The morning call., 1894-06-26
Seeking to Unite Two Counties
by a Roadway.
ABOUT THE NEW POSTMASTER.
Son and Daughter of Len Harris at
Outs Over the Detectives
Estate.


:. after the scalp of Superintendent of
Streets Harrison with very sharp knife,
and in a resolution introduced last night
and adopted in the Council again calls at
fentionto the charges brought against the
Superintendent for accepting bad street
=. work on Eighth street.
= The resolution was carried by the votes
+. of all the Couucilmen excepting Watkin-
= SON. Councimen Heitman and BarstoW
were not present.
p: After setting forth that the Council on
june passed a resolution to the effect
that the Superintendent of Streets had,
!. Notwithstanding protests from property
" owners, accepted said work on Eighth
+. street, work which was so bad that much
:Of.ft had to bedOne over again, the reso-
!: luton continues:
u: MHEREAs, The property owners on said
Street rs last resort appealed TO this Council,
when the matter was thoroughly investigated,
..itsbeing proven cOncluSVely that great fnJuS-
T.. tice had been done Uhem by the acceptance OF
said work by T G.. Harrison; and whereas, the
acceptance OF said street and others convinced
this Council that ]. q. Harrison either Will
fully neglected his duty or was incompetent, or
"bOlh, and .is net a nt or suitable person
:: TO. look after tile public interests and
= The interests of property owners; and
whereas, This Council, not desiring to cen
r.: sure. any one before giving him fair and
lendenJ of Streets, who declined TO answer any
>: questions. but instead filed with the City Clerk
:. a" wild ~and rambling statement In writing,
bearing upon almost every other subject than
:: the enc III question:; and whereas the said
resolution, No. 1898. has been referred 10 bis
. Honor the Mayor for his investigation, which
= resulted In a message 10 this Council, IN which
his Honor advises that the matter be brought
tothe notice of The Board of Public Works lthe
body responsible for him and his official 3clS):
. and whereas, there was filed with the City
Clerk a petition signed by property-ow owners on
Eighth street. between Market and Peralta,
begging this body 10 remove L. q. Harrison,
Superintendent OF. Streets, for incOmpetency
and malfeaSance in office, since which lime
they have also filed in The Clerks 0flce several
affidavirS; and Whereas this Council feeling IL
had performed its duty IN The matter. and
recognizing tue fact hat the Board OF Public
Works is The proper power TO further deal with
T. q. Harrison, superintendent OF Streets;
therefore, be IL
RssolUed That the Board of Public Works
., he and il is hereby requested 20 Investigate
this matter, and that the af1idaviTs and petit
lions referring to the charges made against the
Superintendent Of Streets. and a COPY OF this
= resolution be transmitted TO said board. which
is hereby directed TO speedily investigate said
- chIrges thoroughly; and If after such investi-
: cation II IS proven that 1. q. harrison Is an
.. incompetent or unfit person TO longer occupy
:. the position OF Superintendent or Streets that
he be summarily dismissed in order that the
public interests and the interests OF property
. owners may not be longer JeopardIZed.
a resolution was introduced in the
Council last night by Councilman TOwle
. that the Finance Committee be aud is
. hereby authorized to procure spec hcatlons
and estimates of the cost of wharf at the
. foot of Grove street. The matter was re-
Cd ferred to the Finance Committee.
=. An ordinance was introduced in the
2 Council last night which makes 1t a mis-
. demeanor for any locomotive engineer TO
blow his engine whistle inside the city
limits except IN. cases OF extreme danger;
This ordinance is the result or united
% kick from the people of West Oakland,
who are getting thoroughly sick of the
whistle nuisance. A Councilman said last
night that ''the whistles screech worse
than seven devils at all hours of the day
aud night"
To Join Two Counties.
The matter of good and suitable road
leading from Alameda County to Contra
Costa County has long been a serious ques-
. :tl0n between the two counties. There Is
a road leading from one county TO the
,.other. but owing to the heavy grades TO be
overcome, because of the high hills divd-
ing the two counties, the thorou2hfaTe has
always been Objectionable.
=. Recently the Boards of Supervisors of
the two counties appointed committees to
-. investigate the road question, and yester-
DAY this joint committee had meeting.
There were present j. L. Stow
f. j. Pringle, County Surveyor Brown and
:,J. Caven Of Contra Costa County, and
Z. Stone. County Surveyor Nus banner, =.
"a: Sullivan and Wilbur Walker OF Alameda
County.
- There were four propositions presented
and voted upon as follows:
First-TBe recommendation that the grade of
the present Fish ranch road be reduced to 10
per cent grade'aI joint expense TO both cOun-
ties of about $4,000. Adopted unanimously
SecOnd-That the Knowles grant route along
the Kennedy grade and across tile summit be
recommended, at an estimated cost OF $4,000 to
Alameda County and $4,000 to Contra Costa
cd nTlGiN
Third-That the construction OF the Blair
Park, Dngee and ThOrndale ROAD be recon-
mended with an estimated cost 10 Alameda
County Of $4,000, TO Contra Costa County of
$4,000. Unanimously adOpted.
FOurth-Tbat the Kennedy grade and Ken.
nedy tunnel road be finished at an estimated
cost OF $4,000 Defeated by vote ayes and
noes, the noes being PTingle, Stone, Sullivan,
HntchinSon, Carrlgan and Walker; ayes
Stowe, Nusbaumer. Ranlett and Brown.
The matter will be presented to the Su-
peryisors at their next meeting for final
action.
The New Postmaster.
j. J. White, the newly appointed Post
master, will probably assume charge of
the local Office about July o. he has pre-
pared his bond and sent 1t on 70 Wash
ington for approval, and he expects to re-
ceive his commission in few days.
He has announced the first Of his
appointments 10 take effect about July
Il. They are: a. L. Martin, as Assistant
POStm aStor. TO succeed l., +. farF, and
Mrs. Carrie H Tucker as stamp clerk, to
succeed Z. i. Wakeman.
q. Mr.. Martin is a nephew OF j. &. Martin
He is as assistant in the County Assessors
office, ara at one time served three years
in the Chicago Post0flice as chief clerk in
the entry department.
p: Mrs Tucker has served as Postmaster at
Temescal. She is the widow of j. w.
Tucker, who was killed on the Grove.
street electric line last August.
The position of Assistant Postmaster
pays $500 and bonus from the Postmas-
ter is also added. The stamp clerk re-
ceiyes $1,000
Heirs at Outs.
bitter contest over the estate Of the
late Len Harris is impending. The daugh-
ter has objected to the appointment of j..
II. Harris as executor. and the probate of
the will has gone over a week on that
account.
The petitioner, Mrs. Mary A. 3. May
riscb, lives at Alameda, and the man she
objects to is her brother. Some time ago
ne filed petition 10 be appointed admin
istrator, and at that time set forth the ma
tlre and extent of his fathers estate. To
this inventory the sister objects.
She says the estate Is as follows:
other OF deceased's widow, one picture OF the
silver tablespoons, six silver teaspoons, wear
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