The morning call., 1894-08-28

OAKLAND election of a Super
visor in the Fourth Supervisorial District,
lately represented by the late j. G. Plum
kett, takes place to-day, and is a most
important event for Oakland and the en-
tire county.
The voters have plenty of material to
select from, as there are DO less than eight
candidates in the field. OF these eight
candidates five are Republicans. one a
Democrat. one POpulist and one Prohi-
bitionist. They are as follows:
Republicans-R. II. McCloud, w. c.
Mason, j. E. Johnston, j. A. g. Mac
donald and John q. Hank.
Democratic. F. Mannion.
Populist-C. P. Hardenberg.
robibitionist-Robert Stewart
At the last election, when Mr.. Plunkett
was elected. there were 4126 votes cast in
the district. of which Plunkett (R) re-
ceived 222S, the Democrat lois, PoDulist
713 and PIuhibitionist 167. Plunkett's vote
over the Democratic candidate was 1910.
The district takes in all of North and
East Oakland. the Piedmont country and
Berkeley.
The pollng-piaces are as follows:
Second Ward-Precnct 1, al Piedmont Cable
CompaDyis building.
Third Ward-Precinct ., 1903 Market street:
Precinct 8, 1919 BruSh;Street; Precinct 4 1920
Market street; Precinct 8, 1851 san Pablo
avenue; Precinct 6, 1876 San Pablo avenue.
Fifth Ward-Preclnct l, City Hall; Precinct
2. 1881 Telegraph avenue; Precinct 3, Scbell-
haas, Eleventh and Franklin streets; Precinct
4, Club Stables, Fourteenth and Webster
streets; Precinct 3, Hooks warehouse Four
leenth and Harrison streets; Precinct 6, OaS-
Seventh Ward-Precinct l. PIT East Twelfth
street: Precinct 2, BOB East Twelfth street;
Preclnct B, 1856 Thirteenth avenue; Precinct
4, 564 East Twelfth street; Precinct 3, 61S East
Twelfth street; Precinct 6, 1888 thirteenth
avenue: Precinct 7. 1853 Twentv-thrd avenue
Berkeley-Precinct l, Shattuck avenue and
Shattuck avenue; Precinct 8, 213O Sha tuck
avenue.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS House.
PledmOnt-PledmOnI schoOlhouse,
Corporations' Ready Technicality.
EThe Board of Supervisors failed to re-
duce the water rates in vogue at Golden
Gate yesterday, owing to a technically
successfully raised by Attorney j. c. Mar
tin for the Contra Costa Water COMPANY.
The citizens of Golden Gate had de-
mauded cut of twenty per cent because
a similar reduction has been made by the Civ
Council OF Oakland. Mr.. Martin, however
commended that 1t Is a very different matter 10
reduce rates IN city where there are hun
dTeds Of consumers ana in a suburban district
Wnere company, at considerable cost carries
water 10 only few consumers.
But the technIcality which stopped the pro-
ceedlngs yesterday was raised In regard to the
petitioners. To such a petition the law re-
qulres the signatures of twenty-five or more
men who are property -owners aud taxpayers
While the petition in question bears twenty
seven signatures. Mr.. Martin conteuded that
all who signed are NOT taxp payers IN the county,
and he claimed that the following named
petitioners did not appear upon the assessment
roll: W. Murden, George HalstrOm, j. E. SAN
ford, j.. j. Lyons, a. j. Woodward, A. j. Stur-
geon. j. Christopher. Nj. Hessemeyer, g. ).
Barry, q. Ii. STRIFE, Henry Klee. Il. q. Mayo,
j. Grandbose, Frank FgOne. Mr.. GonsSon
ana d. T. MareauX.
AT this junciure H. c. Dexter a clerk ID the
Assessors Office, was called as witness He
showed that while in the cases OF several of
the petitioners there was only a difference in
Initials, in Others the property claimed IS as
sessed TO other persons.
Attorney Martin cOntended that the petition