The morning call., 1891-08-05
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
A Modest Demand by the Tide.
Land Syndicate.
Coroner Evers' Son Married-0pering Of West
Street Put 0ff-An Custer From Office,
a Railroad Incorporation.

IL HAS dShtQ luIOCRu It's HreSl-
dent for bonus from the City Council of
100000 for the purpose Of assisting in re-
claiming a large body of tide land on the
western boundary of the city, and that an
election may be called for the purpose of
voting bonds. The Council will air the mat
ter in Committee of the Whole.
When Tom Gomez entered the State
Prison at San Quentin yesterday he said to
Deputy Sheriff Schroeder, who went with
him: MY God ! can't serve twenty-five
years. rll never leave this place alive"
FL. G. Campbell and w. G. B. de Fremery.
residents of the annexed territory, have
asked that the money paid by them for
taxes be refunded.
BY ONE AND THE SAME MINISTER.
Last evening Rev. Benjamin Akerly mar
ried E. l.. II. Evers and Miss Evaline Bas-
sett. The parents of the couple were mar
ried by Father Akerly and both were ban
tlzed by him. They married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, and departed
shortly after the ceremony ON a wedding
trip. Mt Evers is son Of Coroner EverS
and is Deputy Coroner.
The Public Administrator yesterday petit
TONED Tor letters of administration on the
estate OF Samuel Radcliffe, who died sud-
denly at East Oakland from poisoning few
evenings ago. The value Of the estate is
unknown.
A divorce was granted to Rhoda from
Frederick Weston Yesterday by Judge
Greene on the grounds of willful neglect
and failure to provide. The Gus tody OF the
four children was given to the mother
Pauline w. Young has sued John B.
Dung for divorce.
OPENING OF WEST STREET.
The City Council has decided to put off
the opening of West street and ruled in
favor of the protastants probo n 10
that the street will never be opened through.
as 1t might have been done for great deal
less at this time than later when the prop
erty is covered with improvements.
City Attorney James A. johnson has been
Instructed by the City Council to commence
proceedings against City Auditor and As
SCISSOR Ii. w. Snow, to GUST him from office
under Section 772 of the Penal Code. He
says he will Immediately prepare the COM
plant upon the application of any citizen
willing 10 qualify to it.
Mrs. Louisa Garfield yesterday applied for
letters on the estate Of Isaac Garfield. valued
at $500.
The estate Of Amelia Perry has been ap-
praised at $1SS7 80.
RAILROAD INCORPORATION.
The articles OF incorporation of the Twen-
ty-third-avenue, Piedmont and Alameda
Railway Company were filed yesterday aft
ernoon. The capital stock is $780, 600, and
the Directors are I. ID. Hoskins, II. j. Ross,
A. E. Shattuck. +. Il. Ross and w. S. Bag
gett The incorporators have a franchise on
Twenty-third avenue granted to ex-Goy-
ernor Blasdel and assigned to Hoskins.
Judge Ellsworth denied the complaint of
Marie Maurer for divorce from Fred J.
Maurer, on the ground that the failure to
provide has not extended for period longer
than nine months, the statutory time being
one year.
The suit of Robert Sanderson against the
City Of Oakland for damage growing out of
the Broadway grading near Twentieth
street was commenced before jury and
Judge Henshaw yesterday. The amount of
damages claimed from the city is $1,000.
Alameda.
The cost of water used for street sprinklfnc
during July amounted to Sl3S8, the largest
bill ever presented for this purpose. This
is owing to the new water rates, which
went into effect July 1st
Danhelm u S0mers, saloon-keepers at
Bay-street Station, were found guilty YES
terday of selling liquor to minors and were
sentenced to pay a line OF $3.50. They have
taken an appeal.
a petition signed by sixty-fve persons
was presented to City Recorder Uznay yes
terday, asking that he grant a change of
venue in the case OF Charles Chaplin, the
petitioners stating that in their opinion he
could not have a fair and impartial trial
owing to the prejudice against unlicensed
salOon-keepers in Alameda. Judge Uznay
refused to grant the petition.
Graders are at work on Railroad avenue,
between st. Charles and Benton streets.
The contract was awarded several months
ago, bat there was some doubt as to whether
the City Trustees had Jurisdiction over the
avenue and could order the work to be done.
The contractors finally obtained an agree
ment from the property-owners that they
would not take advantage of any techni-
calty to refuse paying their assessments,
and are now going on with their work. This
portion OF the avenue will be macadamized
as soon as the grading is completed
At the meeting OF the Board of Education
last evening applications for positions as
teachers were received from Martha Brooks,
Laura Campbell, Nav E Curley and Mrs
Alice David. 1t was decided to name the
school building in the eastern end OF the
city Wilson School, after the late Cyrus
Wilson, who was pioneer resident of Ala
media, and for many years Il member of the
Board of Education. A leave of absence
for three weeks was granted to School
Superintendent Sullivan.