The morning call., 1893-09-15

bic to wear star. A candidate has to be
able to answer 20 per cent in the examina-
tiOn. 1t is well known that the last an
pointee OF the board, p. Z. HynPs. was only
credited with making AZ per cent.
Now Oaklanders are asking why the
Board Of Police Commissioners broke
through their own rules.
Mr.. Towne Accommo lated
At meeting of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the City Council last night an i'm
portant action was taken in regard to GER
tain Of the railroad ordinances that have
been introduced in the Council recently
The ordinance requiring trains to come to
a full stop within 100 yards of the draw
bridge was laid on the table. the commit
tee deeming the derailtDg switches now in
use sufficient for all purposes of safety.
The ordinance requiring the railroad COM
pany 10 place fagmen at all crossings III
the time was amended. not on tile lines
suggested by Mr.. T0wne or the railroad
company, who asked that the railroad only
he required 10 place flagmen on duty from
A. NJ. to p. NJ. The committee amended
the ordinance so that ilagmen must be on
duty from > A. NJ. until midnight, and II
will be recommended for passage in this
form.
Want Redress.
A suit has been brought by John O'Con-
nor and Herbert Tuck, who prav that a
writ of mandate issue compelling the
board of directors of the home for the
adult blind to admit them again to the
home, from which they were discharged
some time ago without cause they claim.
Tuck is blind man, but very shTewd
one, and was said TO have fomented trouble
at the home. OCOnnOr Is not blind. being
able to See but has a defective sight He
was not admitted because, as the eXamin-
ing board stated. the home was not for men
who could see as well as he.
FabIoIa Hospital Reception.
The Fabiola Hospital in Oakland has
issued a large number of Invitations 10 IS
annual donation reception, which will be-
gin to-day and last until tomorrow even
ing. Owing TO demands upon the hospi-
taPs capacity the reception will be held in
the stoTeroom at the northwest corner Of
Broadway and Thirteenth street The
ladies expect 10 meet all old friends and
many new ones.
Caught With PIuuder.
Detectives Shorey and Downey arrested
Oliver p. Paulson on Second street last
evening while he was trying TO dispose of
some goods he had n his possession, con-
sistlng Oh two mUhair mats, three wire
mats, one rubber mat and two shoveis
One OF the mats was identified as having
been stolen from the residence of Thomas
Prather, the banker.
HapD's Woes.
Happ, the Fourth-street merchant who
broke his Sunday-clOsing agreement with
the retail clerks, applied TO the Chief of
Police for protection next Sunday, when
he again proposes opening Up his store.
The Chief said he could not help him, and
told him he believed in the clerks cause,
and also told Mr.. Happ that he should
p0f have hrOkan his aOrapmant
For EmbezzIement.
Grant Cross. n colored man, was brought
down from Stockton yesterday by Captain
Nelson and booked at the City Prison on
a charge of embezzlement.
Notes.
The Northern Railway Company and
the Central Pacific Railway Company
through their agent. j. L. Foulds, have
tiied protest against the opening of Sew
enteenth street TO the bay by the city
Strange To say the protest states that
where the street crosses the railroad track
of protestant there will be great danger
This same railroad corporation does not
think much OF the danger where its roads
cross Broadway and Webster streets
There will be surplus this year of some
$50. 600. owing 10 the fact that the Super
visurs have raised the county school tax.
This amount of money will be divided no
rs IOllOWS: 10 ne DAVE IerfY-n0use S0OOO,
street lighting $500. street naming $1,000.
ferry slip 5000, leaving balance of S7O0C
IL emeT gencies.
z mining company known 8 the Mocha H.
les Gold Mining Company has been incor-
porated. The company will dig for gold
n Amador County AID start ous with a
capital of S300,0O0. of which $4,000 has
been subscribed. The directors are: Ds-
los Pratt. L. l.. Arnett, Frank Kings, c.
j. Raleigh and Herman A. Pratt.