The morning call., 1893-07-02
The Stanley Deposition.

The Stanley Deposition.
The taking of the deposition of Judge
John A. Stanley was finished yesterday
before Notary Shaw, and makes q m0st
yoluminous and Interesting document.
There were many questions asked which
Judge Stanley fatty refused to answer. and
as he could not be compelled to do so,
these will have to be reserved until the
Judge gets under the fire OF some cross
questioner IN the wltness-stand.
The case will not come up lot trial fol
some months. A demurrer has been inter
posed by Judge Stanley to the complaint
and this will have TO be argued and dis.
posed Of before the case can be set fol
trial.
To Change the Name.
The residents OF the West End are agi-
tating the matter Of changing the name OF
the main thoroughfare from the bav to
the East End, which Is now styled Uni
versity avenue. Broadway has been sug-
gested as the name. The avenue is. now
being graded. guttered, curbed and mac
adamiZed throughout Its entire length.
and will be one Of the finest driveways in
the town when completed. So much
wrangl:ng during the last seven years over
the improvement of the avenue has oc-
CURED that the people want new name
for the new street.
Hook and Ladder Company.
Last evening volunteer fire company
with eighteen members was organized at
Lorin. Leo Rodgers was chosen chief.
The company has obtained hook and
Bladder truck, buckets, ETC., and are pre-
pared to fight any Fourth of July fires tina;
may break out. A man will be kept at
the Office Of the Taylor Lumber Company
to receive notification OF fires in any other
part Of town and dispatch the new conf
pany. In the absence Of any fire alarm
system. this is the best arrangement thai
can be made by the company.
Lights Shine Again.
The electric lights were shining again
last night, the generating machinery hav-
ing again been repaired. The cOntrac;
with the present company expires shortly
and much interest is manifesting itself in
who will succeed 10 the contract. 1t is be-
lieved majority of the Trustees favor thu
running OF the plant by the town il it can
be done as cheapy as the lights can be
furnished by a private company. and
Trustee Preble says he Is in favor OF it
even II 1t costs 500 per light.
Getting Rich on Fees.
Deputy Sheriff John league is making
big wages arresting tramps. He pulls in ev-
cry one who in any way can be classed as
a tramp. He gets Sc fees for every tramp
brought up before the Justice and So SO
Tor mileage, while at the outside 1t costs
only TO cents. The Justice gets fee of
So. So for every tramp Gagged the county
treasury is depleted nearly So. not count
ing in the board of the vagrant.
Bank in Splendid Condition..
Tho report of the Commercial Bank of
Berkeley for the six months ending June
80 furnished to the Bank Commissioners
Yesterday shows that the bank has re-
sources to the amount of $50. 927 4S, while
it has deposits for SCI. S32 SO. During the
last six months the. bank cleared S3516.
which will allow a dividend of 10 per cent
to be declared for the stockholders.
a Captains s sister Dies.
Mrs. Matthews. wife of John Matthews.
an engineer in the employ of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, and sister of
Captain Senbury, also in the employ of
that company, died Yesterday morning at
her sisters in. North Berkeley. j. The lady
had q wide circle Of friends.