The morning call., 1893-08-15

avenue, between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third avenues, the maximum
rat. of spscd shau no: e1cerd fon:
miles per hour.
Section 2. Any person violating any
prpvi.ions OF this ordinance shall be
dee med guilty of a misd meanour and
upon conviction shall be fined In n sum
not to exceed $500; and in case the
fine be mot paid, then said person NAV
be imprfs ed in the City Prison at the
ratio of one day for every two dollars Of
the fine so imposed.
This measure was introduced by Council
man Dalton. and warmly seconded by MIR.
Manuel 1t was cheered 10 the echo when
read by the clerk. and so were the two
men who manfully stood by it. A struggle
was made to have the rules suspended. and
the ordinance passed at once 70 its second
reading. but an opposition led by Mr.. Bar
nard DEVELOPED. and the ordinance was
finally referred to the judiciary Committee.
1t will come UP for final action next
Monday night. An effort was made TO
have special meeting called this week to
consider the question, but it was found
tEat all were taken up by committees.
In favoring the measure, Mr.. Dalton
said: "Ihe people look to us for instant
relief. The Southern Pacific by rapid rum
ming Of trains has manned a half dozen or
more persons. and it will do murder next" J"
Tine only direct opposition to the meas
ure came from Mr.. Barnard and it was n OF
expected from that quarter. He stated
that he would not vote for the measure
hap for III a u a q
as an excuse that I'VE live in an age Of
progress and it would be ridiculous to COM
pei railroad to have its trains run so
slowly" But the way it looks now the
ordinance will pass by a close vote. IL
means that the Southern Pacific will have
TO run trains at rate of speed not greater
than four miles an hour through the more
thickly populated part of Oakland. This
would compel them to abandon their fly
ers" put ON to punish Oakland. and that is
what the people want.
Other ordinances aimed at the railroad
were also introduced. damned, parched,
crowded; these were the conditions of the
Council chamber an hour before it was
time for the session to begin. Men began
to throng in to the City Hall as early as 80
o'clock and as they passed through the
streets such expressions as these were
heard: "This will be the test night; ut
all depends upon the action to be taken
this evening"" and Now We will find out
whether the Southern Pacific owns Oak
land or whether the citizens do"
1t was the largest crowd that had ever
been seen in the chamber and the marrow W
lobby was so packed that men stood OH
projecting portions from the wall and held
on to one another'S shoulders to keep in
position and secure sight OF the men
whom they had elected to office and from
whom they expected so much. There was
an earnestness upon the faces of these
men. an earnestness that showed they re-
garded the situation as critical.
BY 1850 o'clock, half hour before the
time Of meeting. the room would hold no
more, and the crowd in the halls was as
large again as that in the room, men stan1-
ing on chairs SO as to be able il possible
to catch a word or glimpse from the inside
Then others came up the stairs, and find
ing they could not gain admittance re-
turned to the street again. and there stood
a third crowd, patiently waiting such news
as should come from the white building
and until the III ON entous session should be
over.
When President Towle finally raped to
| order there was a perfect V-shaped wedge
of men formed in the aisle. They were
packed like sardines in box; packed so
closely that when one moved the entire
body swayed, so that it was continual
moving mass. This was the scene in The