The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-06
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
The Body of a Suicide Found al
Highland Park.
Surveys Prepared for the Lake Merritt Boule-
vard-Postefice Observation-Disclosures
Annual Report

C. W. Gilbert, who resides at Highland
| Park. found the body Of a man in the park
Yesterday morning as he was going to his
| business in San Francisco. The Coroner
| was notified and the remains removed to
| the Morgue. There was bullet-hole in
| the center of the forehead, evidently made
! by the 3S-caliber British bulldog pistol
| living on the ground. The deceased was
| about six feet tall in his shoes, rather
poorly dressed, though not resembling a
| tramp. He had black beard and was OF
| middle age. Not cent was found on his
person, his only possessions being silk
handkerchief with the initials "A. R."
| leather card-case with the inscription
"Compliments of the Fidelity and Casualty
| Co. of n. Y, James R. Garniss agent, 219
| Sansome street, San Francisco" and two
| business cards, a knife and few trinkets.
| The remains were identified last night by
| MI Vogel of the Eureka Hotel as those of
| H. A. Reifos, a technical engineer. He
| was native of Canton Zurich, Switzer-
land, aged 81 years. He was out of work
and Respondent.
Chief of Police Tompkins has gone to
! Portland, Oregon, to bring down Frank
| Anderson, the man accused of stealing from
! here his little niece, daughter OF Olaf w.
| Olsen, at the request Of his sister, Mrs.
| Olsen, from whom her husband has OBJ
tanned a divorce. Captain A. Wilson is
Acting Chief.
LAKE MERRITT BOULEVARD.
| 1t is said that the executors of the estate
| of the late Edison Adams have expended
about $500 in preparing surveys of the pro-
posed boulevard around Lake Merritt, and
| they have interviewed the property-0wners
| around the lake with reference to deciding
| to the city the necessary land. 1t is under
stood that, aside from the amount of land
required for the boulevard. the estate Will
| give several acres for park outside OF the
| boulevard The proposition is that the
| driveway shall be Ito feet with 2O-ioot
| sidewalks on either side, or 15-Ioot SIDE
| walks and 5-foot grass-plats between the
| driveways and sidwalks 1t is understood
| that the executors of the estate desire the
| boulevard to be built by direct tax of, say
| $4,000 per year. and not by the lsSuances OF
| bonds.
| The Board of Public Works last evening
| referred the matter of the opening of Four
| teenth street, between Harrison and Alice,
| TO Commissioner Fitzgerald for investiga-
ton and report. About a year and half
ago the matter was up before the Council.
| At the time Y. d. Moody was preparing to
| build n house on the lot where the street
| should be put through.
There were eight applicants for positions
| in the Oakland Postotfice attending the eX-
animation yesterday-slx young men and
two young ladies.
PoSToFFICE STATISTICS.
The following report of the Oakland
| Postoffice for July has been made by Judge
| A. w. Bishop, the new Postmaster: Num-
| Der OF registered letters delivered, All /;
| letters delivered, 1875. los; postal cards de-
| livered, $3.50; second and third class
matter delivered, 127,022; local letters col
! lected %, 1888; mail letters collected, 103, S95
! local postal cards collected, 11,144; mail
| postal cards collected, 1915; second, third
| and fourth class matter collected, Ia, SCI !;
total number Of pieces, 524 1873.
Auditor Snow has finished his annual re-
| port, which shows the value Of all the real
| estate and improvements, schools and city
| buildings, city wharves, ETC., at 1858, 40,
| The incomplete contracts of the city
| amount to $56,5S0; cost of maintaining the
| public schools. S246, 35S cost of the Street
| Department. S63 S2S; street lighting, $50. 237
| wharf construction, S25, 436. The total de-
| mands against the City Treasurer for the
| year footed S63S. 5S1.
The teachers syndicate, which was
| formed nearly three years ago. during the
| boom times, and bought two small tracts,
| has sold out at "a per cent advance on the
| investment, or about per cent per annum.
William Lycurgus, colored man, was
| arrested last evening. and charged with
| burglary.