The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-20
FROM ACROSS TIE BAY.
The Shake.Up in the City Council
Last Monday Night.
In Relation to the School Bonds Ran Into
by Train-A Runaway Deshes Into
Crowd Republican Delegates

| shake. When it became known to c. ii.
| Brosnahan that he had been changed of.
or. as his friends termed 1t, thrown down
| for the Board of Public Works. lac predicted
that he will make 1t interesting for some
persons and stir things TAP in The Council.
IL was supposed that his threats were Idle.
and that no would get over his temper in n
few days The result shows that he was as
| good as his word. IL was not dreamed that
he would go over 10 DIR. Pardee and the
other two members OF the minoritv aud
make u combination with them. As he and
Hoffman had all along been together. and
Earl and Thornburgh, being Democrats, bad
| gone with him on all questions, Council
men Garihorne, Macdonald. Watkinson and
wilkins were not taken into the secret OF
Tie changes, and consequently were COM
pletely surprised when neitman was nomi-
mated and elected President of the Council,
and still more so when the committees were
announced, and they found themselves on
| the minor committees. The change in
| the position OF the Council came at a safe
| time Tor the water company. because the
rates have already been fixed By the Council
| Tor the year. III they had not, it Is likely
! that the seven would nave cut them down
| somewhat.
There was considerable uneasIness yes-
terday afternoon prior To the meeting OF the
| Police and Fire Commi ssioners at 4 o. clock
changes would be made In the departments.
| Only routine business was tran sacted, and
the departments are safe for another week.
1t Is believed that few changes viii be
made next Tuesday, that OF Chief OF Police
| being one MIR. Playter will 60 away for
six weeks the next day, and II is probable
no changes will be made during his absence.
| There Is little doubt that Thomas A.
| Downey, now on tho regular force, but who
was for several years on detective detail
N nj hn
| appointment
| THOSE BONDS.
There is considerable adverse comment
| on the City Councils action Ia refusing TO
accept the offer of Splitter & Co. of Boston
| TO take the $500, 600 in school bonds as voted
at par aud n 5000 bonus, and in agreeing
to pay Arthur ID. Thomson per cent for
| selling them in the East thus giving him
$4,000 and losing besides the 5000 bonus.
Very few believe that he can sell them so
as to realize $50. o00 above par. which he
will have 10 do, they say. 10 be even with
| the bid OF Splitter ~ Co. The kickers say
| that about $4,000 viii have to be paid out
| for the expenses Of election, and now
S220 TO S25. 600 more by bad management.
/ then the loss in contractors, architects and
other fees will eat up in the aggregate
| nearly $4,000 or one-eighth of the total
amount. This they think is outrageous.
| Enough wasted, they say, 10 build two
good schoolhouses. 1t is also said by attor-
|
pass resolution agreeing to pay per cent
| commission dor the sale. Ii is hoped by
! many that the motion for reconsideration
| VIII be passed at the meeting next Monday
evening. Macdonald made motion to the
effect that the matter 60 over for reconsid-
Grafton at that time.
| An accident that might have been serious
| occurred at Washington and Seventh streets
| at noon yesterday. An old butcher named
We'll attempted to cross the track in front
rail- lpn
| struck the wagon and demolished Ii, carry
ing 1t along about q cars length, where the
| train was stopped. The old man was
| tumbled out on the p0ultce pavement Just
as the engine struck the wagon and was
| considerably shaken up, but not. seriously
| hurt. lhe harness was broken and the
| hoTse escaped on the other side of the train
without much injury. While the train was
stopped an immense crowd had gathered.
| and runaway horse attached TO a cart from
! the direction Of Clay street dashed through
the crowd. a number of persons were
! slightly injured. Edward Il. Fox was SO
| badly injured as to require attention at the
City Receiving Hospital. but was able to go
| nome. George Pinkham was knocked
down, and being an old man was badly
| shaken up for few minutes. A little girl
| had very narrow escape
| HUNTINGToS'S VISIT.
President Huntington of the Southern
| Pacific paid visit yesterday to the West
|
| Towne. He went through the different
| departments and spent some time in the
| creosote works, which he had not before
| visited. In answer TO questions about
rumored changes in the Oakland local ser
| vice he admitted that the matter had re-
ceived considerable thought and attention,
| but would require further investigation be-
| fore any conclusion would be reached. He
intended TO visit Oakland again before long
and would look into the matter thoroughly.
ns fha
| met at Judge Ogden's courtroom in the City
| Hall and nominated L. r Girard, w. l.
Childs and 4. NJ. Gibson to be voted for {
the primaries as delegates to the Stockton
| convention.
There was good attendance at the Easter
reunion OF the Presby terrain Social Union
at the First Presbyterian Church last even
Ing. Rev. DIR. COyie. the president of the
union. presided and took charge of the lit
| erary programme in the chapel At the
| conclusion OF the exercises refreshments
were served in the boys brigade drillroom.
small fire In the cellar of the store and
harness-shop at Thirteenth and Broadway
called out the department at 6:30 p. NJ.
yesterday. Loss nominal.
Officer Williams, Sacramento ex-police-
man who now does duty in Temescal as a
| preserver OF the peace, was set upon by n
band OF young toughs on Sunday night
last, because he undertook to arrest one of
their number Tor disordeIly conduct. They
took him by surprise at first and nearly
knocked him Senseless, but, recovering him
sell, he turned the tables on the crowd by
making bis prisoner bite the dust and put
ting the others to flight with his pistol
Iemescai now recognizes the fact that in its
new officer il has the right man in the right
place.
SEARCHING FOR COMPTON.
The shooting OF Constable j. A. Trefrv
on Monday morning at Centerylle by III
Compton occurred In a dispute over cow
of Compton's, which Trefry had impounded.
| Compton Immediately afterward started
| toward Niles, where he worked, but though
the country was secured by constables and
| Deputy SheriffS yesterday. he could not be
found. 1t Is believed that as he appeared
little demented, he may have killed him
self. Ii is said he has a son in the stockton
asylum. Irefry's wound is considered dan
gerous. He has been constable and Deputy
Sheriff In that locality for the past 10 or %
years.
Alameda.
A brother of Judge Ellsworth arrived
yesterday from Connecticut, accompanied
by his wife. He was in this State eighteen
years ago. when he was manager of fuse
works at Melrose.
The prospective delegates from Alameda
Township TO the Republican State conven.
ton at Stockton are Stanley Stephenson.
d. P. Moreal, w. NJ. Rauk and +. G. Daniels
4. h. krauth. editor of the Encinai, is
confined by illness to his home on Park
street.
A meeting Of the Republican Central
Club will be held tomorrow evening In
fuckers Hall, Park Row building. It Il
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