The morning call., 1891-07-22
ACROSS THE BAY.
Brady's Election Causes Much
Severe Comment.
The Anti-saloon War Still Raging in Ala
meda-Changes in the Schools Cause
Much Dissatisfaction.

The action of the three Republicans OF
the City Council in voting to re-elect a
Democrat as City Clerk was severely CEN
sured by the Republican electors yesterday
and it was agreed on all hands that by no
combination of circumstances had the sitn-
alton in the Council been reversed could a
Republican have bean elected. The ballot
was secret, but it is believed the three Coun-
cilmen who went back on their party can
be picked out without difficulty when the
necessity occurs.
AT joint meeting of the City Council
Committee of the Whole and the Board OF
Education last evening long discussion of
the question of calling an election for the is
suance of school bonds took place. Various
amounts were named, the highest being in
the neighborhood of $1,000. 900.
A FARMERS WAREHOUSE.
The Farmers Warehouse Company was
Incorporated yesterday with capital OF
$4,000 to erect and maintain warehouses al
or near Livermore. The Directors are
j. d. Smith, w. J. Fallon, l. J. RICHTER, NJ
McCollier and H. P. Vinegar, all of Liver
more.
az SSeafO VI OOhu w iIiAthhcf oCSceSShi
has beeu appraised at SI7,5SS As. OF this
amount Sll, 429 IS is in personal property
consisting of notes and mortgages and $4,000
Is IN real property in Oakland.
The case of the people VS.. John Harring-
ton was continued again yesterday until
September 18th OF account of the Illness OF
the child of Mrs. LcmOre. Harrington is
charged with picking the pocket of Mrs.
Friedman in Pullman car at the Oakland
Pier just prior to the Southern overland
train starting out. He gave the name of
Ulrlch when first arrested, and tried to get
out on two or three writs of habeas corpus.
He is out on $1,000 bail.
Rev. +. u. Liljegren OF the Swedish Meth
odist Church of Oakland, who is suing his
wife for divorce, was ordered yesterday to
pay her 500 attorneys fees aud S25 per
month alimony pending the trial OF the case.
HEALTHY SHOWING.
The report of the Secretary of the Oak
land Board of Health TO June Both shows
the annual death rate for 1S90-91 to have
been 1880 per 1000. The number was 762,
being A less than the preceding year.
City Treasurer Gilpin stated yesterday
that the amount Of the salaries of Oakland
school-teachers aggregates about $4,000
is about $4,000, and the amount of discount
to be charged will be per cent.
Judge Henshaw allowed Mrs. Hayes wife
OF u. ID. Hayes, the patent fire. truck man,
SZOO counsel lees and 500 per month all
mony, with 500 costs of suit. yesterday.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Person was granted d.
yorce by Judge Henshaw yesterday from
John o. Person, with S35 per month ali
mony and so for counsel fees.
WILL FIGHT FOR HIS OFFICE
AS III. d. Rowe was elected Deputy City
Clerk in January last, he believes that he
IS entitled to serve until January, 1893 I'M
der the provision of the charter making
terms two years. MajoR O'Brien of the
Filth Regiment of California may have to
Tight for the office, TO which he was elected
on Monday.
The suit of Harriet Truett against Sam
uel Merritt and 500 other defendants, to re-
cover land on the border of Lake Merritt,
has been settled by compromise, in which
the plaintiff gets 5000.
The License Clerk in the City Treasurey's
Office has prepared statement of the fees
received for licenses during the past year 10
be $50. III.
W. +. Hardy has petitioned to be restored
to capacity.
John OGorman, a canvasSer residing at
50 Grant avenue, San Francisco, slipped
and fell on Twelfth street last night, break-
ing his right leg at the ankle. He is at the
Oakland Receiving Hospital.
Alameda.
City Attorney Taylor is sick and has gone
to San Jose for recuperaton. He is suffer-
ing from an attack of bilious fever, and was
not benefited by his hunting trip in Oregon.
There were some very Indignant citizens
in Alameda yesterday. They were SUM-
moned to appear as jurors in the Recorders
Court to try the cases of violations of the
license ordinance. but they did not relish
the prospective duty, which as citizens they
must do when called upon. Many of them
were served with summoDses while ON the
trains going to their places of business in
San Francisco, and when they realized that
they would be compelled to rema in away
a day or more from their business to try a
petty case they gave vent to their feelings
by some very BILE expressions.
The case OF j. II. Busch, charged with
selling liquor without a license, wa called
for trial Ia the Recorders Court yesterday
A venire of twenty-four Jurors wss ey
hausted and only two jurymen were OBJ
tanned. The case will be renewed this morn
ing ut O'Clock. The attorney for Busch is
very thorough in examining the jurors, and
questions each one how he stood on the H.
cense quest ion during the recent municipal
election.
The new officers of Hacyon Parlor, No.
146, y. ). o. w, were Installed last evening
by District Deputy Grand President Brack-
EFT Of Oakland. a banquet followed the
ceremony.
IOuHS Men Institute NO. "A VIII give
an entertainment this evening in Masonic
Temple. Ii will be an invitation affair.
Colonel Mendelt OF tho u. ). Corps of
Engineers has addressed a Communication
TO the City Engineer, stating that he has no
authority to make any arrangements with the
city by which the gutIerways of Z ark stree.
and the sewer for tie distance OF one block
can drain into the tidal canal. The City
Trustees desired the necessary arrange.
ments to be made before the Park-street
bridge was built.
At the meeting of the Board of Education
last evening, applications for positions as
teachers were received from Mrs. Grace
Sullivan and Mrs. Grace Gilman K. NJ.
Williams applied for Il position as janltor
Owing to the crowded condition of the
several schools, the Classification Committee
has been compelled to make numbe OF
transfers of pupils to equalize the classes
These transfers gave much dissatisfaction
to many parents, and they entered protes IS
against tho changes last evening, but the
board approved the action of the committee.
The 0vercrOwded condition Of the schools
Will be greatly relieved when the new eight
room building in old Alameda is erected, Q
contract for which has just been let.
The cost of the electric light plant to the
city the past year was over $4,000, or owe,
$1,000 per month. This Is a great surprise
to the tax payers.
Mrs. W. o. Dickson waS elected teache,
OF new eighth grade in Eneinal school.
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