The morning call., 1891-06-28
NOTES FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Use of Plate Matter in
Oakland's Dailies.
Mandamus Of an 0ffieial-Bids on Boulevard
Work-A Dive Into Shallow Water.
Digging for Treasure.

Oakland Typographical Union, No. 81,
gave notice several days ago to the local
papers that the use of plate matter must be
discontinued on and after June 18th, and at
a subsequent meeting it was decided that
the Enquirer was an unfair" Office because
it declined to discard the plates. A protest
signed by the eighteen members of the En-
quirer chapel was presented to the local
union, and notice of appeal to the lnterna-
tional Typographical Union given. Yester-
day morning the foreman, w. B. Soule and
one of the cOmpositOrs. 4. E. Sullivan, re-
fused TO go to work if plates were to be
used the others remained to await the
action of the International Union. Mr..
Leach, the manager of the Enquirer, states
that the whole thing grows out of desire
of his business rivals of the other two local
papers to cause him more expense. He says
that the form of the Enquirer has been
changed, and that, as a consequence, 1t re-
quires a little more matter to fill it up.
This, 1t was expected, would be accom-
panied by increased advertising, and
more men would have to be taken on. as has
been done gradually from year to year, but
the increase in advertising had not been
quite up to expectation, owing to dullness
in business so far this summer His printers
were not complaining and were receiving all
the work they can do. de says the En-
Quirer Company is willing and desrOuS 10
discard the plates as soon as 1t can with
Justice to itself. On the other hand, the
managers of the Tribune and Times deny that
there is any matter of business rivalry in
their Directing To the Enquirer using plates.
They do not use them in their papers, but
they think it unfair hat the Enquirer should
be allowed to use them, unless they be also
-. flna otfa cnff a
one way or the other, for If the Enquirer
may do so, they will also use them and be
able to dispense with two or three men and
cut down their expenses.
A CLERK MANDAMUsED.
A writ has been issued by Judge Hen
shaw on behalf of the Humane Society Of
Alameda County, commanding William ,.
0'Brien, Clerk Of the Oakland Police Court
to pay to the society the fine Of 500 collect
ed from Dennis O'Day for cruelty to All an
imal, or show cause tomorrow why he has
not done so. 1t is said that there Is over
$500 in fines for convictions made by the
Humane Society that has not been PAID
over under the act Of the Legislature, and
the society is in need of the money. The
matter is understood to be friendly, the city
officials only desiring a ruling OF the Court
on the point as to whether 1t shall be paid
direct to the society or into the City Treasury
and drawn out again.
1t is authOritatively stated by c. L.
Cr0cker that the Southern Pacific Company
is investigating the various systems of cleo
trio motors, with view to changing the
h0rse-csr line On Telegraph avenue to cleo
tTcty.
The name of Miss Carrie Reed was mad
veTteutly omitted from the list OF those who
received county tea, hers certificates at the
recent examination. She was granted
primary grade certificate.
The ROsrd of pnbIic Works has Teadyer-
streets, which now cover Il, 800 linear feet.
LAKE MERRITT BOULEVARD.
The bids for the construction of the sec
ton of the Lake Merritt boulevard decided
upon will not be opened and considered by
the Beard of Public Works until Tuesday,
but the terms of the agreement between the
city and the donors Of land are that the
work Of construction was to be commenced
prior TO July 1st To cover any technical
obi .Ctiun, nifty yards of rock have been
hauled and the work begun. A car track,
upon which cars will run down from
quarry near Piedmont by gravity, viii be
used in the cOnstru ton.
r. j. Chapman yesterday petitiOned for
letters on the estate of Ills brother, Edmund
b. Chapman, who died at ThOmsston, Me-,
on the Goth inst. The estate is valued at
S5GO0
While J. c. Aitbin was attending church
horses and wagon. Sheriff HusSey has
offered reward for the arrest Of the thief.
The bank of Iiyerm0ra has recorded a
deed to 500 acres in Washington Township
from J. A. Rose for $4,000
MORE sPRINKIING WANTED.
Superintendent of Streets Jesse Wall has
requested that the number of sprinkung
carts be increased from twenty one 10
twenty-seven, as there have been six and
he of ID IN yad
during the past year. The Board of Works
is also requested to place three carts and
ten men at the disposal of the Superintend-
ent for cleaning streets.
j. L. Gilbert, State Farmers Alliance Lee
turer, and Burdette Cornell, the " Nebraska
Boy Lecturer" will speak ut the Alameda
County F. A. & !. U. quarterly meeting at
the town-hall IN Niles at 10 o'clock WedneS-
day morning.
High-schoOl certificates were awarded by
the Alameda County Board Of Education
Yesterday TO Mrs. j. d. Smalley and Paul
Bomen, and grammer grades to Sarah
Walker. Ellen A. COckefT. Nelson Carr,
George A. jackson.
There have been ffty-nne permits granted
In thirty days for new houses TO be erected
in Oakland, and 132 permits for the laying Of
cement or bituminous sidewalks.
OWED INTO SHALLOW WATER.
Frederick Murdoch, foreman Of Hose
Company /, residing at 519 Sixth street,
diYed into shallow water at the new Pied
mont bath-hOuSe last evening and received
a fracture of the skull on the right side, re-
sulting in conclusion Of the brain. tie was
conveyed to his home and surgical attend
ance was summoned. His condition is
critical, ard ii is feared be will not recover
Why he dived from the place where he did
is unexplcable, because the signs showed
that the water was shallow, and no one else
was diving there.