The morning call., 1893-11-07

Council and created some lively talk. Mr..
Barnard wanted the ordinance laid over
until next year. Hoffman thought the
ordinance was not properly before the
Council. Dalton moved that the ordinance
be taken from the table, but Dow thought
the ordinance was never laid on the table.
The chair ruled that m Majority vote could
take up the ordinance and TO 4 again was
the vote and the ordinance was again be-
fore the Council.
Mr.. Barnard's motion to lay the matter
over was again brought up. that gentle
man speaking for more time and fair
tria! for the gates until the end of the
year. Mr.. Smell read from statistics of the
number of persons hurt by jumping on
and off trains, and said that since the
gates have been put on the cars there has
been single accident, while for the two
years previous without gates the average
was five month. Mr.. Dow thought his
ordinance was a good one and that the
people wanted IL
1t was only a matter of time, he thought,
when some dire accident happened on
these cars, land what show would man
have shut up in a car? The railroad
company admitted the danger when they
cut off half their gates, but they cut off
the wrong half. Now is the time to pass
this ordinance before an accident does
happen" Mr.. BOWS speech was loudly
applauded. Mr.. Marshall said he was in
favor of the ordinance. but wanted it laid
over to the next regular meeting and that
1t would take two weeks longer to pass the
ordinance, when Mr.. Marshall thinks the
people will be weaned away from Seventh
street.
The ordinance was accordingly laid over,
but Mr. Dow was on his feet with a sub
stitute which eliminated some of the OBJ
jections, particularly that referring to
cars on overland trains or special cars,
hn 1~Ai tnly INV
vote OF to 4. Again long and hot de.
bate was had. Mr.. Shell appealed to the
Council to have the matter laid over until
Mr.. Barstow could be present. that he
wanted to pair on some questions before
the Council. particularly this one.
The chairman stated that it was rot good
policy to pair in Council. He had seen
MIR. Barst0w and had told him that no
action could be taken without majority
vote The vote was then taken TO pass to
print and the ordinance was carried by
vote of to 4. and the lobby applauded.
The speed ordinance, fixing the rate of
speed of the trains on Seventh street at
twenty-five and eight miles per hour, was
finally passed by vote of to g. The
ordinance regulating the passage of trains
within the fire limits was also finally
passed, by vote Of to l.
Matters Before the Supervisors.
The Alameda County Supervisors met
in regular session yesterday and many
matters of importance came up before
/ them. The full board was present, with
Bart Morgan presiding.
Before the board assembled the cor.
ridorS and boardroom were crowded with
indigents seeking county assistance. Men,
women and children in all possible condi-
tions were applicants for county care, and
one Supervisor remarked that If every
applicant was given aid to the extent of his
. a txy'c nh
be depleted.
For the month of October the Supervis-
ors reported having aided indigents as fol-
lows: Morgan, 415 persons at cost of
S642; Martin, II persons at cost of S155;
Pelouze. 105 persons at cost of S247;
Plunkett, 127 persons at cost Of S278.
DIR, StraIton reported having served 1874
persons at the County Jail and q indi-
gents, while DR.. johnson served 315 per-
sons at the Receiving Hospital DR.. Shirk
reported 800 inmates at the County In
Urinary.
On investigation it was found that Uncle
Sam is indie bted to Alameda County in the
sum of S1499 90 for the keep of Federal
prisoners. OF this amount S60S So has been
approved, and the balance, S692 so, will
also likely be paid after the usual amount
of red tape has been unwOund from
about it.
For keeping an eye on the jurors in the
MatEeny case ana making foundation Tor
the present Grand Jury investigation
claims were presented from detectives as
follows: Detective Halteld S33. +. Ii.
Mason 1925 and t. j. Holland S115
District Attorney Shook recommended
that the claims be allowed. as they were
just and necessary expenses. He ex-
planned that he bad not employed detec-
tives for this purpose until after he had
received information to the effect that at
tempts had been made to tamper with the
Matheny jury. He had endeavored, he
said, to save the county the expense of
second trial by hiring the detectives. II
was explained that the claim of Detective
Dennis Holland for $50 rs was for services
outside the county.
franchise was asked for by A II.
Breed and j. III. Daniels for street rail-
road, the motive power to be other than
steam, along the following thoroughfares:
From the intersection of Adeline street
and the county road No. 1926 nOrherly on
Adeline street to the old county road;
thence eastward TO the Redwood road
thence northerly to the Hawley property.
The clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for the same, to be opened On Decem-
Der &c.
Coroner Evers reported holding twenty
two inqueSts in October.
As there appears to be some misunder-
standing as to just what is to be paid the
finders of dead bodies as a reward and
how to pay it, the District Attorney was
requested TO look into the law in the
matter