The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-14
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Suburban Residents Ask for
Better Service.
THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSES.
The Giant Powder Works to Resume Opera.
tlons at Sobrante in December-2erke-
ley and Alameda News

The unsatisfactory service of the South
ern Pacific Railroad to San Leandro and
Haywards has melted the residents TO cir
cuia'e petition in the hope of remedy wing
the condition of things. They want a
change In the timetable so that trains will
leave at more convenient hours for those
who are compelled to 90 regularly to san
Francisco.
AT present they find the service the most
irregular and inconvenent possible and
Will send their petition to Fourth and
townsend streets in the hope that 1t will
receive at enton.
The Giant Powder Company, which has
transferred its works to Sobrante since the
explosion at Berkeley, will be ready to re-
sumo the making Of powder by December l.
Ihree hundred MN have been at work in
the construction Of the necessary buildings
ever since the middle OF July.
Inc new works are located a mile from
the station. or ten miles north OF Berkeley,
making distance of twenty miles from
San francisco. Since the construction of
the "orks began the little station oil So
brante has been changed in name To Giant"
1wenty-four physicians have signed a
petition asking Tor better sanitary arrange
ments. Ii Will be presented to the Board
of Health this evening. The petition re-
quests that owners OF tenement houses be
required To have their buildings placed in
sanitary condition IN accordance with the
latest discoveries in sanitary engineering
aud that suitable gas-escapes be provided
as guard against sewer gas, IN accordance
with the ordinance requiring such provisions
In all new buildings. The request is also
made that ali tenants be obliged 20 use
separate garbage and ash Teceptacles, and
that the former be cieansed daily.
tlreA mOntn3
get the work started of building the FIVE
new schoolhouses. The Board of Public
Works will be ready TO submit tie plans
to the School Directors by next week for
approval. When everything Is agreed on it
will be necessary to call for bids anu award
contracts. 1t is calculated mat 1t will take
five months to erect the smaller buildings,
nine months to complete the Third Ward
school and fourteen months TO have the
high school ready.
The North Oakland and Twenty-thrd
avenue Improvement clubs 10 their desper-
alton have decided to go back to the lions
den and ask the council to appropriate $1,000
to prevent the closing Of the reading-ro0ms.
j. l.. \. Shepherd, trustee, has sued the
California Iron and Steel Company to en-
force the payment OF 100000 bonds on
property located at Clipper Gap and Emery
vile.
County Clerk Crane states that there are
yet 1000 voters who have only Till the ga Of
October TO register.
The ladies of the G. A. K. of Oakland and
vicinity Will prematufely celebrate Column
bus day on Saturday, October 10 A twenty
foot flag viii be presented 10 the Fred
Finch orphanage. At 2 o'clock the pro-
gramme will commence. Three sons Of
veterans children who are inmates of the
home, Will raise the flag. Rev. Messrs.
Bentley, Ollie, Hummer. McClish. Mrs.
Bentley. Mrs. Bailey and others will
take an active part In the exer-
cises. Lunch will be served on the grounds.
Cars Will connect with the local train al
Frultyale aud buses at the terminus of the
road to convey all who may wish to enjoy
the day there. The Grand Army of the
Republic ana other organizations are In
vited.