The morning call., 1892-09-15
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE BAY
Carpenter Ordinance Before
the Judges,
The Political situatiOn-Ihs Illegal Street
Sweeping Contract-GlOver Sues for Dam
ages-Alameda ami Berkeley.

All OF yesterday was occupied by the
attorneys in the waterfront suit in arguing
the motion to admit in evidence the Car
pentier ordinance.
As previously stated. the ground taken by
the defendants is that the Trustees had no
right to convey the water front to Car
pentier by such an ordinance, as that prop
erty was held by the town in trust.
The question is regarded by both sides as
a most important one, ana all the energy
possible is being used by the attorneys to
carry their point. The three Judges are de-
voting themselves closely and patiently TO
the point involved, as the ruling to be given
viii be unusually important. If 1t IS held
that The ordinance was void 1t will be sad
blow to the waterfront company. III,
on the other hand, it is decided that the
grant WAS legal. there will be little left
upon which the eitv could base suit for
the recovery Of its property.
Ben Morgan, who argued the case for the
defendants yesterday, referred the court to
case after case touching upon similar points,
recited history, used all the rhetoric OF
which he was capable, and even quoted
poetry 10 convince the. Judges that he was
right. The other side was equally earnest
and did quite as well in this respect as Mr..
Morgan.
The lobby listened iutently. for, aside
from the learned law points which only the
court and the attorneys could understand,
there was much else that was interesting.
Mr. Morgan charged fraud upon the face
Of the grant. and called it the boldest fraud
ever conceived by the brain OF men. The
waterfront company, evidently knowing
its title to be weak, he said. had never dared
TO bring it TO an issue until forced to do so.
It had tested the lease portion Of the ordl-
bpf during f0TfV wars had EHDt EhV
Of the grant
During a part Of the afternoon Mr.. Mul-
Iauey took ND the argument In place OF MIR.
Morgan, and when court adjourned till to-
day he had not finished his speech.
The dispute over the legality OF the
street-sweeping contract lately awarded to
Theodore FRANKIE will probably cause the
Board of Public Works to Ieadyertise for
bids.
Henry Hamb, the 11-year-old son of Will
liam Hamb. driver of hosecart 8, fell thirty
feet yesterday from a treetoD. lie is lying
in a very serious condition from internal ln-
The Board of Public Works has asked the
City Council to provide thirty-iTe men and
nine horses and carts for the annual fall
cleaning of cutters
Henderson l.. Glover has filed his threat
ened suit against the Judson Manufaetur-
ing Company and General Manager T. a.
Wagner and Superintendent z. p. McFeeley
for S25, 600 damages for false lmprison-
ment Glover is the man who, with
his son, was kept in the County Jail on sus-
picion Of being one Of the Jndson train
robbers.
Flags, flowers and insignia las Of the An
cient Order Of United Workm en- ornamented
the walls of the Tabernacle last evening,
the occasion being reunion Of all the
lodges of Alameda County. The Taber-
paele was crowded with an audience that
listened to long speeches from various
prominent members and TO an excellent lit
erary and musical programme.
The First, Second and Seventh wards will
be the chief places Of conflict in the Repub-
lcan primaries Saturday according TO pres
ent indications. The factions in the First
will be :hat of Cruise and Caroihers against
Supervisor PelouZe and G. Ii. Reddington,
a candidate for Administrator. There will
be two tickets. In the Second, Fred A.
Campbell, candidate for Recorder, will
try to get the Hussey delegation. and in the
Seventh there will be fight to get dele
CATION for George Chase for County Treas
nrer It is stated that Under Sheriff Har-
low will allow bis name 10 go before the
convention for Sheriff in case Mr.. Hussey
does not carry the Second Ward. The tight
throughout the city will lay mainly between
Kinds and Campbell on one side Tor Sheritf
and Recorder, and Hussey and Churcn on
the other for the same positions
r. +. Dubrent of East Oakland had some
trouble last Sunday night In front OF the
Gem saloon with w. f. Barrett, stoker at
the Brooklyn engine-house. and was struck
on the neck by Barrett The force OF the
blow rendered Dubrent unconscious. and
at late hour last night he had not recoy-
cred his senses. 1t is thought that he can
not recover. Barrett bas been arrested for
felony.