The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
OAKLAND WATER
COMPANY FINED.
IT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE
REGULATIONS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
STILL SOLICITING FUNDS.
The TERMINAL COMMITTEE MEETS
WITH SUcCEss-SUIT OVER
A BROKEN JAW.

The Oakland Water Company, repre-
sented by President William J. Dingee,
was fined $50 on a charge of misdemeanor
| by Judge Prick in the Superior Court yes
terday morning for failing to comply with
a regulation of the City Council.
On Dec. 10 last the Council pursuant to a
law passed by the Legislature making it
the duty of city legislative bodies to re-
quire water companies to file statements
giving the names and amounts paid by
their customers, adopted the following
| resolution:
RESOLVED, By the Council of the City of Oak
land, that the Oakland Water Company be and
Is hereby required to furnish to this Council in
! the month of January, 1895, detailed state
! ment, verified by the oath of the president and
| secretary of the said Oakland Water Company,
showing the name of each water-rate payer,
his or her place of residence and the amount
paid for water by each of such water-rate pay
ers during the year preceding the date of such
statement, and also showing all revenue de-
rived from all sources, and an itemized state
ment of expenditures made for supplying
water during said time. The water-rate payers
herein designated are such Water-rate payers
as have during the year preceding the date OF
the statement herein required to be made, been
taking water from the said Oakland Water
Company.
The statement herein required to be made
being the first statement required TO be made
| by the said Oakland Water Company, accom-
panylng the said statement, the said Oakland
Water Company shall furnish a detailed state
ment, verified by the oath of the president and
secretary OF such company, showing the
amount of money actually expended annually
since commencing business in the purchase,
construction and maintenance respectively of
all the property necessary to the carrying on
OF Its business and also the gross cash receipts
annually for the same period from all sources.
Recently Mayor Pardee learned that the
Oakland Water Company had failed to file
the required statement, and on the 10Th
ult. he lodged complaint against the cor
poration charging it with misdemeanor
under the provisions of the statute.
When the case came up in court yeSter-
day the corporation admitted the facts
stated in the information, and on the plac-
ing OF the records in evidence the court
found the defendant guilty. Counsel for
the corporation asked to be allowed to
make statement before sentence was
passed.
He said that the company had no inten-
ton of evading the provisions of the ordi-
nance, but had found it impossible to COM
ply on account of the condition its works
were in. Some of the most important parts
OF the construction was still going on.
He called attention to the fact that the
company had notified the Council of the
condition of its affairs immediately on the
receipt OF the notice asking for the state
ment, and at that time had said it would
be impossible to give the required figures
The court said that while he was salts
fed that there had been no wanton disre-
gard of the law, the fact that the law had
not been complied with had been proved,
and he must therefore pass Judgment
against defendant. He thought that
small fine would satisfy the injured dig
nifty of the law, and imposed the amount
mentioned. The defendant was granted
stay OF execution until Tuesday next.
Still Raising Funds.
The members of the terminal committee
yesterday when it became definitely known
to them that representatives of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Railroad Com
pany had been in town for several days
making quiet inquiries regarding certain
waterfront lands and also looking over
routes by which a road might enter the
city. They stated that the railroad men
had not made themselves known TO the
committee, and that the desires of the
directors would probably not be learned
until the coming week, when the whole
party is expected to visit Oakland and
make known what is desired of the citizens.
In the meantime the committee is not
letting opportunities to gather in su bscrip-
lions pass by, and yesterday took in $40 100
In few hours, making total of $212 $50
subscribed to date. Those who subscribed
were:
Hugh NJ. Cameron $500, Gustav L. Mix $500,
Martin Dunn $500, W. j. Matthews $500, NJ
Scharman 5000, E. Childs 5000, J. L. Lyon 5000
L. S. Burchard 800, r. Bowman & Co. 5000
H. S. AIdrich $500 W. H. Waste $500, ]. H.
Smith $780, c. W. Wendte 800, Barnard Son
5000, John NJ. English 5000. Charles Burckhal-
ter $780, P. E. Bowles trustee for private par
deSl $4,000, Hugh Coyle $500, Mary Coyle $500,
C. E. Zinster $780, Walker & Smith $780, Theo-
dore Gier 5000, R. j. Boyer 800.
W. V. Wicher, one of the hard workers
Enn
subscription he had taken in during the
day when asked what effect the starting of
the Zine from Stockton would have on Oak
lands chances for the terminus.
1--WE are well satisfied with the outlook"
he said, land have not the slightest ground
for believing that Oakland will be left in
the cold. We have had positive and I'M
qualified assurance fromthe members of
the railroad directory that the statement
recently made in morning paper that the
San Jose route had already been chosen
was without the slightest authority.
eve were assured that Oakland's offers
and qualifications would be given full con-
sideration before the matter was finally
settled. We will have no difficulty in
getting money once the company tell us
what they expect of US. We started out to
raise 100000 and have already exceeded
that sum by over $4,000. When the peo-
pie of this city find out what is wanted T
raise the subscription to $500, 900, or even
$500,0 600 if necessary. / know of dozens
who will offer their money the moment
they find out anything definite about the
plans of the road. ="
To Suppress the Saloons
A number of ministers and temperance
advocates met at the Y. NJ C. A. buildine
yesterday and organized Council for the
Suppression OF Saloons. The following
were elected delegates: Charles Hender7
son, st. Andrews Episcopal Church; r..
f. Burrill, Free Baptist Church; ", C.
Mayne, First NJ. E. Sunday-school: j. W
Evans, Mems League, Brooklyn Presbvte.
rian Church; J: L. Lyon, First Ban
fist Church, Noel Jacks, Y, NJ. s.
A; David Caig, Market street Con.
gregational Church; G. H. White
First Congregational C. E. r. M. Brown
Alameda County Union, C. E.: Mrs
G: M. Teeple, Twenty third Avenue
w. G. T. O.; Mrs. R. r. Johnston. Oakland
w. G, T. U; Charles Brown, Second Pres
byterian Church; j. Humphreys. Prohi-
bition party P. McCargar, Chester-street
NJ. e. Church; E. G. Gilbert, c. F. First
Presbyterian Church; c. q. Merritt. First
Congregational Church; Professor Inskeep,
Municipal League; Rev. H. Rice, Second
Presbyterian Church oiAu