The morning call., 1893-12-11
BERKELEY.

Harry Hillard, for the past year college
secretary of Y Nj. c. A. work at the uni
versity and State college secretary Of Y.
NJ. C. A. work, will devote himself for the
coming year solely to State work. being
re-engaged by the State Y. M. G. A. COM
mittee.
The university Y. NJ. G. a. will not en-
gage college secretary for the next few
months. During the past term the 7. Nj.
C. A. has furnished a constant series Of
midweek lectures upon the Bible by differ
ent professors In the university.
The AIlston- Way CuIvsrt,
Allston way, from Oxford street to
Shattuck avenue. is entirely valueless as
street. being the course Of Strawberry
Creek, which has cut a deep and wide
channel at this curve in its course. The
Board of Trustees decided to onstruct
the block. rendering thereby a valuable
Improvement by opening Allst0n way
through to Shattuck avenue. The con-
tract was let to e. j. Estey of Berkeley at
the last session of the boa d. bat the re-
muneration to the contractor. said tie
board, must be paid by the property ad-
Joining the improved portion. Now it is
found that this would necessitate an as
seSsment upon these "perty-ownsrs of
nearly double the present assessed value
OF their property, and they all assert they
Will resist in the courts the heavy bur-
dens, claiming the work should be done
under the district plan. the Improvement
being Of more than contiguous value.
Contractor Estey is in dilemma, as he
must do the work without hope of an
easily obtainable payment or else forfeit
his guaranty deposit.
Ii is likely the board will reconsider its
action and have the work done upon the
district plan.
The New Mechanics' Building
Machinery Is being removed from the
old Mechanics building TO the new hall
for electrical and mechanical engineering,
and by the next term work will be CON-
menced on the new quarters. The old
building will be entirely given up TO the
mining and civil engineering departments.
The, new Mechanics Hall is the most
handsome structure yet erected on the
grounds. II was built of white nodded
brick at an expense Of S55,000
Professor Christy, head of the mining
department, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Neffs of the Miners Association one
of he committee of five on Midwinter
Fair exhibition.
The Peralta Improvement Club at it's
meeting Friday evening agreed to call the
attention OF the Town Board to the bad
condition of the sidewalks n that section,
the crosswalks having been torn up dur
ing the construction of the long south-line
sewer and never replaced.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the North
Berkeley Congregational Church will hold
a fair. accompanied by dinner. On Thurs
day.
An entertainment. followed by a supper,
Will be given tomorrow evening by the
ladies of the Park Congregational Church
of L0rin.
IT, oorro 90 Aro1~or oooo.,,.. a. ho;x.
discharged at the West Berkeley wharf by
the schooner Arthur. The nuts are brought
from Hawaii and used to obtain their oil
by one of the West Berkeley factories.
The Berkeley Board of Trade Will meet
In the rooms of the Berkeley improvement
Company tomorrow.
Miss Mary B. Claves, just elected to
position In the high school, is an ALB. of
the university of the class of '92 and has
devoted the past year to postgraduate
work In the classics and English.
The Beta Theta Pi Fraternity's new
Scenic Tract will be ready for the clubs
occupancy at the commencement of next
term. The house will cost some $4,000 and
is the first clubhouse owned by any of the
fraternities.
Arrangements are being made here for
the coming Grand Army of the Republic
encampment. Lookout Mountain Post has |
appointed j. S. Aver and ID. w. Waterman.
and Lieutenant Gushing Post appointed |
g. P. Penfeld to canvass the town for
funds.
Lieutenant Winn will introduce next |
term decided change in the work In mill |
tary drill by making of the cad cts two |
battaliOns. one under the charge of Lieu |
tenani-Colonel Harry M. Wright, the other |
of Major E. A. Sslfridge. The battalion |
now numbers $40 men, divided into six |
companies. besides a battalion band, an |
artillery and a signal corps.
The university examinations begin next |
Friday and continue until the close of the |
following week.