The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30
TORE DOWN THE FENCES,
Mayor Davie and a Posse Re
move Distractions From the
Water Front.
DEFIANCE TO THE RAlLR0AD'
The Breaking of a Counter Shaft
Stops the Berkeley Cars
Three Days.
DEFIANCE TO THE RAILROAD
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL

night and one more street Is opened 10 the
water front. Mayor Davie and force OF
twenty-five men went down to the foot OF
Harrison street this evening and removed
all the distractions that have been built
there in the wav of fences by the railroad
company during the past two years.
When the last railroad agitation was on
the railroad company built strong fence
across two blocks east of the Webster
street bridge, and it has remained
ever since. Mayor Davie has pa
tientIy waited for them to remove it,
and as they have not done so he took the
law into his own hands tonight, and, with
band of men, destroyed the fence. This,
he claims, he has right 10 do under the
decision of Judge Ogden.
1t was after dark when the expedition
started, but the preparations had been
made so quietly that no one was
aware of the Mayors intention, and no
opposition was met with. 1t was near
midnight when the labors OF the crowd
were over. BY that time quite crowd
had gathered, and Mayor Davie made a
little speech on the newly opened street.
There are several streets still INSTRUCTED
by the railroad wall, and the Mayor says
1t is his intention to open them all.
More Delay for NIuhlner.
The trial of Louis Muhlner for the muir
der of Jennie Lewis was again postponed
when called to-day, because there was no
attorney to represent the people. Besides
the loss OF day in court by the Judge and
Clerk this continuance cost the county
$50 for forty-one Jurors who were called
and excused who will draw their per diem
of 81. 1t is now set for next Tuesday.
District Attorney Charles Shook was en-
gagged in the trial of Machado against the
county of Alameda: Deputy Line S.
Church in the trial of w. H. Siedentophf,
and Deputy H. A. Melvin was at the Police
Court. Deputies Carl Wood and G. NJ.
Green were not considered experienced
importance. 1t had been expected that
the Siedentopf case would be concluded
in short order, and that is why it was
sandwiched in during the continuances
granted in the Muhlner case.
The defense to-day had a subpoena issued
and served on Detective Charles Foster as
witness for Muhlner. 1t was great sur
prise to the officer. for he has worked up
the case for the District Attorneys Office
and never expected he would be called to
the stand by the side against which be had
been working hard the past three months.
Work on the Annex.
The work of erecting an annex, S6x100
feet, to the Tabernacle to make room for
the manufacturers and producers who de-
sire to exhibit goods at the coming Oakland
exposition is now under way and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as a large
force of men can accomplish the work.
The small stairways have been removed
from the Tabernacle and clear floor given
for exhibitors.
The applications for space are coming in
rapidly and already several have begun
work putting their booths into shape for
their displays. 1t is expected Monday Will
find the place full of carpenters and
mechanics who will hold possession for
two weeks putting the place in readiness
TO receive the residents OF the State. The
Oakland Gas Light and Heat Company
will light both buildings free and also
put in motor for power to run any ma
chinery that may be exhibited.
In view of the active interest the Manu-
facturers' and Producers Association of
San Francisco has taken in the exposition
and of the fact that the exposition is in
the line of furthering the purposes for
which that organization was created, it has
been decided to invite Henry 7. Scott to
make short address at the opening of the
exposition, and in case his engagements
are such as to prevent his attendance, to
invite the first vice-president, Julius Sonn-
tag. to make the address.
The executive committee has appointed
the following subcommittee:
Publication-E. G. Boswell.
VI. j.
Music, art literary exercises and decora-
tions-Eben Society committee, Mrs. II. o.
Trowbridge chairman.
Tickets and admissiouS-William Rutherford
and J. T. Bell.
Awards-Fred Becker and George A. Norton.
Concessions-F. W. Spiers and Superintend-
ent Sharp.
Observation-Disclosures s. Booth.
Exhibits Superintendent sharp.
The mittee desires every man, woman
or child in the county who produce any
thing for the market to come forward at
once and arrange TO make an exhibit. 1t
Is only in this way that an exposition which
Will be worthy of the name and the city
can be made successful.
The exposition committee reported to.
night that Governor Budd would open the
fair on December Is.
Alternate Hydrants Wanted.
The petition of the fire underwriters,
asking that the hydrants be redistributed
between the two water companies in such
a way that each would supply every other
hydrant On each street in the city, is caus-
ing some opposition. 1t is claimed that
such change would give much better
protection against fire, as it would COM
bine the resources of the two companies at
every fire. In outlying districts it would
double the present water supply. thing
which is greatly needed.
A resolution to make the proposed
change from the present system, under
which the patronage is divided geograpi-
cally = the Contra Costa Company
having the eastern part of the
city to Lake Merritt and the Oakland
Water Company all west of that-was in
troduced and referred to the Fire and
Water Committee at the last meeting OF
the Council. j. NJ. Bassett, chairman of
that committed is a partisan of the latter
company, and is expected to oppose the
resolution, as it would give the company
less patronage, A hot contest is looked
for when the matter is brought up in open
session.
The s. p. Lines Gave Thanks.
The Grove-street electric road to Berke-
ley, with its lines to West Oakland on
Eighth and Six teenth streets, did not run
a car all day yesterday. A counter shaft
was broken the might before and had to be
replaced with a new one. This requires
three days, working day and night. Super
intendent Grim applied to the Alameda
line Tor power to run on while the repairs
were being made, iput owing to burned
out boiler they had all they could do to
keep the ir cars running.
The Piedmont line was applied to and
gave power to ruin the Central-avenue
line, but none of the other roads had the
D0war to operate the Groye-street system.