The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-07
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W MURPHY BUILDING. i
Market and Jones Streets.

keep the institution stocked, but the annual
allowance is too meager He believes that
the expenses of the branch readlng-rooms
should be cut off and the amount added to
the main library fund. but tue mention Of
the proposition has created howl.
Mrs. Lille MAY Thielmann, the vile OF
Martin c. Thielmann, could not be seen
yesterday. She is now in the custody OF her
father and seems to have gone back on the
friend who was Instrumental IN securing
her release from the Stockton Asylum.
The Grand Jury presented a partial report
to Judge Greene yesterday, but its pnrport
was not made public, the court handing 1t
to the clerk after perusng it, and ordering
it sealed un I'll process is issued and served.
A proposition is being discussed 10 extend
New Broadway through the hill.
CROSSING THE ESTUARY.
The rails Of the Sessions Vandercook
electric road are being put down on the
Eighth-street bridge across the north arm
of the estuary. They are being spiked
down to the floor OF the bridge. 1t will be
necessary for planking to be placed between
the rails and also on the outside beveled to
the floor, Or the bridge will be almost i'm
passable for light buggies and wagons, be-
cause the rails stand up about three inches
from the floor.
The Oakland Consolidated Street Railway
Company has hauled material for the
branch line along Fortieth street from
Grove to the cemetery and distributed It
along the proposed line preparatory to COM
mencing work as soon as the Board of Su-
peryisors grants the franchise.
James de Fremery has decided to the city
of Oakland strip Of LAND ten feet wide
to add to the width of Adelne street from
the northern line of West Sixteenth street
to the southern line of West Seventeenth
street.
Manager Smith OF the Piedmont Baths is
figuring on converting the place into a
skating rink for the winter. His PROPOSE
ton IS to construct large stage that will
cover the main swimming-tank.
Twenty one boys were arrested on Thurs
day for train-jumping on Seventh aud Web
ster streets.
wooLCoCK INFORMED AGAINST.
An Information has been filed against
Henry Woolcock, charging him With the
attempted arson of the grOcery-store at
Thirty-fourth street and Telegraph ayenn e
Oh the 4th day of October Wo0lcOck still
protests his innocence and declares that he
does not know anything about the attempt
TO fire the store. His family is still at
Grass Valley.
The will OF joseph Silva Dutra was fled
estate is 5000 and it is devised 10 Frank Silva
Dutra, son, with 81 to each Of the other
children. 1t is said the full name of the de-
ceased was Joseph Silva Dutra Flores.
The cleaning of the main lake sewer was
completed yesterday. Work was com
number OF men have been STEADILY employed
ever since. The sanitary conditions of the
city are now greatly improved.
There Is proposition to have two bond
elections on the same day in Oakland, one
for school bonds and the other for park and
boulevard bonds, having different polling
places and different election boards.
William Owens Of the Contra Costa Laun-
dry, who struck +. W. Peterson, fellow
employe, over the head on Sunday with q
n l..ou vii han tod tait
has been herd to answer before the Supe-
rior Court on $500 bail.
Alameda.
A decree of divorce has been entered in
the suit of George Noble against his wife
Minnie. Noble is painter in this city,
and his wife is a resident Of Los Angeles
The annual entertainment and ball of the
German Ladies Relief Society will be held
this evening in Harmony Hall. The Trus-
tees refused to give permission to the ladies
to sell liquor, and no bar will be main
talned, as has been the custom heretofore.
committee of the Board Of Education
examined the new Wilson scho OIL h ouse in
course OF erection on Mound st rect and no.
tined the contractors that the would not
accept the roof as lath, instead of shineIe-
nails, had been used.
Congress Will again be petit oned by Ala
n neg e. clt'zens 10 appropriate money for a
Postoiilce site and building in this city.
The matter is in the hands OF committee
consisting OF Dr. j. I. Mclean, George c.
Fabens. J. A: Waymire, George c. Payne
and DIR. Hirscbfeld.
Several Jarge-property-owners at the West
End have signifed their intention Of yolun-
tarily opening and extending streets through
their property, thus saving the expenses of
commission. Among the projected extern
sions are those of Buena Vista and Eagle
avenues. westerly from Webster street