The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
VIGIIANTES WARD
OFF SCAVENGFRS
Residents of West Berkeley Are
VictOrs in First Day
of Fight
Determined Stand Scares AWAY
Chief of Dump Cart Men,
Who RecOnnOiters


city today. for the scsvengers. warned
by the protests OF the citizens of the
west end. made no, attempt to haul
refuse matter TO the old dumping ground
~ the foot of Gilman street. Their de-
cision not to unload the wagons which
had been filled with garbage prevented
possible bloodshed on the part of the
vigilantes OF the West Berkeley Pro-
tective association, who gathered in
force at the corner of Third and Ca
mella streets 10 turn back all scsven-
gers attempting to dump refuse along
the West Berkeley shore. With gar
bage Of three days standing in the
back yards Of the residents of all
parts of town the situation is serious
Suggestions that the railroad COM
pany haul the garbage out of town on
the fat cars or that il be dumped into
the bay were made to the trustees, but
both were said to be impracticable the
former because Of the protests of the
people living along the line OF the rail
road, the latter because the tide washed
the garbage back from the ocean along 8
the North beach water front.
MANY COMPLAINTS MADE
Meanwhile numerous complaints are
being made to the health officer, DR.
J. J. Benton by house holders. Mrs.
Norris of the Hotel Carlton declared
today that the scavengers have not re-
moved refuse for three days.
The fight being waged by the trus-
tees and scavengers on the one hand
and the residents on the other centers
in West Berkeley. along the bay shore.
where Intellectual attempts were made
today 10 appesse the residents with the
promise that the dumping would be
continued only few days until Fred
foss land at the foot of Delaware
street could be bulkheaded.
The vigilantes OF West Berkeley de-
clarcd that they would resist all at
tcmpts TO dump garbage in their vicini-
ties. Besides the knot Of men gathered
IT Third and Camellia streets to force
back the scavengers a rude wire fence
was stretched across Delaware street
above Fred Foss' property to prevent
the scaNengers from gaining an en-
trancc-at that point Of the tide lands.
BERILLA USES DISCRETION
Joseph Berilla. head Of the scaven-
gers. spent the entire morning survey
ins The property Of the King Keystone
OIL company at the foot Of Bristol
street. with a view to dumping garbage
there lie was given full permission to
use the land as dumping ground. but
Beriila left declaring that he would
confer with Mayor Francis Ferrier
about the situation.
The solid mass of indignant citizens
gathered near the water front were
within sight of Beriila as he left the
land and the determination stamped
on the faces OF the West Berkeleyans
may have influenced him to let the
trustees settle the garbage question
before the scavengers tried TO force
the hand OF the residents.
Mayor Ferrier said tonight that he
had left the finding OF a garbage
dumping place in the hands OF Berilla.
as the trustees for the present moment
had nothing to offer as a substitute
for the dumping place on w. J.
Schmidts property at the foot OF Gill
man street. from which the scavengers
were driven by the indignant citizens.
DECLARES PLAN UNWIsE
Ferrier declared that the plan Of
dumping the garbage at sea was not
a wise one on account of the action
or the tide In carrying the refuse mat
ter back. but said that as a substi-
tute plan he would interview Superin-
tendent Scott Of the Southern Pacific
with view of having the garbage
carried out Of Berkeley on fiat cars.
At a recent meeting of the chamber
Of commerce of this city this plan
was declared unfeasible because of
opposition by residents OF Suisun, who
declared that they would not receivs
the garbage Of the bay cities on ac-
count OF the danger Of infection.
Various plans for the disposal of the
garbage Will be discussed at the meet
ing Of the trustees. at which another
plan viii be presented by capitalists
10 relieve the situation. Their plan
viii not be publicly announced until
the board meeting tomorrow night,
but Mayor Ferrier said that the town
wharf would be utilized by them il
they were given the permit TO dispose
Of the garbage.
Protest from the citizens of the west
end win also be heard at the meet
ing They have not changed their at
titude toward the board and will de-
mand all dumping on the water front
be discontinued.
BOYS READY WITH STONES
The men and women OF the west
end lined the streets today watching
for the appearance OF the scavengers.
Most Of the small boys were kept home
from school by their mothers so they
could be on hand TO stone the scav-
engers should they make their ap-
pcarance- Each wagon approaching
the vicinity was eagerly watched by
small boys located at points of
vantage to warn the vigilantes Of the
coming Of the scsvengers.
At the home of Mrs. w. J. Burke at
Corbin station near the old dumping
grounds women from the neighborhood
met this afternoon to talk over the
situation. The women denounced the
trustees and declared that they and
their husbands would resist all at
tempts TO make their homes face a gar
hage heap. Among the women at the
snecting were: Mrs r. Merlxle, Mrs.
Caroline Connor, Mrs. w. ]. Burke,
Mrs J. j. Holland and others.
r. W Cutchin OF the Contra Costa
Improvement club, who melted the
members OF that organization to drive
the scavengers from the dumping
ground at the California powder works
at the county line was also present at
the meeting He visited residents of
the vicinity Offering his advice
Wireless for Standard OIL Boats
The Standard oil company of San