The morning call., 1892-08-23

the matter again comes I'D another contest
and more objections will be ready. The
executors want Henry d. Hawkes. APP
pointed trustee. and the widow, if she can
have her way about it, will have nobody
except DR.. +. A. Fine.
JEE's PROPERTY.
Clara B. Morrison of Alameda, a grand
niece OF Arthur ". Jee. has asked to be
appointed guardian of his property. The
application is a contest to that Of Public
Administrator Stanley. The aged Jee has
500, 600 worth of property, and is too feeble
to longer keep it out of the itching hands
Of others, according to the claims of the
two applicants for legal guardianship.
Sarah A. Burial has asked to be ap-
pointed administrative of the estate of her
deceased husband, Will II. Burial. The
estate consists of cash in hand to the amount
Of S6549 80. There are four children.
Jacob Drills and I. s. Brock, who have
gotten into peck of trouble over the note
charging NJ. J. Hardie with abuse to his
wife. will be tried for criminal libel on Oc-
tober %.
The South Side Improvement Club has
resumed operations by indOrsiug the Davie
application for an electric road franchise.
The people Of that section ara directly in
terested IN The benefits OF the proposed road,
and petition has been circulated and largely
signed asking the Council TO allow the fran
ehise.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A committee from Twenty-third avenue
appeared before the Board of Education
last evening and asked that a portion OF the
$4,000 voted at the bond election for build
ing grammar school in the Seventh Ward
be used for constructing an addition TO the
Garfield School. The petition was received
and placed on file. The City Attorney and
judiciary Committee to whom this question
had been previously referred, reported that
the money could not be legally expended
except for the purposes for which it was
appropriated.
The samelleaal authority reported that the
board has not the power to employ a special
agent to sell schoolbooks.
The Eyening-schOol Committee recon-
nlended that Miss Stewart be appointed 10
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
DIR. Buteau. Other directors favored the
appointment of Miss Dunn and a little per-
sOnal but harmless discussion followed The
recommendation of the committee was
adopted.
a motion was subsequently introduced by
MIR. Ingles that teachers be appointed d.
rectly by the board hereafter. Action was
deferred.
CITY COUNCIL.
The time until o'clock was occupied by
the City Council last night In hearing evil
dence on the appeal from the assessment
for the macadamizing of Twenty-eighth
street. The evidence of property-owners
about the quality Of the work varied con-
siderably aud the matter was referred to
the Street Committee.
The ordinance to appropriate 100000 to
complete the boulevard was read ard Mac
donald moved its final passage.
DR.. Pardee in a speech against Ii said that
after the people had already voted against
boulevard there was no color Of excuse
for it aud that in his opinion it exceeded in
consummate gall anything he ever knew of.
Macdonald replied to Pardee, and then
the ordinance was put TO a vote. The same
mn hat pd ha al
ordinance carried this one. Johnston, Nell
son ana Pardee voting no.
The Alap-W hitmore application for an
electrc-road franchise then came up. w.
X. Davis made the only speech Of the even
ing concerning 1t, save for the remarks
made by the other Councilmen in explana-
ton of their votes Davis represented the
DAVE Fitzgerald application for similar
FRANCHISE. and said that what the former
promised the latter promised, and more,
San Francisco
Inc lobby applauded loudly Both ordi-
nances, however. were defeated. Earl,
Garthorne. Macdonald and Thornburg vot-
ing aye on the former, and Brosnahan,
johnston, Nelson, Pardee and Hoffman on
the latter.
LII was moved and carried to reconsider
eacn on october %. Macdonald and Bros
nahan changing their votes from ave to no
In order to move for reconsideration.
1t Is said that this action was cut and
dried. During short speech Mr. John
ston referred to the Alsip application as a
wolf in sleeps clothing.
John Ward, groceryman at Third and
Madison streets. died suddenly last night
OF heart disease. He was a politician of
some note and member of the Democratic
County Committee. He was Familiarity
known about the City Hall as Potato
john" because OF the fact that he had sup
piled the prison with rations for several
years.
Domingo S. Lewis, son OF w. s. Lewis,
OF MOSS avenue, near the San Leandr6