The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
AGAINST IMPROVEMENT.
Amos Mccartney Protests Against Prog
ress on Bay Farm Islaud-The Other
Settlers Demand 1t.

ALAMEDA, CAL, March 25.-In re-
sponse to the oft-repeated and emphatic
requests of a majority of settlers on Bay
Farm Island the Trustees of the city of
Alameda, to which jurisdiction the island
belongs have decided 10 undertake som
improvement on certain old thorough
fare known locally as Kilkenny road. To
this Mr.. Mccartney objects. He says that
he is the owner of the greater portion OF
the proposed Improvements are carried
the property fronting on that street, and if
out they will greatly injure his land, caus-
ing it 10 be overhowed. The settlers who
ask for the improvement do so on the
ground that the road is their most conven-
ient means OF access to this city across
the marshes that separate the island from
the mainland. The City Engineer says
that Mccartney has laid claim to strip OF
land that is really the public highway,
and the settlers have had much trouble In
keeping the thoroughfare open.
They allege that Mccartney keeps a
''bad man. in his employ for the purpose
OF terrorizing them, said "bad man" hav.
ing record of at least one murder on his
hands, and the peace.loving people of the
island are in great lear OF him. Alto
pether there has been good deal OF bad
blood stirred up in the peaceful district
referred TO, where, IL would seem, as the
old hymn has it, Every prospect pleases
and only man is vile" It is not believed
that the Trustees will pay any attention
to Mr.. Mecartney's protest, as the i'm
provement contemplated is q public ne
cess1ty.
All About Ticket.
4 ALAMEDA, CAL, March PA little
lhbreeze was created in political circles to-
Iday over the pre- eparatlon OF the sample
ballots for the coming municipal election.
AS heretofore stated, there is little rivalry
for the various positions, but the center OF
what interest there is hangs about the
contest for City Attorney. There are two
candidates for that office-E K. Tayl ylor,
the incum bent, and r. B. Tappan. On
the ballot as sent to the printer appeared
the name OF Mr. Taylor first and Mr.. Tap
pan second. This came to the knowledge
Of the last-named gentleman, and he
claimed that as the law required the
names to be in alphabetical order his
should come first, inasmuch as Tap
took precedence over "Tay." A begin
ming was made toward instituting man.
damus proceedings to have the order OF
the names changed, but the Clerk and the
City Attorney did not wait for 1t, but
changed the ticket as demanded by Mr..
Tappan.
The Sheriff Baked.
ALAMEDA, CAL., Marcn Zo.-I ap-
nears that the Sheriff congratulated him.
self too soon on his supposed success in
serving some legal papers upon Mrs.
Olive Speedy, made necessary by suit
brought by The lady in question to recover
damages from the Sheriff and an attorney
for selling piece of property upon which
she claimed homestead.
The Sheriff supposed that he served the
papers in question upon Mrs. Speedily a:
her residence. but 1t now transpires that it
was not Mrs. Speedily at all, but her daugh-
ter. who greatly resemble her, and who
took the documents without word, leav-
ing the officer to suppose that he had been
successful.
Claims to Have Been Misrepresented.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 25.--George
Morris. the Park-street grocer whose son
has been taking up 80 much space In tho
papers for few days in airing his griey-
ances against his parent, says that he has
been grossly misrepresented. He says
that his son is thoroughIy bad boy and ,1
which have even gone over the border of
crime. He has stolen money and valua-