The morning call., 1894-07-13
ALAMEDA ACTS.
City Trustees and the Taxpayers
EXPRESS Themselves.

A special meeting Of the board of Ala
media City Trustees was called by Chair
man Forderer to consider the demand Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
that Alameda appoint sufficient number
of special police to protect the railroad
property and to aid them in successfully
running their trains.
City Marshal Rodgers thought twenty
five men were sufficient, and upon his
Judgment that number were sworn in and
decorated with white ribbon bearing the
printed words, alameda Police"
The citizens Of Alameda held a meeting
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the City
Hall to take steps to protect property. The
following notice was circulated but short
time when it received a hundred or more
signers of the representative men Of the
city:
WHEREAS, Attempts have been made and
are now being made by rioters from adjoining
cities 10 iDjuTe private property. disturb the
public peace and cast Odium upon the fair name
of the city of Alameda; and whereas, damages
for such depredatiOns mighC be collected from
this city and thereby increase taxation; and
whereas, local train service has been suspended
by violence, TO the great Inconvenience and
damage of our citizens; and whereas. the civil
authorities have requested assistance; there
fore, the undersigned associated taxpayers Of
the city of Alameda, 40 hereby constitute
taxpayers safety committee for the purpose OF
aiding the civil authorities, with all necessary
force, in maintaining the public peace and pro-
tecting all property and assisting i'll the re-
establishment Of local train service. This we
do not TO assist or oppose any corporation or
association, but demanding the same for our
own convenience and business interests.
r. S. Wheeler was elected chairman and
E. K. Taylor secretary. After an ami
mated discussion the following resolution
was presented by G. j. a. Leonard, which
was unanimously adopted:
To the strikers and citizens: The taxpayers
of Alameda have rights which are paramount
10 those of any corporation or It's local en-
plOyes. It IS imperative that we protect our
property, and that for the destruction of which
by mob our city would have TO respond in
damages, and thus increase taxation; and also
that local train and ferry service be resumed
on the narrow gauge line to acc0mmOd te, not
the railway corporation, but our own people.
The officers Of the American Railway Union
reitelate that acts of violence are not counte-
nanced or committed by strikers; hence we as
sumo that the mObs which come hither from
adjoining cities are not composed of strikers.
and request that you assist US in maintaining
order and protecting property.
The meeting also decided to send a dis
patch to A. n. Towne. setting forth their
rights as taxpayers and citizens. and that
they consider their rights paramount to
those of the railroad company or their en-
plOyes. and demand that the local trains
ard ferry service be resumed at once; also
pledgng themselves to render any neces-
sary aid to prevent any unlawful interior
ence with train service.
Brakeman SwinefOrd got into a little
trouble al High street yesterday. He
called a fireman scab, and otherwise in