The morning call., 1894-02-14
THE BOY MAY DIE
From Injuries Inflicted by
E. Scotland.
SPRING VALLEYS RESOURCES
Letter-Carriers Have No Money
to Pay Car Fare.
MRS. LOUIS FAESSLER'S CASE.
Water Pipes to Be Laid-PIenty of
Work Ahead-Thrown From
a Buggy.
VALLEYS RESOURCES
MRS. LOUIS FAEssLER's CASE.

ton of +. Scotland, the deckhand OF the
ferry steamer Ell Captain, who on January
q struck Thomas Sweeney, boy Of u,
on the head with stick, was held before
Judge Allen Yesterday morning. The de.
PENDANT was held in $1,000 bail to answer
before the Superior Court. Prosecuting
Attorney Melvin represented the people
and was assisted by Attorney w. w.
Fo0te, who has been retained by young
Sweeney's father. Ex-MayOr NJ c. Chap
man appeared for the defense.
The charge against Scotland is assault to
murder. The injured boys condition is
regarded as extremely serious and in event
of his death the charge would be changed
to murder.
q. B. lngersol, conductor on the San
Pablo avenue cable line, who was a wit
ness of the occurrence, testified that Scol-
and had been enraged by having clods OF
dirt thrown at him by crowd OF boys
and had thrown the broomstick that did
the damage at the crowd. Sweeney was
knocked senseleSs by it,
DIR. NJ L. John son of the Receiving Hos
pital testified TO his handling of the case
and said that the boys chances of living
and dying were about even. A portion of
the brain is still protruding through the
crack in the skull.
Spring Valley Resources.
George F. Allardt. a civil engineer of
forty years experience, gave some i'm
portant figures Yesterday in his testimony
in the suit of the Spring Valley Water
Company against James Shinn TO con-
denim certain lands at Niles.
The witness stated that on April !, 1885,
the Spring Valley Company had on hand
in its reservoirs 6,045000.000 gallons of
water. Counting IN an amount received
fro NJ h0T Thn for fin
year was {. 434, 100000 gallons. The calcu-
lated consumption for the same year was
1921, 000 600 gallons.
The consumption in 1889 was about
100000 900 gallons a day, and evaporation
was 100000 gallons more Al that time
they had a daily supply from Lake MERGED
of 100000 gallOus. which made the daily
consumption 100000 gallons. On April
!, 1889. there was IN reservoirs $780, 00.-
600 gallons, which in the event of dry
season would only last four months.
These figures were adduced to show that
had not the Surfing Valley Company d.
verted the water of Alameda Greek in
August. 1855. they could not have supplied
San Francisco the following year.
Witness stated that such city as San
Francisco should have at least two years
supply on hand TO provide against dry
seasons.
lie said that in view of the uncertainty
of the seasons it was but business prudence
for the company to avail itself of the
waters of Alameda Greek. The Crystal
Springs reservoir was declared to be
necessary adjunct to the company's bust
ness. large reservoir on the peninsula
was required.
Too Poor to Pay.
AS remonstrance against the an
Douncement by the streetcar companies
that on and after May l letter-carriers
must pay fare on cars or walk, petition
Is being circulated and has received ali
extensive signature by patrons of the
varlons railway companies. The reasons
advanced for protesting against the pro-
posed measure are that the carriers are
underpald now and could not afford car
fare. No other employees OF the postal
service, so 1t Is represented, receive su ch
poor compensation, and it is hardship to
expect them to pay 40 or 30 cents day
additional for cartare. The amount Of
territory covered by each carrier is extern
sive. and the packs carried by the men are
often very heavy. An Inconvenience
would be wrought upon the people, who
could not so readily receive their mail as
now. since the carriers working time is
hxed by law at eight hours.
The petition sets forth the improbabilitv
OF the department at Washington making
provision for the local transportation OF
the Oakland carriers. and thus the pur-
pose o t the general Government in estab-
llsblDg free postal delivery would be de-
feated, and the worst consequences of the
company's action would accrue to the
people who have granted valuable priv
reyes 10 the street railroads, who maln tain
their existence by voluntary patronage.
The Acme Athletic Club.
The Acme Athletic Clubs middle-weight
tournament. advertised for last night, did
not commence, owing 10 the failure of
some OF the others TO send their boxers for
ward. The tournament was set down for
April q. The Acme boys were ready,
however, and had good crowd on hand,
and IN order not to disappoint the audi
ence gave several good exhibitions There
were set-tos between Carter and Vicini
OF the Olympics and GBrien and Sullivan
OF the Olympics. A bIackened-glove con-
test for points between Pickard ard Hal
lahan was won by the latter. Manning
ana Bella. Olympics. boxed three rounds,
as did Hammersley and Andrews of the
AGNES. The clubswiDger Finnigan of the
AGNES gave very pretty exhibition, and
me Well-known wrestlers HaberIy and
Al Lean convulsed the crown bv attem,t