The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA,
Damages From the Opening
and Extension of Buena
Vista Avenue.
Citizens Interested in the Westward
Extension of the Avenue Pass
Unfavorable Comment.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 31.-R. B. Tap
pan proposes 10 make it warm for the
Fromms when the protests against the &C
ceptance of the report on the westward
opening and extension of Buena Vista
avenue comes up for consideration. The
Fromms are protestants with Tappan, but
on other grounds. Among the grounds of
protest urged by Tappan is the following:
That the maps filed herein show certain lots
to be owned by August j. Fromm, but said
Fromm does not own said lots. They. were put
in his name by August Fromm IN order TO get
larger damages than he would otherwise be en-
titled to; that said lots are owned by August
Fromm.
A. Fromm once owned parcels of Land
which are cut through by the avenue in
such manner that after deciding several
to his son, he is left with eight parcels,
none of which will have frontage on the
opened avenue, because his sons land
comes in between them on both sides of
the street, giving the latter a frontage of
Ala A feet on both sides after taking out
sixty feet for the width of the street. Had
the elder Fromm kept his property as
whole, the avenue would have divided it
into two unequally sized but desirable par
cells with frontage of 828.8S feet on both
sides of the avenue, whereas with the
deeding away of the central portion he is
shut out completely from the improve
ment. The cost of the entire improve
ment is returned at $3.50 SO, and for value
of land and damages A. J. Fromm was
awarded SLIP 30 and the father $438 20,
while for benefits the son was awarded
Sob 60 and the father $1099 CO. whereas
the damages would not have been so great
had the property been held by one person.
People interested IN the westward extern
sion of the avenue pass unfavorable COM
ment, and while the transaction covering
the deciding of the property TO the son may
have been in the ordinary course of bust
ness, the record shows that the property
was decided on June Ia. 1894, just three
days after the resolution of intention to
open the avenue was passed by the Board
of Trustees.
Thrown From Buggy.
Death ended the sufferings of little Ethel
V. Bell last evening at the home of her
uncle, T. l.. Hierlihy, of 2015 Pacific ave-
nue.. The child, nearly seven years old,
died from the result of an injury received
through an accident on Sunday. the 18th,
when she was thrown out of buggy, sus-
tanning a four-inch wound in the back of
the right leg to the bone and almost en-
circllng the limb. DR.. Mason of Fruitvale
attended her, aud had with him in consul
tation Drs. Pratt and Adams of Oakland.
ing set in. Little Ethel was the daughter
of A. P. Bell, timer and plumber of San
Francisco.
The Wi1merding School Site.
The citizens committee which is seek
ing for Alameda the site for the Wilmerd-
ing School of Trades expected last even
ing to receive two definite offers, but
being disappointed adjourned for one
week or at the call of the chairman, Dr. G..
L. Tisdale. The committee is working
quietly and, while confident of an eligible
site, is certain that the amount of money
necessary to purchase one can easily be
raised. Columbus Bartlett, one of the
resident regents of the university, thinks
that if Alameda is sufficiently energetic
she may secure the prize.
Row Between Yachtsmen.
L. Taylor, boatman on the Alameda
side of the estuary below Webster-street
bridge, and Elmer c. Smith of the Cali
fornia Yacht Club had row on Wednes-
day and during the alteration Taylor is
said to have pulled his revolver. Smith
owns a yacht, which he keeps moored
near the Alameda shore, and accused
Taylor OF hemming his craft in by the
tying-up of his boats. Taylor was
arrested yesterday on complaint of Smith,
bu. released on 5000 bonds, and at once
made complaint before Justice Swasey for
the arrest of the other man for disturbing
the peace.
City Clerk Surprised.
City Clerk B. F. Lamborn returned on
Thursday evening from his honeymoon
and last night his numerous friends deter
mined to give him surprise party and
a charivari. They did.so with a vim, as the
selections played on foghorns, horse fd-
dies, fishhorns, tomato and coal-oil cans
no doubt did surprise the genial clerk and
his blushing bride. They were equal to
the occasion, however, and made the sur
prisers heartily welcome. The flowing
bowl was passed around, songs were sung
and a most enjoyable evening was spent,
An Old Landmark.
The Webster-street fountain, erected in
1879 by Adolph Hecker, was shattered
fortnight ago by loaded wagon backing
into it. 1t has been regretted and remod-
eled and now resembles solid block of
white granite. The old lamp, which old
AIamedans will remember as De..ng the
only lamp when the narrow-gauge railroad
was not, has been refurbished.