The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-24
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Gas Company Gets the Light.
ing Contract Again.
a Suicides Identity Established = Francis
Murphy's Temperance Crusade to Gen.
tinue Another Fortnight.

The City Council by unanimous vote last
night passed to print an ordinance award
ing to the Oakland Gaslight and Heat Com
pany contract TO light the city for the en-
suing year, The lowest bid, that of the Oak
land Electric Light and Motor Company.
was declared informal because it contained
no provision for gas lamps. The successful
bidder Is now lighting the city with go
electric lights aud 700 gaslamps
The Board of Education received II bids
Tor new textbooks and Will consider them
next Thursday night. Isaac Wright re-
signed his position as teacher.
There is trouble between HORSEPOWER
BayieS and the Board of Public Works on
account Of his action in cutting down three
trees, valued at $50, on the High School
property in order to move a church. The
board has refused to return his guarantee of
~ ana threatens to hava him arrested be-
sides. lie in turn threatens to arrest the
secretary Tor retaining his deposit money
THE LEPER DISAPPEARED.
Mrs. Frates, the Oakland leDer, has quietly
lett ner home III company with her hus band
and child to avoid the authorities.
Secretary r. w. The0bald of the Humane
Society announces his intention of resign
ing. The society owes him several months
back pay.
The man who shot himself on the Seven
teenIh-street wharf, Sunday morning, has
been identified as Tom Noble, an IRON
worker. Several months ago he worked at
the Juds0n Iron Works and was a member
OF tie Emeryville Ironmoldefs' Union. He
has brother living In Berkeley.
A PASTORS DEATH
A dispatch from Monrovia, Cal, an
nounces the death, from erysipeas, of Rev.
George RIeman, late pastor of the Twenti-
eth-street Baptist Church. Mr. Rieman re-
signed but a few weeks ago, owing to a
church dispute about removing the building.
The body will be brought here Tor burial.
The Francis Murphy temperance meetings
are to continue two weeks longer Last
evening the services were held in the open
air, at Tenth and Broadway. Tomorrow
they Will be tranferred TO tent
One hundred men are at work putting
down the Ielegraph-avenue streetcar line
to Temescal. II will be in operation by
August. Trial trips are now being made
over the electric line recently laid TO the
Sixteenth-street depot.
The Oakland Ebel Society held a recep-
ton last night in honor of Hiss Sarah HOr-
ton, tile retiring president.
HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Yesterday afternoon the First COngrega-
tiOnal Church was crowded with those who
had come 10 listen to the elass-day exer-
cises OF the Oakland High School. The 20
graduates occupied prominent seats and the
proceedings were opened by the High
School Orchestra. Il. =. Miller, the presl-
dent. delivered brief address Of welcome.
after which an unusually good literary and
musical programme was given. The gradu-
ating exercises will occur at the same place
tomorrow night.
Revival meetings are in progress at the
Chester-street NJ. +. Church. Services will
be held each evening this week except Sat
day. Rev. 7. II. Lawson Of San Jose is as
S.stiDg the pastor.