Berkeley Gazette (Newspaper) - December 7, 1895, Berkeley, California 5ti print the only YY jTl paper in EE EE the largest ES STown Official advertisement works U the The works day and OFFICIAL VOLUME SATU DECEMBER 7, 1895 NUMBER a 3 THE TOWN SOLONS HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING And Transact Routine Business and Nominate Library Board of There were not many persons present in the lobby last evening when President called the meeting to All members answered to roll call except Trustee The minutes of the last meeting were read and The Street Committee reported as Protest against laying a wood sidewalk on Carlton street from Ellsworth street to Telegraph avenue signed by Mary Gropp and others representing 680 we think should be The petition of J. Spenger for a 4-foot on the east side of Fourth between University avenue and Bristol street we Your committee recommend granting permission to C. P. Mrs. J. T. Landregan and Thomas O'Brien to lay a sidewalk on north side of Francisco street between University avenue and Cuitis Referred to Superintendent of The request of J. J. Dunn to be released from his contract to macadamize Walnut street we think should be The petition of J. C. McMulIen and others for grade on Grove street between Dwight way and Adeline street and on Oregon and Russell streets we cannot endorse for in our opinion grade should only be given when parties are ready to grade and The petition of H. D. Irwin for the improvement of Adeline street from Dwight way to the south boundary line of the we would suggest be placed on file as grading and macadamizing what is | The South Berkeley Improvement not having named any street needing repairs requested by Street we recommend their petition be placed on The President of the Commonwealth Mutual Building and Loan Association to lay a six-foot cement sidewalk on both sides oi Unison between the northerly line of Bancroft way and the southerly line of we endorse for the reasons said street has just been macadamized and there is no walk of any kind on said Your committee feel in duty bound to report unfavorably on the of the Eighth street which the specification required to be made of one piece are made of four pieces spiked together which impairs the durability of the structure very G. G. J. W. Street The various suggestions of the Committee were The License Committee reported as Your Committee on Licenses begs leave tq report as On the application of Peterson for a saloon license we find that he has complied with all the requirements of the and we recommend the granting of the Concerning the application for liquor licenses from J. F. Munson and C. F. Voted not to allow the licenses of the After the reading of the report there was considerable discussion upon the applications of Mrs. Higgins and J. A. Munson of Lorin for licenses and they were finally The matter of Fred Munday's saloon license came up and it was stated that he had removed the objections and had got nine signers instead of the five The matter was put over until the next Mr. the owner of the stated that the swinging shades on the building were in accordance with an old but that he had now placed solid doors instead of the swinging It wag reported that the Eighth street bridge had not been built ac cording to said that he could not get the limber that was it could not be obtained in the and asked whether he could not take four pieces and bolt them to The engineer said that would be The matter was finally laid over un til the next Report of the Special committee on on public Your special committee to whom was referred the offer of the directors of the Holmes Public Library Asso give to the Town of Berke ley all the property belonging to the and all title and in terest therein beg leave to report as The committee that the Board of Trustees express to the directors and of the Holmes Public Library Association and to all the friends and benefactors of that association its profound appreciation of the service which they have rendered to the public by the main tenance of this beneficent The committee recommends that the Board of Trustees ac cept on behalf of the Town of Berkeley the offer of the Library Associa tion to give to said town all the prop erty belonging to said with all ii le and interest therein maintain the Holmes Free Public Library as a free public library and read ing room of the Town of Berkeley in accordance with the act of the Legislature of the State of approved April 26, an act to es free libraries and reading The committee after con with the Town Attorney and in accordance with his in order that the issue may be more clearly presented as to the powers of the Town Board of Trustees in the recommends that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Berkeley pro ceed to the appointment of five Trustees of the Berkeley public library and reading room to hoid office until the next general municipal lion of said Town of Berkeley and until their successors shall be elected and Carry H. T. G. G. The Board then appointed the following named gentlemen as library trustees to serve until their successors have been elected and F. K. H. W. A. Nay lor and Thomas The resolution closing Bancroft way was Specifications for sewers in Grant Tenth eighth street and San Pablo avenue were also for sidewalks on Center and Francisco A resolution rescinding proceedings on Walnut street in regard to J. J. Dunn's contract were A resolution of intention for laying a sidewalk on the south side of street were An ordinance appointing K. Hen derson city numberer was read and passed to A resolution requiring all water companies in Berkeley to file a under oath with the Board in January 1899. giving each water rate payer and the amount paid and all amounts received for water was The new license ordinance was then presented and and after some changes had been made the ordinance was passed to The Marshall made his leport as to the number of licenses collected for the The Poundmaster presented his report which the President announced was correct as it had been verified by James Heath asked lor a permit to keep his bootblack stand on the corner of Center street and Shattuck Referred to the license C. F. Taber and the asked for permission to maintain newspaper signs on the Referred to the license J. A. Marshal was granted sion to lay sidewalks by private Eugene Mercier asked permission to lay a sidewalk by private contract on Fourth street and Channing Permission to sell the West Berke ley chemical engine was referred to the Fire and Water Mrs. Margaret Leonard asked per mission to lay a sidewalk by private contract in front of her Re ferred to the Street The Board desired to know whether John Higgins had paid his back license The Marshal stated that Hig cins claimed that he did not owe any back The Marshal was then instructed to arrest He said that he had arrested him but the case has not yet come to and he would make no more arrests until the present cases were The following petition was presented to the the undersigned petitioners and residents of the town of Berkeley most respectfully petition your honorable Hoard not to grant a license Id Mundy for the purpose of conducting a saloon on Delaware between Third and Fourth streets of said G. J. J. Mrs. K Nellie Hey May W. R. lames Mrs. G. G. A. W. H. C. W. R. Henry Mrs. Henry Mrs. N. K. J Mrs. 1). M. F. Bids fur the Wheeler street sewer were opened as M. - 6 inch 32 lamp holes 50; V 10 cents M. inch 3n Y 20 cents John 6 inch 38; Y 25 cents J. M. 6 inch pipe 55 Y 20 cents The I was awarded to M. Kids for the Adeline street sewer were opened as M. 6 inch 29 Y branches 25 cents M. Heafy 6 inch 49 Y 20 John Corbelt 5 inch Y 25 J. M. Creed - 6 h 55 Y branches 20 cents contract was awarded to M. There being no other business before the board it adjourned for two - The Unitarian Although called a bazaar it has the appearance of a family emporium for the exchange of one commodity for It appears as an and is for the same as With this society there appears to be a great industry in the home production of artti les of a superior Each member makes it a loint to contribute something to the and great care is taken that the article shall look nice and that the cost shall be at its 'The opening yesterday and last evening was particularly a success in a financial If the society had not proved a reserve of articles there would be nothing for the visitors to look at today or this from former experiences this was found to be when callers drop in this afternoon or evening they will see a like display of fancy articles that appeared Last evening Miss Kate F. Byrne very graciously sang for the benefit of the Her voice was clear and the audience was very mur h pleased with her Mrs. Boynton also contributed a couple of Scotch songs to the delight of those in Our limited space today prevents giving a full account of the of persons and things as we would like One matter we will mention particularly and that is so uncommon in church lai s that it may seem fact referred to is that there is no lottery business whatever connected with the Everybody gets full value for the money they invest. This evening Mrs. Lewis will the audience by and Professor will give some select There will also be some instrumental music to listen At this At this fair everybody is made to feel perfectly at and the friendly chats that are occuring all about the room maVe it cosy and irop in tms evening and take a look maVe rop in tms at the many beautiful things on After the Plums 'The new board of directors of the Stale Home for the Adult Blind will hold their first meeting next This will also be an annual and the various changes in the personnel of the attaches will probably take as has been The new directors are John R. N. T. and T. C. 'The members are John P. Irish and Frank A. Colonel Jack I layes is slated for the ami there is no doubt he will be duly is a very lively fight is being made to place Dr. a blind as the doctor for the Secretary John place is also sought by a number of and Miss formerly of the in seeks the position of Held For Deputy Sheriff Hellar swore to com plaints yesterday charing Michael G. and Antone with the murder of Varini who was brutally killed last Sunday near San All these men are in The prisoners were arraigned yesterday before Judge who set the preliminary examina tion for next 'The Sheriff and District Attorney arc both at work trying to locate evidence against the trio who are now in feel morally certain that the trio can tell a great deal moie of the circumstances of the murder than they have as yet Detective Herbert and Deputy Sheriff Al White are engaged on the and additional men will go to work at Both officers are determined to reach the bottom of the affair if it be They convinced that their labor will develop some important clews within a very short New Plumbing The over the condition of the sewers in the South Hall of the University has aroused the faculty to President Kellogg has brought the matter to the attention of the Board of some of whom have ex pressed themselves as favoring immediate The president has had an expert examination made and has submitted the facts to the who it is have something done in the way of improvement during the coming Great difficulty be in altering the plumbing of South The building is an old built in an old fashioned and there is no map of the plumbing of the Floors and walls would have to be broken through to locate the Professer Soule estimated that the cost would be - Children His William an aged liv ing at 1023 East was arrestad yesterday on a charge of tampering with three little girls at his home 'The circumstances surround ing the case are said to be akin to those which recently were exposed in the Hill district in San Clark's victims are said to be Lottie 8 years living at 963 East Twenty-first Pearl 1569 Twenty-first and Mary Swanson whose home is at Twenty-first avenue and East Twenty-second Clark is charged with having inveigled the children into his home by gifts ot and then playing a pistol and terrorizing them into The case was reported to the police by Mrs. Preston of the Alameda County Humane who has been working on the matter for some days Her attention was called to it by neighbors of who saw the children frequent ing the Their parents were notified and the girls were questioned as to their visits to The disclosures made resulted in his Subscribe for the Gazette AN ASTONISHER A CO-ED ASTONISHES THE UNIVERSITY By Appearing at the Different Lec tures In a Bloomers More Will do the She Wore Some of the eds at the State University are determined to be new no matter what their brothers in that institution or what their less advanced sisters may think about it. A step in this direction was made a year when about half of their number all resolved to appear on the first rainy day in short with leg gings and 'The last step was taken yesterday when Mrs. C. L. Procter came on the campus attired in Mrs. Procter is a freshman co-ed taking a special and re sides in North She met a host of startled faces staring at her in but she walked along 'The first place she visited was the where many a shy maiden was seen to look over her books and While Mrs. Procter was in her German class it became whispered about that bloomers were and the corridor in front of Professor door was soon filled with the curious who desired a peep at the reform Mrs. is not the only Berkeley co-ed who believes that skirts should be tabooed in rainy for there are dozens of others who say they will follow Mrs. Procter's A paper has been circulated among the during the past few weeks on which were signed the names of all those of sufficient courage to brave the storm in Mrs. Procter's suit was made of blue with her golden exhibited the college colors very The B. Dec. 7-The bark John sugar-laden from arrived in port this reports having spoken the overdue steamer November 16th, in latitude 48: 50 longitude 145 with a broken On the date spoken the had drifted 1600 and as she does not carry sufficient sail to make steering she is probably being carried eastward by the Japan Real Estate Julia A. Reng to F. Graber lot 7, block Brown James McGee to W. H. and Cynthia M. Conlin lot 16, block 4, McGee less G. and Nannie Frick to Phoebe or Pearl O. of Charles west 90 feet of lot 3, block A. Berkeley Homestead A. L. and Abbic C. Payne to Folger lot 10, Steele Thomas F. and Ada Graber to Julia A. Ring lot 7, block B. Brown Church West Berkeley Presbyterian corner of Eighth and Bristol Rev. J. Public worship and preaching every Sunday at 1 1 o'clock and evening at 7:30. The Y. P. S. C. E. and Boys Brigade Bible Class meet at 6:30. A cordial invitation to attend these services is extended to Services in the Methodist Church tomorrow as 1 a. class meeting 11:30, preaching at 7:30 p. m. by the Henry Gentle THE BIG SOLANO Editor burlesque on journalism in Advo the following in regard to mysell last W. R. Mcintosh is not in the employ of this paper and is not au to canvass for us or to re advertisements for the The above quotation conveys a false impression and on a par with if not of what ema nates from the throbbing brain of the genius who presides over the destinies of that fraudulent and al most I never was in the of the Advocate or any person connected with it. In an and evil hour I did arrange with the presiding genius the to issue an improvement edition of the sheet in a basis of mu tual profit-sharing and in that capacity represented it for about two this and nothing I am not only but that all the world should know as soon as possible that I have forever severed my connections with this The absolving of my business relations with that sheet was of my own and not that of the as might be inferred from the quotation I now desire to warn all persons in Berkeley not to extend any credit to person connected with the said so-called newspaper on account ol the edition referred for it will never materialize under the auspices of the Berkeley W. R. For Ten acres of choice vegetable or fruit near the town of San Contra Costa on main road to Fine Most desirable land in the For or to see the call on Paine and 805 University between 5th and 6th West 173 im Subscribe for the Gazette There will be the usual services in all of the churches tomorrow both morning and The funeral of the late E. B. will take place tomorrow at 3 p. m. Fritz Meyer who was arrested on a charge of battery was tried by a jury in Justice Lord's court today and was James the Berkeley burglar was sentenced this morning by Judge Frick of the Superior Court to three years in the State Prison at The ladies of the Salvation Army residing in Berkeley have formed a sewing circle to provide clothing for the poor and and destitute families of this vicinity and Mrs. at whose house the meetings are held on Thursday of each week would be glad to receive any cast off clothing from the Mrs. Bradley of Arch street sent several packages on Wednesday last for which the society return The Unitarian bazaar was opened yesterday Shattuck Hall being tastefully and yhe tables and booths being loaded with such ar tides as are specially adapted for holiday There was a musical programme rendered last which was unber the direction of Mrs. Putz Mrs. Sanger and Mrs. The following ladies were in attendance at the Misses Kate Stokes Libbie Grover and Mrs. Ninette Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. J. B. Mrs. Mrs. W. S. Mrs. Mrs. Miss W Miss Miss Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. J. N. Boyd and Miss Mabel The sale will be continued this afternoon and Notice to buyers of household goods Patronize the old reliable firm of H. 408 Eleventh You will find goods just as We live up to the rule as you would be done 18-tf Thar I And step into Schmidt & in the Shattuck Block and inspect those bread and cake knives that they sell for 50 If you need any bird pocket knives or tacks for They have Call for anything in their and it will 11 o U and I Shaving Everything is dull in town except razor at the U and I shaving No. 379 Ninth Oakland 11 IS HIGH AND DRY ON THE PILES AT PORT The Large Kirk Soap Factory of Chicago Burned This Special dispatches to the High and Dec. 7.- As the big Ferry steamer Salono was crossing this morning at 7.16 from Costa to it being very to take number 4, the Central overland from Benicia to Port she ran on to a lot of burned piles where formerly stood Guthrie & grain wharf that was burned some months She is now lying high and dry on the top of some 25 and as the tide is running out the damage to her hull may be The steamer lies in a very bad position at but not until the tide falls will it be known what damage was The officers feel confident that at high water this evening she will be but from appearances at present it will be a costly Trains are sent around via Vallejo and Stockton and traffic is badly It is feared serious damage has been done the Factory Dec. 7.-A fire early this morning destroyed part of the extensive soap manufacturing works of the James S. Kirk North Water The total loss is estimated at The factory was divided into three It was the five stories in that caught The principal on the and the remainder is on the contents and The loss is covered by Still Port Dec. 7.- The British tramp steamer recently reported as having foundered on her voyage from Singapore to this arrived this morning with all well on board The delay was caused by the blowing out of fifty-seven boiler together with the fact that the vessel is capable of very little speed at She was thirty-three days making a passage that usually takes The Gorsedd saw no traces of either or the both long E. H. the oil man of is now better prepared than ever to supply the people of Berkeley with coal oil and gasoline oil and gasoline All orders delivered No. 2107 Stanford avenue East 173 tf Get your clocks and jewelry repaired at R. A. Curry's 2124 Center jewelry of all kinds an Work 152. Now is the time to buy your cloaks capes and By purchasing worth of goods at our establishment we will present free of with an order for one-half dozen 1009 and 1011 Washington between 1 oth and 11 th 146 There is one thing in this world that in order to give satisfaction has got to be and that is a Naturally the artist who ia thorough in his business and produces perfect pictures gets the This accounts for the immense business done by the photographer at 1065 Washington He takes the finest cabinets in the land for per dozen and has a large Berkeley 10a At Blank's Palace of 965 you can get the finest of y French mixed candies for 25 cents a mixed 15 cents a broken 10 cents or three | for 25 Fresh every Ice Drop in when fi go to Oakland 12 John has had the distance tween the and a point 1MM!&' University surveyed to show that it is outside mile and he is erecting a I for saloon He probability apply for a license thi Advertise in the 9023484853534848535323895353532348535323
