The morning call., 1894-12-20

eriy come and attend this meeting without fan
united all over The State of California we can
WIN, divided we Will have prohibition and local
oplon IN our fair county. Now decide for
yourself; put everything else aside next
Wednesday afternoon and attend this most i'm
portant meeting. Officers of the Stale associa-
tion their attorneys included, VIII be here TO
address you and explain.
Honing that you will give this your most
stringent attention, and make il an absolute
point TO come, we remain yours.
The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MI. Wetmore protests against this ae-
ton, as 1t Is endangering the best inter-
ests OF the legitimate wine and liquor in
terests of the State. He further asserts
that the California Protective Association
wants TO place all of the local dealers
under tribute without adequate returns,
and that there is a respectable majority Of
the iQuor-dealers who do not propose TO
De led by the nose to pull chestnutS out OF
the fire for that organization.
The action of the Christian Endeavor
Union looking to a submission To the peA-
pie of the question of License" or 'No
license" may be the cause of this organi-
cation. for 1t is stated about the streets
that the saloon men are to take up C l.
lection by subscriptions to fight this propO-
slIion.
The Endeavorers are hard at work with
their petitions and hope to have them
ready to submit to the City Council early
10 January. The public are beginning to
take much interest in this matter, as is
witnessed by the communications in the
local papers daily.
Vigorous Opposition TO Gates on Seventh.
About thirty citizens owning property
below Seventh street gathered at Bus
wells Hall last night IN response TO call
10 take action against the proposed cree
ton of gates on Seventh street.
II will be remembered that after the
6iraful appjdant a. SnVantb and Rrna1 waV
few weeks ago, In which Miss Mae
Coates lost her life and W. ii. Waste was
seriously injured, the question of street
gates at railroad crossings was agitated
and an ordinance was framed and pre-
scented TO the Council TO force the rail-
road company to erect and maintain gates
at all crossings. IL was in opposition to
these gates that the meeting was called
E. G. BuSwell was chosen chairman and
G. i. lnger secretary.
The following resolutions were presented
and passed:
WHEREAS, the erection OF gates OH the street
crossing lnJersecling streets on which steam
railroads are now being operated would yr-
tualy be surrender of the public rights to
said streets as public thOrOughfares and be
placing them under the exclusive control of
The railroad corporation, and Whereas
the existing evils growing out of the
present methods of Grating these steam rail-
roads are susceptible of remedy without the
erection OF The proposed gates, therefore be il
RESOLVED, That we, residents and property
owners OF a section OF the city directly affected
by the erection of the proposed gates, earnestly
and emphatically protest against the measure
as being against good public policy and in
direct violation OF the rights of the public IL
The use OF dedicat tIeets and be it further
resolved, that We earnestly favor The following
remedies for existing evils:
FiTsr-That the operation of steam railroad
on Webster street, south OF First, shall be dis
continued.
Second-That the local steam railroad service
on seventh street from the bay snore TO the
north arm OF the estuary of San Antonio shall
be transferred to First street.
Ihlrd-That all steam railroads onerated
within the city of Oakland shall b. operated ac
cordlng 10 law and ordinary railroad rules and
regulations.
FOurth-That If the said steam railroad can
not be operated according o law and ordinary
railroad rules and regulations on the routes
nuisance, menace TO life and property and
that the city take suitable action for their
abatement public nuisances.
RESOLVED, That a committee of three citizens,
representatives of this meeting, be appOin ed
to present the foregoing TO the Council at the
meeting tonight and 10 ask that our city
fathers comply with The spirit herein mani
tested.
q A committee of three, consisting of Cap
tain Call han, I. Evans and c. l.. Ingler,
was appointed to wait on the Council, and
the following committee was appointed to
circulate petition of protest south of
Eighth street: Peter Baker. F. c. jesse
lyn. 81. d. Hougham, William p. Slattery
and a. A. Baraton.
1t was also determined that as many
persons as possible Interested in the mat
ter should attend the municipal meeting
tonight. There promises to Re very ln-
teresting fight over the ordinance, as the
railroad is also opposing it.
Want to Be Annexed.
A certain class of citizens of Oakland's
northern suburb. Temeseal. are striving
hard 10 have their properly anu exed to
the city of Oakland. Oakland is taking 40
part In this work, and whatever results
will be entirely the work of outsiders.
The present proposition is to run line
100 feet east of Broadway and extend it in
a direct line across Temescal canyon,
which would lust take in the Captain
place. 1t would take in a part of Edison
Adams estate, the line running up to the
Berkeley boundary line, then north
westerly to point 100 feet west of Ade-
line street, thence southesly TO Forty
fourth street. thence westerly to The water
front, taking in Emeryville, but leaving
out the Oakland Trotting Park.
There were 675 votes cast in this district
at the late election, and the committee has
400 names upon its petition for annexation.
Minor Court Doings.
W. 3. Porter, who was arrested Mon
day for failure to provide for minor
child, appeared in the Police Court yes
terday and had his case set for January 3.
He claims that his arrest is the spitework
of his wife, who objected to him invest
ing 5000, which he lost
John Wooley. assignee of T. T. Weston.
began a suit against Joseph l.. Scotchler
et al. yesterday in the Superior Court for
$500 for balance due upon certain note
of S14G0 made Decembe 1890.
Mrs ID. j. MoDsoD, VINO is in Monterey
County now, files a cross-complaint against
her husband, who is suing her for di-
vorce, and asks that he be cited for con-
tempt for not forwarding her alimony. as
directed by the court. She says she had to
leave Monson on account of his cruelty
to her.
20 Deputy County Clerks.
County Clerk-elect Frank c. Jordan has
named the following persons as deputies
to assist him when he takes charge OF that
important Office: Chief Deputy, j. Cal
Ewing of the Fifth Ward; courtroom