The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-21
LATEST BERKELEY NEWS,
An Estimate for Fire Appara-
tuS for the North End
to Be Made.
Crescent Wheelmen Organize an
Annex to the Club-Faculty
Personals.

The Board of Town Trustees held meet.
ing Friday evening.
1t was decided to compel petitioners fol
street work in the future to advance
enough money to cover the cost of the ad,
vertising in cases where majority OF
property holders do not sign petitions.
The Fire and Water Committee reported
that the north end of town was greatly in
need of fire protection. 1t was authorized
to obtain an estimate of the cost of suit
able apparatus for the protection needed.
1t was also stated that two miles OF San
Pablo avenue had no fire protection, and
that water for street sprinkling had to be
brought from a great distance.
Cad Aylwin presented statement to
the effect that he has paid an assessment
of $135 SO toward the opening OF Calais
street, that the work had not been done
and that it should either be commenced or
his money should be refunded.
= proposition to construct tire-alarm
service in Berkeley was read by an Oak
land contractor, but it was not accepted on
account of the present depleted condition
of the town treasury. Bills to the amount
of $3.50 were allowed.
Crescent Whee1men Organize.
The wheelmen OF the Crescent Athletic
Club held meeting Friday evening and
formally organized bicycle annex to the
club.
A discussion arose as to the legality of
the proceedings, some claiming that Putt
ker having been elected captain for year,
was entitled to serve out his term, while
others argued that as the annex was new
organization there should be q new captain
also. The board of directors of the club
had already decided to recognize as men,
Der of their body the captain elected by
the annex. Putzker brought the discussion
to close by resigning.
The following officers were elected: :
Captain, Charles Gompertz; first lieuten-
ami, Fred Is. Wilkins; second lieutenant,
Bert Price; sergeant, Charles Taber;
bugler, Frank McClain; color-bearer, David
Lane.
The new club had its first run to the
Piedmont baths, Oakland, last evening.
Faculty Personals.
Professor William Carey Jones, who has
been attending the National Educational
convention at Denver, returned homo yes
terday.
at the convention, went to Tahoe to join
his family.
Professor Brown of the department of
pedagogy is at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, delivering course of lectures at
the summer school there.
Professor Thomas r. Bacon is lecturing
at Colorado Springs before the summer
school.
Professor Bailey, who expected to read a
paper at the Denver convention, is recover
ing from an attack of pleurisy at his home
in South Carolina.
When Adolf Mcneil, the painter and
illustrator of Frederick the Great, was at
work on his picture, "A Flute Concert at
Sans Souci, :" in 1850. he asked the Court
Marshal to allow him to see the music
room by candle light, but this was refused.
Kaiser Wilhelm recently, to honor the
painter, who is nearly so, invited him to a
concert, where the whole court was dressed
in costumes of the period, and Menzels
picture was reproduced, the Kaiser him
self representing one of Frederick's aid-de-
camps, and che musicians playing his flute
concerto,