The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
was finished when the report on Lambert's
books was placed in the Mayors hands.
Not Anxious for Bunkers.


Mayor Pardee, Messrs. Fish, Girard,
Sinclair, Fred Becker, Witcher, Meese and
Fairchild, the executive board of the Mer-
chants Exchange, and Councilmen Capell,
Towle, Mott Manuel, Mayor-elect Davie
and City Attorney Piersol held a meeting
in the Council chambers yesterday to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of allowing j. z. Tay-
lor to erect coal-bunkerS on the west line
of the city wharf for his own exclusive use.
The committee from the Merchants Ex-
change did not look with favor upon the
proposition to give one man the privilege
of erecting buukers on the property of the
people, and Mayor-elect Davie said that,
while he did not object to coal-bunkers on
the city wharf, they must be constructed
for the use of all.
The meeting adjourned without taking
any action on the proposed measure.
Rescued a Runaway Girl.
Nellie Van Patten, 16-year-old girl who
has outgrown her home influence, was
taken from the house of Tony Lewis at 503
Castro street Friday afternoon by Mrs. O.
M. Sanford and Charles Holbrook and
locked up in the City Prison on charge of
vagrancy.
The parents of the girl claim that she
was enticed from her home by Lewis, but
he says the girl had been secured to nurse
his brothers wife, and that there was moth
ing wrong between him and Nellie.
the request of her father Judge Wood sus-
pended Judgment 10 the Police Court yes
terday, and the girl was taken to the West
Oakland Home, where she will remain uu-
til after her sickness.
Against Dingee's Company.
The Council last night at special ses-
sion authorized the Mayor to proceed at
once against the Oakland Water Company
for violating those sections of the charter
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ally file statement of condition. The
Mayor will accordingly commence pro-
ceedings Monday on charge of INSIDE
meanor.
Meantime the Auditor has declined to
draw warrants for any bills due the Oak
land company. and it looks as though the
new company is getting itself into such
position that Showdown" will soon be
necessary.
Escaped From Whittier.
George Gilkinson, kpown among the
County Jail prisoners as Smiling George
the young man who was arrested while in
the act of robbing a Fruitvale residence, is
an escape from the Whittier Reform School.
When arrested Gilkinson gave the name
Of Woodruff, and led the police to believe
that he had been in the regular army.
The fact is ne was sent to Whittier from
Oakland year ago, is IL years of age and
has parents residing in a town near
Chicago. He would not tell where, how
ever, as he said he did not want them to
know about his being in jail.
Robbed the Jap.
Henry Hotter, young Japanese who is
employed by A. Steffanoni, was held up
by footpads short distance beyond the
Piedmont power-house, about 10 o'clock
Friday night, and relieved of SIS Is, all the
money he had. Henry was on his road
home when he was accosted by two men,
armed with revolvers, who ordered him to
throw up his hands, which he did without
argument. The police were notified, but
as Henry could give no description Of the
robbers, their capture is doubtful.
City Cash Is Low.
City Auditor Snow has prepared state
ment that shows only $4,000 in the city
treasury to pay for street sprinkling in
April, May and June.
The Auditor says that inasmuch as $4,000
per month is required for this purpose it
would be well to advise the citizens that
private enterprise would be required TO
keep the dust down during the three dryest
months in the year.
One Oakland Girl.
Miss Sadie M. Hardy, well-known
Oakland young lady and University of
California graduate, class of 1913, has been
selected to instruct the political economy
class at Wellesley College, one of the lead
ing female schools of learning.
Miss Hardy after graduation from the
State University was awarded scholar
ship at Chicago University.
Her Marriage Will Then Be Legal.
Mrs. Ella Maxon, who married Mr.
Schoonover and then had her decree of
divorce from Joseph L. Maxon, has at last
secured service of summons on her absent
husband at Walla Walla, Wash, and will
probably secure her divorce from him on
the ground of desertion now that the legal
requirements have been fulfilled.
English Has Returned.
Since the return of ex-Congressman War
rem B. English from Washington on Fri
day evening that gentleman has not been
much in evidence, and it is reported that
he is keeping out of the way to avoid office
seekers who want his Endorsement.
Enjoying Freedom.
c. r. Bennett of Bennett Gray local train
shooting scrape fame, who is awaiting his
trial for assault to murder George Gray,
was released from the County Jail yester-
day on bonds of $1,000, with George Mont
gomery and f. ]. Merriam as sureties.