The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-12
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Huntingt0n's Scheme to Remove
the Local Track Endorsed.
The South Oakland Improvement Club Wants
an Electric Railroad on Seventh Street.
Court Notes.

At meeting of the Board OF Health last
night the question Of the issuance of bonds
for sanitary Improvements came up. DR..
Bradley, member from the Seventh Ward,
and the only homeopathic one on the board.
did not believe that bonds were necessary.
This brought DIR. WOolsey to his feet, and
he made long address in favor of the,bonds,
and finally resolution was adopted declar-
ing in favor Of the issuance of $1,000, OOO for
schools. park and boulevard.
The will of DIR. William McMurtry, de-
ceased, who died in Oakland last month,
was flied for probate yesterday by Mrs
Cynthia McMurtrv and George Ohleyer,
who are nominated as executrix and execu-
tor. The estate is valued at $4,000, con-
sisting of real estate in Butte and Suffer
counties and $500 in personal property in
Oakland. The entire estate is given
to the heirs Of deceased. The widow.
now Is years of age. Is given the
use of tour pieces OF real estate during her
natural life, she to pay the taxes during
that time. The children are given portions
of the real property and made residnary
legatees.
place on the San Leandro road, slipped and
fell while getting on the train at Wash
ington and Seventh streets last night and
severely bruised his right thigh. He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital
j. A. Hendrickson has sued w. ID. Hen
erickson for divorce The defendant Is an
Oakland letter-carrier.
CRIMINAL J0TTINGS.
The residence at tile corner of Twelfth
and Grove streets belonging to j. Atwood
was entered yesterday and some articles
taken out during daylight
j. Il. Hastings. the young man who was
arrested Tor passing counterfeit dollars,
has given the United States officials the
name OF j. b. Gregory, which he says is his
true name.
James Coleman, who assaulted and robbed
man at the corner Of Eighth and West
streets few weeks ago, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Greene of robbery. and will DE
sentenced on Monday, at which time med
ical testimony will be produced to prove
the aggravation of the assault.
AROUND THE COURTS.
Mrs. Della Thielmann, the wife of Martin
G. Thelmann, the ex-Secretary OF the Ger
man Land and Colony Company. has given
notice Of dismissal of her divorce suit
against her husband.
Mrs. Boegle yesterday filed four deeds
from her husband to herself He decided to
her all his property, real and personal.
He has been sued by his partner. Otto a.
Rudolph, for an accounting, and by James
i. Mccarthy OH real-e>tate transaction.
Judge Greene said yesterday that he was
induced to change his ruling on section 400
of the Civil Code, with reference to the quSs-
ton Of railroad tickets, by careful study
OF the subject and not from any other infiu-
ences. The point is that the issuance of
tickets is an element in fixing rates.
Frederick Peterson, aged 40, native of
Germany, single, until recently employed
at the Palo Alto stables on Eleventh street.
near Franklin, was committed to Agnews
Asylum yesterday. He is violent, tears his
clothes and runs about nude. j. Nj. Browne,
son OF Ross Browne, deceased, at one time
japanese Minister. whose dementia was
mentioned several days ago, was committed
to Napa by Judge Henshaw, no further ex-
animation being had.
The Oakland Harbor Improvement Asso-
citation has received a reply to a dispatch to
Congressman Mckenna, asking the effect of
the committees opposition, In which he
stated that he did not think any Injurious
eilect had been produced on the Oakland
appropriation.
The South Oakland Improvement Asso-
ton has resolved that it is opposed to the
depression OF the railroad on Seventh street
and fayors the removal Of steam ears to
First street.
Thompson Houston Of the Electric CON-
pany has agreed with the Oakland, San
LeanGro and Haywards Electric Railroad
Company TO furnish electrical equipment
for SAC, $50.
= An executive conference of The official
board OF the First Methodist Church was
held last evening 10 decide who should be
asked for from the annual conference next
September to succeed DR.. Ollie. vino has
been five years in Oakland. After the
meeting the members we're mumm, but ii
was learned that four or five ministers were
discussed and il is understood that the Rev.
DIR. Case was the fayorite.