The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
Franklin Moss Estate Appraised.
Raising Their ASSESS
mentS.

Tor the occasion marched through the
streets to the Lincoln School, where an
elegant lunch had been prepared by the
scholars.
The parade was made up as follows:
Platoon OF Police, Captain W. T. Fletcher
commanding.
Grand Marshal, C. B. White and Aides Webb
n. Pearce, VIII Lane, c. K. King, J. i. Lyon,
W: f.. Delaney, E. II. Barre.
Fifth Infantry Band, William Raine, leader;
Drum Major WhiilOck.
Company F, Fifth Infantry, n. G. c.. fifty
men, Captain G. H Wethern.
Veterans Mexican War, thirty-fve men.
Lyon Post, G. A. R., Captain j. winckler.
Appomattox Post, G. A. B., Captain w. r.
Thomas.
Lookout Mountain Post, G. a. R., Captain E.
Kellner.
joe Hooker Post, G. Ar.
-. Union Soldiers and Sailors.
Drum Corps men.
Eureka Association, (colored) fifty men.
Historical soil carried by detachment of
General Candy Garrison, No. ia. Regular
Army and Navy Union consisting of Captain
c. H. TenSley, Past Captain 4. Hall, Nice-Cap-
tain I. A. Brown, Adjutant E. Buns, Treasurer
Y. A. Meade and J. H. Young. Captain Daniels
acted as officer of this guard and wore the sash,
belt and sword which he wore an officer OF
the army when detailed 10 escort the remains
OF President Lincoln 10 Columbus, Ohio, and
guard them while lying in state there.
Major J. /. Davie, City Council, Board OF Ed
ucation, invited guests in carriages.
Sons OF Revolutionary Sires; twenty-five men.
After lunch the audience and those who
participated in the parade adjourned to the
square, where the 600 scholars of Lincoln
School gathered about the tree and watched
the historical earth arranged about its
roots. The ceremonies were preceded by
a salute of twenty-One guns, after which
Mayor Davie dedicated the park with the
following words:
In the name of the country which we love;
in the name of the American Union; in the
name of the State which we are proud TO claim
as OUT own; in the name of public education !;
in the name of the martyred President, and by
she power vested in me as the Mayor of Oak
land proclaim that this plaza shall be known
as Lincoln Park, and hereby consecrate it as
such on this, the thirtieth anniversary of his
death. God save the United State, California,
- Oakland, the public schools and the liberties
OF the people.
The tabernacle was crowded when the
literary and musical programme began.
Mayor Dayie, Ex-Mayor W. R. Davis and
Major Edwin a. Sherman delivered ad-
dresses appropriate TO the occasion. The
music was under the able direction of Miss
e Brown.
Going to Sacramento.
Oakland mem bers Of the G. A. R. who
can spend few days away from business
are making preparations for an enjoyable
time at Sacramento during the coming
Grand Army encampment which begins
on the 22d inst
Lyon Post No. will be represented by
the following veterans: E. w. Wood
ward, J. K. Peirsol, Henry Bailey, R. G. J.
Adney, W H. H. Hussey, G. K King, r.
B. S. York and A. W. Collins, past com
manders; delegates, J. c. McMu1len, J. II.
Sheppard, Louis Jurgens, James Sturgeon,
with W. II. Adams, H. n. Richardson,
George S. Nesmith, w. G. Barens. F. P.
McFaley and H. c. Walls alternates.
Oakland's new G. A. R. organization, B.
D. Porter Post No. 169, will send the fol-
lowing representatives: Admiral, D. D.
Porter; commander, W. w. Jacobs; past
Jerome; delegate, DR.. a. F. Lewis; alter
nate, Dr.. Charles E. Lancaster.
Captain W. R. Thomas of Appomattox
Post No. 80 of Oakland will be pushed
forward as q candidate for department
commander and with the undivided sup
port Of the delegates from the Oakland
posts will probably be elected.
Assessing Street Railroads.
Assessor Dalton expected to begin rails
Ing the assessments Of the street railroads
yesterday, but was compelled TO come to a
halt because some Of the roads in which he
Is most interested failed to file proper state
ments. As in the case Of the Contra Costa
water corporation. they sent in a list of
their belongings without placing a yalua-
tlon on the various items contained therein.
Mr.. Dalton has been working on these
corporations, and has already obtained
some idea OF the valuation of their proper-
ties, but desires to have their own figures
for purposes of comparison.
The Oakland, San Leandro and Hay-
wards electric-road will probably he raised
about 5000 on last years assessed yaIue
but as to the other lines the Assessor is not
yet ready to give figures, though he init
laf nor1rr
be raised materially on past valuations.
The MOtorman Exonerated.
The man who was killed by the Oakland
San Leandro and Haywards electric car on
Sunday night was Jens Milling, Danish
blacksmith who has been EMPLOYED bv
John Hopper of San Leandro TOR some
time past.
Thomas Black. the motorman whose car
ran over Milling, came to the County Jail
yesterday morning and surrendered him
self, being charged with manslaughter.
At the inquest yesterday afternoon it
was developed that Milling had been
drinking the day before he was killed.
The Coroner's jury brought in a verdict OF
accidental death, generating the motor
man, who was discharged from custody by
Sheriff White.
Eoss' Estate Appraised.
Appraisers Charles r. Yates, John T.
Zoe and II. P. Garthwaite have filed an in
ventory OF the estate of the eccentric Fruit
vale capitalist, Franklin Moss, who died
some time ago. They found the value oil
the property to be S75,615 As, divided as
follows: Sl027 70 in cash; eighty EIGHT
shares OF stock in the Central Bank,
valued at $3.50; several tons of hay, $3.50;
farming implements, $500 The home
place and ten acres are appraised at $4,000
and tract of 43.5 acres at $23, 925, upon
which there is mortgage for $500 to the
Oakland Bank OF Savings. Real estate in
Oakland is valued at $1,000, and about
$4,000 is due from purchasers of some 200
lots in the Moss Tract.
Accompanying the inventory was nett
ton from the widow for an ALLOWANCES of
$3.50 per month and permission to sell the
bank stock.
Athenian Club ofhcers.
The .Athenian Club has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, E. G. Lukens; vice-president An.
D0rew Fine; directoIs-E. NJ Cooper d. Nns
baumer, a. p. Brayton Jr.; election COMMITTEES
e. +. Adams, A. S. Macdonald, ". q Hen
shaw, T. W. Roberts Jr., C. F. Rudolph. q r
could, Wallace Eyerson, p. w. kirkland. @. W.
Kellogg.
The present board of officers win make
strenuous efforts to pull the club ont Of