The morning call., 1893-07-12
BERKELEY.

There was wordy conflict which
threatened to end in blows at the meeting
Of the Board of Trustees Monday evening.
Among tie bills was one for ST2 40 in
favor Of the Berkeley Improvement Com
pany for supplying the city with electric
light for the first week Of July. When the
bill came up Trustee Whiting said 1t
was for light which had been settled for
at the last meeting. Secretary Street of
the improvement company informed the
board that the former bill referred to by
MIR. Whiting was only for light No to July
l, the present bill being for lights from
then to July Z, when the contract expired.
Questions flew back and forth between
the Trustees and Secretary Street and
Electrician Ames. Finally " hitting wanted
TO know IL the company had any more
bills for lighting for the last month. "The
question was so couched in nsinuating
terms" said Street yesterday, "that tad I
been near him I'd have knocked him
down" AS it was Street leaped to his
feet and began pouring hot shot into the
board. Attention was called to $1,000,
claimed by the company for lighting since
last January. which the Trustees refuse
to pay. Street was continuing in a wildly
excited fashion. Citzens in the lobby
were eagerly expecting words followed By
blows. when acting President Preble
finally succeeded in bringing Mr.. Street to
order.
Two suits against the Berkeley Elec trio
Light, Heat and Power Company have
enc begun. ono by 7. B. Marshall for
S142 81, and the other by A. Sanderson for
S202 Y. These suits grow out Of con-
tract between the Electric Light Company
and the Woods Machine Company and its
successor. whereby the latter agreed to
fl . fnrt -afi n v
machine capable Of supplying sixty lamps.
When the Berkeley IMPROVEMENT Com
pany bought ont the Electric Company,
the semi-annual payments to be made by
the former was to be expended in the liQu-
datlOn of the debts Of the Electric Com
paDy, which were supposed TO amount to
about $1,000. Claims aggregating $500.
however, have beea presented. and some
OF these are disputed, those nf Marshall
and SandersO1 among the number.
= Chinese Nuisance.
4 petition is being gotten up asking the
Board of Trustees to remove Chinese
wash house situated on Addison street.
near Sbattuck avenue, on the ground of its
unsanitary condition. A lease to the Chi
namen has Just expired. 1t WAS under
stood the owner of the ground would not
release it to the willy John. but finally he
has concluded 10 do so. The residents and
have it removed if possible.
Mother Dead, Father Dying.
There is sad case at Golden Gate just
beyond the confines of Berkeley Rosa
Kane, who few days since committed
suicide at Agnews Asylum, left n will
leaving all her property, real and personal,
20 her husband, naming him as executor.
But he can do but little lie Is consumptiye
ana is almost ready to pay his obolus to
cross by Charon's ferry and leave two
children alone, without father Or mother
10 guide or protect them.
What j: Costs to Win.
The NOn-partisan party executive COM
mlttee in Iha recent campaign spent S226
OF individual expenditures the following
Of successful candidates have been filed !:
John SquireS. School Director, SIT 80 {;
}; W. Richards, Srhool Director, SD 50 :;
George A. Norton. School Director. SD 30 !;
Byron L. Underwood. Trustee, So so; j.
W. Cooley, Recorder. $50, and c. K. Lord,
Marshal. $50.
a Bereaved Instructor.
Monday George E. Colby. instructor in
the College Of Agriculture. received a
telegram to come at once to -Etna Springs,
where Mrs. Colby with her two boys was
spending the summer. Yesterday second
Eden, the flve-year-Old son of Mr.. Colby.
while bathing in tank at the springs.
The remains were brought home last
evening.
Katie at Home Again.
Katie Peterson, who eloped some DAYS
ago with Walter Ross, a Spaniard of
Temescal of unsavory reputation, ye3ter-
day consented to leave her lover and return
and live with her parents. All proceedings
instituted by the latter 10 keep Katie from
Walter by the laws strong hand, if in no
other way, have been dropped