The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
HELPING OUT ALAMEDA,
Large Taxpayers Come to the
Relief of the Treas
ury.
The Suspension Of Claims Against
the City VIII Not Long
Continue.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 10.-The eity
will not be long without money to pay
claims if large taxpayers follow the ex-
ample of the Alameda Savings Bank and
the Encinal Building and Loan Associa-
ton, which institutions intend to pay their
tax bills as soon as they are made out.
This will be done in few days, so that
the city treasury will have ample money
shortly to allow the Trustees to order war
rants drawn and salaries paid.
The Alameda Savings Bank will pay
taxes on all the mortgages held by it, and
as these aggregate abont $1,000, it will help
things out considerably. The Encinal
Building and Loan Association pays taxes
to the amount of $l045, and this sum will
be paid as soon as the bill is presented.
Taxes have already commenced to come
in, and Treasurer Wheeler is only too GLAD
to receive them and not make any point
as to the bills not having been made out
yet.
Olsen Gets Three Months.
Peter Olsen, convicted on Saturday last
on a charge of battery for beating his
wife, was sentenced yesterday by Justice
Swasev to three months Imprisonment in
the County Jail. Counsel for the defense
made an impassioned plea and moved for
new trial on the ground of Irregularities
in the proceedings of the court in permit
ting testimony to be introduced referring
to mortgages, divorce and impeachment
in another matter which preiudiced the
case of the defendant and prevented him
from having fair trial. Olsen got off
very lightly, as it is currently reported
that he made threats against the life Of the
Justice, and might have been sentenced to
pay fine of $1,000 and six months i'm
prisonment.
Opposition to Sieben's Insolvency.
The petition of Philip Sieben to be de-
clared an insolvent debtor is being bitterly
opposed by the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing
Machine Company. Counsel for Sieben
has demurred to the allegations of the
creditors and claims that the reason for
the opposition is not provided for in the
insolvent act of 1896, and his action in
1888 cannot now be used against him in
reference to his final discharge. Sieben
decided his property to his wife in 1893.
Colonel MendeIl's Estimate.
The committee recently appointed to
memorialize Congress to include a suffi-
cient sum in its harbor appropriation to
build the proposed dam and f1oodgate at
the entrance to San Leandro bay has re-
ceived reply from Colonel Mendell. An
estimate of $65, 900 has been made by the
latter as the amount required to make the
improvement.
Bicycle Parade.
The Alameda cyclers and the Diamond
Club cyclers had a ''lantern parade" on
Park street tonight, and more than 100
riders were in line. Tomorrow the Ala
media cyclers give an entertainment at
Linderman Opera-house. This will mark
the reopening of the house after its thor
ough' renovation and improvement.
Assaulted His Companion.
William Spicer was arrested this morn
ing by Constable Won Kapff on charge of
assaultlng William Gardner. The men
were on narrow-gauge train and Spicer
iammed Gardner between the door, badly
cutting his head and crushing his fingers
Tuolumne County Pioneers.
The pioneers of Tuolumne County now
living in Alameda, prominent among
whom are Henry Sevening and DR.. w. P.
Gibbons, will hold their annual reunion
and banquet at the Rose House, on Ninth
street, Oakland, on Saturday evening.