The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-13


owes s2S97 and he claims S197 personal
property that he has as exempt,
FOR A CAR AND MOTOR HOUSE.
James and Joseph Warner have decided to
the Oakland. San LeanGro and Haywards
Electric Railroad Company number of lots
IN the Warner Tract, the consideration be-
ing the erection of car and motor house to
be commenced within sixty days and COM
pleted within one year.
John !. Donovan, an insOlvent. refused
10 sign deposition made by him on eXain-
lnRtiOn before the Court Commissioners as
to his property. The Commissioners will
apply TO the court for an order compelling
him to sign or be cited for contempt.
AT the next meeting OF the Council City
Murderer Abel VIII present report re-
garding the annexed territory, and Will
state that il is almost impossible to number
the houses there as some OF the streets have
three or four names each.
The Sanitary Department of the CITY is
making another raid on the Italian scayen-
gers who create nuisances by dumping gar
bage in vacant lots The offenders will all
be rounded up and arrested.
Alameda.
The receipts at the narr0w-gauge depot
during the month of October were S2475 a.
George Miller, charged with selling liquor
without license. has filed An affidavit to
the effect that he does not believe he can
have a fair and impartial trial in the Re-
corder's Court. He asks Tor a change of
venue.
Double tracks have been laid on Railroad
avenue from Prospect to Park street. Resi-
dents of the West End desire the double
track continued west of Prospect street, so
that the avenue can be improved in that
section of the city.
The prOperty-owneI5 in the district to be
assessed for tile opening Of Haight avenue
will meet the Commissioners this eyenin z
in the room of the City Trustees and hear
their report. 1t Will be then submitted to
the Trustees at an early date for approval
The erection Of three Storrs is projected
at the southwest corner of Bay street and
Railroad avenue by f. Marcuse. The vi
cinIty of Bay-stTeet station il now a lively
business center, and the residents intend 10
petition Justice Swasey to move his court
room there from Webster street
Berkeley.
Work will commences in few days on a
| new passenger depot at East Berkeley. The
material has arrived.
The suit of William f. Lingard against
the Peralta Park Hotel Company for 1897 80,
| for work performed as painter, has been
compromised for $3.50 cash and certain
! realty.
Marie A. Strellingsr, wife of IN. B. Cur
| tiS,' the actor. has recorded an agreement
| to sell to Herbert L. Chesebro of Los An
| geles her property at Peralta Hall. Tue
| consideration is Si25,000, aud it is believed
| that the money is being raised for the de-
Tense of Curtis. 1t is stated, however, that
| Homer B. Spragup, who is now conducting
a seminary at the hall, will have the privi-
| iege of purchase.
& splendid portrait of Professor Edward
! r. Sill has been donated to the University
| Library by the Berkeley Club. Professor
| Sill was formerly professor of English a,
| the University. and attained high rank for
| himself and for the University by his earn
est work. At the time of his death, in 1885,
committee of the Berkeley Club was ap-
| pointed, known as the Sill Memorial Com.
| mittee, and was instructed to procure por.
| trait of the professor for the library. The
portrait is the work Of Artist Keith and is a
| faithful likeness. II has been mounted upon
an easel. appropriately draped, and placed
| in the library reading-room.