The morning call., 1892-09-07
ITEMS FROM over THE BAY.
Putting Oakland in Sanitary
Condition.
The Escspads Of San Francisco Girl-Pear-
sons Divorce Case Transferred.
Chauncey st. Johns Poy.

A protest was read before the Council
last evening against constructing sewer in
Pine street, between Seward and Lincoln.
The only sewage outlet for several families
is q private conduit on the property OF Mrs.
Hubbard. That lady appeared before the
Council and talked so straightly TO the
point that they overruled the protest at once.
and the lobby applauded the plucky woman.
The Intellectual sewage outlet las filed Mrs.
Hubbard's cellar and the roiDt was made
that it would be good breeder of cholera.
Mrs. c. Schnorr also complained OF n
cholera breeder, in the shape Of pond OF
staf,rant water from ahydrantat Eighteenth
street and Thirteenth avenue.
The hearing of the protest against the Fill
bert-street assessment was set for Septem-
Der 10.
Health Officer Quinn asked for the ap-
poIntment of a sanitary inspector ln eacn
ward, and recommended that sewers be
flushed. garbage burned. and low places
filled. Referred 10 the health committee.
A resolution requesting the presentation
Of the best method TO place the city III first
class sanitary condition was passed. An
ordinance was passed empowering the board
to establish hospital il necessary, and TO
take all proper quarantine measures.
Bertha Dietz, a pretty girl only l6 years
old, living in a NICE home at 12l1 YORK
street. San Francisco, elopcd to Oakland a
few days ago with q 20-year-oid young
ster named VIII Hill. The girls parents
made q search for her. and last evening
Officer Curtis arrested her at the ST. Elmo
House, where she was being supported by
Young Hill. who earns SIS per week in a
Telegrapb-avenue bicycle-store. She was
thoroughly repentant, and returned home
with her mother. Her enticer will proba-
bly, be arrested.
DIR. a. j. Russell has been appointed a
trustee Of the Samuel Merritt Hospital in
place OF DR.. Agard, deceased. The APP
pointment was made by John A. Stanly and
DIR. L. III. Pinkerton, a majority OF the
trustees.
All the parties to the action in the exami-
nation OF George Grey for shooting at &.
X. Bennett were in the Police Court yester-
day, but the case was postponed till Saturday
by request OF Grey's attorney, who was not
ready TO go into the Issues to be raised.
Alfred ID. Clark has sued his wife Caro-
line Clark for divorce, alleging desertlon.
The plaintiff is foreman for the firm OF
Fulda Brothers, San Francisco.
The divorce case OF John w. Pearson. the
capitalist, against Allie Pearson. has been
transferred to the San Francisco courts.
Henry ID. Hawks of San francisco has
been appointed trustee of the Walkerley
estate in place Of Columbus Bartlett, re-
signed. Bonds have been fixed at $4,000.
The petition for a distribution OF the estate
Will % HedEu bO-mOTTOW.
Early yesterday morning fire destroyed
the roof and some of the furniture OF the
residence OF j. Ii. Carpenter on Fifth street,
causing loss of about 5000.
Judge Ellsworth yesterday listened to
further hearing of the application of
Chauncey St.John for the custody of his boy.
The grandmother. Mrs. Watson, testified
that the child is afflicted with st. Wits
dance and that she had sent him East with
Miss Ellis, schoolteacher, in the hope that
he would improve. The child did not want
to go with the father. she stated. and the
latter had not called very often to see
him.