The morning call., 1892-06-04
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Changes in Street Railways in the
City OF Oakland.
Davie Is Building the New Wharf for the OPP
position Ferry-Badger- Fighters Fined.
a Millionaire's Purchase.

With the coming of the Berkeley and the
/ Haywards electric roads various h0rsecar
and cable lines are gradually being changed.
The dilapdaied old Fourteenth-street car
line, which has exasperated passengers for
years, is becoming rapidly transferred into
| q first class electric road. SO with the San
Pablo cable and the Telegraph.
horsecar lines.
The latest report is that soon after the
change on Telegraph avenue the Twelfth
street hoTsecar line is 10 have electricity
supplied as the motive power
The Haywards electric road announces
that it will put on heavy morning aud
evening car with double motors to run %
miles per hour. This will be for the benefit
Of business men living in Haywards and
San Leandro, and ii will seriously cripple
| the travel Of the Southern Pacific
Admiral Woolsey's barge has been
knocked around considerably by Boss"
| Davie, but the unkudest cut of all was
Nhen Davie Vhisked it entirely away from
| his property, Thursday, and left it lying at
the foot of Harrison street. WoOlsey
threatened to cut the rope as Dayie pulled
| it around, and Davie replied that he would
| shoot if he did. Woolsey and his men are
still on the barge.
The Berkeley electric line has appointed
| John w. Tucker, former receiver, TO the
| position Of first assistant superintendent,
| and q. w Roberts second assistant. John
| Sparks has been appointed electric aud
| mechanical engineer.
Davie is rapidly building the new wharf
| and be says that he will sGon spring sur
| prise on Oakland.
| From him and his associates ii is under
| stood that company is organizing to oper.
ate ferry from his wharf 10 San Francisco,
and Davte states that a number of express
companies have agreed to use the ferry at
| rates lower than those now paid the South
| eru Pacific. Steamers are to be supplied by
Piper, Alden 81 Co. The line will be used
for freight only, at first, but Davie says
that the company will ask for franchise
to build an electric road along Harrison
street to New Broadway, to Berkeley. and
that when 1t is finished passengers will be
carried The names of the stockholders
will soon be fled aud with them will be
filed papers giving the city an option for
year on the property occupied by the wharf.
This is TO be done as an evidence OF good
faith that there is no intention to sell out
to the railroad.
Davie and associates have much faith in
their project, as the freight and express
traffic is growing heavy and the monopoly
of the Southern Pacific is getting TO be
burden in various ways.
FELL FROM THE TRAIN.
Charles Foster, a newsboy was thrown
from the train between Fruitvale and
Tweuty-third avenue yesterday by leaning
from the platform and coming in contact
with fence. lie was badly hurt about the
head.
J. G. Jordan, a Boston millionaire, has
bought 40 acres of land back of Lake Mer-
rift and Will open streets through it, build
ing a residence himself. aud leasing or sell,
ing the rest of the land to other residences
seekers.
II. c. Compton, who shot and wounded
Captain Trefry at Niles has been held 70
answer before the Superior Court, with bail
at $780,
While Mrs. Pierce Of 1910 SIEVE nth street
was returning home from meeting OF the
Women Relief Corps a few nights age,
two iootpads confronted her at Seventh and
Union streets. One Of them tried to seize
her satchel, but she pounded him with a
loaf Of bread and began to scream. They
both took to their heels.
DIEvES PLEADS GUILTY.
Joe Dieves of the Three mile House
pleaded guilty before Justice Melvin yester-
day 10 the charge OF allowing a badger