The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

Language, edition of 1898. The former says:
Pertaining to persons of Irish birth or descent
living in the United States a person of Irish
birth settled in the United States, or native
American of Irish parentage." The latter says:
-American-pertaining TO Irish who live
in America; O native of Ireland settled in
America; said universally of citizens of the
United States who are of Irish birth Or
parentage."
THE CUP DEFENDER-Broadway, City. The
following are the dimensions of the cup de-
fender Vigilant: Length 1oadwater line, sc. IS
feet; end of main boom to forward side OF
mast, 99.37 fore side of mast to jibstay, 1890
fore side of mast to iibstay topsail, 1890;
fore side OF mast to forward iib of measure
ment. 1885; fore side of mast to outer end OF
spinnaker boom, 1852; deck to upper side of
main boom, 3.0S; deck to top side of ballard
block, 1886; deck to hounds, 69.08; length
of topmast 56.SS; length of gait, 5476; sail
area, 1879; square root of sail area, LOG. IT
racing length, 967o
THE T1pEs-A. T. NJ, Edna, San Luis Obispo
County, Cal. If you live five miles inland but
desire to keep posted upon the rise and fall of
the tides in your vicinity, consult the "Time
Tables for the Pacific Coast" Government
publication, which may be had by inclosing IS
cents to the Government Printing Office, Wash
ington, D. C. 1t is a book of over 200 pages,
prepared under the direction of the Chief of
the Tidal Division of the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
THE sUTRo BATHs-G. W. H., sebastopol, So
mona County, Cal. The size of the Sutro
Baths is 50Ox275 feet. There are six tanks
The largest is in the shape of an L, measuring
2f5x15O feet. There is another 75x5O feet and
four tnat measure 75x2S feet. It takes
l 900 900 gallons to fill the tanks. There are
between 400 and 500 dressing-rooms. In the
smaller tanks the water is heated, in the four
smaller ones 1t being graduated. 1t is esti-
mated that the baths when complete will cost
over $750,00O.
THE SAN JOAQUIN RoAD-C. Y, Livermore
Alameda County, Cal. When the San Joaquin
Valley Railroad will be ready to run trains
none but the most experienced in railroading
Will be employed. There will not be any COM
petitive examination for positions such as bag
gage clerk, messengers clerk or conductor
Any one who wishes to apply for position can
send written application to the main Office in
this City and it will be placed on the regular
file.
THE FENCE LAw-Mrs. C. D., City. The law
does not permit the putting up of fences of
whatever material to q greater height than ten
feet That has been the law since 1885, and it
is general, but there is an ordinance of this
City that requires that in the fire limits fences
built OF brick or stone concrete "shall not be
less than twelve inches in thickness for
height of eight feet, and shall be increased
four inches more in thickness for every four
feet or part thereof of additional height"
SAN FRANCISCO FoRTs-H. D. NJ. City. Fort
Winfield Scott at Fort Point has been con-
demned, and is no longer looked upon as a
part OF the Notifications to protect the harbor.
The fort on Alcatraz Island is in good condi-
ton. The several batteries that have been
erected on both shores of the bay are of the
best class, the one that is located above Fort
Winfield Scott being the most powerful There
are. good batteries on Alcatraz and Angel Isl
ands.
SILVER FOR PENsIoNERs-J. w. Mex, Ocean
View, San Francisco County, Cal. There is
nothing to prevent pensioner from receiving
his pension in silver if he desires to have the
white metal instead of gold. If all pensions
were paid in silverinstead of gold, the amount
OF yellow metal the Government could retain
for other purposes would amount to many mil
lions in year. The disbursements for pen
sions in 1894 amounted to $I4O,772 1853 7S.
Poll TAx-M. c. NJ, Fresno, Cal. The AS
SCISSOR OF this County, whose duty it is to col
lect poll tax, holds that it is the duty of the
employer to furnish list of all men in his
employ; That the Assessor must make a per
sonal demand on each individual before he
can serve notice of garnishment ON the em
ployer, that is If the party liable for the tar
refuses to pay. The same rule applies to road
tax. ~ AeAN
WILLIS AND DI1oN-Abe Willis and George
Dixon fought on the 18th of July. 1891 WINS,
record ana the chronological record of the
prize ring for seyen years fails to show that
Willis ever gave battle to Danny Mahoney.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. City, Writers on Ell.
quette say that formal call on lady should
ne mace In the evening never later than Q
O'CLOCK, ana that 1t should never be prolonged
later than 10 o'clock In making such a call
gentleman should carry his hat, gloves and