The morning call., 1893-12-20
UNHINGED GATES.
Oakland'S Ordinance and
It's Effect.
THE RAILROAD UNDECIDED.
Progress of Work on the New
Street Lines.
THE RAILROAD UNDECIDED.
COMPULS sorry WORK FOR TRAMPS
Superintendent Fillmore Thinks That
Is the Only Effective Way of
Solving the Problem.

The action of the Oakland City Council
in passing the Dow ordinance. which pro-
hlblts the use of gates on the cars Of the
Southern Pacific Company within the city
limits. did not provoke much comment
among the officials of that road yesterday,
but there seems to be some diversity of
opinion as to what course will be pursued
by the railroad.
Vice-President Cushep said that the
matter had not yet received the attention
of the officials, but that the subject will
probably come up for consideration imme-
diately. His own opinion was that the
company would simply comply with any
action which the City Council of Oakland
had taken.
Ehe Southern Pacific Company will not
commence to sell Midwinter Fair tickets
until the enterprise is in reality in good
running order. General Ticket Agent
Goodman said yesterday that even il the
formal opening did occur on January ],
the company would not put the reduced
rates into effect at that time, because the
fair would not then be in running order.
and be did not think il would be doing the
patrons of the road justice To bring them
here when the show was in that cOndi-
ton.
General Manager Stein OF the Market
street Railway said yesterday that his men
were removing the rails on several streets
where they were not in use. Among the
streets mentioned were: Berry street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth; Fifth, between
Berry and Channel; YOlO, between Ne
DraSka and POtrero Avenue; and POtrerO
avenue, between YolO and Twenty-four, b
streets Also side track on Folsom
street, near Ninth.
The new lines on Sacramento and Eddy
streets were reported as rapidly nearing
completion. A big I'LL Is being made near
the racetrack, on Sixth avenue, between
Point Lobos and d street. The fill is
thirty feet deep at the extreme. Sixty
scrapers with four horses attached to each
and large force of men are at work on
the grade. This will, il is SAID, when CON-
pleted, be the quickest piece of railroad
work ever accomplished in the State.
In speaking of the tramp problem yes
terday. Vice-President Crocker said that
the railroad comrany would make an ap-
peal to all Sheriffs along the various
lines TO assist the road officials in keeping
bnoXi0us characters off its property. Mr.
Crocker would not discuss any probable
action which nigh. be taken in case this
move did did not accomplish desired re-
sulls.
General Superintendent Fillmore of the
Southern Pacific thinks that compulsory
work is the true solution of the tramp
problem.
That's the way to get rid OF them," he
said in an Interview yesterday. ave
place where hey may all be taken care of
in cOnsid deration of honest labor in break
ing up rock. There is plenty of rock, and
many streets need an application of bro
ken stone. Compulsory work would make
the tramps shun San Francisco.
Fresno has tried this plan, and I am
told that it has worked wonders there,
The place was formerly overrun with
iramps, but now they give 1t W ide berth
job at rock breaking in consideration of
plain meal Is not TO the tramp's taste
At the same time real workingman
would sooner break rock for a meal than
beg for it,
III San Francisco. Sacramento, Stock
ton, San Jose, Los Angeles and other
cities and towns in the State would put
this plan In operation the tramp trouble
would quickly be cured In California.
The true tramp hates nothing more than
work. OF course there are deserving men
who are out of a job who deserve SYM
paihy and are honestly seeking employ
ment. We are all sorry for them, but
these men do not willingly consort with
tram ps aDdlvaga bonds"
The D-street line was completed to
Twentyfourth avenue yesterday and the
first train, ran over the road In the morn
ing. IL is expected that trains will be
running regularly by January 1.
The Northern Railway Company has
made tender of taxes to the directors of
the Central Irrigation District in Glenn
and Cousa counties, offering TO pay on a
valuation of $1,000 mile and no mere
The assessment has been booked at $500
a mile, and controversy is in prospect
The Northern Railway is one of the South
ern Pacific lines. The company saws that
at a convention Of the directors of all the
various irrigation districts of the State
held several years ago an agreement was
reached that no railroad should be as
sessed for more than $1,000 a mile for irri-
CATION district purposes. 1t Is intimated
by the railroad tax agent that litigation
over this matter would raise a question as
TO the cOnstitutiOnality of taxing railroad
IrOperty for the benefit of irrigation dis
tricts.