The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA,
Holders of Warrants Against
the City in a Guam
Diary.
Stopping of All Warrants Against
the City General Fund - No
Money for Two Months.


payable out of the city general fund are
wondering where they are at. The city
general fund is reported at S836S 95, just
enough to pay the August claims and
leave little for September and no money
will come in until between the latter end
of October and November. An order was
issued to City Clerk Lamborn last night to
issue no warrants against the treasury IN
til further notice, and no salaries or de-
mands will be paid out of the fund for
August, September and October. Those
who are affected are inclined to take things
philosophicalIy--in fact they cannot help
themseIves-and make the best of a bad
bargain until the taxes come rolling in in
November.
Special Library Tax.
There seems to be a considerable differ
ence of opinion as to the power of the
Board of City Trustees to levy a special
tax for the creation OF a fund to erect
public library building. The City At
torney, while claiming not to have gone
deeply into the matter, knows of no law
which gives the City Trustees power to
make the special tax levy for the building.
The board could levy a tax for library
purposes, but not for the erection OF a
library building. They could naturally
make the general fund large enough to
appropriate money out OF that to erect the
library. He said that when the board
came to him for his opinion it would be
time enough TO look into the law closely.
Those in favor of the library building
project are not losing any sleep worrying
about any point that may be raised against
the legality of the tax levy. They are
simply waiting for the board to take
favorable action, and are confident of
success.
A Chapter of Accidents.
L. A. Parker, carpenter, working on
the interior of John Gales new building
on Santa Clara avenue, fell from step
ladder this morning and snapped the bone
of the right leg at the ankle.
Matt Maloney was injured at the pump
ing station of the narrow-gauge line, at
the foot of Encinal avenue, this morning.
One of the cocks of a new boiler which
had just been put in at the farmhouse
blew out and the escaping steam scalded
his face horribly.
Yesterday afternoon J. F. Taylor, while
driving with Walter Teller at Fitchburg,
was thrown out OF a wagon through the
upsetting of the seat and sustained frac-
ture of the collar-bone.
Referred to the Architect.
At the meeting of the Board OF Trustees
last evening A. J. Cam bell, superintend-
ent of the George II. Tay Company's iron
shops, submitted report on the cornice
work now being done at the new City
Hall. He regarded the work as an average
job and found that in some minor details
the specifications had not been strictly
complied with, though there were but few
deviations, and those not detrimental to
the general effectiveness and durability of
the work. Arthur Ryan of the San Fran
cisco Metal-workers' Union appeared be-
fore the Trustees to reiterate his statement
as to the inferiority of the work done by
Contractor Gros. The matter was referred
to the architect.
Death Was Accidental.
An adjourned inquest was held this aft
ernoon on the body of Charles Tracy, who
died on Monday morning at the Sunny
Cove Baths from injuries to the skull re-
ceived while bathing Sunday afternoon:
The jury found that death was accidental
and as the result of the fracture Of the
skull, but recommended that the manage
ment of the baths post warning signs as
to the danger from diving when the tide is
low the testimony showing that the boy
had been cautioned in this respect.
Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded.
William Kohler, machinist, was arrest
ed this afternoon upon information fur
| nished by Kohler's wife. The Kohlers
have not been living harmoniously to-
gether, and at 2 o'clock this morning Koh-
Ter picked up a revolver on the bureau and.
as he says, the weapon went off on its own
accord.
Wolf Has Vanished.
R. Wolf, who owned delicatessen-shop
on Webster street, has disappeared and
several small creditors would like to know
his present whereabouts. Wolf was at
| tached few days ago for S18 by A. W. J.
Gibbs. Messrs. Denke and Steinmentz be-
came his bondsmen, however, and the at
tachment was released. On Saturday Wolf
sold out his business to E. Blackman of
San Leandro and vanished.
+ ThirtyThree Arrests.
The police made thirty-three arrests dur
ing the month of August, classified as fol-
lows: Battery and vagrancy, one each;
disturbance of the peace, s.; larceny, 8,
and violation OF ordinances, II.
Locomotive DeraiIed
The broad-gauge sprinkling train was
ditched at 3 O'Clock this morning. The
tracks at the switch near the freight depot
parted and the locomotive got off the track.
A Republican Club Reception
The West End Republican Club of the Thirty