The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-05
CALLED A NEW PASTOR
First Free Baptist Church Anx.
iouS to Retain the Rev.
Philip Graft.
EMPLOYES TO PAY DISCOUNT
The City Salary Fund Will Be Empty
Next Week and the Banks
Will Not Help.
EMPLOYES TO PAY DISCOUNT
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANc1soo CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsco CALI
908 Broadway, Jan. 4 (
Rev Phillip Graft has been unanimously
called to the permanent pastorate of the
First Free Baptist Church. This course
was decided upon at the annual meeting
OF the church.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
one, and as the church has been growing
rapidlh under the temporary passionate of
Rev. P. Graft, the members are anxious to
retain him. This call involves q change
OF denominational relationship on his
part, and he has not yet gwen a decided
answer. His decision is anxiously awaited
by the church. DR.. Graft has been asso-
ciated with the English Lutheran demon
ination since he came to the coast, and
was pastor OF the First English Lutheran
Church in tins city till about year ago.
He is acknowledged to be one Of the most
polished ana versatile speakers and writ
ers on the coast.
The following were elected trustees OF
the church for the ensuing year: Professor
L. +. BurrilI, II. ". Snow, L NhlteI A.
II. Mcdonald, DR.. K. T. Pierce, e. A. Cas-
well, c. y. Farnham. Letters from former
pastors, Rev. o. Ii. Tracy, DR.. O.. h.
Penney and DR.. \. /. RowelI were read.
No Money, No Favors.
OAKLAND. CAL. Jan. Next week
there Will not be g cent IN the salary fund
OF the city and rs all the money that Is
now held BY the banks on deposit must be
withdrawn and be put IN the city hired
vault, the employees Will no longer be
sble to get their warrants cashed without
paying discount.
City Auditor Snow said to-day that the
usual discount will henCeforth be charged
by the banks Tor all warrants OF city en-
plOyes. The Auditor said: During the
last five years the banks of this City have
cashed without discount warrants calling
Tor over 100000.
so far as l know no city in the Union
has been so favOrably treated. l am not in
sympathy with any place for the safe keep
ing of the public funds that will withdraw
money from circulation IN our own city.
There have been times and they may recur
when every dollar is needed for right and
proper business accommodation. The city
should be a depositor and never hoard
money in vaults.
4 have no patience with the apparent
desire OF some persons TO injure our own
institutions by crying that they are unsafe
places for public funds. The city should
profit by the wisdom and experience OF
older cities and amend the charter so as to
permit the deposit Of funds with the insti-
tutions which viii secure the city from
loss, by either her own bonds or bonds OF
the United States.
Then as to the payment OF warrants be-
fore taxes are received, Oakland should OBJ
tain ready money by temporary loans.
We grOpe our way in this city year after
year, STUN bling over obstacles and suffer
ing discomfOrts which other cities over
came years ago..
There viii be no money in the salary
fund Tor five months, and the banks Will
charge at the rate OF per cent per annum
Tor discounting all warrants in the interval.
oakIand's Black Hole.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 1.-The Board OF
Public Works, piloted by Chief OF Police
Lloyd, inspected. the City Prison to-day.
The Board of Health has declared the
place to be unfit for habitation. The
sewerage is in such condition that it Is
impOsS ible 10 repair il, and unless the
whole place Is torn down and rebuilt it Is
impossible to make the place other than a
menace to health. The air is bad gas has
10 be burned all day, and the odor from
the pipes Is very offensive, The place is
cruelty cold and not ray of sunshine can
penetrate into the acknowledgement dun
geon.
1t is not known what the report of the
board viii be, but Mayor Dayie says that
the condition Of the prison and the reports
that q safety vault cannot be built because
il would carry down the building are very
forcible arguments why Oakland should
provide herself with a new and substan-
tial city hall.
six Times Successful.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. Al. LYMAN
and J. 1. Smith, who conduct a second
hand clothing-store on lower Broadway,
were acquitted by a jury last evening OF
keeping pawnbroker's shop. The meth
DDS used to obtain conviction were not
such as the jury approved. The alleged
yiolatoTs OF ordinances have been keenlv
watched lately, but as most of the evil
dence has to be obtained by subterfuoe
convictions are not numerous Assembly
man {. c. Dodge appeared for Hyman &,
Smith. and this case makes the SIXTH time
he has secured acquitIals on charges based
on the same ordinance.
Objects to the Account.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 4.-WilIiam Holt
Aldrich, who has brought suit TO have the
trust created by the will of his father vii
nam a. Aldrich, annulled, filed more oh
lecuons to-day. He claims that no valid
decree OF distribution was made to the
trustees, and that no notice of the decree
was ever served upon him. He also sets
forth tnat the account OF the trustees dis
poses OF ms property rights and its allow
anee would be in effect taking of hi.
property without notice. It is anothe,
move on the part of the son to break the
trust of his father.
Protecting the Boulevard.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 4.-The first ete,
was taken to-day toward protecting tin
new boulevard around Lake Merritt. Y
\. Hansen, coal-dealer, was arreste,
this afternoon for violating the ordinanc
prohibiting heavily loaded wagons beip,
driven on the boulevard.
At the Macdonough.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 4.-Rice's 1882
with Bessie Bonehill. Richard Harlan an,
the Kilanyi living pictures. will be at tn
Macdonough Theater on Monday nigh
for three nights and Wednesday mat
inee Next Saturday the Dramatic Concer
Company will give an entertainment.
HISTORY OF A DAY.