The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-27
ACROSS THE BAY.
No Compromise by Carpenters or
Builders.
A High-Handed Proceeding by the Police.
Brick Maker Merrill Inso,vent-The
Estimated Assessment

The following correspondence has passed be-
tween the unions interested and the Mlllmens
Protective Association:
SAN FRANCISCO June 5, 1890
Al meeting OF represenIatYe s OF Unions Mons nos.
80 OF Oakland ana Union No. 529 of Berkeley, of
the Brotherhood or Carpenters and JOiners of
America the Amalgamated Carpenters and Join
ers, the contemporaries Association of San Fran
cisco. the Wood-molders' and Machine-men's Union
OF San Francisco and the Machine-men's Assoea-
tion of Oakland, held at the Eight-hour League
rooms SS4 Howard street. this cate, the following
was unanimously adopted:
Rescued That we notify the Millmen's Protective
Association the Pacific Coast and the Builders
Association of San francisco and Oakland that on
and after August J. 1890, eight hours shall con-
stitute a days work in all mills, and Will be
Yours, etc P. j. WELLS, Chairman.
5. A. DEcKARD, Secretary, 76o Howard street.
In reply thereto the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That from this time forward until fur
ther notice we shall mills heretofore. and
fed with the number of hours for any other
cause ind our service disagreeable shall at once
quit work and better their condition if they
This is free country and every man is at liberty If
he has not signed away his freedom, to do as he
pleases, always providing thathe does not infringe
upon his neighbours rights.
ResoUed, Further, that when the various organlza-
lions named in the said communication can prove
TO US that all mills manufacturing building
terials for san Francisco, Oakland, Alameda and
Berheiey are working not more than nine hours per
day 1t will be time enough for us to take their de-
mand for eight hours per day under Amusement and
to confer with them regarding the proposed change
Until that time we respectfully decline to consider
W. j. THOMPSON, President.
VIM. n. MILLER, Secretary.
San Francisco June u, 1880
The trouble between tile carpenters and build
ers, which was thought TO be in a fair way of
settlement did not seem quite as favorable yes
terday. A joint committee from the two associa-
tiOns has met, but as yet nothing definite has
been settled upon as basis OF compromise.
neither being inclined 10 yield The Builders
Association offered 10 tie union that If Tue latter
would resciud its resolutions prohibiting mem
bers OF the union from handling mill work man
ufactured in mills woI king more than eight hours
per day, and compelling all union men to aban-
don jobs on which non-uniOn men are employed,
it would rescnd It's resolutions that no work.
m an would be employed who left one job TO en-
gage upon another where he would receive bet
Ter wages. The carpenters say that the first
matter Is not III their hauds as there is now 4
conference between their union and the Mill
workers Association OF San Francisco with
reference TO the matter. Ire second is not u
transient matter 10 be disposed Of very easily,
but Is Claimed as principle established by the
bylaws aud VIII have TO be acted upon by lie
body itself
-. a big meeiiug OF the carpenters was held last
evening at Getmania Hall, at which the situation
WAS discussed. AS eally as O'Clock large
crowd con gTegated at the corner OF Broadway
and Tenth street discussing The situation. The
carpenters adjourned at 1880 O'clock, after
long discussion OF what they called The - black
listing resolution " Of tie Builders Protective
ordering all members OF the union 10 refuse to
20 10 Work this IRrniug for any member OF the
Builders Association, who would not sign
paper repudIaling Tie so-calied biackllstng
resolution. The carpenters claim that il pre-
vents them from lettering their condition by re-
celviDg more wages when the opportunity offers.
y HIGH-HASDED PROCEEDING.
John Sergis 4 Christian jew from the Malabar
Coast of India, was arrested on Thursday night
without warrant by the police and compelled
10 remain all night in the City Prison. His little
daughter, who was IN the house where he Is
stopping, would not allow him TO go without
her. so she also was all night IN the CITY Prison.
SeTgs' name having been entered on the small
book. An attorney mad a hard time TO obtain an
interview with him yesterday morning. Finally
tie prisoner was allowed 10 20, no complaint
having been filed. He was hauled at midnight
out OF a house where lie was stopping and
booked Ouly on suspclon-suspicon OF what The
man AT The head OF The Oakland Police Depart.
nenL viii hot say. SeTgis is Seyenth-day Adj
VeniisI, anu they are 50 much exercised over The
arrest mat a suit for damages is talked of.
The Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department
refused 10 approve The plans Tor j. A. A. san
der's brick building. on the corner OF Ninth and
Franklin streets, on the ground that they are
Insufficient aud the building would not be safe
one.
The eubrolls OF the local Democracy were
closed on Wednesday evening. The election for
delegates To The county convention on Saturday
took place in The clubs last night. Ii is believed
that 4 solid English delegate was elected.
BADLY SCARED ONLY.
S. A. Harvey of O64 Wood street, West Oak
land, accidentally took a slice Uf meat from a
shell IN Inc Cupboard on winch his VIE IlaQ put
spoke 10 his wife about it. She was frightened
vile II she discovered he had eaten piece of her
rat bait, but physician called in aud proper
anIidotes administered. A bad scare was the
only damage done fortunately.
w. b. Merrill, pioueer brick maker of Ala
media County, filed a petition in Insolvency yes
terdaY His liabilities are s4095 10. He has
personal property valued at $1,000. and home
stead valued at $4,000 on Linden street, Oak
land, mortgaged for $500 He has been at
brek-making In Oakland since the spring of |
1851, aud IS the man who refused 10 allow the
health authorities 10 remove his daughter from
his house duiing the smallpox epidemic year |
Frederick O. Layman in his Will gave his |
widow niece of properly on jackson street in
San Francisco The property is described incor- |
rectIy in The VIII, and she has applied TO have |
the mistake corrected, so That tue title TO Tie
land VIII not be clouded
lie Oakland real estate dealers and insurance |
agents have ag:eed 10 close their offices on FIJI
day ana Saturday July 4lh and 0lh so as 10 |
give the clerks TWO days holiday.
The members of Temescal Grange OF Oakland |
Will hold picnic al Oak Grove on the 4th Of
July.
CITY COUNCIL TOPICS
AT the special meeting of tie CITY Council the
ordinance authorizing the Board OF Public |
Works 10 expend S11,500 in recOnstructing lhe
City Wharf was finally passed, An ordinance TO
expend $4,000 in the Improvement of The
welIth- street dam across the estuary at the
mouth Of Lake Merritt WAS passed TO print after |
a long discussion as TO whether OF not the Edison
Adams estate could be made to pay It's pro rata for
tile work. The OF dnance accepting the bid OF the
Oakland Gasqht ana Heat Company for the |
ensuing year finally passed
William Mann yesterday sued L. G. Needer
and others 10 recover $3.50, alleging that Veeder
entered into contract with Ii. II. Adams by |
which the latter was 10 erect building Tor nun
at cost OF S2659 Tie $3.50 is due Mann for |
mill work, aud lie wants II made claim against |
the building.
Antonio Garcia has been charged with an as. |
saut 10 murder ANGELA ColosiO al PieasantOn |
wit b d shotgun on tuesday,, and lodged III the |
Al ameda County jail. He IS charged, also, with |
ikt harn I Ita N.Aad IN unha hnftI
The Tour benevolent societies cleared SIT rs |
each out OF The Fiedermaus entertainment at |
the Oakland Theater on last Monday evening.
CITY ASSESSMENT.
1t is estimated that the city assessment for the |
present year VIII be about 100000, which |
Will be about s2,000.000 above that OF last year.
Ii Is believed this is much less than IL should be,
and that the total should be at least O,0OO,O 00
or S12,oo0,000 more.
Ii is SAID that there is prospect that the ordi-
nance calling municipal election TO vote upon |
issue OF bonds to pay Tor Improvements may be |
passed at lie meeting Of the Council on July 7th |
The Council is Row discussing whether the Sec |
tion relating TO The ciy's ownership of the poles
and VINES for electric lighting Will he Included |
III The call.
night that YuDg Gee Sing Game to bis death from |
Injuries Iecelved al lie hands OF Thomas Nee. |
The section boss. Nee Is now In the county jail |
charged with murder.
he first blast OF the new Phoenix Foundry at |
Fist and Castro streets was taken of yesterday |
afternoon In the presence OF county and city |
officials and other invited guests
A son Il James Smythe, aged IA years, has |
died from The effects OF eating cherries and swat |
lowing Tie pits, a surgical operation having |
failed TO relieve him. /
Alameda.
The saloon-cense OF 5000 rer month Will be- |
come due on July 1st.
The Alameda Boat Club Is making pTepara- !
tons for a bail to be given in Park Opera House |
during tile latter part of July.
Tie dredger at work on the excavation of the |
is making rapid progress.
The railroad company is putting In deraling |
switch Oh the Alameda side of The Alice street |
bridge. When the draw Is opened no train can |
enter Oh the bridge the rails aie spread and |
the train will run off the track on level land.
The census enlmerators for Alameda have
dOue their work very carefully and u GOOD show
Ing is expected. They have about finished their
lab0rs, although they have until next Monday