The morning call., 1894-01-03
FOR WORK
From the Supervisors of
Alameda County.
The Whitney Company InvoIved-A
Wife Sues Her Husband for
Money-Dynamite Bob.

Rev. Dr. Chapman, Rev. Father McNauy, Rev.
Mr.. Henning, Rabbi Friedlander, Professor Me
Chesney, j. l.. Lyon and Mr.. Pierce, called on
the Supervisors when they met in regular ses-
sion, aud asked to be heard. They were ae-
corded cordial welcome, and DR.. Chapman,
acting as spoK esman for the party. thanked the
board and stated the object of the visit.
DR.. Chapman began by saying that they were
on an errand of mercy in trying TO find work
for some portion of the great body of unem-
ployed men thrown npon the city al the present
time, and thought that with the cooperation OF
the Board Of Supervisors work sufficient on
ariOus county roads could be found to help
TIDE over the stTlngency.
DIR. Chapman asked that the board demand
that the Southern Pacific Railroad Company be
required TO complete the street railroads in the
various parts of the county for which they had
been granted franchises. The committee. he
said, did not ask for charity, but that the hands
of those willing hearts be given something TO
do. and the advantage 10 the county III the
good roads that would be made would more
than repay in the future for the outlay.
j. L. Lyon of the committee said that surely
the Supervisors could find Work for some of
The men i'll the various road districts.
Supervisor Plunkett spoke OF the Piedmont
and Claremont road districts, over which he had
controI, and stated that the fund 10 each IN
stance had been OyerdTawn. He said he did
not know OF any road district but that of Fruit.
vale, over which Supervisor Martin presided
which had money 10 its credit. He said he did
not see how IL was possible unless money could
be transferred from The general fund 10 the sew
eral road funds, and they would have TO get the
opinion OF the District Attorney on the subject
Dr. Chapman again got the floor and said that
ii was now that the help was needed. Now.
while there is so much distress Is the time, and
1t was not The time to talk OF red tape
Father McNally said that there were three
propositions TO consider, ana that the commit
tee, backed by the citizens OF Oakland, would
back up any action taken by the Supervisors TO
ala The unemployed.
The three propositions discussed by the coum-
mittee, be said, were as follows:
Work on the roads adjacent To the city.
a division OF the funds allowed by the county
for sick poor so That some portion of ii could be
applied 10 The relief OF the we'll poor
The completion of the street railroads for
which the Southern Pacific had been granted
valuable franchises one, TWO and three years
since.
On this last proposition the priest dwet at
some length. He said that he had just been
reading OF the prosperous financial condition of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and
that III view of this lie thought II would be no
more tHan light that that company should be
required 10 90 ahead with the WORK projec ed.
ana said that the Supervisors should eQuest
President Crocker 10 finish the work, upon
which at least 400 men could find employment
for several months, or until the hard times are
past. 1T lies within the power OF this rich
corporation 10 relieve this Distress" SAID
Father McNally, land we guarantee that they
will get value received for every dollar they
spend"
III the afternoon the District Attorney was
Supervisors had no authority 70 delegate power
10 any committee 10 employ men. but said hat
money could be transferred from the gene raj
fund 10 any impoverished road fund.
For Immediate relief 1t was decided that the
Supervisors act as a committee OF the whole III
conjunction with the committee. A petition
drafted by the committee was presented by
Father McNally asking that work be COM
menced at once on The three electric roads for
which the Southern Pacific was granted
franchises.
The Whitney Company Involved.
Bankruptcy threatens the Whitney. Standard
and Oakland Express Company. Tie demand
for money has become so frequent and heavy
that unless time Is allowed the officers To
realize. the company will be forced 10 60 through
insolvency. One OF the agencies that has lp-
duced tins condition OF things is the raise in
rates which went into effect with the Southern
Pacific Company yesterday. These rates are
now nearly up TO the old schedule.
The following circular letter has been sent by
President A b. Tennent TO the many creditors
of the company:
Gentlemen: Since having taken charge of the
Whitney. Standard and Oakland Transfer Com
pany, president, have Investigated the affairs
of the company, and find 1t wholly insolvent.
Dunsmur a Sons attached the property on sat
urday last, and suit is threatened by w. L.
Achard about the transfer of the Rapid Transfer
! Company To the corporation. As l want to pre-
vent other trouble have called meeting OF the
creditors OF the corporation for Wednesday Jan
uary 3 1894, at / 30 NJ at the office of the at
torney OF the corporation. K. NJ Fitzgerald, S54La
broadway. Oakland To determine what Is 10 be
at the meeting. Unless the creditors are repre-
scented aud something is done at the meeting
shall be obliged 10 file petition in insolvency
and have the affairs OF the company wound up.
Yours respectfully, y. b. TENNENT, President.
The attachment OF Dunsmuir & Sons here re-
ferIed 10 was levied to secure the payment OF
| $500 claimed 10 be due for coal furnished the
Grace Barton. 1t Is generally known that
/ when the deal was cOnsummated some time ago
the Rapid Transfer Company was doing good
| business. AT that time Il cOpaTtnerShlp existed
I between \. B. Telnent w. l.. Aehard and H.
! l.. Hinman. The business was valued at S75,-
| 900, and each gentleman owned a one-third
/ in crest. The deal with the Whitney people
1 was made by Tennent and Human While
/ Achard was absent in the East. According 10
| The stipulations the business of the Rapid
| Transfer Company was 10 go 10 the Whitney
| Company and Achard, Tennent aud Hinman
were to receive a certain amount of stock for
! their interest. When Mr. Achard returned
! from the East lie disapprOyed OF the deal,
claiming that the inducements were not sutfi-
cenI. Now he proposes suing the Whitney
Company Tor his interest IN The business.
The bills of the Whitney Company literally
Swamped the Rapid Transfer people, who were
practically out of debt when they went into
the deal. Everything went wrong. The Davie
! freight at reduced rates had been secured.
failed. This threw the express company back
on The mercy of Ihe Southern Pacific.
number OF contracts had also been made
for carrying freight at reduced figures. These
could not be made TO pay when the company
was forced TO pay high rates itself.
In view OF all these UlIIlculJl6S IL looks as
though President TennenJ and his cOnfreres
have hard task before them in attempting TO
Keep the involved company above water.
Suing Her Husband.
Catherine Dixon has brought suit against her
husband Tor money loaned. The Dixons we're
married on January 4, 1891, and in just two
years after marrying. lacking two days, the
wife brings suit against Alfred A. and tells
him to come into court and explain certain
financial discrepancies.
Twelve days after the knot was tied Alfred
asked and received from Catherine the sum OF
5000 i'll good yellow gold. This money was for
the purpose of purchasing in her maine lOJs in
ETutvale
Tie property was purchased for $1,000 but
Dixon paid but $500 down. Six months ago he
| sold the property for $1,000. 1t was stipulated
! that lie was 10 pay of mortgage on their
| homestead and deed the same 70 his wife. but
/ he has failed TO do this, according TO the com
/ plant, or 10 return her the 5000 profit on The
! turn, as promised.
! Nor Is this all. The wife filed another suit at
| the same time for the recovery of $500 which
! she loaned her husband in July, 1892, and
| which he promised To repay in tour months. Ii
appears from the complaint that the husband
! forgot all about this latter amount ana II will