The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-10
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS,
The Municipal League Figur-
ing on Garbgee
Crematory.
GENERAL C. W. KELLEY FINED.
Frank Cattelps Suit Against the
City Begun Before Judge
Prick.

Shall the city of Oakland build garbage
p. .crematory of its own or shall it go on per-
hitting the refuse to be dumped where it
: may be menaceto the public health was
the question discussed at the meeting of
the Citizens Municipal League yesterday.
Health Officer DR.. Frank L. Adams dis
cussed the question at length, showing
= that the effect of garbage cremation in
other cities had been to reduce the death
rate to large extent, particularly in re-
gard to typhoid fever, which had practi-
cally been eradicated in some instances.
He said that the question of the disposal
of garbage lay between throwing 1t into the
bay and turning it adrift or cremating it..
He was heartily in favor of the latter plan
as the cheapest and most effective that
could be devised.
The Board of Health had calculated that
a city crematory could be built for SIS 900,
and he thought such an institution should
be established at once.
Councilman Manuel said that he had
Investigated the matter and that the col
lection of refuse would cost the city $500
per month. He anticipated that much
opposition to carting the garbage through
the streets would arise from property
owners, who would object to the smells
emanating from the carts.
Dr. John Fearn also advocated the build
ing Of a crematory, saying that such an
institution was absolutely essential to the
public health and should be constructed at
once.
After some further discussion a commit
tee consisting of H. n. Dalton, P. A. Cam
eron and a B. Nye, with Drs. Adams and
Fearn as ex-officio members, was appointed
to gather statistics on the garbage ques-
ton and also to ascertain how much a
Crematory would cost.
Mrs. BOogar's Allowance.
Mrs. Catherine Boogar, widow of Philip
Boogar, the capitalist who was murdered
by her father, Michael Collins, made an
application to Judge Ogden yesterday to
have her allowance from the estate in
creased from SIS to $50 per month, claim
ing that the former amount was INSULT
Gent to support her household. The testi-
mony OF the administrator of the estate
was to the effect that the property had
.shrunk much in value through the troubles
the dead man had had with his wife, and
that the present income was only $500 per
year. Judge Ogden said that it would be
injudicious to increase the allowance be-
yond the total income of the property, and
=: continued the hearing for sixty days, by
which time the estate will probably be
settled.
General Charles T. Kelley, once the su-
preme commander of a numerous and
tiourishing Industrial Army, was fined $50
by Judge Wood in the Police Court yester-
day for contempt of court. Kelley was the
complaining witness against II. d. Aoug-
ham, who was sbeing tried on a charge OF
melting a riot, and failed to appear when
the case was called. He was arrested on a
e bench warrant and when arraigned yes
e: terday pleaded that it would be a great
hardship on him to be fined, as he had
been compelled to go to work and his wife
l,f, = aTc ~
wages. The court thought, however, that
its dignity had been insulted and imposed
the fine mentioned. Kelley asked for time
TO liquidate, but on being refused paid the
money out of purse which bulged with
gold coin.
The trial of the case of Frank NJ. Cattell
against the city Of Oakland and others
was commenced before a Jury in Judge
Tricks court yesterday.
Cattell is the boy who was injured by
the falling of a bell from the top of the
ticket-o1iice removed by a party of
citizens headed by ex-Mayor Pardee at
the time the latter ordered the fence IN
front OF the city wharf to be torn down.
Cattel who is a minor, was running
alongside the building as ii was hauled up
Pc the street and was so badly injured as to be
manned for life. Through his guardian,
J. Z. Cattell, he sued the city for $4,000
damages.
The contention of the plaintiff is that
the city Is responsible for the actions OF it's
servants and city officials and that the re-
moval of the building was unlawful be-
cause unauthorized by any orders from
the Board of Public Works, though the
work had been done through the sanction
of the City Council.
At the AIacdonough.
The advance sale of seats for the opening
night of. K. Emmet's clever play, "Fritz
in a Madhouse,' has been large, and the
popular comedian will be greeted by a
fashionable audience. The play viii be on
at the Macdonough for three nights, begin
ming this evening.
DID TuT TIU