The morning call., 1893-10-10

this Council night after night.
Mr.. Dow here attempted 10 get the noor
and explain what he meant by people, out
he could not be heard.
Mr.. Smell then went on and shouted:
why, ID England, Germany, Canaoa ana
Europe they not only shut people IN the
cars, but lock them in as WE'LL"
DISQUALIFICATION, let US get to work.
Ihis talk will never stop.
President Towle-Mr. Smell, l want to
ask if the railroad could not prevent train
jumping the same as the streetcars do with
two men?
Snell-No, not with dozen men.
DOw-Since the American Revolution it
is very poor policy to hold up England as
pattern for Americans. Wild applause.]
Snell-Such talk is silly rot.
In the hubbub that followed somebody
called for a vote on the substitute. Bar
nard's name was called. He arose and
said that he was never too old to change his
mind He said he would not vote for this
substitute, but thai he did not favor the
original ordinance.
A vote was then had and the substitute
was beaten by vote of to 3. as follows:
For-Watk inson. Snell Barstow.
Agaiust-Capell, Manuel, Dow, Marshall.
Barnard and Towle.
A vote was then taken on the original
ordinance. and Barnard voted against 1t
with Watkinson. Smell and Barstow.
1t received but five votes and hangs in
the balance.
Mr.. Dow gave notice that he would call
ii up again when Dalton returns.
Showing Tickets.
When Councilman Watkinson was
SPOKEN to about the railroad company
charging fares on Seventh street he inter-
rupted very quickly by stating that it was
not the intention to charge fares. He said:
"The company will not charge fares.
They will only make the passenger show
his ticket before getting on the cars"
So. looking at the matter through rail-
road eyes it will only be necessary to show
your ticket before riding
To-day was the time set to begin show
ing your tickets. A passenger on showing
his ticket would be allowed to step behind
the bars and the gate will click after him.
At each station place to secure these
tickets had been provided by the railroad
company. There are eight of these ticket
offices altogether and blue sign at each
announces Ticket off1ce-Tickets must be
presented TO the gateman before entering
the cars"
The Market-street office is at 9l2 Seventh
street, and is in the new Sather block.
This will do away with the unsightly old
shed that the railroad company has for
years had stuck out in the middle OF the
street there. The Adelne station is at
1861 Seventh street. The station at Gen.
ter street is in Glines' drugstore; while
the Point station is in jackson q Clark's
drugstore. The Broadway station remains
as at present A little ticket Office has
been fixed up in the Oak,stTeet station
house, and also one in the Clinton station.
Both these station-hOuses stand in the
street. Brooklyn is 0ignifed by depot,
but Twenty-thTd avenue and Fruitvale
will cling to their little waiting houses.
The railroad had already hired eight new
ticket-sellers, and probably twenty gate
keepers to open and close the cages at
each station.
The railroad officials have been busy all
day on a new time-card. which, they say.
will abolish the flyer" altogether. 1t was
intended that the trains would stop at all
stations and be run as nearly under the
old schedule as the new speed ordinance
would permit.
An this, providing the gate system CON-
mences to-day. There are various rumOrs
flying about as to a hitch in affairs, and it
is announced now that the press broke
down on which the time-cards were being
printed. and that the entire matter of put
ting on cages has been indefinitely post
poned.
There is no question whatever but that
all arrangements had been made TO begin
operations to-day under the ticket-showing
schedule. and Oaklanders are wondering
now Just why this printing press broke
down at this particular time, and if there
is only one railroad timetable printing
press in the country hereabouts.
The printing press story seems little
gauZy, but it is the excuse given to one OF
the gate-keepeTs who had already been en-
gagged for to-day.
No Gates To-Day.
The citizens of Oakland will board the
cars of the Southern Pacific Company as
usual this morning unimpeded by the
obnoxious gates which were announced to
go into service to-day. The cars which
have been prepared for this service will
not be brought into requisition just yet
awhile at least, and there IS strong prob
ability that they never will be.
There was little information obtainable
at the Southern Pacific Offices in this city
yesterday bearing upon this subject, aside
from the mere statement that the cars
would not be used to-day, and nothing
could be learned as to what the future
course of the company will be with refer
ence to the matter.
Just what move. il any, the railroad
company will next make to effect the dis
continuance of free riding is difficult to
determine, because the gate system was
thought to be the only fav orable plan by
which this desired end could be attained.
However. as stated, the matter of future
action is mere conjecture. and the COM
pany may yet decide to put its screw-door
cars into service.
Forth Tells His Story.
The case Of G. r. Taylor VS.. V. L. For
tin for contempt of court came I'D before
Judge Henshaw yesterday morning.
Fortin's conte mpt consists in his alleged
pulling down of the fence at Castro street
a week or so ago after the property had
been given into c. b. Taylor's possession
by decree of court.
The suit was continued two weeks ago
at the request Of the defendants attorneys,
Mr.. Mulany and Mr.. Cotton. Yesterday
the lawyers for the plaintiff. A. a. Moore
and Mr. Nusbaumer, asked for a continu-
ance on the ground that documents had
just been served on them with several
affidavits and copy of what was said to
be resolution of the City Council. These
papers the lawyers had not yet had an
opportunity of reading and they did not
want to proceed with the case until they
did so.
The motion was granted and the case
went over for two weeks.
Both of TIE affidavits to which Mr..
Moore referred were filed with the County
Clerk later in the day.
One was by Y. l.. Fortin. setting forth
his defense. In it he says that Castro
street has been an open street for twenty
three wears. both nOrthWard and south