The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-14

ternational board will be intrusted to a
conference.
The gavel is the result of the thoughtful
work of Mrs. w. E. Sharon, the present
corresponding secretary of the Oakland
Y. W. G. a. and the newly elected presl-
dent of the W. G. T. o., who noted during
the lack of gavel. The gavel will become
the property of the National organization.
Tennis Tournament.
The Lakeside Tennis Club will hold an
open-class tournament tomorrow, Satur-
day. The members have taken great in
terest in the events and the rivalry be-
tween the teams is very keen. In order to
give all the players an equal chance 1t has
been decided to have four classes in the
viously. They will commence at 10 O'Clock,
and the third and fourth classes will play
off first.
A partial list of the entries in the vari-
Gus classes is as follows:
First class-Magee and Sanborn, Byxbee
and Boyden.
Second cass-Stewart and Frost, Chick
ering AMI Bedding.
Third class-Selby and Thome, Gage and
Potter Pratt and Spencer, McCabe and
Lloyd.
Fourth class-Mauvais and Whitney,
Hussey and Brown.
Several other teams will enter before
the tournament begins. The grounds
have been specially prepared to-day, and
should the fine weather continue will be
in excellent condition tomorrow.
whitmore Hits Back.
Welles Whitmore saws there is no dam
ger of his four rails on Franklin street
being removed, and says the franchise is
not forfeited. Mr.. Whitmore said:
I do not think that the franchise will be de-
clared forfeited by the Council. Mr.. Bassett
has been saying great deal about those two
rails laid at Fourteenth and Franklin streets.
He has been trying to make US good deal
OF trouble, but it is all because we beat him in
getting the franchise Davie is behind him,
and he is mad also because we got the fran
chise.
But we do not mind it.
Thosa tracks will not be removed.
The franchise has not yet expired.
We have done all the work required to be
done by US under the franchise. The rails at
Fourteenth street were put down within the
required limit in the franchise, namely, six
months.
The next work under the franchise was to be
done within three years after the doing of the
first work.
Two years must yet elapse before we shall be
required to do any more work on the road.
The proposed line runs from Fourteenth
and franklin streets, on Franklin to
Twentieth, to Webster, Broadway, Col
lege avenue and then turns around on
certain streets in Berkeley.
To Test the vrooman Act.
The Vrooman act, requiring property
owners to repair the roadway abutting on
their property within three days after
notice by the Superintendent of Streets, is
going TO be tested at once by Superin-
tendent Miller.
The attempt to enforce the law will be
on Twelfth street. near Lake Merritt dam,
from Fallon street to First avenue. Several
efforts have been made lately to repair the
thoroughfare, but each time the property
owners have protested. Edison T. Adams
claims that owners have made repairs in
the locality on several occasions and that
the municipal government is to blame in
allowing railroad and water corporations
to cut up the roads without requiring them
to repair the roads destroyed.
The Vroornan act requires the property
owners 70 commence work upon three
days notice and to have the street first
swept, stirred up and remacadamized.
If the owners fail to comply with the no.
tice, the Superintendent may then have
the work done by contract, the expense in
Cured becoming lien on the property.
Preparing for Christmas.
The Oakland Benevolent Society is pre-
paring to make the coming Christmas a
joyful one for the poor and needy of this
city.
The distribution will consist of food, fuel
and clothing to the deserving poor, with
toys and sweetmeats for the little ones.
The society has the city thoroughly dis
tricted with board of visitors through
which information concerning all appli-
cants for aid is secured, method very ia
vorabIy Endorsed.
To Help HindoO Boy.
GOLDEN GATE. CAL, Sept. 13.-Satur-