The morning call., 1895-01-14
BERKELEY.

The argument before Justice Shaw in Justice
Cliffs court In Oakland Friday on the alleged
violation OF the Aagman ordinance passed by
the Berkeley Board of Trustees brought out the
somewhat surprising fact that the ordinance
was little more than a glittering generality,
with no more bearing upon o. d. Wilder or the
Southern Pacific Company than upon any other
person or concern Mr.. Wider'S attorney sub
mitted demurrer, which was promptly sus-
tanned by the Justice, and the case was at an
end.
The ordinance as it passed the trustees read s ::
"That from and after the passage OF this ordi-
nance there be placed and maintained along
the line of The railroad of the Southern Pacific
Company in the town of Berkeley 1agmen at the
following places" etc. But at no place did the
ordinance state who was 10 place the fagmen
at the stations, or who was guilty of mis-
demeanog IL they were not SO placed. In fact
from The wording the inference is that the
Board OF Trustees were to station fagmen at
the crossings. Accordingly 1t would seem as If
the board would have TO indict Itself for Violat-
Ing Its own oruin aHce.
a Ci,y Water Plant.
Some time ago the South Berkeley Improve
ment Club filed request with the trustees
asking for water for fire purposes, and sug-
costing that the town pipe itself and own its
own water plant The expense Of such a pro-
ceedipg was referred TO The Engineer for an
estimate. That officer reports on the basis of
the present area, allowing for population of
10000 To supply such community with
water would require ninety miles OF piping
from 10 TO inches, reservoir at least 800
feet above tide level. The cost of piping would
be $3.50, 900; reservoir of 100000 gallons,
$4,000; incidentals 5000; total, S27S, 000
With this system the town could have the
different water companies of Oa land and
Berkeley bid to supply it with water, whereas
now it is practically at the mercy OF the COM
pany that owns the reservoir and pipes.
A Storm Sewer.
At to- nights session OF the Board of Trus-
tees the engine Ell will present careful est-
university grounds in East Berkeley 10 the
bay, traversIng Alston way. At the last meet.
ing rough estimate gave S156.O00 as the cost
OF construction, with some S1O,OOO more for
culyerts. he need of better drainage was
made manifest during the late storms. One OF
the plans advanced WAS to empty all lateral
sewers into Strawberry Creek, making it the
OF a complete system of euiverting IN such
case would be very great, while the crooked
channel would make it continually possible for
the creeks 10 wash away he banks at the sides
of the cuyerts. A complete storm sewer would
settle The question once for all.
Heallh Statistics.
Health Officer R0weiPs report for 1894 will
be read at 10 nights meeting of the Board OF
Trustees. 1t shows that during the year there
were 165 births to 1l3 deaths In the city OF
10000 people. or the births ninety seven
were males and sixty-eight were females.
SiXty-eight Duisances were reported during the
year. OF which ffty-one were abated. The
town has been almost entirely free from con-
tagiOus disc asses, a few cases OF measles being
the only exception. The school building salts
fed the sanitary demands OF the inspector.