The San Francisco call., 1895-08-02
Three Electric Street Railroads
Must Pay on Dalton's
Assessments.
FIGHTING AGAINST PEDDLERs.
A Proposed Amendment to an Or
dinance That Is Not Popular
With the Masses.

Merchants Exchange of Oakland was busy
yesterday going among the merchants and
getting their pledges to appear before the
Conncil next Monday night and urge the
passage of the amendment to the peddiers'
ordinance, fixing the license at 500 quar-
ter for vehicles and S25 for hand-baskets.
The amendment is being advocated by
some members of the Merchants Ex-
change, and according to President G. l..
Fish, was drawn up by Councilman
Manuel in conjunction with Attorney
George de Cola. The amendment IS
aimed at produce and game peddlers, and
is strenuously advocated by w: u
Manuel, who is q commission man. In the
heart of Oakland the ordinance Will not
make any difference, but it is OF vast I'M
portance to thousands Of people VINO i've
in the outside districts.
President Fish of the Merchants E1-
change says that the amendment Is aimed
at the large number of Chinese pc ddlers
who come to Oakland every morning and
return at night, after having sold all their
goods, and left nothing in Oakland but
license of $40 quarter.
Councilmen Watkinson, Heit man and
Brosnahan are opposed to the amend ment,
and denounce it as a cinch measure for the
benefit of very few, and against the best
interests of the big majority.
Woo1sey and weid1er.
No warrant has yet been issued for DR..
Woolsey or Constable Weidler. Constable
Weidler unhesitatingly declares that he is
prevented from getting warrant for his
assailant through political jobbery.
When Weidler went to the District At
torney's office to swear out a warrant it
was not granted him. Weidler said he
was prepared to swear to complaint for
assault with a deadly weapon against
DR.. Woolsey, and also informed the District
Attorney that his witnesses were prepared
TO snbstantiate it.
DR.. Woolsey applied for warrant against
Weidler for disturbing his peace. Then
the District Attorneys Office said it was
opposed to issuing warrants to TWO parties,
and would like to find out who was the
aggressor.
The names of the witnesses were given
TO County Detective Herbert to investigate,
and on his report the District Attorneys
office will act.
At the 1Iacdonough.
Monday. August 5, the Macdonough, Oak
land. opens its regular fall and winter sea-
son with Hoyt's "a Black Sheep" as the
attraction. This will be the third season
under the able management of Charles E.
Cook. The coming season will be the best
the MacdOnough has ever had, as the long
list of attractions are of the finest. Hoyt's
"a Black Sheep for three nights and a
Wednesday matinee. Box office opens
next Thursday, August 1, at popular prices.
Attractions to follOw-AuguSt 13, Froh-
mans Lyceum Company for three nights,
commencing Tuesday, and two matinees,
"Wednesday and Friday; opening play,
? 'RebeIIious Susan"
Eqaalized Assessments.
The City Council met last night as a
board of equalization and heard the ap-
plicatIon for reduction Of asSessm ents from
all the street railroad and Southern Pacific
property. While pleading for the South
ern Pacific reduction, E. Black Ryan was
suddenly taken sick and was obliged to
retire. The matter will be considered
Saturday evening.
The Highland Park Railroads applica-
ton for reduction was granted to the ex-
tent of 20 per cent.
The Oakland, San Leandro and Hay
wards road, the Oakland Consolidated
and the Alameda electric roads were all
denied reductions, and Assessor Dalton's
figures will stand.
Dalton Is in Earnest.
Assessor Dalton has taken the first legal
move toward having the reductions from
his assessment rolls declared invalid. Yes
terday morning E. @. BusWell, citizen
and taxpayer, applied to Judge Ellsworth
for an alternate writ of mandate requiring
County Auditor Whidden to show cause
why he should not accept the original
figures of the county assessment rather
than those turned over to him by the
County Clerk as corrected by the Board of
Equalization. Judge Ellsworth granted
the writ and made it returnable next Sat
urday morning.
Deny Responsibility.
Yesterday the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company filed an answer in the suit of
Fred Wilson to recover $50, 900 damages for
injuries caused by being crushed by the
steamer Newark at the broad gauge pier
some time ago. Wilson was a pile-driVer,
and was caught between pile and the side
OF the boat as she entered the slip. The
attorneys for the company consider that
he, Wilson, was not exposed to any more
danger by reason of the circumstances sur
rounding the accident, and that he ought
to have known that the steamer was COM
ing.
Many Want the Place.
The trustees of the First Congregational
Church have received over twenty applica-
tons from persons anxious to ill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Nc
Lean. The most popular is DR.. Boynton
of Boston, but it is now considered as cer-
tain that he would not come if offered the
pastorate.
DIR. Ellis Called.
DR.. J. w. Ellis has been una nimously
called to the Centennial Presbyterian
Church of East Oakland. DR.. Ellis at
tanned much notoriety few years ago by
being charged by the presbytery with many
irregularities, from which he was COM
pletely exonerated.
To Burn Garbage.
The Board of Health has advised the
City Council to establish a crematory for
the burning of garbage. The location
recommended is on the water front be-
tween Fallon and Linden streets. The
estimated cost is SIS, 600, and operating ex-
penses $500 month.
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