The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-28
BERKELEY.

Monday nights meeting of the Trustees was
rather a lively one, the discussion over the
town printing warming up the participants.
Town Attorney Grade reported that the town
printing contract was with w. A. Nash and not
with the Herald Publishing Company, and
could not be annuled by the board without
making II liable 10 damages to Mr.. Nash. Ii
the Herald refuses 10 print the notices at the
present rate il would be liable for damages.
Mr.. Nash offered TO release the town, If it
would release the Herald from the contract.
Mr. Nash wished TO have the printing trans
ferred TO his new paper. the Gazette promising
10 change its name TO the Herald 10 fulfill the
letter 10 the contract. The Advocate wishes %
put in a bid for the printing The clerk stated
that the present arrangement with the Herald
was very unsatisfactory. No action was taken
in the matter.
The discussion on the safety OF the Bergman
reservoir was brought up by Mr.. Wagner, at
torney for the water company, asking for the
dismissal of the complaint. Major Clark, the
companys engineer, stated that the reservoir
was perfectly safe. The Town Engineer
thought that 1t should be safe if it was built on
The dimensions and In the way submitted. The
board postponed action Tor one week.
Lost in the storm.
The two-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Heifer,
who live on the Scenic Tract, we'll up Oh the
HILL disappeared from the house al $3.50 O'clock
on Monday night, while the family was engaged
at supper, and wandered upon the bills. where
IL lay ali night In the storm. AS soon as the
child was missed an alarm was made, and the
n6IglD0fS came TO the assistance VIII
and a search of the hills was made in vain. On
Tuesday morning Mr.. Stillman saw the child IN
the canyon, by the creek, and took him home.
The little fellow evidently had slept all night
on the hillside. having grown tired OF climbing
He seemed none the worse for the exposure.
A Student Rally Tonight.
A mass.meetine of the students was held In
the big court of the Mechanics building yes
re day 10 take action on The part of the student
body IN aiding the varsity eleven in the work
cut ont for IL Thursday. 1t was agreed TO take
the $50 train for san Francisco Wednesday
evening 10 body and proceed direct TO The
Haight-street grounds to give the Varsity rous-
ing rally. Money was voted nor necessary ex-
penses the day of the game and songs were
practiced. The yelling viii be under the direc
tion OF big 'Billy Friend"
viii the Faculty Take Hand ?
Some OF the professors look with distavor
upon the way in which football Is encroachlDg
on college work, and state that her year
will not see he same loss OF time from college
WORK. some even advocate the prohibition or
the game after this year. However. football
has some earnest supporters in he I. Guilty, ana
there Is little likelihood of extreme measures
being Ia en-, though from present indications
some acLion will be taken regulating the time
that may be given to the game.
Kidd's "SOcia Evolution"
The Political Science Club took for the sub
iecl OF discussion last evening Kidd's Social
Evolution" The paper of the evening was
read bv Charles a. Murdoch.