The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-21
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Promises of Scandal i'm
Police Circles.
The Washington Street and San
Pablo Improvement Association
Elects Officers.

There is promise Of little scandal soon
being sprung in reference to the operations
OF the Police and Fire Commission. Police
men in Oakland are appointed through
civil service examinations, and two men
who stood highest on the ''eligble" list
claim that they were recently ignored in the
appointment of six new officers. 1t was ex-
pected that this matter would come up at
the meeting Of the board yesterday, but the
sighted aspirauts remained silent They
expect that their political friends will just
the affair satisfactorily and without pub
LEFTY.
Thomas A. D0wney, a patrolman, was
promoted to the rank OF detective upon
recommendation of Chief Schaffcr. The
City Council recently passed an ordinance
providing for the appointment Of two addi-
tional detectives, and lively scritnmage is
still in progression among those who are
candidates to become Hawkshaws.
Chief Of Police Schaffer has received a
communication signed Committee of In
vestigati0n," and stating that Officer Filley
is not eligible to mem bership on the police
force, because he is not a citizen of the
United States. Filley has Gisproved the
allegation by showing that he was natural
lied in 1876.
The troubles Of Poundmaster O'Connell,
which began several months ago. have con-
tnued TO thicken until the Grand jury has
at length taken him In hand. Tom Cough,
a former emplOye and one Of the aspIrants
for the Poundmasters place. together with
Maitland Western, another eX-em plOye,
was present to tell of the way Baby"
OConneli has earned his $500 Der month
since taking the office. One of the charges
WAS that the Poundmaster has been raising
dogs TO be impounded, and that be has paid
various parties TO do the same. He is also
charged with keeping over dogs killed on
one ''killing day" 10 be counted as dead
dogs on the next day OF slaughter, and with
ordering his deputies to drop dead dog or
two when cartBg the animals to the bone
yard, which. on the return OF the wagon,
were picked up and reported as found on
the street. he obtained a royalty on all
these animals.
The Washington-street and San Pablo
Improvement Association has been organ
lied with the object of extending Washing
ton street across the City Hall Park TO San
Pablo avenue. This would necessiiate the
removal OF the City Hall, and would bring
train Of other matters that viii eventually
have to be dealt with. With il will be con-
sidered the matter OF building new CITY
Hall and library building, or OF consolidate
ing the city and county and using the same
public buildings for the business OF the
united governments. 1t is also deemed the
most feasible way OF settling the question
OF widening Broadway
at meeting of the property-owners in
rary officers were elected: President, Israel
Lawton: secretary. Will l.. Eason; treasu-
Ter, j. Il. Macdonald. V. ID. Moody, G.
Nordhausen, j. b. Macdonald. j. q. ellison
aud w. /. Hamilton were appointed as a
committee to Interview all the property
owners along the line OF the proposed i'm
proyement and form plan of procedure.
When the committee completes its work
another meeting will be- called.
The Macdonough is giving Oaklanders
this week five nights of first-class legitimate
drama. Clara Morris Is playing a success
ful engagement, tue houses that have greeted
her fully justifyiDg the faith of Manager
Mothersole that there is field in Oakland
for the successful presentation of high-class
entertainment. Beginning tomorrow night
the Dickson Company will give three per-
formances Of Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco's de-
iicious farce 'Incog." which promises 20
draw good houses. The success that has
poured in upon the new theater ever since
it's oDPning must be very gratifying to the
projectors of the great enterprise, as well
as surprising to those who predicted that
it would be many years before Oakland
could support a high-class theater.
Schwartz Whitehead and Kingsley, the
bookmakers who left Oakland last October,
aud who have been refused location In