The morning call., 1893-07-11
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A New Railway Franchise
Asked For.
Work of the City Council = Mrs.
Martins Bail Not Reduced-An :
Elopement From Temescal.

The Committee on Franchises OF the
Board of Supervisors reported to the
board yesterday favorably on the franchise
asked for by the East Oakland Street
Railway Company. The right of way
given is as follows: Commencing at the
intersection of Twenty-fifth avenue and
East Twenty-fifth street, running thence
/ n Twenty-fifth avenue to the n0rtherly
inc of Twenty-second street, commencing
at the in Intersection of Shuey avenue with
the northern line of Latha am Tract, thence
along Shuey avenue To the county road No.
1910. also known as Huff avenue, thence 80
Fruitvale avenue. thence TO Lynde street,
thence to Peralta avenue
The cars are to be run on schedule OF
not more than twenty minutes apart, the
franchise to run for fifty years. Il includes
the right to carry freight as well as passen-
gers. The fare will not exceed cents
Work must be commenced within one year
from the passage of the ordinance and
completed within three years thereafter.
The company must pay per cent OF the
gross receipts of the road into the county
treasury.
City Council Work.
Questions of public health and morality
occupied the attention of the Oakland
City Council besides the waterfront con-
troversy last night.
firm stand was taken upon the ladies'
entrance evil by the unanimous adoption
of the following resolution, introduced by
Mr. Dalton
WHEREAS, The entrances to saloons known
as ladies' entrances, are source OF or at evil
and a temptation to the women of this com
munitv and are yearly the means OF starring
young women on the downward pain and AFFORD
dssoute women the means OF continuing their
life OF inlemperance and debauchery. therefore
be II
hot ut ha yuir nj
DAYS from the date of this notice the licenses
of all saloons will be revoked having or main
tanning separate entrances or apartments for
the accommodation Of females.
An ordinance was passed establishing
the Office of Milk ard Market Inspector,
and providing for the seizure and destruc-
ton of all impure and adulterated milk.
Certain recommendations from the
Board of Health pertaining to tho city
sewerage system were read.
The Board of Public Works was d.
rected to cooperate with Alameda in the
matter of having abated the stagnant tide
water nuisance in the Government canal,
at the head of the estuary. The PROPOSE
ton is to open up an outlet or channel be-
tween the estuary and San LeandrO Bay.
From Colonel G. w. Mendell of the
United States Corps Of Engineers came a
communication in answer to City Clerk
Tompkins' letter. stating that the funds
available for the Improvement OF Oakland
harbor are pledged to contracts in process
of execution. or soon to be begun. There
fore, there was no money available for
dredging between the Alice and Webster
street bridges. Between those points
there is now channel depth Of quite Ill
teen feet at low water. says Colonel Men
dell.
Action upon the c. A. Thllo liquor bonds
was postponed until next week. Max
Marcuse, the president of the League of
nd
at some length into the advocacy Of Mr..
Thilo. It was learned that Mr.. ThilO is
only worth about $4,000 and yet has
signed his name to about fifty saloon
bonds for $1,000 each.
Mr.. Thilo is the representative OF the
brewery syndicate.
An ordinance was passed to prevent
streetcars from stopping on street-crOss-
ings; also to prevent boys from jumping
on and off moving trains.
They Worked Ten Hours.
Oakland Carpenters Union No. Sc ap-
polluted A. j. Gregg and j. Dunn CON-
mittee to address communication to the
Board of Public Works and call attention
to section 3245 of the Political Code, which
requires that in all work of public char
acter days work shall be eight hours.
and that all contracts for such work shall
contain stipulation to that effect. The
committee has done this and has called
attention to the Remillard Brick Comp
which is building part OF the SIKH Ward
Primary School. on Fourth and Harrison
streets. 1t is stated that the employees Of
the company are working ten hours day
instead of eight.
L. II. Lamoreaux of the Remillard Brick
Company, when asked about the charges,
said that so far as he knew the men had
worked only eight hours a day, except
where they were paid for overtime.
That Pool Ordinance.
/ AT meeting of the Board Of Super
visors Yesterday Emil Nusbaumer ap-
peared for the directors Of the Golden
Gate Fair Association and asked that the
pool ordinance be so amended as to
permit OF minors attending the local races
and also to allow boys to ride az jockeys.
He said that such move would foster the
agricultural interests, aud asked that Mr..
Bailey. as a member from the rural dis
tsicts, introduce the same. This Mr.. Bal
ley did, and the amendment was carried,
all voting for it except MI. Plunkett, who,
it was explained. did not care to fiy in the
face Of his constituents by changing the
present law against racing and pool-selliEg.
1t is understood now that the Golden
Gate Fair managers will 20 ahead with
their arrangements for district fair.
No Is III for Mrs. Martin.
A decision was rendered by Judge Rey-
nolds, sitting forsJudge Greene. In the mo-
ton of Mrs. Mary Martin for reduction of
BAIL Mrs. Martin is the alleged hypnotist
who is In the County Jail pending action
new trial and who recently asked that
her $40, coo bail be reduced to $4,000.
Mrs. Clara S. Foltz made another argu.
ment yesterday morning, but in vaiD, for
| the Judge decided that the prisoner will
have to remain where she is for the next