The morning call., 1893-04-13
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A Ferry From Berkeley to
This City.
SALT WATER FOR sPRINKLING.
Various Propositions to Bring Fresh
Water Into OakIand-The Bond
Election in FruitvaIe.

Where will the next ferry from Oakland
to San Francisco be established?
There is sure to be one in time and the
question has been discussed considerably.
There have been dozen or more rumors of
late about contemplated ferries, but so far
none have materialized.
The latest appears to be the most tangl-
Bile. 1t is that the Piedmont Electric Rail-
way Company has entered into an agree
ment with the Powell-street road of San
Francisco by which boats are to be run
from North Beach on the San Francisco
side to the foot of Hopkins street, West
Berkeley. The trip can be made in twenty
five minutes, and the projectors depend
upon the rapidly increasing population on
this side Of the bay and the consequent in
creased passenger traffic covered by the
electric roads for their patronage.
The time of the Southern Pacific's Iron
bound hold on travel between the two
sides of tile bay is passing away. 1t will
soon be monopoly no longer. There is no
need of overland roads TO make a success
full ferry competition, for there are getting
to be travellers enough without il. Capt.
tallsts are beginning to realize this. Where
there Is so much smoke fire is bound to be
seen eventually. There has been an aver
age OF rumor for every month of the past
wear about q new ferry soon to be built.
One with terminus at Berkeley would
cover eight towns to the north of Oakland.
besides Oakland proper, nearly every one of
which is trayersed by an electric road.
Those supposed to be interested in the
aforementioned project will give no in
formation concerning it. as the plans are
only yet in their ncipiency.
One of the first corporations liable to suf-
fer at the hands of the independenr Conn
ell will be the Standard OIL Company, which
has been maintaining tank for the storage
oil petroleum at Taylor and Cedar streets
west Oakland. The tank holds $50, 900 gal
Ions or highly explosive material and has
driven insurance men from the neghbor-
hood, while it is difficult for landlords to
rent their property. Councilman Dalton
has taken the matter up. and the Mayor in
his message says: II am informed that the
city of San Fran cisco prohibited the cree
tion of this OF similar tank within its
boundaries. Ordinance 1887, approved
june 4, 1891, regulates the storage OF Pc
troleum in this city,; but the ordinance is
defective in that 1t provides no penalty for
the infringement. l would. therefore. rec
ommend that you look into the matter and,
II necessary, repeal the present rdinance
and enact a new one better covering the
storage of so dangerous q combuStible as
this il"
The recommendation Is now in the hands
of the Ordinance and judiciary Committee
The Rev. Daniel Nrooman has taken an
interest in the discussion during the cam
paign abont sDrinkling the streets with salt
wnter by means OF water works to be owned
by the city. Just what kind of works they
were to be the politicians never considered,
and IL is now rather puZzling question 10
deal with. Mr.. Vrooman. however. has
offered to sell the Board Of Public Works
an appliance for raising the water from its
briney bed. 1t is his own Invention. for
which he has made application for patent.
Mr.. Vrooman is a retired Chinese mission
ary.
The general impression now Is that the
Contra Costa Water Company is nearing
the end eff its glory in Oakland. That does
not matter much. as all the stockholders
have nice country residences and can live
without assessing property-owners if they
have to. Competitors have come in and
are making lively exerti0ns for the prvi-
lege OF furnishing the town with water.
The plan outlined in the Mayors message.
which is now under consideration By the
Council. is to enter into a contract with
some one Of the new companies 10 deliver
the water at the charter line. whence it
will be distributed in pipes laid and
ositions are those of w. J. Dinges
to furnish from the artesisn wells Of Ava
RADIO 100000 gallons per day at 100000 4
year and one from w. b. Farwell OF a COM
pany owning wells at the same place TO fur
nish 10000 gallons per day at the same
price per year. Both offers are Mt figure
considerably less than is now being paid to
tho Contra Costa Company. The Blue
Lakes Company will also make a PROPOSE
tion and it is said that n movement has
lRtterly been started TO organize company
for digging wells in West Oakland with the
ultimate object OF making bid to supply
thr city.
Ffuitvale voters will settle the question
of establishing n sanitary district by an
election 10 be held next Saturday. The
nrODnzitfpD is m iszup hDDdG N he 81
$4,000 for constructing 5000 feet of sew
ers. The bonds are 10 be payable In
twenty-five years al per cent and the tax
will be about SO per $1,000 assessments the
first year, decreasing afteFward.
Rather than widen Pine street and M ain
tain lights for the benefit Of the city. which
were two OF the conditions required by the
Council for an extension of time Tor COM
p!etihg he Twelfth-street electric road, the
owners have concluded to double their force
and complete the construction within the
limits oil the old franchise. Rough wooden
poles were hastily hauled to lower Twelfth
street to be erected yesterday, but the
Mayor had instructions given the contrac-
tor that they would not be allowed to 60 up,
and after the latter was threatened with
arrest by the Chief of Police he had them
hauled away to be planed and painted. By
forcing work the company intends to have
cars running by next Tuesday. II the
terms of the extension OF time are complied
by that time the ordinance requiring them
will have become law.
An examination OF Southern Pacific train
men Is in progress in West Oakland. The
questions all relate to The new code of sig
mails and rules adopted last July, There
are 200 of the rules alone. and it has been
found that SOME of The men are yet a little
deficient in their knowledge of the new
order of things. The examination is very
strict. and the men have been given clearly
80 f4ars Inn . huf H.. a.
hairs breadth will have 10 retire.
The appointment OF DR.. Frank J. Adams
as Health Officer has been filed with the
City Clerk by Paul j. Schafer. secretary OF
the Board Of Health. DR.. Pinkerton Is
president of the new board, which will
meet in regular session tomorrow night.
Emile Schwindrathsheim. the woman
who was shot in the head by Carl Rock,
Is now out Of all danger The wounds
are healing slowly and she will soon be able
to leave her cot at the Receiving Hospital.
James DugaD, former emplOye OF the
West Oakland railroad yards. was SEN
ten ced to ten years in San Quentin yester-
day on conviction Of criminal charge made
by the 13-year-old daughter OF Olof Ander-
son at whose hotel he boarded.
The bazaar for the benefit of Father
Kings church was opened last evening at
KGhler & Cbase's Hall, Eleventh street and
broadway. II will continue week and
there VIII be musical and literary pro-
gramme each evening. The ladies' have
established number Of booths and Will
serve lunch every day from IL o'clock to q
The trial of Phillip Boogan charged with
attempting 10 poison his wife. has been set
for May 2. She is the fifth lady with whom
he has had matrimonial adventures, and
she recently secured a divorce.
w. f. Parker recently sued the city to re-
cover S15, 200 damages to his property for
the widening OF Twenty first street. Yes
terday a n0nsuit was declared.
Three highwaymen stood up West Oak
land man at the Point early yesterday
morning, and robbed him of gold atch
and some money. He reported it to the
police.