The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-09
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Commissioner Of Public Works
Appointed.
The Suit Of Joseph Kern Against Mrs. Morris.
4 New Gasometer-Board Of
Missions.

1ne people Oh Odkiauu "
party were asking each other as they met on
the streets yesterday: who is it?" HAS
the appointment been made?" "When will
the Mayer announce the manner WHO
will it be?" etc, referring to the Commits
sioner of Public Works and Fire and Po-
lice. 1t was something that mo fellef"
could tell and it was even doubted If the
Mayor himself knew. Delegations Of twos
ard threes and singles visited the private
office of the Mayor during the day and pre-
scented their views upon whom, In their
opinion, the mantle Of Mr. Martin should
fall.
At noon the Mayor stated that he would
file the appointment with the City Clerk at
5P. NJ, but at that hour he was engaged.
However, at % minutes to o'clock the
little paper was flied with City Clerk Brady,
announcing the appointment OF Robert a.
Hughes to the position. Mr.. Hughes was
mentioned during the last few days Oh the
term of Mr.. Martin incidentally with
others; but it was not generally believed
he had any chance Of success, though 1t is
now said by some who pretend TO know
that the Mayor intended to appoint Mr..
Hughes all along. the only question being
as TO the appointment OF Il. Z. Chapman.
The app0intee was not the choice OF the
politicians and that Is the reason there was
so much scurryinR to and fro. 1t was under
stood that Con Brosnahan. the Councilman
ity, but no change could be made In the
Mayors purpose.
That there will be a number OF changes
in the departments soon after the organ
iZation of the new board is the belief Of
every one. 1t is understood that John w.
TOmpkins will be relieved as Chief of Police
and Officer Thomas A. DOwney appointed
10 the place. Otf"' changes are mentioned,
such as Super 'enaent OF Streets, Chief
Engineer of the Ere department, etc, bnt
nothing definite is knG IN about these mat
tiers and probably will not be until they are
announced in the board.
The new appOintee is Eative of New
York and is 46 years CT age. lie was In the
army during the late war. He came TO Oak
land in 1858 He served several years as
deputy city clerk and treasurer under Galen
NJ. Fisher He is a bookkeeper, and has
done considerable work as an expert. In
politics he Is Democrat OF tho Independent
stamp. He will be sworn in right away,
and will relieve Mr.. Martin probably at the
meetings on tuesday afternoon and evening.
CouDcilmen G. III. BrosEahan and q. c.
Earl are said to be much displeased over
the way matters have gone, and II is said
that Rome will howP' before long. II is
understood that the appointment will be
especially obnoxious 10 City Auditor Snow
and his friends of the independent
wing OF the party, as Mr.. Hughes,
while exporting the books of the Auditor,
stirred up the matter OF the bills OF County
IeC0TutE CIUTcU LOT NOIh Oh mortgage
lists. 1t IS said that 1t was the intention OF
Mr.. Playter 10 tender his resignation upon
the reorganization of the board with the
new member, but IL is now said that an
effort will be made TO have him remain out
his term so that Mayor Chapman may not
have the pleasure OF appointing another
member of the board.
SUIT TRANSFERRED.
The suit of Joseph S. Kern against
Harriet A. Morris, formerly Harriet 4.
Moore, has been transferred from San Fran
cisco 10 Alameda County. Kern wants
$500 for services rendered according 10
agreement, but he does not say what the
services we're. Mrs. Morris is the woman
who got the judgment against thu late Moses
Hopkins for $4,000.
Kate Schlacker has sued w. J. Ramage, a
constable. TO recover $40. as the actual and
reasonable value of a horse detained, she
alleges, by the defendant Illegally The de-
PENDANT put with esses on in the lower court
who testified that the horse was the prop
eriy of John Altman and was attached in a
suit of one Miller against him; that the
horse was never in the possession of the
plaintiff. Justice Black OF Elem Township
gave judgment against plaintiff for Sl5 s.
costs OF the suit. She has appealed 10 the
Superior Court.
PUTTING IN A GAsoEMTER.
The Oakland Gas Company is putting In
a new gasometer at the foot of Grove street,
W SVst eIOv.OOV anu lOiu 40OsUoU CuQlC leets
nearly double the capacity of the one In use
at present The houses and lots recently
bought at the corner Of Clay and Thirteenth
streets for the erection OF offices for the COM
pany are in litigation, and the work has not
yet been commenced DR.. {. :. Lane has
sued DR.. Tisdale. WHO sold to the company,
tor damages on account OF the sale. as he
had expended with his wife $1,000 and more
in fitting up ono of the houses for himself
as dentist ard his wife as medical doc
tor.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The session of the Woman's Occidental
Board of Foreign Missions closed at the
First Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon. The following were elected as officers
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Z.
ID. Browne of Oakland. reelected; vice
presideuts-Mrs j. q. Adams, Mrs. George
Barstow, Mrs. j. q. Clown. Mrs. Benjamin
Douglas, San Francisco. Mrs. L. Y. Rob-
bins, Sacramento; recording secretary, Mrs.
W. II. Benny, Oakland; financial secretary,
Mrs. Edgar Brown, Oakland foreign cor
responding secretary. Miss NJ. l.. Berry,
San Francisco; general corresponding sec
terial secretary. Mrs. l. NJ. Condit, San
Francisco; special objects secretary. Mrs.
H. b. Smith. San Francisco; treasurer OF
the building fund, Mrs. Deborah Easton,
san Francisco.
A WOMAN ROBBED.
Mrs. Mitchell was in the Police Court
yesterday and testified as 10 her being
robbed by George w. Sheldon and James
Curran one night about month ago at
West Oakland They were both held in
$1,000 bali to answer in the Superior Court.
THE COCK FIGHT POSTPONED.
1t was learned last night that a cooking