The morning call., 1893-05-23
Another Movement in the
Waterfront Cases.
SCHWARTZ IS SELLING POOLS
State Money Remains With the Treas
urer-To Prison for Illegal Voting.
Just Within the Line.

but eager crowd in his old, familiar
Eighth-street tone at the Oakland track
yesterday morning.
The Brooklyn races were on, and the
names of the flyers were called out al the
quarter, half anu three-quarter posts, the
lights and shades passing fittully over the
eXpectant faces of the crowd as their
chances rose and fell on the loft Brook
Ign track.
a shout went up when the favorite, DR..
Hasbrouck. came under the wire, and
there was a clink, clink Of gold as the
winner pncketed his coin, and the many
losers walked off crestfalen to dig up a
few more dimes.
"Oh. about a thousand dollars changed
hands," said Mr.. Schwartz, as he rubbed
his gloved hands; "but the first daY is gen
orally slack one and we will dc better as
the time passes"
Mr.. Schwartz feels perfectly confident
that things Will be all rlghr and acts rs
though the future held a golden promise
for him. When it is remembered that
when allowed TO run freel. Mr.. Schwartz
had an income of 100000 year out of the
p0"lroomS one need not wonder at the
generous smile he wears with his generous
diamond and good clothes.
Everything indicates that the poolroom
men are preparing 10 stay, and they seem
TO have no fear that the Supervisors or
Grand Jury will bother them. Schwartz
has arranged to run during the summer
months and naturally expects to reap a
harvest
The Grand Jury to-day had Leslie T.
Black burn before IL for several hours.
A NEW 1HEATER-For some time past
negotiations have been under way between
j. ). Meyers, the real estate man of this
city, and several prominent capitalists for
Lhe building of a new family theater on
Broadway or near that thoroughfare. An
eligible site is the one thing needed. as the
money to build is forthcoming.
TIE names OF the parties interested with
Mr.. Meyers are well known, but for the
present will be kept from the public.
The theater will be a family house and
its plays of the best. II is proposed to
run popular prices.
1t IS The intention to erect Il substantial
brick building with three compartments in
the theater uper-orcheStra chairs, dress
circle ana gallery, with opera chairs
throughout. 1t is prapOsed to have eight
boxes. Every modern Improvement will
be used as regards ventilation and exists,
of which latter there will be i've. a ladies'
parlOr with female attendants will be stu
dted near the front entrance. a smoking
room wi also be convenient
= Mr.. Meyers is very confident that the
new enterprise will be go" and that at
no very distant day.
INACCoUNT WITH THE STATF.-County
Treasurer Chase has just returned from
Sacramento, where he made q settlement
with the State Treasurer in behalf of Ala
media County.
The law passed at the last Legislature
allows the County Treasurers to retain
moneys which are to be devoted to the
school fund. This, money was formerly
transferred to the State Treasury and sub
seQuently sent back, often requiring ship
ments by express to aud from Sacramento.
The amount OF money in the hands of
County Treasurer Chase to the account of
the school fund is S42.964 9S. If this
money is less or in excess OF the appor-
tionment the difference viii pass between
the State and County Treasurer. As il
costs IS cents per $1,000 to transfer the
money it will be seen that considerable
money will be saved.
The railroad taxes paid to the State
Treasurer to the credit of Alameda County
on the second installment were: Central
Pacific Railroad Company, 1929 25:
Northern Railroad Company, S1gS "a
S43 %; South Pacific Coast Railroad Com
any, 1924 70; Cali ornia and Nevada
Railroad Company, S4573. Total, S5761 81.
The total settlement between the State
and county was some $780, S9 rs.
AN IMPORTANT MovEMENT.-Th City
Council at It's meeting last night appointed
Messrs. Dow, Dalton, Smell. Barstow and
Iowle as special committee TO defend or
prosecute suits against the city of water
front claimants. They are authorized to
retain w. h. Davis and ether special coun-
sci as they may see fit. The various claim
ants IN the recent waterfront suits were
nonsuited and the right TO the water
front was under the Chicago decision
vested in the city.
These claimants, however, still exist
and believe that they still have show TO
get some portions of the water front. and
The city by this last move has taken this
waterfront bull by the horns and prepared
itself for any emergency, offensive or de-
fensiVe.
For ILLEGAL VoTING.-When W. D.
Adams, convicted of Illegal voting. arose
In the prisoners dock yesterday morning
before Judge Henshaw he was asked what
he had to say before sentence was passed
on him.
The prisoner made pitiful plea for
mercy. He said that he had an old
mother to support and that he had never
before been behind prison bars; that this
was his FIRST infraetion of any law. and he
begged for leniency OF the court in the
passing of sen tence.
Judge Henshaw heard him through
patiently, then commented forcibly upor
the serious1 ess of an offense against the
of a penalty which would be a warning Il
like offenders.
He then sentenced Adams to five years
Imprisonment in San Quentin.
RooNEY's LICENSE. - Owen Roone,
keeps a saloon and chophouse on the
Oakland mole, where he has sold liquor
1or 10. these many years without the
formality of taking out a city license.
a few DAYS ago License Inspector
MalOon notified Rooney that he must ia ke
out license.
The City Engineer has inquired into the
matter and finds that Mr. Rooney is liable
for license. that the city lines pass across
Long wharf 300 feet from the sea ED Of
that string OF piles. Any ufraction of the
law committed on Long wharf beyond that
limit would have to be examined into in
San Francisco.
HAS He A CAsE?-When Judge Els
worth was asked yesterday by Attorney
Philbrook to set the Merritt contest case
down for trial be remarked very siguif-
cantly that he didn't know there was any,
thing to try. He set the case for August
z, however. This is the case of james
Merritt in his attempt to break the will of
Catherine NJ. Garcelon, and in which
Judge Ellsworth had formerly ruled the
contracts with the nephews as valid. This
Is evidently what the Judge referred &c
when he stated he didn't know there was
anything TO try.
SUBSTITUTE PoLIcE. : When a poice
officer Is sick now he draws full pay for
the first month of sickness and half pay for
the second month. The force is bul
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