The morning call., 1891-07-29
ACROSS THE BAY.
Sudden Death of Mrs. j. r.
Lyman of San Francisco.
Sites Wanted for School Houses Relief and
Pension Board-Estimated Departmental
Expenses-Mud Used as Paint.

Mrs j. R. Lyman, accompanied her
brother-in-law, james .McManus, to Oak
land, yesterday to examine some real prop
erty. They were to take the $3.50 o'clock
train in the afternoon at Twenty-shrd
avenue and ran short distance to oyertake
1t. Mrs. Lyman stumbled and fell, was as
sisted on the train but died before reaching
Broadway. On the arrival of the train at
Broadway the body was taken into a drug
store near the depot and physician called,
but all efforts TO bring her to were unavail-
ing. An inquest was held and a verdict of
death from heart disease rendered. She had
been troubled with the disease for some
time. Her husband was sent for and the re-
mains were taken to San Francisco. MIR.
and Mrs. Lyman resided at 1874 Twenty
ninth street, San Francisco. They mad only
been married few months.
Hermann Meese yesterday applied for
letters on the estate of Sophie Wyneken,
valued at $1,000 and devised to her children.
SITES IN SEVEN LOCATIONS.
The Committee on School Houses and
Sites of the Board of Education has re-
ported a necessity of sites in seven new
locations in Oakland owing to the spread in
population, and that the sum of S107, 900
would be necessary for the purchase of
these sites. 1t reported additions to the ex-
listing schools in sites and buildings at SS9,-
800, and fol new buildings che sum needed
at S26S. 800 of which $4,000 would be for a
suitable higi-school building. The total
amount recommended to be asked for was
S46j. 900. The Judiciary Co mmittee of the
board was directed to draft an ordinance
to be presented to the City Council for an
election authorizing the issuance of bonds.
II h1S Iah
the sum of $l25,000 as administrator of the
estate of Anna l.. Murphy, with Hiram
TubbS, William j. Dingee and William Met
calf snreties in tie of So, $50 each and
A. Z. Henry and L. Delger in the sum Of
S31, go each.
The School Department estimates that
S3o3,920 will be required for running ex-
penses for the ensuing year, which does not
include any provision for increased at
c0mmodatl0ns
RELIEF AND PENSION FUND.
The Board of Police Commissioners has
Relief and Pension Fund, with J. T.
Carothers as President aud e. w. Playter
as Secretary. The board is organized under
the general law as amended by the Legis-
iature. Each Of the CommissionerS is now
president of board; Playter is President
of the Board of Police aud Fire Commits
sioners and Commissioner Martin OF the
Baard OF Public Works
The CITY Clerk has notified Police Court
Clerk o. Brien, Auditor Snow, Treasurer
Gilpin, r. a. Hughes, expert, County Re-
cOrdrr Church, ex-Deputy City Clerk Me-
Mullen and Mayor Chapman TO appear at
the City Councils Investigation OF the ex-
pert's charges against the frst-named two
officers.
The roof of the new High School buld-
ing, 1t IS now asserted, was painted with
mud, which has all washed off into the
cutters and down into the sewers. The
sDirges when removed show that not a
particle of oil was used in the so-called
paint. The roof Will now be repainted.
ESTIMATED EXPENSES.
The estimated expenses of the Street De-
partment for the ensuing year are SO. 552;
the Board of Public Works, 5000; Police
Department, S74,450, including salary of
fifteen new patrolmen; Fire Department.
5,174; City Engineer. 5000; fire alarm
and police telegraph, S15, 239. Total,
S265, 900.
MIS-. j. W. Miller yesterday filed the viii
of John w. Miller for probate. The estate
is valued at $1,000, OF which there is a half
interest in the firm of Ellis 81 Miller, hay
and grain dealers, San Francisco, and is
devised to her.
to look like the streets of city. The I'M
slightly wooden awnings are being taken
down and replaced by canvas.
Three lots at Fruitvale have been donated
to the Salvation Army for rescue home
for fallen women. The sum of $1,000 has
been subscribed for building.