The morning call., 1893-12-18
FOR A CLEANUP.
Last Meeting This Year
of the Council.
WHAT 1T WILL DEAL WITH.
Alameda County Exhibits, Past
and in Prospect.
CROOKS INVITED TO MOVE.
Native Sons Active = The Garbage
QueStion-Co-Edu at
Berkeley Again.
CROOKS INVITED TO MOVE.

rather important one. The special water
front committee will make a report recon-
mending that the opening Of Castro street
be delayed for time. This will probably
be done, as the city's attorneys request it.
Nevertheless this delay will be great
disappointment to a number of the men,
bers of the Council who were elected on a
pledge that they would at once open all
streets to the water front. 1t is also prob
able that there will be some little delay in
securing the deed for the property which
the gas company has donated TO the city
for the opening of Jefferson street. owing
to death in the family of Secretary But
ton. The deed will go on record. however.
before the first of the year.
Another matter that is to come up this
evening is the ordinance introduced by
MIR. Dow. which places tax of S. per
annum in the shape of gro und rental on
the poles OF all telephone and telegraph
companies. The co RI orations affected by
this ordinance are fighting 1t bitterly, but
it is believed that a majority of the Coun-
ell are in favor Of it and will pass it.
The session tonight will be the last reg
ular meeting of the Council Tor the year
1898 and there Is considerable routine bus
mess that will have TO be cleaned up.
Alameda County Exhibit.
The Alameda County exhibit at the Mid
winter Fair will be very con siderable
affair. Great credit is due to the Alameda
County Commissioners for the indefatiga-
BILE labor they have applied in collecting 1t
and arousing the people to the importance
of the occasion. Everything considered,
the people of the county have thus far re-
sponded quite literally 10 the calls made
upon them for aid.
An important duty will soon devolve on
the commission, and that will be the Sc
lection of a manager for the show that
this county is going to make at Golden
Gate Park. The position is one of consid-
cradle responsibility, but the pay will be
commensurate. There have been several
parties who are urging their claims,
among them f. A. Emlay. who was as
COlQuhoun, who was the manager of the
Alameda County exhibit at Jackson Park,
would also like the appointment. There
is another gentleman who Is being strong
ly urged by mis- friends for the place; that
is Ed A. O'Brien.
Gro ks Ordered to Move On.
Oakland has been receiving more than
its share of the overflow of fakirs, CON-
6dence operators. sure-thing men and
thugs who have gathered al San Francisco,
t. be prepared for the incoming of the
NJ dwinter Fair crowds. When these
gentry found that Chief of Polire Crowley
was keeping very close watch upon
them-tOn close to be comfOrta ble-they
came to Oakland expecting to find shelter
and victims here.
In this they we're mistaken. They found
neither. But they did find the Chief
Police and his two efficient detectives,
DOwney and Holland. They had 10 sooner
reached Broad way than they were notified
to leave Last week Chief ShaeffeT gave
nearly twenty of them six hours 10 get
out of town. and they obeyed to a man.
Chef S aeffer has made especial ar
rangemeuts to receive all the crooks that
come this way this winter, and if they are
wise they will give Oakland wide BERTH
Once Lively but Now in Decay.
At the shore end of the old long wharf
alongside the substantial mole built by the
the sign, mo ThOroughfare." The wharf
at this endls tumble-down concern, and
only the Flooding and careful fisherman
ventures across lis broken and rafting
planking. Indeed there are long stretches
where there is not even the excuse for a
plank.
At the sea end, however, there Is plenty
and lumbe ships that discharge here from
all parts of the world. The freight is
loaded on freight cars. which alone occupy
the deserted wharf.
But this wharf was a teeming hive in
the old days when it was used to run pas
senger trains out to the mole, where the
passengers took the ferry for San Fran
cisco.
The heaviest influx of people into Cali
fornia found San Francisco over this long
wharf. at the outer end o. which was a
substantial depot and waiting-room.
Objections to Garbage Burning.
The Street Committee of the Council at
its last meeting decided to lay over In
definitely the resolution of the Board of
Board OF Public Works to call for bids for
the erection of crematory for the burning
of the garbage of the city.
There are some pretty strong objections
entered against the proposed crematory.
President TOwle of the Councl thinks that
the city can 90 withoutit for several years
TO come. and has plan by which the gar
bage can be disposed of, and at the same
time the marshes in the western portion of
the city be filled in. His idea is to dump
the garbage in the marshes, and on top of
this have the Street Superintendent each
day put the street sweepings. This would
do away with all offensiveness springing
from the garbage. while at the same time
the land would be reclaimed without ex-
DeDse to the city or the owners.
With the marshes filled up on both sides
OF the main lake sewer. Mr.. Towle thinks
that good work would have been done,
and that there is room enough there for the
city's cleanings for several years to come.
Commencement Exercises.
On tomorrow evening the commence
ment exercises of the high school will be
held at the First Congregations Church.
An excellent, programme has been ar
ranged by Professor McChesney, the prln-
cipa, and III Of the twenty-sx pupils who
are to receive their diplomas will partici-
pate to a greater or less degree. The
church Will undoubtedly be crowded with
the fond parents of the fair girl graduates,
as well as those Of the young gentlemen
who are finishing up their careers in the
public schools. There will be no flowers.
This rule is inexorable.
The graduating class this year is small.
This is owing to the fact that nun Der OF
seniors left at the commencement of the
term to enter the State University.
To Open Linden street.
One OF the improvements that is to be
pushed Is the opening of Linden street.
The Board Of Public Works will shortly
organize as commissioners TO assess the
DAMAGE for the extension of this high
way. Under the amended law the Board
OF Public Works will do the work which