The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-23
Provisions of a Now Charter.

The Board of Freeholders selected to frame
new charter for Berkeley have decided to d-
vide The town into seven wards. with member
of the Board of Trustees and Board of Eduea-
lion from each ward. TO hold office four years.
AT the first election held the even numbered
wards are 10 choose members for four years
but In the odd numbered wards the first elected
are only 10 serve TWO years, in order that the
whole board OF neither shall ever be entirely
new TO their work.
The town at large are to elect an Assessor.
Marshal, Clerk ana Treasurer every four years,
and the Board or Trustees viii elect an At
torney, Superintendent of Streets and an En-
board.
No member OF the board shall receive any
compensation except the president. who as ex-
officlo Auditor shall be paid a sum fixed by the
board
Two Weil-Known Men.
Oriental Lodge of F. and A. NJ. of San Fran.
cisco conducted The funeral services over the
remains of the late NJ w. Murry. at the family
residence, yesterday afternoon, corner of jack
son and Lake streets. The Masonic ritual
was read and a Masonic quartet rendered sew
chosen from the lodge rs follows: John Ton
nngsen, Ii. l.. Read, q. ii. Wallace, G. S.
Crlltendon, G. w. Wright, 4. c. Bowers. The
lnterment was at Mountain View Cemetery.
Burial of the remains OF the late L. J. Rector
was held from the parlOrs Of Coroner Evers
Yesterday afternoon. Rev. Father Aekerly
oihclated. Mr.. Rector was at one time Deputy
City Clerk and Treasurer of this city. He was
also one OF the founders of the jute mills in
East Oakland. The pall-oeaTers were: j. G.
Blethen, L. wilkins, J. w. Watson, George
ChaSe, j. i. Holmes Jr. and f. Bangle. MEM
bers OF Brooklyn Lodge No. 3, a. y. .. w.
Tom Keene at the Marlborough
Inc WeIi-k nown iTagedian, Thomas Keene,
opens Shakespearean engagement at the
Macdonough Theater on Monday evening next.
The season is for three nights and VIII include
a Christmas matinee. On Monday evening
"Othello" will be produced Tuesday matinee,
Merchant of Venice; Tuesday evening
Richard Ill" aud Wednesday evening.
Hamlet" Popular prices will prevail In lie
evening 20, 80, rs cents and 81, and az the
matlnee 70, 90 ana rs cents. No higher
There has already been an immense run on
the b0X-offlce and the Keene engagement
promises 10 be the most successful Manager
Cook has ever had. A large number of theaIer
parties have already been made up These par
ties are becoming feature with the Macdon-
ouRh and were very noticeable at the Salvini en-
gagements
Status of the Merritt Bequests.
There was some question whether the lale
decision OF the supreme Court by which James
Merritt was restrained from maintaining a sut
to break The Garcelon will did NOT also affect
the public requests OF the late Dr. Merritt
Some Eeld that IL cleared away a II distractions
ana the hospital could now be- erected and the
endowment for Bowd0in College reached.
1t seems now hat The legal battle has nor |
yet ended. James Merritt has been given his |
quietus, his brother Frederick has compro- |
missed his suit, but cousin OF these two Harry |
Merritt, is still lighting in the courts against
the Bowdon bequest Young James Merritt |
lost not only his suit, but the $125.000 which |