The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

for the school and the other for the
wharf-both to be held at the same time,
however. By this method 1t will be pos
sible to either defeat or carry one or ootn
of the measures.
The requisite petition from 300 qualified
provided for by the new town charter, has
been in circulation for the past two weeks,
and up till this afternoon it had 13o
signatures.
The majority of these were received in
West Berkeley. Its reception .'ln East
Berkeley does not seem to have been very
cordial, it having been. in circulation Tor
four days in that district and received
only about thirty-five names. 1t is the
purpose of its circulators and supporters to
have it ready for presentation to the Town
Board at its next meeting, to be held Jan
uary 3. The board will then pass an ordI-
nance calling for the election and settinga
date therefor.
The ordinance is already prepared, fix-
ing the precincts, each ward constituting
a precinct, excepting Ward 8, which will
be divided, as it was at the last election,
into sections distinguished as A and b.
The polling places will be the same as
they were at the last municipal election.
Codifying Town Ordinances.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 2S.-The Board
of Town Trustees met last evening as a
committee of the whole for the purpose OF
co1ifying the town ordinances. 1t was de-
cided to re-enact the ordinance as it for
merly stood regulating the speed of electric
cars. 1t limits the speed of cars TO ten
miles an hour within the borders OF the
ter street, Shattuck avenue, AHston way,
Oxford street, Dana street and Dwight
way.
It was decided that the riding of trlcy-
cles and velocipedes on the sidewalk, as is
done by children, is harmless and 1T will
no longer be prohibited.
Technical defects were found in the pc
nal clauses of the ordinances regulating
the erection and maintenance OF wires and
poles, the laying Of sewer-pipes, the dis
charging of firearms and the conduct OF
washhOuses. These were corrected, and the
ordinances will be passed as changed at the
next regular board meeting. The sense OF
the last-named law will also be altered, the
board having decided TO strike out that
section which prohibits work In laundrles
between the hours of 10 P. NJ. and A. NJ.
or on Sundays.
An Imperative Ordinance.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 2S.-In codify-
ing Berkeley's ordinances discovery has
been made which displays curious state
of affairs in municipal law. There is an
ordinance in existence declaring it unlaw-
tul for the Southern Pacific Company or
any other company to allow its passenger
trains to cross Delaware street without first
coming to q halt. The ordinance was
passed about year ago, and a general
impression existed that it had been re-
pealed, as the railroad company has not
paid the slightest attention to it, This in
operative ordinance was considered by the
Town Trustees last evening in committee
meeting and will be repealed probably at
their next regular meeting. Trustee Hof
stated that the Southern Pacific said they
would take off the local train if the ordi-
nance was enforced. 1--WE could not afford
to lose the local service, so we let the
matter CO." 1tis said that the company
will of it's own accord have its through
trains stop at West Berkeley, where a
streetcar system is established between the
east and west ends of town.
Gone Yachting.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 28,-A party of
University of California boys set sail for
Suisun Bay this morning in the yacht
Pilgrim, owned by City Engineer Wilson
of Oakland. They will be away for two
weeks ON a duck-hunting cruise. The
party was made up of L. F. Bartlett, o. c.
49, Clay Gooding, go; Thomas Olney,
'97, and Quarterback Kennedy OF the Var
sity football eleven.
Institution of Rev. Mr.. Swan.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 28.-Rev. George