The morning call., 1893-01-03
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Threats to Enjoin Any
Boulevard Job.
THE NEW COUNTY OFFICERS
Preparing to Place the Largest Dyna-
mos ON the Pacific Coast-The
Peoples Party Ticket.

There Is long serpentire line Off gray.
dull rock lining the eastern shore of Lake
Merritt that is the subject of inquiry on the
part of strangers, and pointed out as relic
of the monumental folly of thepresent City
Council. L. was put there at cost Of
$4,000. paid by the taxpayers of Oakland.
and was intended as the first section of a
boulevard to be built across the lake at the
cost OF hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1t was so much money sunk, as the pres
ent pile is absolutely useless. The citizens,
when they got chance. condemned it
unanimously. The Council sought to issue
bonds for carrying on the Work, but the
proposition was overwhelmingly defeated
at the polls. There was so much evidence
of unfairness and scheming for Doodle that
those who had to bear the expense put the
stamp of disapproval on it SO forcibIy that
Ii was stopped.
The Councilmen who started 1t. however.
were baked for only little season. In
spite of protests and overwhelming opinion
they have made another appropriation, and
the Board of Public Works, following their
bidding, has called for proposals for dredg-
Ing and filling in another section Of the lake.
These will be considered at meeting to
be held tonight. and the contract will prob
ably be awarded.
But the work will never be done-under
present conditions. There are number of
influential men In Oakland. capitalists
every one OF them. who have made ready to
bring an Injunction suit restraining the
work the moment the first stone IS dumped
The opposition is so general and the in
dignation so great that the ring of politi-
clans, including the solid six. has been
forever condemned. and this is the chief
reason of the starting of the Non-Partisan
movement, which is gathering force and
which promises to sweep everything be-
fore il.
1t is the purpose to hold off the bo0dling,
scheming ehicanery brought about and now
attempting TO be enforced till Council is
elected representing the people which will
carry out their wishes in the matter.
Yesterday being holiday, the new
county officers will assume their duties at
II o'clock to-day. The only change among
the deputies of the officers reelected will
be by County Clerk Crane, who will appoint
a son of Judge Greene in place of Harry
Belden as clerk Of Department g Treas
urer Chase will make o. Whipple, a book
keeper In the Union National Bank, his dep
uty. District Attorney Shook will retain L..
S. Church ami A. l.. Frck. Emil NuSbaumer
will retire with Mr.. Reed and become his
law partner. His successor has not been
announced.
Tax Collector Rosborough will appoint
Sheriff McKillican will retain w. S. Har-
low and r. c. X. Adnev. while his other
DEPUTIES will be Andrew Hollywood, George
S. Hunt and Edward Gillegan.
The largest dynamo on the Pacific Coast
will be put in at the power-house of the
Oakland. San Leandro and Haywards cleo
trio road this week. 1t is of 450 horse DO wer
and will be run in connection with the 500
horsepower engine 10 furnish electrical
power for the entire system, including The
Wasbngton-street extension.
BY tomorrow there will be municipal
ticket in the field for the election to be held
next sprDg. 1t will be nominated by the
Peoples party at convention to be held at
Liberty Hall. $50 Broadway. tonight. at
which seven delegates from each Of the
eight wards will be present.
Next Friday night the Republican City
Central Committee will name its nominal
ing committee that will select the delegates
to the municipal convention.