The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
THEY FEAR DIVISION.
Residents of TemescaI Want to Incor-
porate Before Oakland and Berke-
ley Take the Territory.

porate Before oakland and Berke-
ley Take the Territory.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 5.-The residents
of the Temescal territory are in state OF
absolute terror lest their district be taken
up partially by Oakland and partially by
Berkeley and they are hard at work circu-
lating petition which shall give them a
corporate life of their own. and it is being
signed by nearly every one to whom it is
presented. The boundary lines of the new
municipality, as set forth in the petition,
are:
Beginning at the northern limits of the city
OF Oakland at point $50 feet east of the east
erlY line OF Broadway and running thence
northerly to the southeriy line of the property
OF Mrs. Z. B. Crocker, thence northWesterly
along that line, dividing parcel of the prop
erty OF Edison Adams almost in two equal parts
and continuing TO the soutneaste,ly corner OF
berkeley, and thence following the southerly
line OF Berkeley out into the waters of the bay.
This parcel of land is divided nearly in
half by Temescal Creek and those resiu-
ing nearest Oakland desire to come into
the city, and should their idea prevail the
dividing line would be the creek. This
would leave the northern half to go into
Berkeley or to remain outside as it is now.
The matter is being agitated freely, and
II something is not done at once to save
the division 1t will come. Said a promi-
nent merchant of Temescal: Here 1 have
built up good business, and if this part
is taken into Oakland l must pay $100
quarter license to do business across the
creek, where many of my patrons reside.
l favored the move to take this all into
the city, but we were defeated, and all
that remains for us TO do now is TO incor-
porate or go down as a divided territory.
Ii we incorporate we can stand out until
we can go into either Oakland, Berkeley
or the city and county OF Oakland. This
way we are no one, and no one has any
thought for our welfare"
Associated Charities.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 5.--The board of
directors of the Associated Charitie have
reelected the Rev. Z. S. Chapman, DID,,
as president; the Rev. H. M. knight,
vice-president; NJ. J. Keller, re-eiec ted
treasurer; Mrs. Helen Kelly, reelected
secretary anu superintendent. When it
came to the selection OF the last-named
oftlcer Mrs. Kelly refuse positively to again
accept the position as 1t Was one of great
responsibility and very trying at tie best,
and some opposition had been manifested
to her in certain directions. The matter
was gone over thoroughly by the direc-
tors. IL was found that tue whole
trouble arose from the jealousy of one
who had no cause. The members of the
board gave their unqualified indorsem ent
to the secretary's work. and in listed on
her remaining in the office, to which she
finally consented.
}. all Men Meet
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 5.-The monthly
meeting o: the fourth-class Postmasters of
Alameda County was held in Haywards
yesterday. The secretary reported sixty-
seven letters written to other counties
urging the formations of leagues to work
with this to secure the placing of the post
masters under the civil-service rule Two
counties reported operations already along
this line. This league has only been or.
ganized for three months, but has within
its mem bership all of the eligable post.
masters. They hold monthly meetings
going from one locality to another in order
that no one place will have the benefit
by reason of less expense in attending.
Postoffice Site Change.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 5.-The post
ofilce will be removed from Its present
~AArters to the corner of Broadway and