The morning call., 1894-07-31
corporation question will then be thoroughly
discussed
BERKELEY.

Yesterday Poundman Hughes, who has been
accused OF conducting the affairs or his once III
a lax manner and not turning over TO the treas
ury the fees collected by him moDtnly, pdiu III
TO the treasury the amount OF 500 oo, coilecleV
by him up to July l. He states that he olu not
hand In his report at the last meeting ior tne
reason that he was away looking after stray
cattle. The accusation that many receipt STUDS
had been torn from bis books or the name ana
amount OF the fee paid not entered on the STUD
Mr. Hughes meets by stating that many persons
are so angry with him for impOundlng thelr
animals that they refuse TO give thelr halles'
Despite the fact of the poundmalfs Inahy On,
plantations, the fact remains mat lne ldiEei
part of The ferS collected by him was not paIu
in until the fact was brought TO public notlce.
Schools Open With Overlooking Rooms
The public schools opened their doors again
after the summer vacation yesterday DloImIuS.
All thr schools reported large increase. Mest
Berkeley had an increase of AT pupils over lasG
year. The Seventh reported 1O4; 20
lumDus, 124; San Pablo, 154. In East bet6e-
ley-Lorin. 2OS; LIE Conte 235; Whittlef' Z9@,
Kellogg, 3I5; High School, 2O9 Last year
the High School opened with l50 Students
gain for the year of 51 students. ms iarge
Increase far overcrowds Inc capaclly oi i the
rooms occupied by the High School, and the
need of new High School building was never
more urgently felt Undoubtedly the long
talked of 1000 bonds will soon De ASKED VI
the people TO erect suitable quarters LOT the
Berkeley High School. By action OF Tue
County Board of Education the legality OF the
present High School has been dennllely SGT
tied. Though the High School has Deen III e&-
istence several years, there was some question
as TO the proper fulfllment of the laws relating
to the establishment of high schools at It's crea-
ton. To settle this question the mater was
recently put 10 a vote OF the people, whereby II
was decided that high school Snould De esidu-
lished ana now the Board OF Education mas
completed the necessary legal Iorlnallty conse'
Quent upon the election.
A Short Temperance Story.
Sunday afternoon Max Torino, an italian in
the employment of TOgu Zaminl, proprietor OF
the Swtetbriar dairy. made the ound OF the
saloons in West Berkeley and was well along
into an inebriated condition by the time he
started for home. His employer, knowing his
proclVtieS. took his horse and cart and came
TO seek him during the evening. Torlno was
taken into the cart. but In his drunken eXuDer-
ance made a grab for the rens as the convey
ance was passing near an embaDkment. and IN
u moments time the drunken fellow had over
turned the cart and was himself under the n.y.
ing hOOfs of the horse. he was kicked In the
head and on the body, and when taken TO DIR.
WhIIwOrth was found TO have sustained severe
wounds.
Street. Sprink king.
The Town Board is sadly puzzled as to how
il shall water It's streets with treasury having
so small an inflow. The streets are getting
dusty and cut up by large teams, yet there Is no
money TO sprinkle more than small part of
them. The only way open seems TO be for the
tOwn TO realize that place OF II, 600 people,
spread over the territory Berkeley occupies
cannot be run with tax rate limit OF so cents
on the S1OO, ana 10 relncorp0rate with char
ter OF city Of the fifth class having a higher
rate limit
Suit Against the Southern Pacific.
Mary Tobin, resident OF West Berkeley. has
entered SUIT against the Southern Pacific Com
panY for $50 900 for injuries received by being
thrown to the ground while alightlng from the
train at B-street station.
Notes.
Miss Margaret Mcconnell suffered the loss of
a finger Sunday. Il was bitten off suddenly by
a horse she was petIing
Alert Hose Company No. 8 was called out
Sunday, but the fire proved 10 be only he burn
ing out OF chimney in James a. Barker's resi-.
dence.