The morning call., 1894-02-21
THIRTY PER CENT.
The Manuel Ordinance Is
Passed to Print.
FINAL ACTION ON MONDAY.
A New Tug-and-Barge Plan for
Bay Transportation.
THAT BURDICK LITIGATION.
Rabbi Friedlander's Position" The
PAGERS" Trial-BourdOn
Doomed.

The Council will meet ID committee OF
the whole on Monday night to take final
action on this ordinance. Representatives
of the Contra Costa company are invited
to be present
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Contra Costa Water Com
pany:
To the Honorable the Council of the City of
OdkIGnd-GENTLEMEN he Contra Costa
Water Company being greatly interested in the
rates TO. be hXed Tor supplying water TO The
city OF Oakland respectfully requests that the
Council, before proceeding 10 leglSlate upon
the subjecl, give the company an opportunity
10 be fully heard, 20 the end aud purpose that
there may be fair and full Investigation before
the Council proceeds 10 take action.
The company also respectfully requests that
after full and fair investigation aud hearing
reasonable and just rates may be fixed In ac-
cordance with law ana under the regular pro-
cedure provided by the rules OF the Council
AT the last meeting OF the representatives OF
the company with your honorable committee of
the whole hed at tie City Hall on the evening
of TIL 18th inst. the company was requested 10
furnish at the next meeting of the committee
some additional inform ItOn for the use OF the
Council, and was Informed that the time Of the
next NEE ing Of the committee OF The whole
would be fixed by the Council
1t is therefore further respectfully requested
that notice OF such meeting be given TO the
company, so that IL may have opportunity TO
attend and be then heard. Respectfully, Con.
ira Contra Costa Water Company, by Henry
PhilaDthropic Ladies.
Yesterday the first anniversary of the estab.
lisbment of the Young Womens Home was OBJ
served by an annual meeting of the Young
Womens Christian Association. a reception
was arranged by the local committee.
Mrs. T. d. Browne presided and delivered
an enthusiastic address, in which she referred
TO the good work being accomplished by the
association, and suggesle ed that charitable peo-
pie be allowed TO eDdOw tn home by paying
fnF hl an frnI sf n uni no had
Mrs. WOlfendea in her report OF work done
showed that during the year the home has md
eghty-six inmates, and that the receipts from
boaroers amounted TO S2559 40. In the same
tinethe expenditures were S2O4S IS.
0ticers for the ensuing ye4r w-re elected as
presidents-Mrs. A. Dow. Mrs. ]. c. Al rs
worth, Mrs. s. q. Chamberlain, Mrs. L. G. Sell
fridge, Mrs; H. G. Moves, Mrs. J. N. Merrill,
Giles Gray Mrs. II. G. Mygatt, Mrs. William
krk; recording secretary, AIRS. E. Wolfenden,
500 Kennedy street; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. w L. Sharon: financial secretary, Miss
G. j. Bacon; treasurer, Mrs. Arson Barstow,
: 1886 Franklin street.
The Burdick Contest.
Yesterday a voluminous document, giving a
complete history Of the litigation IN the contest
OF Alice Burdick TO share in The estate of her
deceased husband, stephen Powell Burdick
was filed in the Superior Court.
: DR.. Bu dick was found, at his death, to have
a widow living in New York from whom he had
been separated The doctors affections had
been set upon his son aud TO him deeds of trust
40 The extent of $4,000 had been made out,
with The design OF shutting out the widow Gal
together.
But Mrs Burdck came out from New York
and when she learned : OF $4,000 that was on
deposit in local bank she set up a claim to d
half OF 1t as part OF the estate. The trustees
insisted that this was trust money. but Judge
Ellsworth decided otherwise and consequently
the widow became entitled TO her half of the
money.
The trustees and the favored son are adverse
"a mn nd
the case 10 the Supreme Court. Judge ELS.
worth has signed the bill of exceptions and the
ntlgaton Will go on again.
Barges for Freight.
There is scheme in contemplation calcu-
lateo TO make the freight war between 0akland
and san Francisco hotter than ever. After
John L.. Dave comes another protector who
remains unknown. This man expecis to in.
augurate system 10 consist of one tug and
three barees. The modus Operandi is simple
p In the morDkg the tug and two barges are to
Will be at San Francisco. One of the Oakland
barges will be loaded ana toWed TO San Fran
cisco and left 10 discharge while the tug re-
Turns with the San francisco barge loaded
BY that time the second Oas land barge
would be loaded and The San Francisco barge
would be left here while the other is taken
across the bay. Thus The tug would be kept on
The move, hnding loaded barge awaiting 1t ON
It's arrival at either port.
NO teams would be taken across.
SPEEDILY Is Out.
IUe struggle over The estate or James CamD-
bell, deceased, Is happily ended. Samuel A.
SPEEDILY who was appointed administrator YES
ferday fled The following:
TO the superior Court Of alameda County: l. the
undersigned Samuel A. SPEEDILY, heretofore by or
DER OF said court appointed the administrator OF
the estate of James A. Campbell. deceased. do
tor and DO forever waive my right to act as the
administrator OF the estate.
SAMUEL A. Speedy,
Present administrator OF said estate.
Dated February 19. 1894.
Mrs. Speedy claims that Mr.. Campbell gave
her bank book for $4,000. The Campbell
estate was valued at $4,000. 1t appears now
that but $50 600, all IN cash. remains. Public
Administrators Stanley was granted letters of
administration In the estate.
The Worm Turns.
Mrs. Louise Faessler, who ATTEMPTED to
horsewhip her husband week or two ago be.
cause he would not pay her aiimony was ar
rested with her father yesterday at The in
stance Of her husband, and locked up in the
City Prison on charge OF threatening Faes-
ser's life.
Judge Alien placed the ball bond at $1,000
each. They Will come up for examination IN
the Police Court to-day, and may be bound
over 10 keep the peace.
The Trumpet Case.
Attorney Tappan Will amend The complain,
dashed off IN moment OF inspiration" TO set
aside the transfers OF real estate by Mrs
Lemon 10 Mrs. Smith, the trumpet medium"
The wording OF the new document viii comply
more closely with ordinary court vet biage.
IL Is probable that Mr.. Tappan Will alsOsfle
contest or the will of Mrs. Lemon, according TO
which she gave The balance of her estate TO
Mrs. Smith. Tie grounds viii b. similar 10
those urged In the complaint 10 set aside the
conveyance OF the Cincinnati property.
The PAGERS Trial.
The preliminary examination of Billy Butts
known as Billy, The PAGER" for the murder OF
Green several months ago, was resumed before
Judge Allen yesterday afternoon. Tony Silva,
lad OF IS, who witnessed the ARRAY, told of
what he had seen of the racers desperate figh,
and flight.
Silya's testimony was practically the same as
that given by the other witnesses already ex-
amined.
Dr. c. M. Fisher testified concerning the
bullet wound in Green's body which had
caused death.
The case was continued until this morning
A Rabbits Lot.
It is the intention of the president of the
First Hebrew Congregation TO call a special
semi annual meeting OF that body soon TO al
tempt the substitution of English for Hebrew
IN nearly all OF the religious service III this
should be accomplished it is expected thai
Rabbi FrIediander would be obliged TO resign
at the expiration OF his Lerm-that is In a year
No Money Appeared.