The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
ALAMEDA CITY TRUSTEES
Bids fer Sprinkling Streets
Opened-Obje ction to Street
Opening.
Meeting Of Ministers Union-Con.
tractor Constable to Get His
Money.

ALA MEDIA, CAL, April 2O.-At the
meeting of the City Trustees this evening
bills to the amount of S423 were ordered to
be paid. Eighteen applications for gratui-
tous licenses were received and referred to
committee for report. A majority of the
property owners on Chaplin street, hold.
ing ITS feet frontage on its northern line,
entered protest against street work being
done thereon ion the ground that it is un-
necessary, and being unnecessary is mex
pedient and particularly oppressive in the
present financial stringency" The pro-
test was laid over for six mouths.
third payment of 1925 was ordered to be
paid Constable & Co., contractors for work
at the electric works. One hundred dol
lars was set apart for repairing Webster
street toward the bridge over the tidal
canal.
The Alameda Woman's Exchange was
granted the use of the Council cham ber for
tour meetings to organize committees for
holding a floral fete on the 28th of May.
The bicycle ordinance regulating speed
on Park and Webster streets to seven miles
an hour was read and ordered to print.
Bids were opened Tor sprinkling the
streets. the city furnishing the carts and
water and the bidders the labor and trac-
tion power. Lubben Brothers bid at 81
cents per hour vas the lowest, but all bids
were referred to the committee on bids.
Trustees Leydecker and Fletter were alb
sent.
May Pay Constable.
ALAMEDA, CAL, April 2O-The CITY
Treasurer feels considerably easier in
mind. The City Attorney told him he
had no right to withhold the payment of
warrants amounting to $3.50 in favor of
Contractor Constable and was rendering
himself liable to an action for damages.
On the other hand, he and his bondsmen
were apprehensive that if the electric
light injunction suit against the city
held he would have to refund
the money from his own pocket.
He says now that the principals at the
back of the suit have told him that he can
pay the money over to Constable without
fear of any consequences from them, as an
agreement to that effect will be made in
court next Wednesday.
ministerial Union.
ALAMEDA, CAL, April 2O.-The Ala
media Ministerial Union met this evening
in the parlors of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Park street, to discuss tue cues
ton of Sabbath observance at the reonest
of the Rev. A. Calhoun, DID. of the
United Presbyterian Church of this citv.
who is member of the committee of the
California State Sabbath Association. Ten
mlH ute SpeecneS on the matter were deliV.
cred by the president, DR.. NJ c. Briggs of
San Jose, Rev. J. NJ. French OF Oakland.
Rev. L. S. Brush and Rev. w. w. Scud.
der of this city. The idea is to hold a con-
vention in the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation Hall in San Francisco, Nav Ia.
and to take steps to have a law enacted
compelling the due observance of Sunday
in this State.
As a result of the tuberculine test an.
piled last week two COWS in the citv
limits were killed to- day and sent to the
boneysrds.
The gross takings from the entertain
ment. ''The Rival Queens amount TO
over $400.
Justice Morris this afternoon dismissed
the charge OF larceny laid against A. W.
Schrieber on the motion of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Green, who stated TIA to
steal dog was no felony. Cesar il is
therefore in the possession of Schrie Der at
present.
Canada, the largest British possession of
the crown, has an area, including its lakes
and rivers. OF 3,456,000 square miles. The
United States has an area of 3.5O1 409
square miles; SO the latter territory com