The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-09
Changes That May Be Made
by the Board of Public
Works To-Day.
A BETTER CHIEF OF POLICE.
Nuptials of Howard T. Osgood and
Elsie r. Killum-A New Ma
sonic Home.

reins of power will be held to-day, and it is
expected that some OF the changes in i'm
portant public offices which are known to
be under contemplation will be made.
That no changes have been made UP to
the present is due to the fact that Messrs.
Davie, Peirsol and Wilson, comprising the
new board promised the members of the
old board, Messrs. Hughes and Miller, that
no changes would be made in salaried
Offices until the courts had been given an
opportunity to pass on the merits of the
claims to the seats.
1t is understood that City Engineer Will
son has been granted the privilege of NAM
ing the Superintendent of Streets who will
succeed the incumbent, 7. II. Har-
rison, and that his choice is NJ. K. Miller,
a young civil engineer who bears an ex-
cellent reputation in his profession. He is a
brother-in-law of Superior Judge Ogden
and has resided in Oakland for several
years past
Should he be nominated by Mr. Wilson
City Attorney Peirsors vote will also be
cast for him. As compensation he will be
allowed TO name the assistant superin-
tendent, which pays the same salary as
the higher office, and will probably APP
point George Hoguet, a Grand Army vet
eran, Mr.. Peirsol himself being a member
of that organization.
There are several other positions under
the superintendent which are to be filled,
but no selections for them have been made
public.
The positions of Chief of Police. Chief
of the Fire Department and first and sec
ond assistants of the latter official, have
already been slated it is said, but no
changes are to be made until the Street
Department is all in running order.
Chief OF Police Schaffer has admitted
hot hic Aav- &c 81 Nd hot ho -
be superseded at any time. His successor
will be either Hugh Aldrich, an ex-police-
man and now practicing attorney of Oak
land, or c. E. Lloyd, prominent Populist
who was appointed Under Sheriff by
Sheriff White. but resigned shortly after
ward. 1t is said that his resignation was
handed IN with the expectation OF receiY
ing the more remuneratiye office.
The candidates for the Fire Department
positions are only prominently men
toned so far, but T. A. Campbell seems
TO be in the lead for Chief.
A Fashionable wedding.
Howard T. Osgood, well.known Oak
land druggist, and Miss Elsie r. Killum
were united in marriage Sunday evening
at their new residence, 953 Alice street.
The floral decorations at the house added
greatly to the already beautiful interior.
The bride wore a gown of dove-colored silk,
shading into pink, with long silken veil
falling from a coronet OF orange blossoms.
Miss Bessie Tallman was bridesmaid and
". J. Osgood groomsman.
The bride is the daughter of DR.. w. c.
Killum, one of the Oldest dentists of San
francisco. She has lived in Oakland for
several years. The groom is a member of
the firm OF Osgood Bros, and is the son
of R. w. 0sgood, a pioneer merchant of
San Francisco. Their honeymoon will be
spent in the southern part of the State
"a foil M r-pr at o
mony: Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Osgood of r.
vington, Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Mattison,
Henry Bond, Samuel Bond, John
1. Hinckley of San Francisco, Mrs. c. L.
Osgood, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Osgood. w. ].
Osgood, Mrs. Killum, Warren Osgood and
several others.
The Railroad Must Pay.
The city treasury will be enriched to-day
by the payment by the Southern and Cen
trial Pacific railroad companies Of $4,000 as
portion of their taxes for 1895. Yester-
day morning the attorneys for the railroad,
Messrs. Moore and Martin, and City At
torney Peirsol agreed to a stipulation that
1896 80 and Sl076 80, representing por-
ton of the tax IN dispute, be withdrawn
from the hands of the court and paid into
the city treasury.
The announcement was reached in order
that the city shall be able to use the money
at once instead of being obliged to wait
until the suit is decided. The remainder
of the money, over $4,000, will remain in
the hands of the court until the suit now
being considered is decided. The com
pany filed its answer to the suit of the city
to recover the disputed taxes yesterday.
The answer is based on the ground that
the Council acted illegally when IL sat last
year as Board OF Equalization.
Will Build at Decoto.
Work on the Masonic Home for Widows
and Invalids at Decoto is to be begun at
once on the plans proposed some time ago
by the Masonic fraternity.
Two years ago the plan of building the
home was preached, but the difficulty of
raising the large amount OF money ne
cessarv to build the home caused it to be
laid aside for the time being.
Now the Masons of the coast have de-
termined to go ahead with the matter and
the trustees are to meet on Thursday next
and devise some means for raising the ne
cessary $65, 600. The home is to be built
almost entirely of stone, and when fin
ished will accommodate $50 inmates.
The tract of land on which the home is
to be located is one of the handsomest
pieces of property in that neighborhood,
consisting of 26S acres.
Brown VIII Be Sent to Sea.
Judge Ogden yesterday gave Thomas
Brown a chance to reform, and granted
him two weeks in which to find vessel on
which to ship and get away from the con-
terminating influences of life on shore.
Brown whose real name is Casey and
who resides in San Francisco, was arrested
some time ago on suspicion of being
burglar and distinguished himself few
weeks later by making clever escape from
q Deputy Sheriff while awaiting arraign-
ment in Judge Tricks court.
H was recaptured at San Jose and sent
back to JAIL but on his father pleading for
him and agreeing to send him to sea, and
on showing by the prosecuting attorney
that the case against him was not s.ron g,
he was given a chance by the Judge.
Brown is only II years of age.
Going to Alaska.
The excursion TO Alaska, which has
been arranged by Rev. I'll. H. Rice, of
Oakland, will leave by the City of Pueblo
to-day, returning on the Goth inst by the
Umatilla.
Those who will go on the excursion are:
Rev. and Mrs H. H. Rice, DR.. and Mrs
J. S. Adams, Miss Carrie Adams, Miss NJ
Springer Miss l.. B. Davis, Miss Wheeler,
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. de Golia Mrs. George
Boole, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Joseph Ian
caster, all of Oakland; Mrs. H. A. May
hew. Sacramento; Mrs. Mary Phillips,