The morning call., 1893-10-14
BERKELEY.

There is twenty-f FIVE foot strip of land
juttins out into Shattuck avenue, below
Claiming way. which has given and Il
giving considerable trouble. Mrs. Town.
send claims it as her private property, bIt
the Town Attorney ella ms it to be public
Nevertheless it was exempted from the
contract let for the grading and macadam.
izing Of the avenue but contract for lay.
ing sewer along the east side of the ave-
nue. and through the strip was awarded by
the Trustees to ]. NJ. Creed. Wednesday
was the last day for signing the contract
but Mr.. Creed failed to appear. he having
decided 1t would be an exceedingly un.
pleasant not to say dangerous undertaking
to try to lay the pipe through the strip.
Her Rights.
When the track of the Southern Pacific
was laid TO Berkeley the right of way was
given by all the property-owners except
Mrs. Townsend, who refused. The rail-
road was laid around the property, but the
lady, determined to prevent it's encroach-
ing upon her property, armed herself with
a shotgun and sat along the track pre-
pared to prevent any force measures. And
she wen too, for finally number of public
spirited citizens paid her for the right of
way. A second contest of hue less red
was had by Mrs. Townsend with the tele-
phone company. which wished to set poles
on her land. She was again victorious,
and so with TWO victories in the past the
lady is prepared TO fight the third, which
will undoubtedly come in the courts soon,
as the people wish to see the street put
through, macadamized and severed.
Close the Schools.
The lack OF funds has given rise to
quite prevalent Tumor in the past two
days that the high school, or perhaps 1t in
connection with the grammar grades,
would have to be closed for two-perhaps
three-months. Warrants for salaries of
teachers have had to be discounted for
several months past, and no more money
will be received until December, when the
The people will not be willing to have the
schools closed, however. so that the Board
of Education at its meeting Tuesday night
VIII probably devise some other way of
escape. The vote upon the sustaining of
the high school will probably be hastened.
This will allow of special tax for that
purpose and thus the school fund will be
swelled to adequate proportions. But
what is to be done meantmeP That is
the question.
Street to Be Opened.
The Board of Trustees have invited bids
to be opened at Its next meeting for con-
crete sewer on Alston way from the east
ern end of the Strawberry Creek culvert
under Shattuck avenue to Fulton street.
The work will be Cone under the bond
system and the property along Aston way
taxed to pay interest and principal of tile
bonds. In time it is hoped the culvert will
be con ntnued to the University grounds.
and fine high school building stand on the
lot corner of Aston way and Oxford street.
which is now cut diagOnaly by the creek.
He Chooses Wisely.
General Theodore Wagner, SURVEYOR.
General of California, has concluded to
MAKE Berkeley his future home and is
seeking a site upon which to build a fine
home. He has disposed of his fne prop
erty at Orinda Park, Contra Costa County.
to the Moses Hopkins estate, receiving for
it $132,00
The wedding of Charles Keeler. a wealthy
young man of town and one well known in
literary circles, to Miss Louise Bunnell oc-
ours to-day. Miss Bunnel was formerly
member of the class of '94 of the uniyer
sity and Mr.. Keeler of the class OF '93.
A large amount of hay from Contra
Costa County Is being shipped through
West Berkeley. the aggregate on some
days reaching 100 tons.