The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-31


yards of rock are dumped daily on the first
section. About seventy-ive feet, agsrega-
ting 1000 cubic yards, has been put down.
John Goodwin, alias John Fagin, was
held in the Oakland Police Court yesterday
IN the sum of $1,000, or a charge of stealing
a horse.
ON A CHICAGO JUDGMENT.
George Greenzeig. as the assignee of
Charles CaSpar, yesterday sued Marie A.
StTeliDger, commonly called or known by
the name of Marie A. Curtis, vile Of Maurice
b. Strelinger Should be Marcus, commonly
called or known by the name of Maurice b.
Curtis, TO recover on Judgment rendered
in Chicago against her as Marie a. Curtis
for SSo6 IS, in March, by the Circuit Court
of Cook County, Ill. He claims that only
500 has been paid and there is now due
S7G6 35 and interest.
Henry K. Mitchell. as assignee of Charles
Z. Duane, has sued Alice Edith Blythe 10
recover judgment on two promissory notes
Of $4,000 h. given July 81, 1883. with in
teTest at per cent per month until paid.
The principal ana interest now amounts to
$50, 200. Mrs. Blythe is known as the widow
Of Thomas ii. Blythe. The plaintiff is an
attorney and resides in Oakland.
The Oakland Consolidated Street Railway
Company has filed an answer with the City
Council, stating that 1t is its intention to
commence the construction of the cross
town electric line from the Sixteen th-Street
Depot to East Oakland at an early date
and the negotiations are now in progress
fer the necessary materials. This company
is operating the Oakland and Berke ley
Rapid Transit line.
Richard Pierce had his hand so badly
crushed between rollers at the East Oak
land pottery works yesterday afternoon
that he had TO have several fingers ampuIa-
ted.
UNDER INvEsTIG ALTON.
The City Council Investigated the charges
of irreguIarity preferred by II. A. Hughes,
expert, in his repert to Mayor Chapman
covering the Offices Of Police Court Clerk
w. S. OBrien and City Auditor r. W.
Snow. The case of the former was taken
up first and he showed that although his
reports were late in being sent in they were
correct, aud The money always accompanied
them. The cause of delay was Oh account
of the excess of work in The office. A mo-
ton was made by Councilman Thornburg
10 exonerate him. An amendment by Mac
donald to lay it over for con slider alton was
lost ard the motion of ThoInburg pre-
vailed.
At $3.50 P. NJ. the charges against Mr..
Snow were taken up, and it was decided by
the Council to allow w. Ii. Chickering to
appear as attorney for Mr.. Snow. The
Auditor then maze statement with refer
ence TO the $3.50 drawn by him for County
Recorder r. w. Church and explained the
transaction, and why the bill was put in
He was also questioned by the various men,
beers of the Council. The testimony of ex-
Deputy City Clerk McMullen was taken as
10 the particular demand, and he declared
that he had never seen it, and 1t was not On
any OF the proper books of the Guy Coun-
Gil, as II should have been, during the time
he was in the office.
County Recorder Church testified that he
had not put in the demand. He furthe
testified that he had commenced making the
list OF transfers early in December, 1890, be-
lore the demand was presented to the
Council. The City Clerk and City Treas
urer gave evidence as to the manner in
which the latter was furnished with list
of the demands passed by the Council.
sCATHING DENUNCIATIoN.
Finally there was lag and the Chairman
asked the further pleasure of the Council.
Councilman Wilkins moved to refer the
matter to the City Attorney for action.
This being seconded, DIR. Pardee wanted to
know what was to be referred to the City
Attorney The City Attorney stated that
something definite must be referred and
that lie must have definite instructions.
Then Wilkins moved that the City Attorney
proceed against Auditor Snow under Sec
ton 772 of the Penal Code, and to this Dr..
Pardee said there was no semblanee of evil
dence to referanythiDg TO the City Attorney.
Finally BrOsnahan seconded the motion,
and on call of the roll DIR. Pardee, in ex-
planning his vote, delivered a scathing de-
nqnc!aflOn of what he called the action Of
the ring bosses, going back to Auditor
SHOWS first term and showing from
his standpoint the efforts of the ma
chine TO defeat Snow for renomina-
ton, the hnal acceptance OF him, and