The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-27
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Remains of DR.. II. w. Fish
Laid to Rest.
Dredging the Estuary-A Paper-Box Factory
Promised Count Of the Cash in Hand.
Lumber at Low Prices.

There was large attendance yesterday at
the funeral of the late Or. NJ. W. Fish, Pres
ident Of the Board of Education. The men,
bers of both the present and the new board
were in attendance and Brooklyn Lodge,
No. 3, A. o. U. W., and Brooklyn Lodge,
knights of Pythias, turned out in body.
Several of the present officers of the Grand
Lodge of a. o. U. w. and of the past Off
GERS Of that body we're present and members
of the Grand Army, Loyal Legion and other
societies also attended. The service at the
residence was conducted by Rev. Hamilton
Lee of the Episcopal Church at Haywards.
an old friend OF the deceased. Notwlth-
standing the rain large number, in
Guiding the members of the lodges,
followed the remains to the cemetery,
where the ceremony of the A. o. U. w. was
performed by Grand OyerSeer Eugene n.
Deuprey, acting Grand Master Workman,
and Past Grand Master Workman W. III.
Barnes. The details on the part of the
Grand Lodge were arranged by Grand Re-
corder D. S. Hirschberg. Past Master W.
". Morrison acted as Grand Guide and mar
shaled the members of the Grand Lodge.
Deputy County Treasurer George Chase, p.
NJ. W. of Brooklyn Lodge, acted as Marshal
for the two subordinate lodges. The pail
bearers were: Board of Education, Dr. A.
Fine; Alameda County Medical Society.
DIR. L. ii. PinkertOn; State University, Pro-
personal friends; from the Loyal Legion,
Cartain E. Il. Merrimae; Grand Army, of
the Republic, NJ. Prescott; Ancient Order
of United Workmen, Il. Bangle; Independ-
ent Order of odd Fellows, .. Whipple;
Knights of Pythias, L. II. Warren Knights
of Honor, c. NJ. Nickles; American Legion,
w. I. hamilton.
nRFDGTNG THE ESTUARY.
E. c. Sessions, the owner of forty-seven
acres of land on the estuary opposite Clin-
ton Station, has commenced the dredging OF
the estuary in front OF the land, and Is NIL
ing in the tde-land with the pumpngS. He
intends to build wharves along the estuary
for deep draught vessels, and will have the
estuary dredged to the plh OF eighteen feet
at low, and twenty-five feet at high tide lie
intends to open up Fifth and Ninth avenues
down to the ESTUARY bulkhead.
An examination of the btumeniZed pave
ments and sidewalks of Oakland has been
made during the past two days by George
W. Scott, Mayor of Salt Lake City. Utah,
with view to poulticing the thoronghfares
of that city.
The congregation of Rev. DR.. George w.
Sweeny's church christian has decided to
put basement under the present structure
for Sundav-SchOOl room, parlOrS, etc, ana
enlarge the auditorium so as to seat 700.
jury Yesterday adjudged Joseph Perata
Suittl Vi lItSpaSSluR oll Tue Oy sbtI ptcool NCo
of County Treasurer Socrates fluff, on San
LeandrO Bay, and Justice Shook will SEN
tence him to-day.
A paper-box factory is one Of the new in
dustres to be started in Oakland by George
H. Buttrck, on Seventh street, near Brush.
The estate of the late James Hutchinson
has been appraised at S147,909.
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
The cash in Oakland's City Treasury was
counted yesterday by Mayor GlascOck,
MesSrs. McAyoy, Macdonald and Kirk of
the Finance Committee of the City Council
and Mayor-elect n; c. Chapman; The
amount on hand is $215 1856 IS, and this sum
was found to agree with the books of the
Auditor and of the Treasurer.
Henry j. McAvoy filed a petition yester-
day for letters of administration, with the
will annexed, on the estate Of Henry Barton,
who died In 1879. The estate administered
is valued at $780, 1t was administered
upon by Mrs. Mary Barton, widow, as ex-
ecutrlX, but she died before final settlement.
There is a war If rates among tile Oakland
lumber-dealers, and the pool or combine Is
in danger of collapse 1t is said that lumber
has been sold during the past week as low
as S12 per NJ.
The proposition to widen Broadway at the
intersection of Fourteenth street and San
Pablo avenue has been indefinitely post
poned by the City Council.
y light rain commenced falling at O'Clock
yesterday morning and continued at inter-
walls all day.
AT ST. PATRICK's CHURCH.
Last evening there was an exposition of
the doctrines of the Catholic Church regard
ing the real presence of Christ in the Euch-
artist by Rev. Father McNally at St. Pat
rick's Church, West Oakland. The church
is handsomely decorated, and large congre-
cations attended all day. The altar OF re-
pose is q floral bower, decorated with palms
and other exotics. To-day, Good Friday,
mass will be held at O'Clock. with pro-
cession of the holy sacrament; stations Of
the cross at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and
at 1880 O'Clock in the evening Father Nc
Naly will deliver seamon after the mass
on tine Passion and Death of Christ" To-
morrow there will be the blessing of Easter
water, as well as the blessing of baptsmal