The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-15
OAKLAND ALAMEDA.
Gardener Gill Awarded Damages
Against the City.
McGregor Cannot sleep-County Medical So
ciety-Wills Filed for Probate Clan
Macdonald officers.

Judge Greene yesterday gave judgment
for the condemnation of the land necessary
for the opening of Filbert street, between
Twenty-siXth and Twenty eighth, through
the nurseries of Edward Gill; and awarded
him damages against the city of Oakland at
$2204 for the land, $3.50 for damages to his
plants and flowers, greenhouses, ETC., and
S1S5 for fencing and moving barn, etc. The
Commissioners for the opening of the street
only allowed him about $500. which he re-
fused to accept claiming that he would be
damaged $4,000. The city brought snit
against him to condemn the land and open
the street. The case was on trial for the
better part of one week, and a great deal of
expert testimony was heard. The total
amount of the Judgment for the defendant is
S969S.
The written assent of the owners of more
than 1000 feet frontage on Telegraph avenue
has been secured to the poulticlng of that
thoroughfare with bituminous rock
JUDGMENT ON MECHANICS LIENS.
Judge Henshaw yesterday gave Judgment
for the plaintiffs in the mechanics lien
suits of the Puget Lumber Company and
others against E. C. Veeder on the new
building at Twentieth and Curtis streets.
The contract for the buildings was let for
S2659 to II. II. Adams, who afterward be-
came insolyent, but the judgments with
costs will run the whole to about $4,000,
The attorneys fees alone will amount to
about $500.
Robert McGregor was charged in the Po-
lice Court yesterday with the murder of
Esull f. Samuels. His attorney waived
reading the complaint and the case went
over until Saturday for examination. Me-
Gregor has scarcely slept since Monday
morning and 1t Is necessary to give him
opateS.
Mrs. Augusta Sink was committed to
AgnewS Asylum in September by Judge
Gibson after examination. she was dis
charged IN December and has been restored
to capacity on the petition of W. B. Farwell
1t IS reported that the communist colony
formed by one DIR. Teed in Noe Valley, San
francisco, has broken up and one or two
families are in Oakland.
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The Alameda County Medical Association
has adopted memorial to the late DR.. j. B.
Irembly, who was for SO many years the
United States Signal Service Officer in Oak
land. The society elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: DR.. A. j.
Russell, President; DR.. w. j. Wilcox, Vice
President; DR.. l.. S. Burchard, Secretary,
and DR.. r. Harmon, Treasurer.
The will of Alexander Robertson. late
foreman for the Southern Pacific Company,
was filed yesterday for probate. The estate
consists OF IA house and lot at West Oakland,
valued at $1,000 and is devised to the widow,
Isabel Jessie Robertson.
Arthur Il. Merrill yesterday applied for
letters upon the estate of his father, Sidney
S Merrill, valued at $500. The petitioner
and his brother, Clarence l.. are the heirs at
law.
CLAN MACDONALD.
ha follouriDo pfinarS of CIo,, NToodo,,
aid, No. 10, Order of Scottish Clans, were
installed by Past Chief Dfctie: T. r. Mac
donald, Chieftain John McMillen, Tanist;
Hugh Forgie, Chaplain; James A. Thorn
son, Secretary Robert Council, Financial
Secretary; A. Thomson, Treasurer; Joseph
Rauray, Senesehal; James Duncan, Senior
Henchman; R. j. Robb, Junior Henchman;
Thomas Cunningham, Warden; John Lang,
Sentinel, aud h. NJ. Paterson. Physician.
Mrs. Kate MeGlinchy was arrested yester-
day on charge of disturbing the peace of
Mrs. Robert Davis, alias Mrs. Greeley, the
alleged contract wife of the Stockton mill
ionare. who is suing him for support. Mrs
Davis and Mrs. McGlinchy are neighGors at
Berkeley.
The will of DR.. David Shilling was filed
Yesterday. The estate is valued at about
$4,000, and is devised one third each to the
widow, Mary E. Shilling, a son and daugh-
ter Mrs. Minnie E. LETTER. The son, II.
II. Shilling, is nominated as executor, With
out bonds.
LCcy V. Smith sued John P. Smith yester-
day for divorce.
AN IRoN-woRKER ASSAULTED.
Frank Nierra, new workman employed
at the JudSOn Iron Works at Emeryyile
was assaulted on the street yesterday. He
says that he was on his way to work when a
striker came up and hit him on the head
with an iron bar. Vierra was taken home
suffering from the severe but not dangerous
wounds on his head. 1t is said that his as
safla lnp nd t.rill hsa tod
day.
Patrick Duffy and Jacob Stutz have filed
voltminOus complaint against Rose Duffy
and four others, to nave set apart and trans
ferred by commission their respective in
tereStS to tract OF land in the V and ID.
Peralta ranches, valued at $4,000
benjamin Haynes, as executor OF the es-
tate OF D. e. BOlliuger, yesterday afternoon
sued Lncius ii. Boliinger to recover prop
ertv alleged TO be of the value of $1,000. be-
longing to the estate, which he claims the
defendant has converted to his own use in
the county of MeBd0cino.
II. L. Peterson, Secretary of the Oakland
Free Library, l. seriously Ill with diphtheria.
WILLIAM KLUMPP's ESTATE.
The estate of William Klumpp has been
appraised at SIS. O62s1l, of which S12,4l7 IL
is cash in the hands of the executrx. There
are also two pieces of real estate Of the value
OF $500 each, one at Frultvale, Alameda
County, and the other on the south line Of
sacramento SIreet, west OIL LaFkin III San
Francisco.
Judge Henshaw sent his first criminals to
Folsom yesterday-John Pratt, for stealing
curtain from the Congregational Church
at Niles, for two years and a half, and
James Hayes, the Pullman-car burglar, for
eighteen months. Both asked the mercy of
the court.
The will of Michael Cannon, who died at
Mission San Jose in November, was filed for
probate yesterday by James Stanley. Tbs
estate consists in half interest in a note OF
S2400 and is valued at $1,000. The devisee
is the widow, Mary Cannon, who owns the
other half.
Edward Watkins, colored expressman,
died suddenly yesterday on Myrtle street.
he has been suffering from valvular disease
Of the heart.
Alameda.
d. The sum Of S67S4 has been apportioned to
the Alameda schools out of the County
School Fund.
City Trustee Everett has recovered from
his recent attack Of rheumatism, and is now
able to be around
An attempt was made two evenings ago
TO enter the houses of d. w. Martin aud W.
NJ Goldthwaite on Park avenue.
The lot at the northeast corner of Park
and Seventh streets has been purchased by
George L. Wright for $4,000, and it is said
that business building will be erected
on it.
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