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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Complete Summary Of the Present
Work on City thorough
fares,

fares.
Following IS a detailed account of the
street Improvements considered yesterday
by the Board of Supervisors:
FULL AccEPTANcEs.
Market Sanchez to Noe Bitumen
Market Noe to Castro-Bitumen.
Seventeenth Castro to Diamond-Bitumen.
Seventeenth Diamond to Douglass-Bitumen.
seventeenth and Diamond crossing-Bitumen.
Fillmore and Hermann crossing-Basalt
Market and Sanchez crossing-Bitumen.
SIDEWALKS REDUCTION
Dore, Harrison to Bryant Establishing at ten
feet. Referred back TO Street Committee.
AWARD OF STREET WORK.
Noe and Fifteenth crossing = Bitumen, 171h
cents; City Street Improvement Company
Point Lobos and seventh avenues northeast
corne Water inlet, $50; John Dolan.
corner-Water inlet, $50 so; John Dolan.
Point Lobos and Twelfth avenues northeast
corner-Water inlet, 500; John Doian
SO cents; manhole, $50; City Street Improve
ment Company.
Point Lobos and n NTH avenue northeast corner
Water inlet, $50 80; John Dolan.
Union and Steiner, northwest, northeast and
southwest corners-Sidewalks $50; Union Paving
and Contracting Company.
Union and Pierce, southeast corner-sidewalks
$50; Union Paving and Contracting Company
Utah and SevenLeenth-Sewer, 80 cents: corner
each. $50; manhole. each, $50; 3. l.. Lent.
Utah, Seventeenth TO Marposa--Sewer SO cents:
manh0ie, each' ?ou Nily street Improvement
Broderick, Jefferson TO Tonquin-Grading $40.
roadway, So; sidewalks, $50; curb, SIS; Warren
Fell. Scott to Devisadero-sidewalks, IA cents;
Charles a. Carlton
Fillmore and Fell, crossing-Bitumen, 1S cents:
City street improvement Company.
Thirteenth, II 10 I-Grading, cents; George
Spencer
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.
Haipht and Cole-Stone sidewalks, cesspools etc
Cortland Mission to Andover-Plank sidewalks
Church, Market to Fifteenth-Plank sidewalks
Devsadero. Waller to Thirteenth-Stone side
walks
Fell, Buchanan to Webster-Bitumen.
Army, Church to Sanchez-Plank sidewalks
Geary Polk to Van Ness-Stone sidewalks
Julian avenue, Fifteenth to Sixteenth-Twelve-
inch sewer.
Sanchez, Twenty-ninth to Army-Plank side
walks
Douglass, Twenty-third to Twenty Plank
sidewalks.
walks
. Elizabeth, Castro to Douglass-PIank sidewalks
Hawthorne, Howard to Fosom-Stone side
walks.
Pine Dupont TO Stockton-Stone sidewalks
Jessie Third to Fourth-Stone sidewalks
Minna, First to Second-Stone sidewalks.
Howard. Second TO Third-Stone sidewalks.
First. Mission to Howar6-Stone sidewalks
Bernice and Thirteentb-Stone sidewalks
Haigbt, Clayton to Cole-Eight-nch sewer
Haight, a shbury to Masonic-TeD-nch sewer
RESOLUTIONS ORDERING STREET WORK
Pacific and Hyde, northwest CORNERSTONE side
walk.
sidewalk.
webster, Golden Gate to McAlIister-Stone side
walks.
Golden Gate, Fillmore to steiner-stone side
walks.
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ticket, but that there was some question
under what election laws the Commits
sloners were operating. 1t might be
possible that the power resided with the
County Clerk.
An amendment was offered by Com
missioner Creswell that the Board was
favorable to the resolution as submitted
by Commissioners Block, provided it had
the power. In this shape the resolution
was unanimously adopted by the Com
missioners.
In order to bring the matter to test as
soon as possible, a resolution was offered
by Commissioner Creswell that the Board
authorize the Registrar to purchase GER
tain amount of ballot paper from the
Secretary of State and proceed to the
arrangement and printing Of the ballot.
This resolution was also unanimously
adopted by the Commissioners.
The subject of appointing election
officers for the ensuing election, on No.
vember 3, was then discussed. Mr.. Dohr-
mann, on behalf of the Merchants Asso-
citation, presented to the Registrar for the
use of the election board, list of 1000
leading mercantile houses of this City who
employ clerical help.
This list comprises the 523 members of
OF the Merchants Association and the
leading commercial houses, and will be
used by the Registrar In sending out
special circular requesting merchants TO
recommend their clerks for election Off
GERS. Application blanks will be sent with
| each circular, to be properly filled out
and returned to the Registrars office.
Mr.. Dohrmann explained that the object
of the Merchants Association was to CO.
operate tremendously with the Election
Commissioners in securing efficient ana
reliable clerks of election.
The Merchants Association will send a
special request to each of these 1000 firms
that they comply with the wishes of the
! Election missiopers. Active efforts
viii also be taken by the association to
secure desirable clerks in every precinct of
the City at the next election with a special
view of securing full and accurate count
of the votes polled upon the new charter.
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Street Committee Report.

Webster. Suffer to Post-In favor OF stone side
walks if completed in thirty days.
Union, Scott 10 Devisadero-Stone sidewalks, In
favor of postp oning for six months.
Fifth avenue, Point Lobos to AIN favor OF
stopping further work.
Twenty-frst, Hampshire TO Potrero avenue-In
favor of granting permission for 8 inch sewer
whole length of block.
PETITIONS REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
Street contractors filled May 25) for reconsidera-
tion OF action prohibiting granting of permits to
property-owners TO lay basalt or btu men, ETC.
Twentieth, Howard to Shotwell-Property-o own
ers requesting construction of sewer be deferred.
Chattanooga, Twenty fourth 10 Jersey-Stone
sidewalks.
Fifth avenue. Point Lobos to Fulton-Property-
owners for cancellation of paving
Mission Pope to Ottawa Property for
sewer, referred to Superintendent OF Streets.
/, Twelfth to Thirteenth-In favor of grading
and referring TO Superintendent of Streets.
Twenty second and Chattanooga crossing Prop
erty owners for bitumen, stone sidewalks, etc.
In favor OF directing Superintendent of Streets to
start paving way.
raised
PROTEST FAVORED
Bay, Van Ness to Franklin-Property-ow
paving.
PROTESTS REPORTED ADVERSELY.
Tenth avenue. II 20 I--Grading.
Thir zenith avenue, III to I-Grading.
H, Tenth to Eleventh avenues-G radng.
Twenty second, Dolores to Fair Oaks-Stone
sidewalks.
Fell to Fillmore crossing-Paving, etc.
Lombard ana scott crOsSng-PaNlng street.
Formation of district TO be assessed for grading
Polk, Greenwich TO Lombard
Lombard and Devisadero crossing-Paving.
PLACED on FILE.
Randall. Chenery to Mission-Communcation
from Board of Health recommending sewer.
California and Walnut-@ewer outlet complaint.
Van Ness Lombard to Bay-Grades recommen-
dalton from Colonel Kimball, United States army.
Folsom, Thirteenth to Fourteenth-That grade
be allowed to remain.
Van Ness LON bard TO Bav-Petition from prop
erty-owntrs for opening and grading.
Petition of Williams ASphaltum Company for
section to order prescribing rules for paving
material, etc.
Cherry, Washington TO Clay-Sewer protest.
Scott Thirteenth TO withdrawing protest.
Haight, Stanyan to Shrader- Protest OF Market
street Railway Company. All persons must be
gwen permission free to connect with sewer.
BARRED FOR SIX MONTHS.
Lombard Scott to Devsadero-P Paving.
Lombard, Devlsadero TO MISUNDERSTANDING.
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An Old Case Decided.

The United States Court of Appeals affirmed
yesterday the decision of the District Court,
in the case of The Humboldt Lumber Manu-
faeturers' ASS ociation against Olivia Christie
pherson and others. The suit is one of nearly
seven years standing, and was carried to the
Court of Appeals on mandate to secure a
stay of proceedings The case is now referred
back to the District Court for execution. In
1889 the tug Printer, owned by the Humboldt
company WAS towing out TO sea the schooner
Fidelity. In some way the latter ran foul of the
once instituted against the lumber people by
the families of the victims for $54, 900 dam
ages. The District Court held that the owners
of the vessel, which was appraised at $22, 500.
A Judgment for that amount was accordingly
rendered. The Humboldt company disclaimed
any liability whatever, and asked for the stay
of proceedings as already related.
LOANS on watches iewelry, silve~-~are at Uncle
I r.
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Mary Lawton,s Pronerty.

Mary LawtOn's Property.
c. D. Cushing has applied for letters of adj
mnistration on the estate of Mary Z. Lawton
who was burned to death on Saturday last
The property is worth about $4,000.
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LIABILITIES

LIABILITIES.
Losses in process of adjustment OF
in suspense. ...........-..."...
Gross premiums on fire risks run I
ming one year or less, reinsur- |
ance so per cent. ..............-
Gross premiums on fire risks run
ming more than one year, rein
surance pro rata .........-...-...-
Liability under life department.
Cash dividends remaining unpaid.
pany .................- ...............
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23

LOANS on watches, iewelry, silve-~ere, at Uncle
Harris, Is Grant avenue.
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LIABILITIES
Total liabilities
INCOME.

Net Cash actually received for Fire
PREMIUMS. .------.--- ...--- .-.-..
Received for interest on Bonds and
mortgages .--..-...--- 1890.
Received tor interest and dividends
on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and
from all other sources. ........
Received for net Perpetual Pre-
mluulS. .........-....-.
Received from all other Sources
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
THE PaooeaEAosR.

Above the printing presses frets and jars,
, u high room near to the sky and stars,
Who're earnest thought and patience rule alone,
fUnerring, sits the power behind the throne.
Not the turned IS" escapes his watchful eye,
Nor false Greek accent which Is lurking nigh.
The phrase misspelled. misplaced or misap.
piled
These are his prey and many fault beside.
When the great statesman's ardent speech.
which rings ~
Comes to the proofroom, filled with errors
thick,
He sets ii right before the types can click.
The poets verse Of mingled dew and fire;
The preachers word. which lifts the soul up
higher
Anon he deles that and queries this.
Tho setting of the tewel-it is his.
WI en- punctuation drives its victims wild,
He who reads proof alone Ia calm and mild.
He knows the use Of every dash and dot.
He takes the proofs md conquers on the spot.
Well is he named "corrector Of the press"
Through him alone the author finds redress.
Though types may pi, compositors rebel,
With him to make the copy all IL well.
Yes, tho proofreaders art shall still be known,
Alert, INTENT tho power behind the throne,
Nor think his hidden fame or fortune hard.
For him the doing Is its own reward.
Eleanor W. r. Bates in Proofsheet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14

Some say in Wales that if a mare q
shoe is nailed to the Intel Of the door
no witch can ever enter the house, and
that if one Of them happens to go into O
neighbours house broom placed across
the threshold by member of the fam
lily will prevent her leaving. Somebody
has said that two straws laid crosswise
on the threshold will serve the purpose
quite etfectually. A neighbours wife
heard one of them mumbling something
to herself and believed that she was say
ing the Lords Prayer backward. Some
body has also said that they can all be
sent after Pharaoh and his chariots into
the depths Of the Red sea if recourse
be had to an expert, but that the latter
must be skilled in arithmetic, algebra,
Hebrew, Greek, Latin and all the origi-
nal (gwreiddiol) tongues before he can
compass this mighty feat.
The belief in these things is rapidly
gaining ground nowadays. 1t has al
ready crossed the new bridge at Gil
gwyn mill and has crept up from earn
Ingli, past Morfa, along the seashore as
far US Llech-y- drybedd. 1t is also max.
ing its way eastward, having by this
time almost reached that famous old
stone called Arthur's Quoits, and, if its
progress is not checked, it will soon ar
rive at the Seren Office in Carmarthan,
then on to the Diwygiwr (Llanelly),
thence to the Gwron (Aberdare), and
Seren Conner, so that ere long they will
all be full Of witches and their works.
"Reminiscences In Cymra."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
A CITY PASTEL.
Pictured In the Dens Where Editors and
Wealthy Proofreaders Toll.

Pictured In the Dens Where Editors and
Wealthy Proofresders Toll.
Once upon time a wealthy proof
reader who possessed an entire box Of
matches was accosted by an INDECENT
editor who wanted fire for hisspipe and
possessed nothing but copy Of the
"Light Of Asia. The proofreader thus
importuned declared he could give his
comrade no assistance, as his matches
wero hard come by and he had nothing
but good, fat salary between himself
and heartless world. The editor de-
clared he was in the same fix, and the
proofreader relented and gave him one
measly fugitive match with head on
it that was so small it was only a PIN
pie.
"This MATCH" said the editor as he
struck it, (which you have so generous
ly donated to the relief of suffering hu-
mainly has effected q marvellous revo-
luton in society for so small thing.
recollect my grandfather telling me of
the trouble they used to have in obtain
ing lights in the old days-how he
would sit up in bed while grandma
would paddle around in her pretty bare
feet hunting the flint on cold winter
mornings, and how when she had found
it while she was knocking spark out
Of the old flint and steel he was sure Of
another half hours nap. Wow! That
internal thing burned my fingers. Gim-
me another matchp'
"Not to any extent" replied the op-
ulent proofreader. IF you had spent
the time you wasted on that chestnut
in lighting your pipe, you would have
been out Of the woods You can either
hunt flint and steel or procure light
from one of Mr.. Edison's candles. -
Chicago Dispatch.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14

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oIL'nG TIE LEA.


The vcud"rf,i Ef,o on Enormous waves.
Curious stlht.
One of tise no.t curious sights at sea
is that Of All oil bound ship.
Every up to date ship carries oil
tanks, the quantity varying with the
size Of the vessel. For instance, q
steamer e lbn tons burden carries Oh
an average 60 gallons of oil. This oil is
the refuse discarded by the oil refining
factories and often consists Of mixture
Of whale oil, petroleum and vegetable
oil. 1t costs about twopence q gallon,
and large sized vessel can be well sup.
piled for 20 shillings.
The oil is slowed in spacious Zinc
tanks, arranged in the hold of the ship
to act as ballast. Each tank contains 80
gallons Of oil, and an ingenious mechan.
Hal tap arrangement connects the tank
with the outside Of the vessel.
II dangerous gale arises and the
ship becomes unmanageable and likely
to founder, the sluices are opened, and
20 gallons or more Of the oil is allowed
to escape into the sea.
The effect is instantaneous. However
stormy the sea may be, the vessel lies
in gently heaving millpond. There is
no further danger Of laundering, and
the oil moves along with the vessel for
some time, often half an hour, after
which it breaks up and disperses. The
ship must slaoken speed a little, and
more oil is let out from the tanks.
Enormous waves may bear down on the
ship, but on approaching the magic
oiled circle they seem to melt away and
pass harmlessly beneath the vessel.
Sailing vessels are not so often fur
nished with oil tanks as steamers It is
estimated, however. that over 300 ves-
sells have been saved from shipwreck by
means of the oil tanks since they were
introduced few years ago. 1t is only
in cases Of absolute peril that the tanks
are resorted to.-London Answers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
A Village Rising Bell.

For more than 30 years Bowmans.
vile, Pa, has had what is known as
village bell. 1t is swung between two
high upright poles and was paid for by
public subscription. Every day tie bell
is rung three times-at 80 O'Clock q.
m, II O'Clock a. m. and o'clock in
the afternoon. The leading object Of its
ringing is to announce to farmers and
other working people the time Of day.
The first bell in the morning at Bow.
Evansville is the signal for the people to
arise, and in summer most Of the resi-
dents are ont that early. The II O'Clock
bell announces that it is the time to
leave the fields and prepare for dinner.
At o'clock in the afternoon they pre-
pare for supper. - Cor Philadelphia
Record
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14

In Russia much rain is considered q
good omen. 1t is believed that the down.
fall washes away the evil spirits, who
would otherwise be lowering in the air
ready to work woe to the monarch about
to place his crown on his head, the bride
on the point Of plighting her vows, the
babe on its way to the font Or whosoev-
er might DO the hero or heroine of the
moment. Further, the superstitious
moujik believes that each stream of wa
ter has its Rusalka, Or good spirit,
lovely maiden with yellow hair floating
down her back, who spreads plenty
around, but should the water fail, so
that her hair dries, she will die and
famine or other disaster ensue. -Phila.
delphia Ledger.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
Beecha.n.s pms are fo.

beecha4ns pills are fof
biliousness. bilious headache,
dyspepsia. heartburn, torpid
liver. dizziness. sick head.
ache. bad taste in the mouth,
coated tongue, loss of appe-
tite. sallow skin, when caused
by constipation; and consti-
patton is the most frequent
cause of all of them.
Book free; pills a5c. At
drugstores, or write R.F. Allen
Co, 36s Canal St., New York
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14

The women in a North Atchison fam.
lily think the head Of the family is q
regular old crank. He becomes furious
when a crowded. women congregate on
his porch and keep up racket until
late, and when young men call on his
daughters and make no noise at all he
does not like it either. -Atchison Globe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
Wilmington & Northern R, R.

TINE TABLElN EFFECT JUNE estb. 1890
Trains leave Wilmington tFrench street
N. Winterhurn, Guyeneourt, Granogue,
Cossart Chadd's Ford Junction, Poop,
son, West Chester, Embreyile Morton
willie. Gainesville and Intermediates sta
tions. daily, except Sunday. at ITO a. m,
R1O 400 and G.O4 p. m. Sundays only at sos
and intermediate stations, daily except
Sunday. at 40 a. m, 2.l0 and 4O5 p. m.
Sundays only ut S.CS a. m. 2lO and 4.05
p. IN.
termediate stations, daily except Sunday,
at no a. m. and 2l0 D. m. Sundays only,
at sos a. m. and 2lO p. IN.
Go MCAtfSLAND Superintendent.
BOWNESS BRIGGS. Gen. Pass. Agent
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14
HUMPHREYS'

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Oil as CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRIIoIDs, External
Or Internal, Blind or Bleeding-I Itching and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immedate-cure certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and Liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant.
1t Cures TORN, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures BolLs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Security or Scald
Head. 1t is Infalliblc.
1t Cures 1NFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RHEuM, letters, Scurfy
Eruptons, Chapped Hands, Fever Ilisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
Three Sizes, asc., soc. and &I.oo.
Sold by Druggists or sent postpaid on rocsptofprics.
vIun l a a
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-14

Miss Singer-I wonder if that rich
uncle of mine remembered me when he
made his will? l used to sing for him.
Mr.. Law-I'm sure he must have.
He hasn't left you anything. -Yonkers
Statesman.