The morning call., 1893-08-16

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rrnHfs go enfre - 49, ed rf tts uoie.
iuas 80 iTea. the uumhrf nf rstHs abe
have been ALLIED sud niared thrre.
As g. tie ordinance compelling q step
page when crossing streets where steam
cars Tun. Why there can be no objection D.
that. Ire railroad company always did
this at Webster and al First. and IL should
BE- made to do this al the drawbridgss at
both Alice and Webster street. / believe
the people have not yes forgotten the
Webster-street disaster when so many
lives were lost.
''As to my fOur-me ordinance" said
Mr.. Dalton, as the reporter turned to go,
Il was careful in drawing IL, and / think
/ can make the Council see that it will
work no hardship on the railroad COM
/ pany, while am certain that it will not
cause any loss of time in reaching the city.
and above all 1t will lessen the chances of
accidents, mangled limbs and loss of life. :"
Councilman Dow-We are not going to
take any hasty action in this matter
While il is certain that the Coun Gil will
adopt proper ordinance covering this
flying" train, 1t is best that it go regularly
through the committee and Council and be
thoroughly examined into: The speed
should be limited in travelling through. the
principal streets, and of that there:is no
question. II certainly will be.
Councilman Watk1nson is an employee of
the railroad company, working in the
/ West Oakland railroad yards. : :.
That action will te taken to regulate the
1 trains is certain, and the following petit
ton. introduced at the Council meeting
Monday night, but voices the opinion OF
nine-tenths of the people of Oakland
| To the Honorable city Council ofthe City OF
| Odkld,Id-G ENTLEMEN;; On account of many
accidents on the Seventh and Webster-streeI
local steam railroads. we would respectfully Pc
tition your honorable body TO limit the running
of steamcars TO eight miles an hour on said
streets. The trains. are now running regardless
of the safety and the rights of the public.
Henry A. Audited. 565 Fourth; E. o. Bus
well. Fourth ana Broadway; A. ". Burr Il, 31S
Third: G. H. F. Braun, 1858 Seventh; Mr.. Can
noli. S02 Franklin; T. q, Crabtree, +. NJ. d IVY,
763 Webster; q. b. Daniels. 1853 Broadway
i j. L. Davis; j. Esp jo,1071 Broadway; Ever.
son, Walker g. Smith. 927 Broadway; Taliesin
! Evans. 212 Fourth; Ed S. Finch 1859 Clay;
] A. Fibush, J. Fibush, 1867 Broadway; George
b Flint. 1911 Broadway, II. L.. Goodwin
-fOD "cuiA H. f4Ougudlnyr IS
l Filth; }. j. Lerr. $40 Fourth; Owen Lafefty,
667 Brod way; j.. T.. Moran 1Ol7 broadway ;
Meyer & Williams, 500 Broadway; Z. j. Muir
:phy, 853 Broadway; II. W: Nobel, 6o7 Web.
l ster; G.: & A.: Nordhausen,. 1851 Broadway;
! N ofan.& Sons, 1858 Broadway; II: L. Osgood
! Seventh and Broadway; A. A. Pennoyer fl6s
4 Broadway; Pierce Hardware Company, 97l
f. Broadway; Il. E. Reilly. SAT Broadway;
Charles Reeth, 513 Fifth;.H. j.. Sohst, Eight,
!. and Franklin. G.. II. Smith, 953 Broadway; w.
# T.: Sagehorn. H. Al. iSagehofn. N; J.. *Sweeny;
i 1859 Broadway; .Salinger. Brothers; 1853
+ Broadway; NJ: Scharman. i Q6 Z Broadway !; A.
+ Steffanonl; 1913 Bfoadway; w. b. Hardy, 96l
+ broadway; Jonas Brothers., S73 Broadway;
4 kirkland q TIowbridge,. 1913 Broadway. Fn.
i gene Lynch. 702 Webster; w. Scheeline, 9e7
Broadway; NJ. IL: Keller, 1907 Broadway ~.
j. Wilkinson, 800 Jefferson. :. -
f. Nolixes were lost yesterday. but little
boy named Willie. Thomas. Ii years of age
whose father keeps a barbershop at Center
:: street; got on the regular train, thinking ii
would stop at Broadway. 1t did not stor
and the little fellow attempted TO Jump of
i He was thrown violently forward ON his
1 face ON. the pavement and was pretty
badly cut up about the face and head and
had his 'hands badly torn. lie suppressed
his cries and eroans when hesaw an Off.
Ger coming toward him and rain away in
the crowd. $500
Further testimony in the Southern Pa.
citic injunction case against the city oil
Va kiand Will not be taken until a week