The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23
ELECTRIC LIGHT DISPUTE.
Berkeley's Trustees and the
Lighting Company Have.
Locked Horns.
MUST HAVE MORE LIGHTS.
Burglar Bradley Confesses-Miss Mi.
chaels Dies From Injuries in
the Gymnasium.
MUST HAVE MORE LIGHTS.

BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. 22.-W. E.
Topsham, manager of the Berkeley Elec-
tric-llght Company, SAID to-day concerning
the position of the corporation with refer
ence 20 the communication from the
Board of Town Trustees ordering that the
electric company place arc lights at the in
tersection of certain streets, which the
company has refused to recognize:
"The contract between the town and
this company is to light the town of
Berkeley by means of the town plant upon
which the company agreed to make the
necessary improvements and repairs at its
expense and TO return and surrender the
same at the expiration of said contract.
The contract also relates that the COM
pany shall furnish light as the Board of
Trustees of the town of Berkeley may order
at the same price and subject to the same
conditions as the others. In the first
place the company claims that the con-
struction of new lines is not necessary
Improvements. In the second place, the
company only agreed to furnish additional
lights at the same price and upon the same
conditions as the others, and. the principal
condition of the others was that they were
operated and furnished by means of the
town plant.
Third, the board could, according to
their Interpretation of the contract COM
pei the company 20 extend its lines over
the whole town at cost of 100000 or
more, which would all belong to the town
at the expiration of the contract This is
an absurdity.
Fourth, the contract provides tina. the
Trustees may extend the limits for lighting
the town to such places as they might
deem proper.
wherever the Trustees will construct the
necessary poles upon which to erect the
lights the company stands ready to fur
nish such additional lights as the board
may order, but the company declines to
construct any new lines as not being en-
braced within its contract"
Confessed His Guilt.
James Bradley, the burglar who was
arrested early yesterday morning by Mar
shat Lloyd and Deputy Kerns while trying
to escape with a quantity of books, &C
knowledged his guilt to-day to the Mar
| shall. He confessed that he had taken
part in other thefts and that his booty had
been sold in San Francisco. He claimed
| that he had an accomplice named Smith,
! and that he went TO San Jose several days
ago.
| This morning four Migrants were ar
rested, two on the university grounds and
| the others while soliciting aims. Later in
! the day Deputy kerns arrested two more
suspicious characters at Berkeley station,
! who were arraigDed before Judge James
and then taken to jail.
Meeting at North Berkeley.
! A public meeting was held at North
Berkeley last night for the purpose of con-
sidering the schooi-bopd proposition.
Many prominent citizens were present and
various expressions of opinion with regard
to the question were recorded. Those who
took prominent part in the discussion
were: w. B. Thayer, W. X. Weir, School
Director Robertson, a. l. OFT. +. II.
WEIGH, John Berry and J. Hampton.
At the conclusion of the meeting the fol-
/ lowing resolution was adopted to be pre-
sented to the Board of Town Trusteee:
Resored, That the Board OF Trustees be re-
quested to segrcgate the propositions TO bond
the town for 100000 into two questions
one for $4,000 Tor a High School and the
other for $4,000 for grammar schools.
Students Uphold the " Occident."
The general opinion among the students
at Berkeley with reference to the editorial
! which dppeared> IN yesterdays Occdent,
the university weekly, seems 10 be that
the editor was right when he said that the
faculty, in refusing to reconsider the sus-
pension of Steele and Robbins upon the
petition of. the student body, ''had re-
asserted its dignity, and in it's own estima-
ton had done its duty"
Death of Miss MichaeIs.
The university colors were at half mast
to-day in respect TO the memory of Miss
Alice Michaeis, a member of the class of
49, who died this morning at her home III
Alameda. Death was caused from pro-
tracted illness resulting from a strain re-
ceived in the gymnasium about two weeks
ago. She remained unconscious for sew
eral days previous to her death Miss
Michaels was a member of the local chap
ter of Sorosis. The funeral will take place
from the family residence, 1887 Central
avenue, Alameda, tomorrow afternoon
at 1 80.
Football Notes.
The second eleven of the University of
California will go to Stockton tomorrow
morning to play football game with
team from the Stockton Athletic Club.
They will return to Berkeley Sunday. The
following will be the makeup of the
team: Greisberg, center; Winkler and
Radelfinger, guards; Simpson and Hess,
tackles; Ely and Julien, ends; Haskell,
quarter; Hall and Carr, halfbacks; Kars-
burg, full The Varsity eleven will have
a practice game on the campus in the
morning and in the afternoon will go in
body to the Olympic Reliance contest.