The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
BERKELEY.

The meeting of the Board of Trustees Mon
day evening was possessed OF greater interest
than Is usually the case. In the first place,
Trustee whiting took his seat instead of Mr..
Whitney, reslgne d. Mr.. Whiting was the one
Trustee of the defunct city board that did rot
cont nue. on The town board. and now lie feels
even with fate, lnasmuch as he has again the
opportunity o control the towns affairs. Mr..
Whiting before taking his seat made some
caustic introductory remarks, in which he
stated that lie believed the members of The
board at various times called him crank and
a person that could not be got along with.
he hoped harmony might prevail in future.
The interest of The evening conferred in The
electric light question, which had been waiting
the action of the board. The San Francisco
Electric Light Company has the contract of
lighting The city by the are system. 1t at
tempted last week TO add system of wires
upon The city poles Tor private incandescent
light system.
The board caused the employees of the COM
pany TO cease heir work ana al Mondays Ses-
sl0n the company presented petition 10 be
allowed TO use Tie city poles. agreeing 10 give
The city per cent OF The gross receipts, TO be
PAID quarterly, for the privilege.
The Berkeley improvement Company ad-
DIR ssed The board, stating that any such grant
would be inconsistent as The Berkeley company
had been denied The privilege. The Berkeley
company stated 1t would Ray 3 per cent of the
gross proceeds for the same privilege. Trust ee
Whiting thought stated sum-Sl 50-should
be paid instead OF the percentage. The petition
OF The Berkeley Improvement Company was re-
ferred 10 the Electric Light Committee. That
OF the San Francisco Electric Light Company
was al first rejected. Trustees Preble. Acton
and Steubenrauch refralDiEg from voting. On
Trustees WhllIng and Underwood voting in the
negative The company agreed 10 furnish a
bond OF $1,000.
University Girls In Gown.
The young ladies of the senior class created a
mid sensation yesterday by appearing in NOR
tarboard and gown. The young ladies' OF the
class OF '94 have always been progressive.
They brONe the tradition two years ago that
only SophOmoTeS could wear the mOrtarbOard
by continuing 10 war their mortarboards into
their junior and senior years, merely changing
the color OF the tassei from black TO the class
color-hellotrope gray. The custom OF wear
ing gowns has never become fixed at the State
University. an occasional sophomore appearing
in one ar the beginning OF the term. The '94
young ladies', however, think the estheiic effect
of black silk gown aud piquantly learned
appearing mOTtarbOard too great 10 be lost
sigh OF IN the humdrum life OF recitation and
lecture, and have Therefore banded themselves
IN agreement TO set the custom OF seniors wear
ing gown and cap, at least the feminine side of
the class. They hone TO convert their brother
seniors if not 10 the daily use ut least 10 appear
Ing 10 gown and cap at commencement.
Incorporated.
The First Unitarian Church OF Berkeley has
filed MS articles OF Incorporation. The directors
named are: y. ). Trowbridge, William Carey
Jones, j. ii. Senger, j. l.. ScotchleT. W. Z.
Thayer, j. q. Wright and ID. J.. Bishop. AT
present The church holds ITS services in a
rented hall fitted up az a church, bnJ 1t hopes in
the near future To erect church of its own on
property II has purchased on the corner OF
Bancroft avenue and Dana street.
Band Of Mercy.
Mrs. r. c. Sanford OF the Alameda humane
Society addressed the Sunday-school of the
North Berkeley Church Sunday morning and
organized a Band Of Mercy of about thirty
members. Mrs. Eva May was elected leader
aud Miss Annie Shaw secretary aud treasurer.
The Recorders Clerk.
Jesse ID. Burks, '93, of chicago University.
will take the position of clerk TO the Recorder
on February !, vice II. NJ. Willis, who resigns
10 begin the practice OF law with his father in
San BernardnO.