of W. W. Nor
row and II. II. Markham for Governor, but
the voting was quietly done. The follow
ing delegates were elected:
First Ward-C. {. Shook. E. c. Culver.
A. A. Williamson, f. L. Walcott, j. L.
Jeffres, John Gohrman. There was no op-
position to this ticket, which was nearly If
not solid for Morrow.
Second Ward-Markham ticket-M. c.
Chapman, t. W. Hall, A. L. Frick and j.
\. Bonham.
Third Ward-Morrow ticket-F. c. STRAIT
ton, Giles ii. Gray, w. Ii. ChiekeriDg and
j. s. White.
Fourth Ward - Morrow ticket-H. A.
Powell, Eli S. Denison, II. ii. Myers and
c. 0. OFT.
Fifth Ward-Morrow ticket-Victor ii.
AIetcalf ard j. L. johnson. No Markham
ticket in this ward
Sixth WaTd-Markham tcket-William
Watkinson and Harry Inwall.
Seventh WaTd-Morrow tickets. II.
Melvin. j. W. Phillips, a. j. McGovern and
r. +. Crist.
Councilman Cannon was challenged by
| Mike Hallahan in the Second Ward, on ac-
count OIL his DblDS tItCltu VI iut IIAILVHo
| ticket tG the Council last year, but he sWore
| his vote in.
The Markham men admit that they will
| not have more than ten votes from this
county at Sacramento on the tlrst ballot,
but claim that they made no fight, as they
| realized that it would be useless. They
| say that the result IS nOta blow at Mark
| ham but at Jordan, who aspres to the
| nomination for observation-disclosures, and
| who is not in favor with the people OF his
own county.
LAKE MERRITT BOULEVARD.
At a conference held between Mayor
| Glascock, City Attorney Johnson, Commits
| sioner OF Public " Orks Fitzgerald, all at
tOrneyS, and Councilman Cannon. 1t has
| been decided that II Is unnecessary to ln-
| clude the Lake Merritt boulevard or the
| West Oakland Park in the bond ordinance,
because an additional tax levy can be made
| for the purpose under the Park and Boule-
! ward Act, and the Interest, As well rs dis
| count on bonds can be saved to the city.
| No definite acllOn or Recommendation was
made.
| Mrs Blanche May Walkerley has applied
! to both the City and County Boards OF
! Equalization for a reduction OF the assess
meut on her homestead at East Oakland.
| She wants the real property assessment OF
| $4,000 reduced to $780, the improvements
| from 5000 to $500, and the personal prop
| erty from Sl225 to $50.
The executor OF The Adams estate has
made proposition to deed TO the city al!
| the land the municipality claims inside OF
! the line OF the proposed boulevard around
| Lake Merritt. A survey has been made by
| an engineer for the estate, and plat ae-
companies the tender.
| The amount OF damages refused by
! Edward Gill for the opening of Filbert
street across the five blocks was S3264. The
| city now proposes to condemn 1t by sui.
y COURSE OF SIX LECTURES.
n ft,h hoe
| arranged for a course OF SIX lectures by
! Professors LIE Conte, Soule, Putzker, Gay
| ley, Bacon and HOwison of the State Uni
| versity. They are to be finished before the
| holidays
1t is proposed to place a cesspool in
! Eighth street, between Broadway and
| Washington, because there Is no sewer III
! Eighth street. A pouitice pavement was
! recently put down on the street. Ihere Is
| protest against the ceSspoOl Ill the center
| OF the city.
Mrs. Josephine E. Frierburg has sued for
a divorce from Clarence fTierburg. She
alleges that her husband spent one-hat OF
her money and spends his time with other
women and neglecting her. They were
married in Chicago and have one child.
Mrs. Mary Ann Huff Of Liyermore has
been committed to AguewS Asylum. She
is the wife of George HUI and had been Ill
the County iniirmary at San Leandro.
LOTTERY DEALERS BAIL.
Since tie cash bail OF the arrested Chi
| nese lottery dealers has been raised to $500
| by the Police Judge their friends DO not
come forward so readily. a number of
| them forfeited $50 to the city on the pre-
| vions charges. Only one of the five ar
| rested on Tuesday last has secured his
| freedom on bail.
| William Fowler, aged y. was found wan
| dering around in the grounds OF DR.. Mer-
! rift yesterday. He said that Dr. Merritt
| had married his niece, and he wanted him
to give him money. He WAS taken to the
| City Prison on suspicion of insanity.
All Him has forfeited $3.50 cash bail in
| the Superior Court of Alameda County. on
a charge of attempted bribery OF Constahl lie
| Lamp. The Sheriff cannot find him.
Harry Beck was arrested at the Oakland
| backgrounds on warrant from San Jose,
| and sent to that city in charge OF an officer,
on a charge of petty larceny.
\ o clew has been obtained to the footpads
| who assaulted i. b. Espej0 of Berkeley Fri
| day evening al West Oakland.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FRANCHISE.
| The Edison Electrical Company of Oak
| land has issued prospectus. 1t applied
! some time ago for franchise but failed to
! get 1t. II has since bought out the Flee
| trio Light and Motor Company and will alb
| sorb it. IL is said it will soon be incorpOr-
! ated with a capital stock of S5000o0 The
! motor c5mrany's franchise, acquired by
| the new company, runs AZ years. The Edi-
| son system will be used for incandeScent
| lights and the Brush for street lights.
The Alameda County Army and Navy
| Republican League gave campfire Friday
| night in DANA Hall, at which II. T. Smith,
! Colonel OF the league. acted as tOast-mas-
| ter. Speeches were made over coffee, beans
! and hard-tac by Judge Gibson, W. Il. Da-
| Wis, H. NJ. Van Amman, Captain Storrie,
! w. Il. II. Hussey and others.
| The Board of Public Works has ordered
! the dra y ing of plans for the new engine
EfltAlnfh ~
| Hall II is to cost $4,000.