The morning call., 1893-03-21
A MONOPOLY ORDER
Railroad Men Must Go to
One Hospital.
WENTWORTH WANTS A BONUS
Fruitvale to Vote on the Sewer Oues-
tion-Metheny to Be Examined for
Murder-Alameda Election.

racine Company Is that all employees IN the
West Oakland yards who are sick or in
jured shall be treated at the hospital man
aged by DR.. Woolsey. with whom the rail-
road company has contract This has left
no option to the railroad men, unless
they prefer to pay the expenses of
private treatment. They are now cir
cnlating petition asking the company TO
permit them to choose tho place where
they shall be treated, whether at the present
place or at the Fabola Hospital. or by some
independent physician.
The City Council met last night, aud de-
voted its time 10 the canvass of the election
returns. When the count had proceeded as
far as the Fourth Precinct Of the First Ward
halt was called because the officers of
election had not signed the tally-sheet. An
order was issued and given the City Clerk
to serve that the Chief of Police bring in
the election officers to give an explanation.
lie took cab and succeeded in rounding
up one OF them by 10 o'clock. The officer
said the officers forgot to sign it, and
wrote his signature. The count then went
on. There was but little change in The fig
ures as added up on the day of election.
The biggest was in the First Precinct OF the
Fourth Ward. where Fitzgerald the Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor, gained ten
votes. A number of the members of the
llth OUuDFl "eIt present, as lDItuWS- II.
Is. Smell, II. p. Dalton, John +. TowlP, W.
a. Dow and John r. Capel.
The count was finished at midnight. The
Davie franchise and all other business was
postponed till the next regular meeting,
which will be the last one Of the present
Council.
The property-owners interested In the
opening Of Washington street across the
City Hall lot TO Fifteenth avenue have
dropped all proceedings until the new Coun-
ell enters on its duties. An application for
the opening was made to tue present C0un-
Gil, but It has not been acted upon. A
committee TO estimate expenses has been
appointed by the propertY-Ow owners.
The people Of Santa Rosa are rasin.
bonus of $4,000 TO induce the Wentworth
place from Oakland. MIR. Wentw orth the
manager. says that the factory will remain
here II a similar bonus is raised to keep it.
The factory employs seventy men.
An election on the question of issuing
$4,000 in bonds for the establishment OF
sewer district will be held at FFuityale on
the 18TH prox.
MERGED HOurai, the French lanndryman
at SD Eighth street. is recovering from
smallpox, and has now set up the claim that
he WAS afflicted with some other disease.
HIS friends have engaged three physicians
to diagnose the case to-day. and il it can be
proved that 1t was some other disease,
Honra', according to announcement, will
sue The city. DR.. Dunn, health officer, who
quarantined the place, stated last evening
that HouIat was undoubtedly afflicted with
smallpox.
An answer to James P. MerrltPs contest
OF the Will of Catherine Nj. Garcelou was
filed Yesterday by George W. Reed, admin
lstrat0r. He denied the allegation that the
testatrix was OF unsOund mind. If the will
Is broken Oakland will lose the bequest Of
$4,000 for the endowment Of public hos
pitaL
Some squeamish sweet six;eens" at the
high school have constructed mountain
out of a mole hill over the use of trxt-
book containing Shakespeare's Hamlet"
by one of the teachers named Burrill When
he discovered that the giddy young things
OF his class couldn't read the lesson without
staggering, he discontinued the use Of the
book. That was ali there was 10 1t. The
Board OF Education last evening took no
action as there was nothing to take sac
ton" upon. School Director Russ said
that 1t was too ridiculous TO receive the
attention of sensible peopIe.
The petition OF Mrs. W. F. Burbank, for
merly Walkerly, for the distribution of the
estate Of William Walkerly, has gone over
Till April p.
The Mayor has signed an ordinance chang
Ing the name of Webster avenue in North
Oakland, to Piedmont avenue.
The Alameda County exhibit for the
Worlds Fair has been started on its way in
charge of the manager and assistant. 1t
fills five cars.
County Clerk James f. Crane had i'm
proved somewhat from his Illness last even
Ing, and there was greater chance of re-
covery. He h al passed the crisis.
Louis Metheney, the pal Of T0uhlll, has
been identified by Town Treasurer Her
scher OF San Leandro as one OF the men who
robbed the town safe and pOStoffice last
July. Metheney will be examined in the
Police Court next Friday on the charge of
numbering Officer Cashin.
Deputy Sheriff Haney of West Oakland
has been appointed a special Waterman,
vice Cashin, who was killed by burglar.
Mayor-elect Pardee has not given any
intmatiOn as to who win be appointed
member Of the Board af Public Works, vice
j. w. Phillips, whose term expires April /,
although there are Il number of candidates
Tor the position.
T. o. Crawford, principal of the Prescott
School, is reported to be making a fight for
the position of secretary to the new Board
Of Education.
The eighth concert by the First Congre-
cation al Snnday-schoOl orchestra will be on
Friday next. in the First Congregational
Church. These concerts have been very
popular