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The record-union., 1892-08-23
OPPOSED TO THE ROAD.
Property-0wners on N Street Object
to Street Railway.
The Remonstrance Being Objected to,
Another VIII be Presented TO
the Trustees Next Week.

At yesterdays session of the City
half of Nj ssrs. Jacobs and Thompson of
Oakland and presented an amended ordi-
nance to that heretofore introduced
granting franchise TO the parties named
for street railway over certain streets.
The amendments provide that for pur-
poses of construction only the line should
be divided into divisions, and no division
is to be operated until the grade thereon
has been conformed to that of the ada
cent thoroughfares; the sum of 500 a
block shall be deposited with the city to
cover the cost of repairing the street in
case of abandonment of any of the lines;
cars are to begin to run at 6 A. NJ.
Mr.. Hatfield referred to the remon-
STRANGE against the proposed road coming
from the property-owners along por-
ton of the route. and claimed that the
Capitol Commissioners had no right to
demonstrate against the laying of tracks
along the Capitol grounds, as they have
no authority so to do. Mr.. Hatfield
further said the Trustees had the right,
under the law, to permit the laying of
railway tracks on one side of a street
where park exists and no private
property can be interfered with.
e. f. Dillman, one of the property
owners on street, opposite Capitol
Park, presented the remonstrance re-
ferred to, signed by many property-own-
ers on \ street, against the laying of rail-
way tracks on that thoroughfare between
certain points, and purporting to repre-
sent majority of the property on that
street. Mr.. Dillman said the people over
that way are well supplied with street
railway privileges and do not wish any
more roads.
Mr. Hatfield held that the remonstrance
was misleading, and that many persons
signed 1t under the misapprehension that
IL was proposed to run the road on one
side Of n street during the entire distance,
whereas the intention was to operate it in
the center of the street. except along
Capitol Park. He held that the Trustees
should reject the remonstrance as inn
perfect.
Mr.. Dillman and w. Cothrin assured
the board that new remonstrance could
be presented if the present one were in
formal.
Peter BOIL said the people along n
street would sign remonstrance against
the road under any circumstances. He
suggested that the matter be laid over a
week.
Mr.. Hatfield said that so far as the ex-
tent OF travel is concerned it would be
found that more people ride on the cleo
trio cars than in carriages and buggies
After some further discussion, action
in the matter was laid over one week,
and in the meantime a new remonstrance
will be prepared.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Low Lots Must Be Raised or Suffer
Consequences.
Municipal Corporations Are Not Liable
for Nuisances Caused by Street
improvements.

The Supreme Court yesterday filed its
decision in Deputy Clerk Govan's office
in the case of Elizabeth Corcoran VS.. Tie
City Of Benicia (respondent).
This was an action to abate nuisance
and for damages. A demurrer was filed
to the complaint, one of the grounds of
which is that it did not contain facts suf-
ticient TO show a cause of action. The
demurrer was sustained, and, the plain
tiff declining to amend the complaint,
Judgment was given for the defendant,
from which an appeal was taken.
1T is plain" says the Supreme Court,
that the alleged nuisance in this case
arose from the prevention of the flow of
surface water from the plaintiffs lot down
to swamp adjacent to the Straits of
Carquinez by the raising of street of
defendant, municipal corporation.
This improvement of the street was
made in accordance with lawful author
lty, unless IL be held that the backing I'D
on plaintiffs lot of this surface water. by
raising OF the grade OF the street, made
the city liable IN damages for the crea-
ton of nuisance in the shape of pools
of water, which it is alleged were thus
created on plaintiffs land.
cit has been held in this State, In Con-
niff VS.. San Francisco (67 Cal. 25l. that
embanking and damming the natural
| channel for the escape of water SO as to
force it back upon a private owners lot.
would render the city liable, but it was
| also conceded by the decision in that case
(at page 49,, that such a corporation
would not be responsible for damages
caused by the gathering of the surface
waters not running in a natural channel
produced by the raising of a street to the
grade established by law So the law is
held to be in Dillon on Municipal Corpora
tons (sec. l039); Waters VS.. Village of
Bay View Is Wis. 644); Henderson VS..
City (32 Mimi. 319); Stewart VS.. City of
| Clinton GO Mo. 612); Clark VS.. City
of Wilmington % Harrington PA.
I'm the last case it is said: The collec-
ton of water OH lots which are below the
grades of new streets is inevitable, and
excepting the case of a running stream,
the city would have no power, and it is
not legally bound to draw off the water.
. The nuisance is not in the street.
but on the lot, and the remedy is by rails
ing the lot to a level with the street,
which the city is not bound to do
From this view of the matter, it is
clear that the demurrer was properly sus-
tanned, and that the judgment ought to
be affirmed, and we SO advise"
The record-union., 1892-08-23
REPUBLICAN, LEAGuE
The Old Pavilion Secured for Meeting
During the Campaign.

The Old Pavilion Secured for Meetings
During the Campaign.
An adjourned meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Sacramento Branch
of the National Republican League was
held at the Office Of Robert T. Devlin, the
Chairman, last evening. Several COM
munications were read by Secretary w.
II. Ennis, and referred to the appropri-
ate subcommittee.
j. O. Coleman, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Uniformed Divisions, reported
that conference had been held with sew
era! OF the officers OF the clubs in the last
national campaign, and that the commit
tee intended to assist in the formation of
clubs In all the towns in the county,
The committee was authorized to call a
meeting of the officers of the clubs Of the
last campaign to secure speakers to assist
at the formation of country clubs, and
were given full power to act.
Nj. A. Howard, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Hall, reported that they could
secure the old Pavilion from now until the
close OF the campaign, and that they had
conferred with like committee from the
County Central Committee, and that the
proposition was agreeable to them.
The committee was authorized, after
conference with the County Central Conn
mlttee, to conclude arrangements for
securing the Pavilion, each committee to
bear one-half of the expense.
The opening meeting of the campaign.
it was reported, would take place on
Saturday evening, September Sd, at the
Pavilion, when Hon. II. V. Morehouse
and Hon. }. A. Louttit will deliver ad-
dresses.
The Secretary was directed to confer
with the County Central Committee to be
selected at the coming convention.
The league adjourned to September LIST.
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CITY AFFAIRS.
Minor Business Transacted by the
Trustees Yesterday.


Trustees Yesterday.
A petition from property -owners in the
blocks between L and M, Twenty-third
and Twenty sixth streets, for the LAYING
of water main in the alley extending
between those blocks, was presented to
the City Trustees yesterday, and action
thereon deferred.
l.. Bialesna and G. Prerlini were
granted permission to open a saloon at
1ll91 Second street.
A petition was received from property
owners on Fourth street, between NJ and
r, asking that these blocks be improved
by grading and graveling.
A communication was read from B.
Labs, stating that the expense to prom
erty owners would be 81 81 lilo per front
foot.
L. Biewener, a property-owner on the
street, submitted written proposition
to purchase so much of the city street
bonds as might be required to pay the
city's one-fourth of the expense.
a resolution of intention to have the
proposed work done was postponed for
one week, as some Of the property own
ers desired to improve by using macadam
A new sidewalk was ordered con-
structed on the southeast corner of Sew
enth and H streets.
A resolution of intention was passed
tor the improvement of NJ street. from
Sixteenth to Twentieth.
A resolution of intention was nassed
for the improvement of the alley between
and Q, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
The board expressed desire to have
the Chlet OF Police instruct all officers to
see that the law requiring weeds to be
removed from sidewalks be enforced,
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ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
Reopening of the Only Young Ladie


Reopening of the Only Young ladies'
Seminary Here.
st. Joseph's Academy for young ladies'
Will reopen on Monday next, the 29th
instant, better equipped than ever before
with educational facilities. This academy.
under the management of the Sisters of
Mercy, was Incorporated by the Legisla-
ture in 1870, and since its establishment
has been prominent among the educa-
tional institutions of this city.
The improvements lately made to the
buildings and grounds render them COM
modious and attractive, and pupils have
abundant opportunity for amusement
and recreation. The apartments for
boarders are all within the new addition
to the main building.
The course of study embraces all
branches taught in the best seminaries
for young ladies, including the languages.
music, painting and other accomplish
ments. Experienced and cultured teach
ers have charge of each branch of study,
while the tuition rates are Kept as low as
possible.
The Sisters in charge of the academy
feel deeply grateful to the generous peo-
pie of Sacramento and elsewhere who
recently subscribed so literally toward
the cost of the improvements made to the
buildings and grounds, and to Bishop
Manogue for the fatherly interest he has
manifested in the welfare of the school.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
BARWICK'O BUGLE.
He Toots 1t VociferOusIy Wherever
He Travels,
And Sings the Praises of California
In the Ears of the People
of the East.

In letter to the RECORD UNION, dated
at Rochester, N. Y, August 18th, James
A. Barwick, Director of the State
Weather Bureau in this city, writes as
follows:
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: L arrived safely
In Rochester on Sunday night, after a
most pleasant ride across the continent of
the pest country that ever existed. Our
convention met on Monday, and in two
days finished its work, among which
was the election of all voluntary obsery-
ers in California as honorary members of
our association, the American Associa-
ton of State Weather Services" Edwin
+. Smith, Secretary OF the State AgricuIt-
ural Society, and the State Printer were
elected honorary members for the inter-
est they take in assisting the Director in
publishing throughout the States east of
the Rocky Mountains the climatic and
other conditions of the Golden State.
hope to be home again about the 18th
of September. One thing 1 must say for
Rochester, city of between 10000 and
10000 inhabitants, is that the weather
has been OF the very best kind, equal, |
must acknowledge, to that of California.
but how long it will last it is hard to saw.
One of the best features Of this city is
It's cleanliness. The streets are kept
scrupulously neat and clean. In the resi-
dence part we find men constantly on
duty cleaning the streets, This certainly
adds additional beauty, health and pros
perity to Rochester )
The private residences are cosy, neat
and clean looking. Most of them are
without that constant eye-sore, fence,
for few of them you see. | tell the peo-
pie of Rochester that the beauty of their
city lies in the resemblance of its weather
10 that OF the Capital City of California
during March and April, which with
California is almost perpetual, while
in Rochester it has 10 give way to
the chilling blasts of winter, accompanied
by leatless trees, roseless bushes and
snow covered landscapes.
Dramatically speaking there is no place
like the State of California
l leave to-day for Buffalo and thence to
Niagara, from which point l go to Wash
lngton City, thence to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York,
The record-union., 1892-08-23
BAD MICKEY" BARRY.
The Officers Think He Steals Shoes
and Tamales.

The Officers Think He Steals Shoes
and Tamales.
Mickey" Barry was arrested by Off
Ger Talbot yesterday on suspicion of hav-
ing appropriated another boys shoes.
While some boys were in the river bath
ing one Of them had his shoes stolen, and
as Mickey was found with a new pair of
shoes grade finer than he usually wears,
and as they did not seem to fit him par
ticularly well, he was taken up to give
him chance to explain. The boy losing
the shoes will have to appear at the po-
lice station and indemnity them, or
Mickey will be liberated.
Officer Ahern was looking for some
boys who attacked tamale peddler and
robbed his can of tomales last evening,
and he thinks Mickey was one Of them.
c. Fitzgerald and NJ. Sumner were also
arrested by Talbot in connection with
the shoe stealing episode.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
Articles of Ineorporation.

The following articles of incorporation
have been filed in the Secretary of States
office:
Reed Mill and Mining Company. San
Francisco. Capital stock, 8, O0O, 900. Di-
rectors-M. j. Mcdonald, j. H. Isham.
4. ID. Rue, NJ. a. Jackson and G. L. An
derson.
Ming Yung Benevolent Association San
Francisco. Directors-Fon Woh Leonp
Lee Him, Lun Young, Chin Dew, Wong
fook, Toy Man Sing, Lee Chuck You.
Ng Din Mon, Woy Sue, Chin Mon Wee
aud Dong Doom Yook
Adelaide Methodist Episcopal Church.
Adelaide, San Luis Obispo County. Di,
rectors-W Wesley Burnett, Mrs. A. J.
Johnson, Fannie Pool, r. A. MayhalI
and j. l.. Burnett.
Pacific Construction Company. San
Francisco. Capital stock, S250, GOO. Di-
rectors-J. p. Mccormick, W. f. X earns.
I. j. Mccormick, A. j. Mead,
ows and J. H. Perry.
San Miguel Methodist Episcopal
Church, San Miguel, San Luis Obispo
County. Directors-W. 3. Coats, w. A.
Wilmar, r. Mains, T. G. Evans and Wes-
ley Burnett.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Los
The record-union., 1892-08-23
Notes From Franklin.

The weather last week was extremely
warm, and it was hard matter for the
residents to keep cool.
Miss Alice Beckley, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives at Isleton, has
returned home.
Among the corners and goers during
this week were Frank Griswold of Sac
ramento and D. Finch of Florin.
Quite number OF young people at
tended the ball at Courtland, and had a
very pleasant time.
Miss Ina Gourley is visiting friends at
Franklin.
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MONDAYS MUSTER.
The McAllfsuer Brothers Go to Jail for
Thirty DAYS.


Thirty Days.
w. Johnston and Leroy Fisher posed
as the leading DRINKS in the Police Court
yesterday and were sentenced to ten days
each in the City Jail.
John Doe, lightweight drunk. got off
with So or two and one-half days.
Mary Doe had also distinguished her
self by being drunk and was given five
days in the City Jail.
William Davis had been imbibing too.
but was presumed to have funds left, and
he was assessed SO.
Mrs. Johnson, the "Denver Terror. ,,
was shrewd enough to assume a very
penitent attitude in court. She was
arraigned for being a common drunk
and had her case continued until
to-day. When arrested on Sunday she
was making very disreputable spectacle
of herself on X street, and vilified the
arresting officer to such an extent that he
has been bashtul ever since
Mrs. OConnell was tried for vagrancy
and several officers testified to finding her
ct the Plaza and asleep in the streets at
all hours of the night. She repudiated
the charge against her in an appeal to
Judge Cravens. She said she had home
in San Francisco and wanted to return
there, and that she only came here to find
her sisters grave. She had failed in her
search for the grave, but found some
beer and fell by the wayside. Judge
Cravens said he would try and see that
she got aboard train, and suspended
judgment 10 give her chance to be taken
away from here.
3. w. brennan, charged with battery,
was discharged for lack of discriminating
evidence.
Charles and James McAllister were
convicted of disturbing the peace at Third
and NJ streets, and were each sentenced
to thirty days in the County Jail.
John Blanchard was sentenced to six
months in the same asylum for vagrancy.
Pat Frenoge was found guilty of a dis
turbance of the peace of Third street, be-
tween \ and O, III having slapped Kate
Carson and made a general row. He will
be sentenced to-day.
The record-union., 1892-08-23

Angeles. Directors-Mrs. Nellie Court
ney, Mrs. Zaidee V. G. Smith, Mrs.
Amanda Rose, Mrs. Lila A. Young, Mrs.
Clara P. Heinman. Mrs. Elma P. Jones,
Mrs. Nina r. aWachtel, Mrs. Mary E.
Freedman and S. V. Wachtel.
Placer County Land and Improvement
Company, Newcastle, Placer county.
Capital stock, 100000. Directors-A. H.
Schnabel, j. d. Matthew, E. B. Silva, F.
j. Mason and A. 81. Schnabel.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
The Track Improved.

Work on the track at Agricultural
Park, which had been in progress for
several weeks under the superintendent
of Director George w. Hancock, has been
completed. Mr.. Hancock has had 675
yards of clay added to the track, most OF
which has been added to the homestretcb
with view to making it faster than be-
fore.
This evening the Driving Club mem
bers are expected by President J. w,
Wilson to be present at the track and try
the newly-laid clay.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
The Swimming Club.

The members of the recently organized
Swimming Club are becoming quite en-
thusiastic over the idea OF having the
Swimming Baths kept open during the
winter. The club now has membership
of seventy, and expects TO add great
many more names to its list. The officers
are: President, Al Kleinsorge; Secretary
and Treasurer, ]. H. Davis; Captain,
Joseph Doian.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
A MISSING CELESTIAL
Wong Soon's Delay of Several Hours
Causes His Friends Alarm.

wong Soon'S Delay of Several Hours
Causes His Friends Alarm.
Wong Soon, whose home is at Third
and U streets, and who peddles vegeta-
bles for livelihood, is missing. His
cousin informs the police that Wong
has been very punctual and always
showed up at the camp by P. M, but
yesterday he had not put in an appear
ance long after nightfall.
1t is feared by his comrades that he has
met with foul play. He drove brown
horse, attached to a covered wagon. 1t
is not at all improbable that Wong ran
mp against a tan game yesterday and,
like some pale-faced sports, couldn't let
go.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
MARRIED.

BERTRAM-HAUSMA this city, August
goth, at the residence of c. J. Noack. by
Rev. A. @. Herrick, Gustav h. Bertram 10
Lillian Hausman, both of San Francisco.
lChronicle and Examiner please copy
LONGB0TTOM-SHIELD this city, Au-
gust 18th, Wallie Longhottom to Hannah
Shields.
aAW Oakland, August
10th, by Rev. j. b. Silcox, Q. D. Hawk to
Lizzie a. Eskridge
The record-union., 1892-08-23
APPARENTLY INSANE.
Night JafIer Naghel's Luck in Han
ding an Erratic Giant.

ding an Errat1c Giant.
AT an early hour yesterday morning
Night Jailer Naghel was visited at the
police station by railroad switchman,
who informed him that there was crazy
man out in the street.
Naghel went out to investigate and
found man of herculean proportions
who did not seem to know much about
himself. The officer concluded that it
would be of no use to tackle him, so he
adopted persuasive methods and finally
managed to get the man over to the jail
and into cell. He said his name was
DIR. Henry.
Yesterday the unfortunate man was
sent to the County Jail, and will be ex-
ahmed as soon as one of the Superior
Judges returns to the city.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
DIED.

this city August 22d, Mrs.
Harriet Woodwork (rnother OF Clinton, Ira
and Charlie Woodwork; sister of Thomas
and William Harrison Of Washington, Yolo
County, and Mrs. d. w. Kloppenburg and
Mrs. William Wilcox of Sacramento( q "a
tive of Chicago, ILL.,, aged 40 years, 10
months and l g days.
H1-Frlenus are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral Wednesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, from her late residence, No. 1881
Fifteenth street.
- The funeral of Harvey
Stockbrdge will be indefinitely postponed.
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For sleenIessness

USE HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE.
DR.. c. r. Dake, Belleville, ILL.,, says:
81 have found it. and it alone, to be ca
pable of producing a sweet and natural
sleep in cases of insomnia from over
work of the brain, which so often occurs
III active professional and business men,"
The record-union., 1892-08-23
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
RERH ELET,
douCe to Contractors, Builders and Material Men,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
IN concerned that sealed proposals or bids
are solicited for performing the labor and fur
nlshlng the materials necessary to the erection
of building for the Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering Department of the University OF
California, at Berkeley, said bids to be received
at the office of j. 81. Q. Bonte, Secretary of the
Board of Regents, South Hall, Berkeley, CALI
fornia. at or before II o'clock NJ of the 29TH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1892.
And notice is further hereby given that the
plans, bills, descriptions and specifications of
said building, and of the labor and materials
therefor, have been placed at the Office of w.
Curlett, architect, rooms 3O7 and 500 Phelan
Building, Market street, San Francisco where
the same can be seen during business hours
each day from this date until the contracts
Tor building the same are made.
NOTICE is further hereby given that bids for
the furnishing of materials for ana doing the
mason and tronwork, for the furnishing of
materials for and doing the carpenter and
plaSterer's work, for the furnishing of materi-
ais for and doing the plumbing. gasfitting and
heating work, for the furnishing of materials
fer and doing the thinning galvanized iron and
stating work for the furnishing of materials
Tor and doing the painting and granting work.
and for the furnishing of materials for and
doing the electric work will be separately re-
ceived.
This notice is given pursuant to the pro-
visions of an Act of the Legislature entitled
An Act to Regulate Contracts on Behalf of
the State in Relation to Erections and Build.
ings," approved March 20, 1875. and pursl-
ant TO the provisions of the amendment Of
sald ACT, approved March 81, 1891, which
Act and amendment is hereby referred to and
made part of this notice.
No proposals will be considered unless ac-
compauied with bond OF said proposer equal
10 ten t1O) PER cent. of his proposal with suf-
hcient sureties, conditioned that, if said pros
po;al shall be accepted, the party proposing
VIII duly enter into q proper contract and
faithfully perform his or their contract or
contracts in accordance with said proposals
and the plan or plans, specifications and de-
scriFtions, which shall be and are hereby
a Dnrt ar
The right to reject any or all bids is hereby
reserved.
By order of the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings. j. WEST MARTIN Chairman
iN3O-tiilan02
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers have
been recorded since our last report:
w. S. Cheney ct ux to Thomas J. Lawn
The south acre Of lot z of the Louisiana
tract.
Ii. G. Soule ct TX to William A. Gett.
Jr.-East halfof lot 4, p and @, Twenty
third and TWentY-fonrth Streets
The record-union., 1892-08-23
Ihirty Deprees COOLER.

The Weather Bureaus report for yes
terday shows that the highest and lowest
were 76' and 520, as against
1862 and 650 for the same date last year.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago to-day were 1867 and 740.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
The wea1thu Trarnn-

1t has been learned that the name of the
man at the County Hospital, who was
found sick In shanty with 5000 on his
person, is Cashmere Silva. He came
here from San Francisco.
The record-union., 1892-08-23
Onen-Air CONCERT.

The next open-air concert will be given
at the Plaza on Thursday evening. It
will be by the Artillery Baud, and Con-
ductor Neale is preparing choice pro-
gramme for the occasion.