The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-24
BERKELEY.

II was Friday afternoon on the 4;30 local,
Berkeley bound train. The conductor had
made his first round after leaving Sixter nth
street station, and as the train pulled out of
Emery's he came through for the second time.
Tickets" he said. An oldish-lookiug man
with grizzled side whlskers, handed him the
regulation green card marked San Francisco
to Berkeley, good for one continuous passage.
THAT won't do" said the wearer OF the blue
uniform, THAT'S got the ferry punch, aud you
have just got on the train; you stopped over
on that and it is no good" The gIizzed-
whiskered man StIl held out the card with the
punch in IL. 1--WE paid for a ride from San
it. Take this or nothing" The conductor de-
manded fare. The griZZled- whisker,d man
pTOffered The punched flcket. Pay or get of"
said the conductor. The train WAS at Shell
Mound the engine er ringing his bell, impatient
ly awaiting he signal TO start. Put me off II
you want to-" said the man. 81 paid my fare
and shall not get of unless you put me off"
The brakeman came forward; the conductor
stood perplexed.
Evidently they did not wish to give the man
a chance for suit since R0binson's somewhat
similar case had been successful. Neither did
the conductor liNe to back down from his posi-
tion. But the passenger refused TO bulge or
pay. and time fed. We'll" said the ticket
Duncher, II VIII be more OF q gentleman than
you are. If you won't pay your fare Pill give
you the ride" and the generous official signaled
the engineer 10 go ahead. The passenger who
insisted on riding on the Limited" ticket, not
wlthsIanding his STOP over, was William MInto.
who resides some distance on the hills back of
Berkeley. Mr.. Mimic ran for Surveyor General
of the State In 1892, but was defeated. The
conductor explained TO the passengers in the
rear OF the car when he came back that the
man would have had no case. 1--WE sell two
kinds of tickets, one with stop over privileges,
like this" producing a pink ticket. ''1or 10
cents, and the regular ticket, without stOp-oyer
privileges, for 10 cents.
THE case Is not similar to that of Robinson,
nd the man would have had redress il I
had put him of, but always avoid trouble If /
can"
Some Changes.
Among the changes hat the proposed charter,
now in the hands of the freeboders, will intro.
duce is a reduction of the number of town cleo
tons by one-half The members of the Board
OF Education and the Board of Trustees hold
Office four years. and the Assessor, Marshal.
Treasurer and clerk are 10 be elected TO hold
SUPERINTENDENT OF Streets ana the Engineer are
10 be appointed by the Trustees for four years,
or less at the option OF the board. Inc Trus-
tees are TO receive no remuneration exceui
while they sit as Board OF Equalization, but
they may grant by ordinance, remuneration 70
the president OF the board for his services as
Auditor. Eligibility 10 Office consists In being
dence of three years within the boundary oil
the town.
Notes.
the State left In two partles-on- Friday, the
other Saturday eyening-to spend the holiday
recess OF three weeks at their homes.
The Christmas vacation OF the Institute fol
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind commenced Satur.
day and continues until January 2.