The morning call., 1892-05-03
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
An Ordinance Passed to Regulate
Bicycle Riding.
Another Serious Accident at Shell Mound
statioE-An appropriation for Worlds
Fair Purposes.

ordinance prohlDlllDS the Tlulng oil bicycles
on the sidewalks or in any of the public
squares between the hours of P. NJ. and
A NJ. The ordinance provides also that all
persons riding bicy cleS oil the sidewalks or
in the public parks, during the daytime,
must immediately dismount upon meeting
or overtaking any person walking or stand
ing upon such sidewalks or in such parks.
They must also carry lighted lamp at
night and horn or bell in the daytime.
Penalties will be incurred for breaches of
the law of not less than SO nor more than
$780,
The Finance Committee reported against
accepting Spitzer & Co.'s bid for the school
bonds. and the matter was referred to the
City Attorney for advice as to how the
Council should act in dispOsing of them.
The attempt 10 reduce the time in the
franchise of the Sunset Company from 30
to % years failed and the ordinance went to
print
At the meeting OF the Board of Super
yisOrs yesterday j. NJ Rosenberg was given
free license to peddle IN the county RO-
senberg is a cripple 1t is claimed that he
peddles lottery tickets principally.
A petition was presented for two-mile
road back of Haywards, between the Dublin
and Crow Canyon roads.
An Apr opTlatiOn Of $4,000 was made to
meet the expenses of the Alameda County
Worlds Fla r Association.
1t was reported to the board that bridge
on San Pablo avenue, near the Contra Costa
line, was unsafe. The Supervisor Of the
district WAS authorized to have it repaired.
Narrow Escape.
Arthur NJ. Annis, aged 90 one of the
writer's on the West Berkeley Invader. liy-
iDu at IDIA fHWpntv- fret Fran
cisco, started home at O'clock last evening.
While transferring from the West Berkeley
train at Shell Mound the crowd pushed him
between the engine and the first car Of the
moving train. He caught the handfal, but
was dragged some distance, and the toes of
his left foot were run over. He was taken
to the Oakland Hospital. where his foot
was amputated at the iDStep by County
Physician johnson and Health Officer Dunn.
The young mans father and brother were
with him at the hospital.
The erection of the Consolidated Pied
mont Railway Company'S power-house for
its SiXteenth-stTeet electric line was COM
menced yesterday 1t Is adjoining its
stables at Fourteenth and Peralta streets.
The poles are being set up along Washing
ton street, and are distributed along Four
teentb ready to be set I'D. Ii is eX-
ected TO have the line in operation By
July /.
The Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards
Electric Railroad Company expects to COM
mence running regularly on Thursday.
The cars are now taking practice spins to
get the machinery in trim and get the motor
men and conductors broken In. The speed
of 20 miles an hour was attained yesterday.
The Alameda County delegates to the
Young Peoples Christian EudeavOr con-
vention at Santa Rosa will assemble at the
Young Mems Christian Association build
ing for the purpose of greeting the South
ern California delegation en- route. The
Southern delegation will number from 90 10
To- They will remain over tomorrow night
in Oakland and be entertained by tile local
members. The combined delegates will go
TO Santa Rosa 200 strong on Thursday morn-
ing.
The Nathaniel Gray Hall of Science at
Mills College will be dedicated next Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. rhetorical re-
cital will be given on Friday evening III the
college aSSem6ly-TOOm.
+ Charles Harvey, native of Portugal,
aged 53, died suddenly on Sunday afternoon
while on his way from Mission San Jose to
visit daughter in Snnol. An inquest WAS
held yesterday by Coroner Evers and
verdict OF death from heart disease rendered
Harvey's Portuguese name was Jeronymo
Antonio AlvernaZ, but he some time ago
adopted the name Of Harvey.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
A complaint for forgery was sworn out
yesterday against NJ. X. Woodward, the
young man VINO was arrested on Saturday
on that charge by Oakland offiC ers. When
the case came up In the Police Court ques-
ton Of jurisdiction arose, as the offense
was committed in San Francisco. In the
afternoon he was turned over to San
Francisco officer.
Hiram j. Saunders, the young man who
effected an entrance in the rear of Broad
way candY-store about month ago and got
500 which he the next day expended in fine
clothes and pateut-leather shoes, has been
committed by Judge Henshaw to the Whit
tier Reform School for three years
An execution has been levied on S9l acres
of land, in Eden Township, belonging to d.
j. KI8mer IN the suit Of the Bank of Ana
helm for S10,500
The Oakland Horse-shoerS' Union has
prevailed on all the shops except three to
adopt nine-hour schedule for a days labor.
Chief of Police John w. Tompkins has
estimated that the Police and Fire Commits
soners will require $40, 700 for the year end
ing June 80, 1893. OF this S65, 100 is for
salaries.
1t is said that Bert Lawton, a well-known
old San Francisco fireman, formerly fore
man of hose when the late +. Z. r. Whit
ney was Chief Engineer, has the inside
track in the contest that is now going on in
Oakland for Chief Engineer of that Fire De-
Dartmeut.