The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-29

Franchise. 20,UUU
Murray Township
Personal property 7,95O 1.5bO .........
San Leandro-
Personal property. 10000 $500 $500
Berkeley
Personal property. $3.50 $3.50
Totals ...........s1, 81 1925 $685. l25 $5l7, 500
The assessment of the Oakland Water
Company, one of the few corporations yet
unyalued, will be finished in time to send
the rolls in on time, something which has
not occurred for many years past.
Assessor Dalton's idea that the small
holdings were bearing much more than
their share of the burdens of taxes led
him to look closely into values in the
main business portion of Oakland, and the
consequence was that the large holdings
of Broadway and Washington street were
raised over 81 900 900 in the aggregate,
while the small properties in the residence
districts were materially lowered. The
heaviest reductions were probably made
in the First Ward, where many household
ers had their valuations reduced from
$4,000 and $500 TO $3.50 and $1,000 The re-
auctions in this ward alone amounted
10 about 100000, and the reductions in
other wards were almost as large in pro-
portion. The total reduction on small
holdings was about SIS, 500, 600, which, with
sessment, must be borne by the large hold
ers and corporations.
For the Fourth.
Though the Goddess OF Liberty who will
preside over the Fourth of July celebra-
tion has not as yet been chosen, the young
ladies who will act as her escort durin 2
the parade and other festivities have been
selected. They are as follows: Mrs. Par
sons, Miss Taggart, Miss Ward, Mrs Aus
tin, Mrs. Hogie, Miss Best, Miss Green,
Mrs. DR.. George C. Bull. They will be
handsomely mounted and attired in the fol-
lowing regalia: White chip hats trimmed
with red, white and blue tarlatan; red
sashes and red, white and blue rosettes.
Brides decorated in the same colors.
The young ladies who are to represent
the various States, dressed in appropriate
costumes, have been selected, as follows:
The Misses Ethel Haas, Georgia Moore. Mabel
Fine, Nora Manning, Susie Smith, Anna Con-
non, Title Dunston, Della caches, Maud Will
kins, margarine Walker, Emma Haskins.
Florence Friekstadt Ina Haskins, Emma Lloyd
and Mabel Fife, OF the Franklin School; the
Misses Nora McKeon, Mary Rafetto, Edna
Holden, Lena NJ Fake, May Palmer, Nettie
Camp, Pearl Maynard, Eva Adams, Lille
Shannon, Tina Fowler, Fannie Avery,
Ethel Mayor, Jessie Henry, Cora Brady, Alice
Graham, Lehiya Brink, Gertie Williams, of the
Lafayette School; Misses Mary Morrison, agnes
Brandt, Annie Deyers Elma Blake, Bella
Bruce. Georgene Wulf, Isabel Ten Eyck, Maud
Pettitt, Mary tombstone, of the Prescott School
and Misses Emma Finch, Mabel Blume, Elsie
Howard, Mabel Coyle, Edith Moore Josephine
Henry, Daisy Schafer, Erie May, OF the Lincoln
School
The Goddess of Liberty will be chosen on
Monday.
The Attempted Suicide.
Mrs. Alice Simpson, young married
woman, living with her husband and chill
dren at 338 Shotwell street, attempted to
commit suicide by jumping from the
ferry steamer Piedmont about O'Clock
yesterday morning. She was seen to walk
rapidly toward the stern of tie boat on the
lower deck when the vessel was near Goat
Island and before she could be prevented
had Ieaped into the bay. A boat was lowered
and she was taken on board, afterward
being sent to the Oakland Receiving Hos
pital. Her husband was sent for and
arrived soon after, when he made the
necessary arrangements and took his wife
home. Mrs. Simpson had surgical oper-
alton performed some time ago and
brooded over her i'll health and
the expense her sickness had been
to her husband. On Thursday night she
acted queerly and was missing from the
house when her husband, who is rail-
road engineer, arose yesterday morning.
She went directly to the ferry and took the
first boat for Oakland. Before leaving the
house she wrote an incoherent note
to her husband. the wording of which
led him to believe that she medi-
tated suicide. He had just notified
the police and was about to institute per-
sopal search for her when he was informed
that she was in the Oakland hospital.
Though somewhat Frustrated by the shock
of her leap into the bay, Mrs. Simpson is
in fair way to complete recovery and has
no further thoughts of suicide. She is
well connected, % years Old and has three
children.
Women Scare OF Footpad.
Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Mrs. Thompson and
Miss. Thompson proved themselves quite
heroic last night when they frightened of
a man who demanded thcir money. The
little party. with some children. were re-
turning from wedding in North Oakland
The hour was rather late-between II anc
O'Clock.
When they had reached Adeline, be
tween Twenty and Twenty-ninth, q
man suddenly confronted them and de-
manded their money. They were sc
frightened that they screamed at the tot
of their voices. The would-be footpad eyl
IDENTIFY did not like so much noise, and sc
he fastened to make away.
Improvements at Piedmont
What is known as the Piedmont Develop
ment Company has been organized. with
the following capitalists as directors: +. G.
Havens, +. NJ. Smith, George T. Hawley
of Oakland, and J. G. Winans and D. d
Harris of San Francisco.
The purpose of the corporation is to de.
.velop Piedmont, the section of territory
lying northeast of Oakland, at the ter
minus of the Piedmont cable road. A hote
will be erected and other Improvements
MADE. The capital stock is $500, 000, di'
vided into shares of 500 each.
Ayalas Park Open To-Day.
Ayalas Park, on Telegraph avenue, North
Temescal. will be opened to-day with a