The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04

out in the daily affairs of life, and are now
working to extend their membership.
The object to which all efforts are being
directed at present is the colonization and
development of Winters Island, and twenty
members went on an excursion to that
place yesterday.
San Leandro Wants Light.
San Leandro is anxious to own an cleo
trio light plant An estimate of the cost
of plant sufficient for the purpose has
been made at $4,000. This would require
an additional city tax of 35 cents on the
Sl0O for two years. The running expenses
are estimated at $3.50 per month. The city
has been paying about $1,000 a year for
street lighting with gas and coal oil and
the system has proved very unsatisfactory.
The matter will probably be settled at to-
morrows meeting of the Trustees.
Herbert's Salary.
The refusal of the County Treasurer to
cash the warrant of County Detective Her.
bert will probably result in that gentleman
being paid by the District ATTORNEY. That
official said yesterday that if the Treasurer
refuses to pay, the warrant will be re-
sclnded, and Mr.. Herbert will be naid
from the District Attorneys funds. This
metnod Is entirely satisfactory to the tax
payer, as the money will then virtually be
taken from Mr.. Shocks pocket instead of
the county treasury.
SchooIteachers Hurt
Miss Anna Beatrice Macdonald, a teacher
IN the Durant school, and Miss Emily
Grant, principal OF a Woodland school,
were driving along the San Leandro road
yesterday afternoon when they were run
INTO by car of the Raywards electric
road. The ladies were thrown out and
severely shocked, and Miss Grants back
was injured. The buggy was completely
wrecked. The carmen acknowledged that
they were to blame.
Supervisors Condemned.
The Federation of Trades of Alameda
County passed the following resolutions at
their regular weekly meeting:
WHEREAS, The Supervisors of Alameda
county, sitting as Board of Equalization, has
made great reductions in the just and fair as
sessment OF the property of wealthy individu-
ais and corporations, thus discriminating
against the labering classes, the real taxpayers,
therefore, be it
Resolued, That this Federal Labor Union No
oI6l, OF the American Federation OF Labor
considers the action of said Board of Supervi-
sors as inimical to the interests of the common
people and that they are guilty of malfeasance
in office and the said action is unqualifiedly
condemned
The secretary was instructed to forward
a copy to the Board of Supervisors.
At the Macdonough.
The regular fall and winter Sc ason at the
Marlborough Theater will open tomorrow
night with Hoyt's "a Black Sheep" The
engagement is for three nights and mat
inee Wednesday. The Lyceum Company
has always been well received in Oakland,
and the advance sale OF seats has been very
large and insures warm welcome to the
company. This engagement is at popular
prices.
For More Wharfage.
The Mayor has recommended to the City
Council that they ask Colonel Mendell, the
Government engineer in charge of the es-
tuary, to re-esIablish the harbor lines south
of East Oakland SO that they will run
about 300 feet further out. This will give
an opportunity to build out piers into the
estuary instead of merely building
straight wharf.
A Big Suit.
Sherman, Clay & Co. have sued A. T.
Hatch for $50, S22 and interest amounting
to $2371, being the purchase price of %
acre tract of land in Fruitvale which it is
said Hatch agreed to buy seven years ago.
Hatch paid the installments till September,
1892, and then refused to have anything
more TO do with the property.