The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28

ager, w. e. Topham, sent a communlca-
ton to the Trustees, stating that II the
town would furnish the poles and fixtures
they would put up the lines, but not until
then, as according to their Interpretation
OF the contract they were not required to
do so. The town, on the other hand, con-
tended that the company should bear the
entire expense, and upon this point legal
controversy is soon to be brought about.
Berkeley has given the company sixty
days in which to commence the ordered
work, at the expiration of which time the
Town will declare their contract void. Suit
will probably then be brought by the COM
panv to declare the contract legal and set
tie upon what should be its Interpretation.
The lighting company at the present time
holds two bills of $54 and $o57 so respect
Ively against the town for poles, wire and
labor expended in the extension OF the
lighting system on Claremont avenue.
The Town Board refused at their meeting
held November % to pay these bills. The
point involved in the refusal was the same
as that in the matter of the dispute as to
placing the twenty more arc lights. These
bills will also be held against the town for
payment when the other suit is brought
by the company. The sixty days which
have been allowed the company to COM
mence the placing of the twenty new arc
lights will expire on January Ii. The first
meeting OF the Town Board following the
date of expiration will come on January
II, at which time it is expected that the
crisis between the two institutions will be
precipitated.
To Raise the Subs cription.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 27.-Dr. Thomas
Addison, president of the Good Govern
ment Club, states that he will call meet
ing of that organization for the purpose Of
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raise the $1,000 needed to light the univer-
sity grounds according to the plans of Re-
gent Reinstein. 1t is expected that COM
mittee will be appointed at once to canvass
for subscriptions to the fund so that the
$1,000 guarantee can be presented to the
board of regents at their next meeting, the
second Tuesday in January. The SUBJ
scriptionS to date are $3.50.
Regents Martin, Reinstein and Croker
were on the campus this morning consid-
ering plans for the lighting and general
improvement OF the grounds.
Josh, in Colors.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 27.-James NJ.
Oliver, the newly elected business manager
of Josh, states that the comic paper will
probably be printed IN colors during the
next term. Both the literary and artistic
features of the paper will be much i'm
proved, as a general wedding out of the
staff will take place and the clause in the
constitution stating that ''work" shall be
a qualification for service put into effect.
One half of the mem bers of last terms staff
have either been dismissed or have
dropped out of their own accord.
Haggerty in Berkeley.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 2.-Dennis
Haggerty, the once famous keeper of the
"Speak Easy" at the south entrance to the
university grounds, who was so many
times arrested for violation of the cone
mile limit liquor law, is again in town.
Repairs to the Town Hall.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 27.-The Town
Hall is undergoing a radical course of re-
pairs. The upper floor is being partitioned
off and finished for the occupancy of the
Board of Trustees and other officials 1t
will be about month before the work is
completed.
Unitarian Cantata.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 27.-The pupils
of the Unitarian Sunday-school presented
cantata at Stiles Hall this evening, en-
titled "In Quest of Truth" which had
been written expressly for the occasion by
Charles F. Keller, superintendent of the
school.