The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-15
ACROSS THE BAY.
Every Street Railroad Car Will
Pay a License Hereafter.
a Small swindle by Collectors Heir to the
Dressler Estate Another Gigantic En-
gine-Shot in the Leg.


Council last evening an ordinance was in
trodueed aud passed to print regulating
municipal licenses so that $40 per annum
shall be paid for license for every street
railroad passenger-ear drawn or propelled
by steam. or by means of n wire rope or ca
BILE attached to stationary steam engines, or
by means of electric power or by means of
one or more horses or mules. said license to
be paid on the first days of January, April,
July or October of each year. resolution
was introduced and passed reciting that the
prepnnderance of evidence is in support of
the opinion that the city of Oakland has
never legally parted with the water front,
the transfer of 1852 being in opposition to
the will of the people, and the so-called
compromise of 1868 void because the then
Mayor was member of the Water Front
Company. and the City Attorney was re-
quested to investigate the waterfront issue
and submit to the Council summary of the
facts together with his opinion as to the
mode of procedure for the recovery of the
eity's property now claimed by the Water
Front Company. The East Oakland Rail-
road Company filed proposition 10 widen
Fifth avenue, between East Twelfth and
East Eighteenth streets at its own expense.
The property owners accepted this PROPOSE
tion and withdrew their opposition to the
double track. The ordinance was then read
for the second time and passed to print
The Council adjourned at 9: 80 O'clock in the
evening.
TWO COLLECTORS LET OUT.
Two of the collectors of the Southern
Pacific Company at the oakland pier
named Peregoy and Sinclair have been let
out of employ. 1t is said that this was in
connection with the tickets used for going
through the gates to return TO San Fran
cisco from Oakland. A passenger on either
side of the bay would buy return ticket
for % cents. He would preSen. it 10 the
collector, and it would be punched. So far,
so good he would start on the return trip,
ana relinQuish his ticket to the collector,
when it would have been punched a final
time, which was equivalent TO cancellation.
Instead of doing this, however. the col
lector would put it in his pocket.
trip one way. These would be
sold by the hundred to a capper instead of
being Cancelled. They were worth Is cents,
which Is the price OF Il single trip across the
bay They were sold to the outside agent
for cents or So per hundred. He had his
regular customers, and sold the tickets for
10 cents. The collector and capper each
made cents profit. This has been going
on it is suOppSed for year or more. The
men assert that they are innocent
John T. and Hannah Orr have been al
lowed to adopt Jessie Renel an infant of
2 years and months, whose parents have
abandoned it.
AN HEIR PRESENTED HIMSELF.
When the matter of the distribution of
the estate of Gustave DresSler came up yes
terday, the attorneys for the heirs and the
administrator were surprised by the APP
pearance of an attorney for man named
John DRESSER in Seattle, Wash, WHO claims
to be brother. Some time ago a commits
sion was issued and the deposition of Will
lam Dressler of the town of Hainau, Ger
many, was taken before Consul General
Edwards in Berlin. The deposition gives
the names OF the heirs. but the Seattle
DRESSER is not mentioned, and the repre-
seBtatives OF the foreign heirs believe he is
an impostOr. Judge Greene continued the
matter for four weeks to permit him to pre-
sent his case. The deposition states that
there is R brother in the u nited States, aud
Public Administrator Stanley thinks the
Seattle man is probably the missing heir
DRESSER had Shoe-Store in East Oakland,
and died suddenly about five months ago.
The police are watching woman who
crosses from San Francisco in the evenings
and parades about the residence parts Of
town. They think she is a spOtter for the
burglars, for her movements are very suspi-
ciouS. She generally returns TO San Fran
cisco on the last train.
The class-day exercises of the December
graduating class of 1891 OF The Oak land
High School was held at the Unitarian
Church yesterday.
At the meeting of the Board of Education
discussion came up with reference to the
question of bonds. A motion was made
that the board indorse three bond PROPOSE
tions, arguing that in so doing it would
strengthen the school-bond proposition.
The President of the board took the floor
and urged that this Endorsement would not
be proper, although he felt assured that
every school director is individually in IA
yor OF any Improvement proposed to be
ODD 20 oiix hnar a i,., no
view of the President, but the members
held conference at which they individ-
ually pledged themselves to work for the
three propositions.
The County Board of Supervisors granted
the Consolidated Piedmont Cable Company
franchise for cable on New Broadway
and Piedmont avenue, from Twenty-fourth
street to Mountain View Cemetery.
Arthur Cousens went on Sunday night to
the Salvation Army barracks in a disguise
of whiskers, but was recognized and turned
over to the police. 1t is said he is in love
with one of the Salvation Army tambourins
girls.
PLEADED GUILTY OF BATTERY.
The examination of William Schmidt on a
charge OF assault with a deadly weapon ON
Harry +. Allen was held in the Police
Court yesterday afternoon before Judge
Ogden with closed doors. The evidence did
not prove sufficient to hold Schmidt, and as
soon as it was evident that he could not be
HeIu. DtIt6Ty was mdu6 out
and sworn to and Schmidt was rearreSted
without leaving his chair. His attorney en-
tered plea Of guilty and sentence was set
for to-day.
City Clerk Brady sent invitations to all
the bankers of the city to attend meeting
of the Council Committee of the Whole to-
morrow evening to consider the proposition
in relation to the issuance of bonds for pub
lie improvements.
The Farmers Warehouse Company of
A.. 81
a warehouse on eight lots in Block 6. Liver
more.
Retail butchers have signed an agreement
to close their shops at o'clock daily, except
on Saturday.
A GIGANTIC ENGINE.
Another gigantic engine came into the
Southern Pacific Railroad yards on Satur-
day. II is a double compound, containing
four high-pressure cylinders, two on each
side, and one on top Of the other. 1t also
contains two piston rods on one cross head,
and is easily capable of sixty miles per
hour. The engine belongs to the Los An
geles Terminal Railroad Company and was
leased by the Southern Pacific to run in
competition to the three single compounds
received lew weeks ago.
As conjectnred at the time the indictment
was found by the Grand Jury against John
Booken, the Haywards brewer. it was dis
missed by Judge Ellsworth Yesterday on
the ground that the charge was a mis1e-
meanor and case for the Justice of the
Peace There are TWO more indictments
left.
Arthur Leighton again insulted Police
Judge Ogden while the latter was ON the
bench, and the Judge gave him fine of
500 or fifty days, in addition to the $50 or
twenty-five days on Saturday.
Charlotte NJ. Bose has sued Alexander
Johnson to recover Sl622 80 for moneys
paid for him on a mortgage.
REDUCED HER ALLOWANCE.
Judge Greene has granted a motion to
stop the allow ance to Mrs. Meta Schmidt,
widow of William Schmidt, the petition
being filed by William ii. Schmidt. the
steps0n. He alleged that under the will
she received oDe-half the estate, depending
upon her not remarrYing. She therefore
has abundant income. the estate being
worth $4,000. She was the second wife.
The family allowance was $3.50 month.
The will of William w. Hickees was
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