The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-27
ALAMEDA.

The matters concerning the opening OF
Santa Clara avenue, which were tempo
rarily blocked, are again being revived.
This time. however. the matter has been
carried through successfully, and at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon corps OF
civil engineers. including City Engineer
PoyzeI, l. n. Chapman and Assistant d..
Drummer. we're in the field making sur
vey of the line of Santa Clara avenue
from its present terminus at Versailles
avenue through the Cohen and Sath5r prop
critics 10 High street, and to-day the Elec-
trio Railway Company will commence Iay-
ing track upon the newly opened thorough
fare east OF Versailles avenue.
Want Change of Venue.
Yesterday at 10 o'clock the case OF the
People VS.. w. 81. Beas. the railroad
striker, was called, bnt Beals through his
attorney, W. f. Aram. served the District
Attorney with copy of an affidavit in
support of motion for a change of venue,
the original being filed with the court. 1t
was claimed that Beals could not obtain
an impartial trial in Alameda from the
fact that large proportion of the inhab-
itants are engaged in business in San
Francisco. and depend upon Transports
ton to and from that point, and that OWNS
Southern Pacific Company and its en-
poyes these residents were put to some
inconvenience, and also that local mer-
! chants were more or less Inconvenience
owing to the non-dellvsry of freight
and mails. For these reasons they we're
| prejudiced against the employees of the
Southern Pacific Company. The motion
was accompanied by numerous newsp aper
clippings from the local press, which il
was claimed tended TO prejudice the mind
of the public against railroad employees
After being assured that the request for a
change of venue was not based upon per.
sonal prejudices of the Court Justice
Swasey finally granted the request.
Encfnal Boat Climb.
At meeting held by the Encinal Boat
| Club last evening it was decided to re.
classify the yachts belonging to the clu b.
| The date set for this work is Tuesday
! evening, August 16. twas also decided tC
cancel the notice of a cruise to Baden sci
! for August II and substitute a cruise tC
! San Mateo. The fleet will leave the boat.
house Saturday at O'CLOCK and proceed tt
| the railroad bridge on Corte MADEIRA
! Creek, where big tent will be erected fol
! the use of the yachtsmen. One of the
! pleasant features of the programme as
laid out is a grand cam-bake, to com
mence at o'clock Saturday evening.
! Loss Adjusted.
The adjuster for the Sun Insurance
Company OF California was in Alameda
yesterday to adjust the loss sustained by
| Mr.. and Mrs Peter Somps caused by the
| fire in the Empire Soda Works, which oc.
Cured Wednesday morning. Mr.. Somps
! had $500 insurance on his furniture and
wearing apparel. The adjuster placed the
loss at S262.
To Build a New Bridge.
The Alameda, Oakland and Piedmont
Electric Railway Company will shortly
commence the construction OF a new
bridge across the estuary on Eleventh
street. The work will be done in mos
substantial manner. According to the
wording of the franchise the work mus
be completed by September 6.
without a License.
D. Long and B. Buckley were arres tee
yesterday for distributing advertising cir
culars without a license. They will bs
arraigned before the City Recorder to-day
at 10 O'Clock TO answer the charge.
Halcyon ParIor, n. S. G. W.
The newly elected officers OF Halcyor
Parlor No 146, n. S. G. w., will be pub
licly installed on Monday evening. All
interesting programme will follow tn,
ceremony.
Buena Vista Avenue Deeds.
| The deeds are being prepared for the
| opening of Buena Vista avenue from Web
! ster street 10 Fifth, thus Obvating the ne
| casSitV Of condemn ation Drnpaadinps