The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-08
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Official Guill0tine Set
in Motion.
THE CHIEF ENGINEER GOES.
Street Superintendent Wall Ousted-A
Butchers War Threatened-The
Runaway Girl Found.

Commissioners Hughes, Carothers and
Philips. composing both the Board of Po-
lice and Fire Commissioners and the Board
Of Public Works, began yesterday the
actual work of making changes among the
heads Of departments of the city govern
ment.
As a Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sioners they declared vacant the Office of
Chief of the Fire Department, held for the
past four years by j. F. Kennedy.
They appointed Burt Lawtoa to the po-
sltion from and after the 9th inst.
At an executive meeting held before the
converting of the board Chief Kennedy was
summoned and given the opportunity to
present his resignation. but he declined,
saying that he WAS not guilty of any offense
nor had lie violated any OF tho rules OF the
department. The resolution removing
Kennedy simply declared the position
vacant for good and sufficient causes. al
though none really exist except the desire
TO maze change for political reasons.
Burt LawtOn, who succeeds Mr.. kennedy,
is an eX-member of the San Francisco Fire
Department and has for the past eight
years been in the carriage and wagon busi-
ness In Oakland
After the appointment was made Ken.
nedy asked for a leave OF absence till the
9th inst, which was granted. so that there
is no Chief at present. If fire breaks out
the First Assistant Chief will have to take
charge.
Mr. Carroll, foreman Of engine 9, re-
signed, but his successor was n OF appoiated.
The three Commissioners met I'D the even
ing as Board Of Public Works. A resolu-
ton declaring vacant the Office OF Street
Superintendent held by Jesse Wall. was
adopted unanimously, and 7. 6. Harrison
OF the firm Of Harrison ~ BOyee was APP
pointed to fiji the vacancy.
The board appointed Alexander Leek:e
inspector OF the dredging of Lake Merritt,
preparatory to building the boulevard.
The resolution adopted by the Council Mon
day night ordering the opening Of all streets
10 the harb0r line Is the first step taken by
the city to assert its right to the water front
since the decision against the water front
company. The question has been In the
court before, but ho definite action was
ever taken upon 1t.
The limit OF me granted to remove Oh
stTuctions is ten DAYS and If it is not done
the Street Superintendent il authorized to
take the matter III hand. The resolution
enforcing these conditions was offered as
an amendment 10y DR.. Psrdee after Council
man Natkinson, an empl0ye OF the
Southern Pacific, had offered resolution
for the opening OF certain streets TO Lake
Merritt and San Antonio estuary. Both
resolutions were adopted,
The san Francisco Land and Improve
mtnt Company, the corporation controlling
the siaughter-hOuses at Baden, is making
active preparations 10 carry on meat war
in Oakland. Agents have been appointed
to call on tile Oakland butchers with the
object OF getting their trade. The cold
storage warehouse, now building on Second
street. will soon be ready for use. and the
corporation has given the butchers to ul-
dersland. 1t IS said. that II they do not give
tnem patronage retail shops will be opened
in competition. TIE butchers at the West
Berkeley Stoekyards are preparing for the
battle.
Rachel Samues. the 15-year-old girl of
East Oakland who disappeared last Friday,
was iound by her father yesterday at the
Nevada lodglng house on Washington street.
The girl refused 10 say who. II any one. had
induced her to run away, and, so Tar as
known, she had no company while remain
ing In the house. She told the landlady
that she was an orphan and that she had a
friend named John Andrews, employed on
the Haywards electric road, who would
pay her room rent. On the day she left
home she had requested some money from
her mother to attend Presby terian church
recital, which was refused, and disappolnt-
ment at this is assigned as reason for her
leaving her parents.
The Democratic city central committee
has appointed L. c. Coogan chairman. }.
Samueis secretary and NJ. ID. Young treas
urer. }. ". Lsymance. c. J.. Dam, Z. E.
Dalton and T. c. Coogan have been elected
eommitteemen-at-large.
A Third Ward Non Partisan Club was
organized last evening at the residence OF
Committeeman J. w. Nelson.
Tbs trustees OF The synagogue have a row
on hand with the Oakland Consolidated
Streetcar Company for alleged damage to
The Jewish cemetery in tearing down fence
and building crOsSwalk 10 connection with
the new extension OF the road through its
cemetery. A damage suit is threatened
e. Melquoind, the young man who worked
confidence game in Oakland recently, in
which he swindled several people under
Promise OF getting them light and profit
able" employment in consideration OF a
small deposit has been arrested In LIS
Angeles and will be brought back to face
his victims. Eksa
A. the meeting Of the Alameda County
Worlds Fair Association last evening
Manager j. A. ColquhOun nominated Fred
f. Emlay as his assistant at Chicago. a.
b. Crane OF San Lorenzo was elected
director. vice II. w. Meek. resigned. The
manager was authorized Immediately to
prepare for the transportation Of the county
products to Chicago. He will leave for
Chicago within few weeks.
A good deal of CONSERVATION was ex-
pressed by the Free Library trustees last
night when petition was made to have
chess playing discontinued in the North
Oakland Free Readng-room. The trustees
were not aware that IL had been place for
the game of chess, but were Informed that
a room had been set apart for this amuse-
ment Miss Worden, the curator, asked for
an order to discontinue the practice, saying
that she really could not accommodate such
patrons any longer. The order WAS made
FcrtbIvith