The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
THE LIBRARY BILL.
Anxiety Felt as to Whether the Gov
ernor Will Approve It or Not-Effect
on the Coming Election.

on the Coming Election.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 22.-About
the only p ece of unfinished legislation"
in which Alameda takes much interest is
the bill making the office of Library
Trustee elective. This was passed and is
now in the hands of the Governor awaiting
his signature or disapproyal, as he may
elect. The matter OF drafting the proc
iamation for the coming city erection will
come up before the Board of City Trustees
this evening and the question will be
whether they shall include the five Lii
brary Trustees provided by the new law
in the call. Candidates have been nomi-
mated by the different organizations in
the expectation that the bill would be-
come a law. It is not known that the
Governor has any objections to the meas
ure, but there is no way of for r-telling his
action, and there is an idea afloat that if
the names of the Trustees are put in the
proclamation and on the ticket and the
Governor should thereafter refuse to ap-
prove the BILL the validity of the election
might be endangered. In view OF these
facts those interested in the matter are
anxiously awaiting news from Sacra-
mento.
On the Water.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 22-The Ala
media Boating Ciuo viii hold its monthly
regatta next Sunday morning, the first
race starting at l0:3o. Start and finish
will be from the clubs landing at the foot
of Chestnut street. The principal event
will be match between DR.. Dennis of the
South End Club and Fred Ayres, cham
pion of the Alameda Club. Among others
who will participate are Atwell Webb
George Lewis. William Hanson, Stanley
Scott, Otto Riehl, Chester Ayres, John
Lewis and Olaf Rechel. Entries will not
close till twenty minutes before the start
so that number OF others are expected to
participate.
There was pair Dared yacht race yes
terday on the estuary between Bert Floyd
and Earl Cooley and Thomas Duff and
I Coughlin. The last two won, but the men
will try conclusions again next Sunday.
The Pacific Yacht Club is going to have
six 24-foot yachts built on the skipjack
model. They will cost about $3.50 each,
and are for the use OF the amateur MEM
.bers of the club.
Walters and Fogler's yacht Embia was
launched yesterday in the tidal canal.
. Sne is thirty-seven feet long and quite
beamy and is expected to prove fast YES
sci.
The Street Committee.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 22-The
Street COMMITTEES OF the City trustees re-
ported tonight in favor of extending the
northside and BlandIng-avenue sewers
300 feet to deep water. The cost would
be about $500, and the idea is for the city
to furnish the material and pay the fore
man, using for workmen the laborers VINO
are at this time employed in cleaning up
the streets. Resolutions were passed for
the Improvement of Sherman and Chapln
streets. plans and specifications having
bsen presented. The City Clerk was IN
structed 10 secure the necessary supplies
for the coming election. A resolution
was adopted for the holding of the cleo
ton for CITY officers. Including the i've
trustees of the Free Library, although the
bill making this office elective is yet IN
the hands of the Governor without seton
having been taken thereon. Inc lquor.
traffic question was also ordered placed
on the ballot by the ordinance.
Fine Bulkhead.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 22-Good
progress is being made with the concrete
huIkhead at the foot of Sherman street.
on the southern shore of tho peninsula.
This buikhead was made necessary py the
action. of the waves in eating away the
earth at that point, the encroachmen1
having amounted TO some thirty ieet OF
more. Something like 400 feet all tolo
will be constructed, and as IT is Deih
done in the most approved fashion it ls
reasonable to suppose that 1t Will last lot
all time practically.
2 This buIkhe is in one OF the most
favored portions of town, but, un1or' u
nately, the currents along the shore were