The San Francisco call., 1896-08-05
DIARIES IN GOOD SHAPE.
tuberculosis Scare is Causing
Dairy Owners to Or
ganize.
Board Of Education Declares Alameda
Day a Holiday-Brisf
Items.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 4.-The black
board In the Board of Health's room shows
the dairies of the district to be in first-rate
condition. The general average for butter
and cream fats Is favorable for this time
of the year and the sanitary condition is
improving right along. "The dairymen
are worrying about the condition OF affairs
in San Francisco and Oakland and the
agitation on the subject of pure milk and
tests of cows" says Veterinary Inspector
Carpenter. This agitation will result in
the dairymen combining into a strong as
sociation and going before the next Legis-
lature for an appropriation from the State
to indemnify them for the cows that are
to be killed. There would seem to be
some justice in this claim also. 1t is well
known that there are stages in tubercu-
losis when the secretory glands and the
milk are not affected.
mo doubt injustice has been done in
many a case and the dairymen want
some compensation. This is not the case
in Alameda Ecity. There has never been
by the owner and slaughtered with his
consent"
Board of Education.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 4.-The Board
of Education at its meeting this evening
had to grapple with the difficulty that
always confrontS it at the beginning of
each school term, viz. the overcrowding
of certain of the schools. To overcome
the difficulty certain number of the chill
dren are drafted into other districts, and
the parents and children grumble accord
ingly. The classification committee was
instructed to modify the attendance at the
Porter. Haight and Encinal SCHOOLS in ac-
cordance with the teaching capacity and
floor area. The board declared school
holiday on Monday, August 13. so that
the children might attend the Oakland
Exposition ON Alameda day. The round
trip on the cars, including admission to
the exposition on that day, was stated to
be % cents for adults and 10 cents for all
school children wearing badges, which
will be supplied by the committee.
There were enrolled yesterday 2253
pupils. Accounts to the amount of $1928 05
for supplies and stationery were passed
for payment.
Alameda Choral Society.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 4.-The choral
society is 10 start again next Monday
night in fuckers Hall. 1.-THE Messiah"
is the work chosen for the next concert
which will be held about Christmas time.
Miss Jones, Mrs. Phil Barton and +. n.
Eckley were chosen as a committee to
nominate officers, and Messrs. Eckart and
| George Innes were appointed to draw up
constitution and bylaws.
| Electric Light Works.
! ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 4.-The City
Trustees are having no end of trouble with
Contractor Constable IN his work at the
electric light station. Where the work
has not been in compliance with the spe-
citcations. il has had to be done over
again and this has given rise to unpleas-
antness When the roofing was ready to
go on, black iron was used and not galvan-
ized iron. This the Trustees will not have,
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specifications do not call for galvanized.
The Library Trustees.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 4.-The libra
rian's report was the only item of interest
received or discussed at the Library
Trustees meeting this evening, at which
bare quorum was present. The report
showed 1,073 volumes issued during the
present month, the largest number ever
given out in any month. Bills amount
ing to $799 were passed for payment.
Brief Items.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 4.-Some of the
large assessments on the city roll are:
Pacihc Coast Borax Company, $53, 600;
Pacific Coast Oil Company, $75, 600; Oak
lard Gas, Light and Heat Company,
| $74 $50; Oakland Water Front Company,
$129. 500; Artesian Water Works, S155, 250;
Pacific Improvement Company, $140, 500;
Pacific Land Investment Company, $123.-
$50; N. Clark & Sons, $40, 600; Emile @.
Cohen, $207, 800.
Percy j. Brown and Miss Mae Mckee
were married this afternoon in the parlors
of the Presby terian Church. TheIwedding
was very quiet one, only few intimate
| friends OF the bride being invited.
Mrs. Helen Arents, wife of Albert
Arents, mining engineer, 561 Railroad ave-
nue., died yesterday from an abdominal
| operation in the Woman's Hospital, San
Francisco. The funeral will take place
| from the family residence on Thursday at
| 80 P. NJ
Gray horses are considered stronger
than brown ones, and hereafter only gray
| ones are to be used for artillery purposes