The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-25
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Work at the New Ferry
Commenced.
A FINANCIAL COMPLICATION.
Aiameda's City Trustees Remove
Their Chairn,an-New Lodge of
Hermann's Sons.

hP'h hhJ SOHSbl uCttOH uI Inc new Terry al
Emeryville began yesterday. Twelve men
on the piie-driver extended row of piles
straight out from San Pablo avenue, south
of the Judson Iron Works. The wharf will
extend out about 600 feet A vessel has
been engaged during the past week in max
ing soundings for the wharf, under Super
lntendent Of Construction Reed.
1t is the purpose 10 put another pile
driver to work soon, aud with these it is
expected that it will take about six months
to complete the pier. 1t is proposed to
construct two steel ferry boats which will
not he so large. but which will be swiiter
than the boats now in use on the Southern
Paeihc line. Before the completion of the
EmeryVllle ferry the new Whitney Trans
Ter line VIII be in operation, so that there
VIII be three ferries connecting Oakland
with San Francisco.
BY THE CITY CoUNCu~-The City Coun-
ell last night declared vacant the Office of
poundmaster and then filled it again by ap-
pointing DR.. Thomas Carpenter who had
been recommended by the Humane Society
The Morning Times having made lower
oier man any other paper for doing the
olheial advertising was given thu work
perdinS The letting OF contract by the
Board of Public Works.
Arthur ID. Thomson made an offer for
the refundlng OF the city bonds to fall due
IN 1890 lie agreed to take the whole
Sl4o,OO0 at AZ per cent The matter was
referred 10 the Finance Committee.
Ben Morgan addressed the Council on
behalf OF the Davle franchise ordinance.
FINANCIAL COMPLICATIONS The out
gong adm nistration of the School Depart
ment, as well as the City Council, left a
legacy OF financial complication for their
successors to face. The Board of Education
last evening adopted 4 resolution setting
1orth that the estimated income for the
nscal years 1928 had been or would
be exhausted by extra expenditures, and
requesting the City Council to transfer
Sl22ll % from the city general to the school
Iund TO meet the deficit 1t was reported
mat the Committee On Schoohouses were
not saushed to accept the Lincoln and the
present schools as they did not come up to
the requirements of the contract.
CONTESTANTS KNOCKED OUr.-The at
toIneys for the probate Of the GarcalOn
Will recently raised the point that Fred and
James Merritt, the contestants, could not
IegaIiy MAINTAIN contest because they had
entered INTO an agreement with Mrs. Gar
celon before her death not to make con-
test OIL Whatever requests she should make
1 ms contract ii was argued ought TO act as
an estoppel OF the cOnte tants' proceedings.
esterday Judge Ellsworth gave a decis-
ion unfolding these arguments 1t was a
knockout blow to the contestants, but the
case VIII be carried to the Supreme Court.
A BRAKEMAN kILLED.-Whie coupling
cars at Port Costa Yesterday morning Will
liam johnson, brakeman. employed bv the
southern Pacific Company, caught one of
his feet III 4 frog on the track, and before
he couId extricate himself the cars were
upon him and he fell on the track, where
MS lett arm was cut off and his leg mangled
irlghttulIY He was also internally in
lured de was brought TO this city, where
lie fingered in great agony until last even
a lp1a
RED man about 80 years of age. He resided
at 1906 Seventh street. where he leaves a
widow and two young children.
To Go HoME.-lsaac Fruberg, a wealthy
resident OF Scranton, Pa, who surrendered
himself to the Oakland police while on a
visit to this coast, stating that be was
wanted for murder, is to be taken home
An investigation showed that his self-aceu-
sation was untrue, and he was committed to
an asylum for the insane. His wife ar
rived lew days ago and Will take care Of
him.
WEST OAKLAND VANDALISM Harry
Laiks Of S2S Bush street, San Francisco,
was arragned IN the Oakland Police Court
yesterday on charge of receiving stolen
goods. West Oakland boys have been in
habit Of stealing brass and iron from the
railroad shops and hiding it till it could be
taken away. Several hundred dollars worth
OF material has been thus taken.
LAIRD On ' AIENTINE.-l Inc VIII or the
late A Bernal, who died at Pomona. has
been filed in this county for probate lie
hequeaths an estate worth S63, coo to nine
children. cutting off the tenth child Valen-
tine Z. Bernal, with S..
To Go FABTHER.-The County Super
Visors have granted n franchise for the
extension of the East Oakland Railroad
Company's line from Twenty-fitth avenue
and East Twenty-frst street to Peralta
avenue.
DR. CARPENTER APPLIES. DR.. II. P.
Carpenter has filed an application to he ap-
pointed Pound master. He is Endorsed by
the new Alarmed a County Humane Society.
OAKLAND DELEGATEs.-Th Oakland
delegates 10 the Trans Mississippi Congress
at Ogden are; N. J. Keller. Edison F.
Adams, John p. Irish and II. s. Nerrick.
NEW CLUBRooMs.-Ths Acme Athletic
Clubs new rooms in Hook block Will be
opened Tomorrow night. The new rooms
are finely appointed throughout.
FINED.-For resisting Officer Hammerton
when attempting to arrest him in West
Oakland saloon, Frank Hitch was fined $50
in the Police Court yesterday.