The San Francisco call., 1897-05-12
A QUESTION OF REPAIRS.
Who Is Responsible for the Condition
of the Tida!-CanaI Bridge?

Who Is Responsible for the Condition
of the Tida!-Canal Bridge?
ALAMEDA. CAL, May u.-At the
meeting of the Board of Trustees last
night the question was discussed as to the
responsibility for the condition of the
flooring of the tidai-canal bridge. The
flooring has become sadly dilapidated and
will soon be in q dangerous condition.
The structure was erected by and is the
property of the General Government, but
there seems to be no way to get the Gov
ernment to make the necessary repairs.
The Trustees do not see their way to le-
gally use the city's money for the purpose,
urgent though the need is.
II was finally decided to communicate
with the Board OF Supervisors and ask
them to make the needed repairs. But
under the ruling of the District Attorney
that the county cannot legally construct
bridges or tunnels within the limits of in
corporated cities 1t is difficult to see how
the Supervisors can undertake this task.
Altogether the affair is very much mud
died, and it looks as though it might be
necessary to suspend all but electric car
and pedestrian traffic across the bridge
when the danger point for teams shall
have actually been reached, which is not
far off.
Laundry Ordinance.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 1.-THE much
discussed laundry ordinance came up be-
fore the Trustees last night, and was
unanim ously passed. Among other
things the new law provides that all build
ings used for laundry purposes must have
3-inch cement floors and other sanitary
arrangements. and it also forbids any one
from sleeping in any house in the city
- =,
Of the radical changes in many laundries
made necessary by the new ordinance, it
was voted 10 defer putting it into effect
until July 1, SO as to give the laundrymen
abundance of time to make the needed
changes. 1t Is expected that many of the
SIN aller laundrymen will have to go out of
business, while the provision against
sleeping in laundries is direct blow at
the Chinese, who sleep, eat and live in
the laundries. 1t is not expected tnat
there will be any opposition to the enforce
ment of the ordinance. The Chine Sc
themselves say they will not oppose il,
and it rests with the property owners
from whom they rent.
Ladies' Night.
ALAMEDA, CAL. May Ito. morrow
night will be ladies' night at the Unita-
rian Club, and a very entertaining pro-
gramme has been prepared for the occa-
sion, as follows:
Address by the president; organ solo. econ
cert Piece in G" (Wnitney), James Hamilton
Howe; barytone solo. Position" (Molioyl,
Walter d. Littleton; piano solo (a), ELSA S
Dream" Uisztl, (b) Romance" (Ru Dins in,
(c) "Etude" tWaldnerl, sigismpnd BIumann;
lecture, "An Evening in Childhood's Realm y
illustrated Dy 150 stereopticon views. James
W. Erwin; vocal solo, For All EteFnity," by
organ solo, "Sonato in CMinor' (MendeIs-
sohn), (a) Gravi. % Adagio e, Allegro mses-
ton Howe; grand chorus (all john. "Home,
Sweet Home"
Notes.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 11-Moses Morris OF
Berkeley and Miss Mabel Hutton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Z L. Hutton of 1920 Willow
street, were married this afternoon at the
Presby terian church.
Harold c.. Ward and Miss Fannie Herbert
will be married tomorrow at the residence of
the brides parents 1433 Morton street.
The Truste ees are discussing the proposition
to meet but twice a month instead of each
week. as at present, but 1T is not likely the
plan will be adopted.