The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
4 TEMPORARY BUILDING.
Alameda Proposes to Erect One
to Be Used for Its Public
Library.
No More Indiscriminate Shooting to
Be Allowed on Bay Farm
Island.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. THE Board of
Library Trustees met in monthly session
last night. For several months, or ever
since the decision was arrived at not to
put the library in the new City Hall, an
effort has been made to build a splendid
$4,000 building by private subscription
and guarantee, but the undertaking was
too large one and is now temporarily
abandoned, and instead it is proposed to
erect on the lot purchased years ago for
the purpose wooden building about 50x80
in size to serve temporarily until such
time as a permanent and pretentious
building may be erected. The temporary
building will not be unsightly as to architec-
ture. 1t will stand on its lot without an
exposure, and will be equally safe as to fire
as the present library quarters are. 1t is
estimated that its cost will about equal
the rent of the present quarters for two
years, or $1,000 1t is planned so that,
when built, it will not be interfered with
when the large fre-proof building Is
finally erected The latter NAV be built
over and around it.
During the past month 427 volumes were
added to the library.
New Athletic Grounds.
Ian IJO<Ai VAL, JAN. ILL ulTPc-
tors of the Acme Athletic Club of Oak
land, which, however, has a very large
Alameda contingent in its membership,
are negotiating with the directors of the
Southern Pacific Company for the lease of
enough of the marsh land west of Webster
street roadway and near the ship building
yards on Oakland Creek. The marsh has
here TO a considerable extent, been filed
in by the dumping OF sand upon it from
the dredge at work in the creek channel.
On Sunday sort of test of the grounds
will be made by playing a baseball game
on them. 1t was decided to close the ne
gotiaLions if favorable enough and to pro-
ceed with the improvement of the grounds.
If lease is secured it will be for ten
Among other Things it is proposed
to put in bicycle track. This
would seem to show that the old Schuet-
zen Park, which SO many supposed was
the objective point of all efforts to estab-
lish athletic grounds here, is not the To-
cation desired by the athletes.
shooting Prohibited.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. Tt is now a
misdemeanor to shoot game on the
marshes of Bay Farm Island Amateur
hunters, mostly from San Francisco, were
in the habit Of visiting the island in great
numbers and shooting at ducks and rail in
the most reckless manner. 1t got so that
1t was dangerous to travel on the island
roads, especially on Sunday. The hunters
were lawless also in shooting at every thing
in sight besides the game that abounds.
The globes on the electric lights were
several times shot to pieces. Some of the
inhabitants petitioned for the restraining
ordinance, but when the Municipal Board
got ready to enact it some other inhabi-
tants protested. The board overruled the
protest by vote of 8 to L and the ordi-
nance Is now in force.
Mills College Opened.
MILLS COLLEGE P. O., ALAMEDA
COUNTY, CAL, Jan. 17.-Mills College re-
opened yesterday with good mum pers. The
corps OF teachers remained unchanged. 1t
was feared for time that Miss Eye, who
has charge of the mathe MATES, would be
Obliged TO leave on account of the death of
friends, but it has been arranged that she
is to remain. The rnmor getting abroad
that she might possibly leave, thirty four
applications were made for the place,
thirty of them coming from the East
Most of the teachers have remained at
Mills College during vacation. as they are
welcome to do, and have been attending
the Teachers Associa ton in Oakland