The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 15, 1896, Page 13

——— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896. 18 (VS FIGHT FOR PUBLIC UTILITES Alameda Is Now in the Throes of Such a Con- tention. FRUITFUL EXPERIMENTS — e City Fathers Make Revela- tions in the Matter of Economy. MUNICIPAL LFAGUE FORMED. A Convincing Report of the Expense of One Hunired Menths of Ownersh'p. ALAMEDA, Car., April 12.—Alameda fs at present in the midst of a struggle with the problem of city ownership of public utilities, They have a big fight on their hande, and they and their sup- vorters look on the Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company as their bugbear. [uction Sales GE0. F. LAMSOY, AUCTIONEER. Office—410 Kearny St. IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL LOVERS OF RARE OLD ANTIQUE FURNITURE, CURIOS and BRIiC-A-BRAC. THIS DAY, Wednesday.... <. April 15, 1898, At 11 o'clock A. M. on the Premises, 1102 Sutter Street, T WILE SELT.... A VALUABLE AND RARE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE COLONIAL FURNITURE, Comprising many very beautiful specimens of the unique styles peculiar to that early period, and comprising 1 Magnificent Solid Mahogany Antique English Round Table. with snap 4 feet 6 inches, over 100 yvears old; 1 Old English Dining Table, in £olid mahogany, 75 vears old; 1 Massive Colonial Solid Mehogany San Dy b Sideboard, 125 years old: “olid ningo Mahogany Library Table: Card Ta- San Domingo Mahogany Parlor Writ- Desks: 1V gant Antique Ebony Center Table, richly inlaid: Elezant Mauogany French Turee- quarter or Double Bedsteads: Elegant French or German Mahogany Chairs; 1 Very An- tique Mahogany Library Table, style Louis XVI: Magnificent Solld Mahogany Duchess Bureau: Old French, Polish or Kussian Candelabras: Old Eng- ish Silverware:; Rare Old China; Genulne Bo- hemian ware: Costly Bric-a-brac, with many other specimens of very Tare and valuable antique furniture. GEO. F. LAMSON, Auctioneer. No such collection of rare old furniture Lias been Design for an Alameda Library Building Submitted by Architect George A. Dodge, [From the architect’s drawing.] plant that at a fair valuation was worth $50,170. i The following report of Charles E. Nay- lor, expert for the Alameda Municipal League, was presented: Having been employed by your executive | committee for the purpose ol ascertaining the Ten y ago the Jenney Electric Light- amount of mon 1 'p:h‘ll:gx:({lfl (‘h’;\ v"‘i,'?»'é“;fi.' ing Company entered into business here, | SORSNCIIOn G T8 A Oe: R elty's elec: received e and supplied the light | tric light plant and the va of the services for fifty-two arc lamps to the city at a | furnished and the net ro.flvvl:r\v:((ns(.u‘..‘uh?l‘ cost of $523 per month. The city eventu. | €1 2Pon 8 basis of equitable comparison. with | o nie 3 instructions this time to elly bought out the company and its piant | this meeting, I now beg to present the results $40,000, which is claimed was at least | f my labors and investigations. All such cal- ice its zctu year M0-candle power, at a cost of slightly ver $6 per month, and 1335 incandescent to private consumers, for which received over $350 per month. an in charge, G. A. Wiese, 1 1500 applications for 3000 descen and the Trustees To electricity is re- its electr: ess tha } gh s to erect more arc lights, more power a vired. After considering the diff 1stees aecided on enlarging the city's Lting plant, and at the same iing with another large expense ed them monthly, viz.: the E age of $1000 per month the year for_street nined on sinking + the south end of elect ulty, the City e streets, and u zenerate the elect p the water in the day time. bids were advertised for, ary 3 it was_decided to pro- engines and boilers at a cost of ) k a well for which the Cit to pay the sum of $4 the month a new 250 kilo- According and on F cure new for the sum of $7463. eed to be able to ndescent lights of 16 he ol This dynamo is ctricity andle dynamo, which originally powe cost §1600, was taken ss part payment for §1500, and other old stocks and fittings sold, reducing the total indebtedness in- of the Oakland pany, coniended uld supply 1d Heat Cor his compa: er than the city could. and though Mr. Brittan euat the meet- of the City Trustees to discuss his ms as arranged the agitation still kept d in some measure by the atti- al press toward the pr onents of the d of the courts John Flemir . bu ject. scheme then an attorney in ent of Alameda, »on the City improvin it plant. The injunc- three weeks after on ¢ Attorney, E. K. mmediately held of bills to The Trustee: 1d approv d the same, inasmuch as a rction was at once served upon the board a standstill. v factor has also appeared nt that cities of the fifth class, ch as Alameda, bave norightunder their ters to sell or dispose of lights to their in the itize nd one gentleman, F. Delanoy. bookkeeper for the Sterling Electric Suj ply Company, San Francisco, applied to the fi L to test the point. er the interests of A similarly situated a mu Al Icague was formed, a preliminary zed for and the Municipal eague of Alamed. 0. 1, was instituted. The statement of princip! less than 350 signatures b, been already d which constitute the mem- 1e league, is as follow: in the maintenance of municipal and operation of an electric light the city of Alameda. proposition to enlarge s : 'to time, as public necessity provide for the lighting and public buildings in such a de to_our citizens, who ,with electric lighting at & mini- of city ownership of of distribution, and fave of by the city of Al- umeda as s00u a8 practicable. Some of the most respectable, wealthy and conseryative citizens of the town have become members thereof. Tuere are now nearly 400 names on the membership roll apd the number eadily increasing. The management is in the hands of an executive committee of seven, names are a guarantee that the or- zation is controliea by representativ . They are the following 1k H. McCormick, Pacific Coast agent the Chicago, Roc way, president; Dr. E. 8, Clark, and - aurist, vice-president; Her- , vice-president and manager of 1 Francisco Bridge Company ; Green attorney-at-law; George E. Plum- . a wealthy ship grocer; Colonel J. Tobin, deputy Internal Revenue Collector, and_Captain E. A. von Schmidt, practical | nan. The sccretary is B. C. clal stenographer to the Master in Chancery of the United States Circuit Court. The league contends that municipal owuershiy of light and water is right, just and proper, is cheaper and more economical to the taxpayer, is at ail times a valuable and properly managed, is much to be preferred to having these public necessities of life iadeled out by yrivate corporations when, where and how they ehoose, and at the expense of the tax- paver. Tostill further this idea a public meet- ing was held in the council chamber of the Civy Trustees Saturday night. Carl Cop- ping Piehn, professor of political economy of the University of California who has made a special study of the question of municipal ownership, made the principal speech of theevening. The mesting was presided over by Frank H. McCormick, resident of the league. Charles K. Naylor, the expert employed by the league, also read his report. It was sghown by fizures that instead of the city yarting with all its lighting property in 1895 for the shim of $325 as contended by one of the local papers it really hada 1l value, and in February of | sumed as m: were running 100 arc lights, | 1 c works are | It water instead of fresh | lizing | & city at | amo was purchased | nd at thein- | X—part payment for housing | ant—but the City Treasurer | nd again proceedings were at | ameda city | s, to which no | Island and Pacific | culations must al plent as »tablished by them in 1836 the city pr £40,000 spot cash for the same, this being the initial investment. As a matter of part by the sale of bonds, but this fact cuts no figure in the business calculation. The investment was $40,000. E I disregard entirely the sume paid to the said Jenney company previous to December 1, 1887, for eléctric iight service under contract at the rate of $15 per month per lamp, because these items were entirely disconnccted from the pur- chase by the city of the saia plant. Taking, then, this $40,000 purchase price as starting point I have added the items of construction expenditure from time to time, carrying the account down to April 1, 1896. I | havé also followed the cost of mainienance, | covering repairs, sala and all other i | of running expenses from December 1, 188 April 1, 1896, just 100 months. | Ithas b g all jtems of construction from running e penses, beceuse of the manner of recording the expenditures. For instance, entries were fre- made at times covering quite larg ts under the general designation of supplies” for electrlc-light works. Thi: might be for one or the other or both of i | accounts. I have done the best I could in tie limited time and with the facili mand to separate these items, and believe t the figures which I give you approximate very closely to the correct apportionment of the | outlay. But you will quickly understand wh the absolute accuracy of this division or a portionment of expenditure is not of great i portance as a factor in producing the fin resuit. The variation, if any there be, will be found lacing too much to constructi account and somewhat less 10 the repairs expense ac- count, but the difference will not be material. In producing the final result which I give you Iworked by vears, taking the original cost of the plant, $40,000, end sdding one year terest, then ndding one year's construction , then adding one year's repeirsand run- This you will see gives me at > first year the total expenditure to that d Then'T subitract from this total a credit for the service of the year. This you will recognize leaves a net investment with which to begin & new year’s calculation. In estimating the vaine of the services we are to ¢ the plant, I allow per lamp for the fi the rate previously pasd 10 the con to g the en ontract was voided by thereafter I the ant not bee ed we would have from the Oakland com- at case we would have to pay at e rate that the city of Oakland has sons might be mede herate in such places be exther r than Oakland, the comparison : & reasonable oné, nor the fignres orrect basis, because of the ions throughout the State, caus- ates to pre and be- ecognized probability of Oakland 2 here in the event of our fail- se the plant when we did. uls is my reason for using the Oakland . being the only ones that I feel justified opting tor the reason named. If this my calculation would be varied ice I have also added & credit for irom the sale of incandescent lights 2 Again, there ha vdepartments which caused | some confusion my investigations. This combination is pr natural, from an elec- | trician’s standpoint, because the departments where each department rely independent and dis lectrical, but ent record, it is just as well to keep those reeord separate. These remnrks refer to the fire alarm system, the expense of maintaining whicn has been charged up as & part of the | mainzenance of cleciric light work | _ Upon investigation I accertain that an equit- able sum to charge to the fire alarm system would be, according to the estimate of well informed persons, the sum of $125 per month, and that if it were run as a distinet depart: ment (if we had no electric light works and no | electrician to divide his time between the two departments) the cost wou'd be not less than $150 & month. Fearing, Lowever, to rob the Electric-light Department of too’ much of its expense & count, I have charged the fire elarm system irom the date of its est#blishment with only $1000 per annum instead ot $1500 or £1800, which these estimates would justify. I sube tract this sum from the total expense disburse- ments charged in the books to the Eleetric- light Works. This gives a very cheap fire alarm system at some expense (o the Eleotric- light Department. However, the entire report issubmitted for your approval, and on points of this character is subject to change at your pleasure, i Interest—In getting the views of taxpayers on the subject of cherging the electric-light 1n- | vestment with interest, I found a diversity of | opinion prevailing, some preferring not to charge interest to & municipal investment of any kind, while others considered it perfectly proper to do so. In the first statement tha have treated the plant as though it was pri- vate property, having added 5 per cent each year as explained above and as exemplified particularly 1in any manner by :d statements of any has been ne ful not to be govern opinions or unsupp city official, although it avail myself of the assistance of the ¢ trician and the City Clerk in localing ¢ books and documents and 1n formulating the inventory, and I am pleased to state that neither of these oflicials has endeavored in any way to influence me in my work, nor have they been given at any time a shadow of o suggestion &s 1o what my report might be. I commend them for their discretion and thank them for their courtesy in the matter. For the past fifteen months, as explained, T havegiven the plantcreditfor the income of the incandescent lights amounting 1o 57 71. Now I present a summary of the above state- ment, which reads as {ollows: Purchase and construction. $77,997 29 Maintenance. .. 76,876 6! Iuterest, b per cent added each year ! Oh net COSt....... seseierniee... 16,559 05 Total s, §171.638 03 Cr.—Cost of 1'ghts for 100 months on oy Oakland rate basis... . 120,958 71 $50,479 31 Cr.—Amount paid by S. P. R. R. and : interest on same from November, 1888 at b per cent.. 1,268 70 Net cost of plant to city.. . 849,112 Now I will give you the loss and gain state- ment upon the same basis, with other | tanding or faliing upon its own | t I will give you I | and Will now give you the figures on | paid | facta part of this sum was paid in cash and | en ‘almost impossible to segregate | at com- | in- | pany under a three years' | used the | cf Oakl d for similar early n be a: ained. Ido | an take the fig otner because it appears s at had ion to the credit given the plant for | been a | descent department. L0SS AND GAIN. Cr.—By lights Dr.—Expenses $44,077 ©: . $30,170 75 Net profits Inventory value of plant, etc INVESTMENT. Parchase and construction. Interest charged... 877,997 29 16,559 05 $ from S.P.R.R. with Less received inierest Less net profit. ... 7 per cent cost ... And now I will give upon the actual amount of money paid out for interest to date added to the other items of urchase, construction and maintenance. his you will observe varies from the previous statement only in the matter of interest, as in that one we charged interest upon the totel in- vestment from year to year. while in one, as already stated, I only inciude the in- terest acturlly paid to the Jenney Electric Com- pany and upon the bonds: Purchase and construction Maintenance ............ Interest on bonds actuall, Total. . _ Less amount paid Balance Credit by lights. Net cost of plant After meking the above statement, I further investigated the rates prevailing in Osklar for are lights, and while the same are calc lated upon a different basis from our 0 much per light per night for an ail- hi'run upon a moonlight schedule, our cal- culztions have been made upon a bisis of s0 much per light per montn upon a 1:30 o'clock shedule. iven the plant credit for a few thousand dol- ars too much because of the intricacy of the comparison and the short time in which I have done the work, and have made a new state- ment to-day, which I will now give you, based upon rates for the past fifty-one months of | than the | This 150 per month per light, less figures used in the above statement. statement {s as follows: Cost of plant, with yearly at b per cent Inventory.. interest added Loss.. . Inventory...... Cost of piant, actualiy paid... with interest oniy Net profit., ANOTHER SUMMARY. To place the matter in another point of view the following summary is given, differing irom the former 1n that interest is charged not on the whole investment, but only as actually paid by the city. Purchase and construction account, 100 months, to April 1, 1896 Less amount paid out by Southern Pa- cific Company account station lights. 1,000 00 7 20 Cost of maintenance as above.......... 76 68 Interest actuglly pald (1o Jenny & Co, UPOD bONAS 0 AALE)..roveanraervre 8,139 24 Actual outlay of money............... 51 21 Less present vaiue of plant as per in- ventor. riee. 50,170 75 #111.842 46 Less receipts from incandescent plant. 7 T2 reet lighting for 100 Net cost of months This $108,284 75 an average Inst table | 1,052 85 per month, for an_average of over shows ight lamps per month, as compared %810 a month for fifty-four lamps, the with amo previous to the date of original purchase in 1859. This shows an average cost of $12 per lamp per month for the 100 months which covers depreciation in plant by wear and tear and exchanges of old machiery for new, as well asull running expens Inventory—For the purpose of ascertaining how near the net cost according to the above figures is to the present value of the plant [ had a careful inventory made of the city’s en- tire electric light property. The items I am d_are correct and the prices given ap- <imately so, in some cases, according to a prominent San_ Irancisco electrician with whom I have consulted, being less than the ar- ticles can be replaced for, while in other cases they cover the full value, but upon the whole 1 believe it to be a safe, conservetive and proper valuation. I have this inventory here in detail, but will not detain you now to read it. Suffice it to say teat the total amounts to $50,170 75, while T have just learned, after getting this re. port ready,that there has been omitted from the inventory the eighteen-mile wire circuit for the raitroad station lights. This inventory covers only the property owned nd paid for, and does not inelude any of the unpaid purchases under the latest contracts for the extension of the plant. during the past year has produced some reve- nue, which was included in the creait to ser- | vice in the above statements. There are now ecighty regular customers for | incandescent lights on_the book, and together | with those in the city offices there are 13 G in- ithough the ca- ery will permit 1amps at any one candescent lamps on the line, pacity of the present mac the burning of only 800 time. The monthly income &t present from the in- | candescent system is over $300, the amount for March being $316 75. This includes a very low rate for the lights used in the city public offices, and I see no objection to giving the plant credit for the same, as it is saving gas bills which would otherwise have to be paid. In the inventory all items of expense supplies now on hand, such as cosl. oil, waste, etc. which have already been paid for and charged to expeuse accoun have been omitted; also in the early history of the arc system a few lights were sold from time to time, but_as the income therefrom was inconsiderableand not easily ar- rivedat 1 gllowed thatitem of credit to pass unnoticed. These credits, such as abatement on fire alarm expense, arc light seles and in- ventors of coal, etc., as well s the saving in individual gas bills by reason of reduced rates, will offset any vaziation in the apportionment of expenditures and credits for lieht service. Now, one more word regarding the incan- I have not been able to accurately determine the additional cost of running since this department was added, be- causs, by the introduction of the latest ma- chinery at that time the consumption of coal proportioned to the work accomplished was greatly reduced. However, I estimate the ad- | ditional expense as salaries and incidentals approximately at $150 per month. The in- come is about $£300 per month, so that there has not been any actual loss, although if con- ducted as an independent plant the incan- descent annex would not be seli-sustaining with the small patronage and at the rates now being charged. I find that the stores pay a flat rate of 60 cents per lamp per month, and that the proprie- torsof these storesestimate that thisis about 50 per cent of what they formerly paid for gas, a very material saving. The private residences all ‘have meters and the charge does not de- pend upon the number of lamps 1n the Louse, ) upon the quantity of electri cnf consumed. On all bills exceeding $2 50 there s a discount aliowed of 10 per cent. This discount in- creases as the bill grows, be ng 20 per cent on bills over $3, 30 per cent on bills over $10 and 40 per cent_on bills over $20, so that in some instances the more electricity the consumer uses the less he pays. The rate appears to me 10 be very low and should induce the general use of incandescent lights among our citzens. vou a statement based | this | = | - 841089 80 | 0 ARTAND, CaL., April 14.—The estate of the infant son of the late William Wal- m inclined to think that possibly I have | $ 77,997 20 | of | ing paid for street lighting ut'and | 0 | The incandescent annex installed | The fact that it is not the number of lamps but the quantity used that is the basis of charge is much more attractive to the con- sumer than & fiat-rate system. | From data on file It is evident that many | more lights will besold if facilities are in- | creased.” It would appear that the original | purchase was of a rather inferior piant at an increased valuation and very expensive to c nduct. The cost of repairs was large, 50 that the outfit was run at a disadventage until last year, when most of the old inferior machinery was taken out and exchanged for We have now two arc-light dynamos capanle of carrying 100 lights each. One of these is | working up to its limit, while the other i held in reserve. We also have one incan- descent dynamo, and with the proposed new there will be capacity for fully 5000 incandescent lights. In addition to ,lgs 200 arc lights provided for, there should be no ne- cessity for new machinery for at least five | | | - [ outfit | | years to come. | | 1f 5000 arc lights can besold the income should be from $1500 to $1800 per month which amount ought to carry the entire cost of running the plant. 1t would appear, also, that while no surplus help is now employed, 'some of that help is not overworked and could easily perform the additional servlcs that will be required by the proposed extension and enlarged machinery. A BIG ESTATE. | Left by the Minor Son of the Late Wil- liam Walkerley. kerley has been appraised at $195,867 49 by Joseph Lanktree, J. B. Travers and J. C. | Ewing. This represents a one-half inter- est of the property of the capitalist, shich was distributed to the son’s mother, now Mrs. Blanche Burbank, as bis sole heir at law. The estate includes a half interest in the block bounced by Humboldt and Twen- tieth streets, Sixth avenue and Jordan street, East Oakland; the Pacitic Union building and ¢round in San Francisco, as- sessed at $336,9091 122 shares of the capital stock in the Wyoming Coal and Coking | Compan a claim against the Pacific Union Club for rent of $1250, and against C. F. Webb for $100. Sl e e s i Overturned in the Bay. | OAKLAND, Car., April 14.—Antonio | Pedro, a deat and dumb mute, had his | boat overtvrned between Oakland harbor | lights and Long wharf this mornine. His |leg was entangled in the sail, and the lightkeepers could not reach him for | | thirty-five ‘minutes on account of the northwest gale which was blowing. It | took an_ hour to revive him at the fight- house, but this afternoon he was suf- ficiently recovered to be taken to his home at 226 Second street. HISTORY OF A DAY. | Short Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, April 14. Thomas McGovern, convicted in the Fed- eral court of smuggling opium, has been sen- | tenced to imprisonment in the County Jail for one year. Braguschwerger, who has been in v Jail for some time awaiting trial for forgery, has been found guilty and sen- | tenced to imprisonment at Folsom for three years. The ninth annual convention of the State Christian Endeavor Union wilt be held at San Jose, commencing May 14 and continuing | three days. Alameda County will have a dele- gation of from 300 to 500. A hospital corps will be organized next Tues- day evening at the meeting of the Fifth In. fantry Regiment in Armory Hall. Surgeon. Major Dunn is taking an active interest in | promoting the department. The snit of Mrs. Emma W. Halsey and Kate A. Halsey ngainst the Covenant Mu{ual Benefit Associution over en insurance policy on the life oi the late Dr. Helsey has been dismissed, as the company has settled. Warrants have been sworn out for the arrest of Louis Silver, Willie Silver and Joe Gillet, three boys, on the charge of assaultin, ductor of the Vandercook line at teenth avenue and Twenty-second street. Death has at last come to end the physical and mental trovbles of Mrs. Con Crowley, wife of the well-known First Warder. She aied at the County Infirmary early this morning at the age of 48 years. Her death was occasioned by cancer. Revival meetings are being held nightly at the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church in East Onkland. Rev. C. Hill assisted by Revs. Wh it- aker and Jordan are personally conducting the meetings, and good music will be rendered each evening. B. F. Miller has made application to be ap- pointed guardian of Joseph Miller, an inmate of the Home for Adult Blind, who i8 alleged to Le incompetent and has an’ estate valued at $1000, consisting of a legacy under the will of & deceased brother. B. H. Fisher will succeed L. Wheeler as su- erintendent of the Alameda, Oakland and jedmont Electric Railway on May 1, Mr. Wiiceler having tendered his resignation. Mr. Fisher was formerly assistant to Engineer Storey of the Valley road. Mrs. M. F. Delanoy of Alameda has brought suit_against her Lusband, F.N. Delanoy, for the purpose of recovering $600 for six shares of stock in the Mutusl Building and Invest- ment Company, which she says she sold the defendant at his own request. Judge Greene issued an order to-day for the calling of a Grand Jury, and the names of the nineteen county inquisitors will probably be selected to-inorrow. The names from W‘ich the mneteen are to be drawn have already been selected by Judge Greene. L. B. Thomas, a_bicycle-dealer, yesterday SWore out a search Warrant for a bi¢yele which he rented to J. R. 0’ Neill on Sunday last. The dealer stated that he had located his machine ata pawnshop, where it had been exchanged | g‘fo""““‘" wheel which had been pawned for | _Public Administrator Knight has been given permission to sell the personal property of the estate of the late Lorenzo Ghiozzi, the old gar- er, mcknamed *Garibaldi” who was cd by the Seventh-street local a year ago. ine- k The property makes a melancholy ‘sHowing, | comprising only three wine casks. On the 20th of this month the motion of Adele Rose that Frank Rose atlow her alimon: to the amount of §100 a mourh will be henrg in Judge Ogden’s court. Mrs. Rose supports her request by showing that her husband owns a number of lots in Washington Township, a livery business, with a number of horses gnd wagons. She also asks for an allowance of §500 as counsel fecs. Mrs. Mary Murphy of 664 Myrtle street died suddenly this morning from hemorrhage of the lungs. She retired last evening feeling well, and_was not well when she arose this morning, but before her toilet had been com- pleted the hemorrhage suddenly attacked her, and she died before medical aid could be sum- moued. Mrs. Murg}ly ‘was & native of Ireland, 60 years of age. The Coroner will hold en inguest. Alameda County Happenings Told in | the | ELECTAC LIGHT PLANT Alameda City Treasurer Refuses to Cash Warrants for Same. Prize Dog Stolen—Presbyterian Church Surprise Party—Cylers Hold Electicn. ALAMEDA. Car., April 14.—Last night among the bills ordered to be paid by the City Trustees were two of $400 and $450, re- spectively, to Contractor Constable for buildings at the electric-light works. On presentation of the warrants this morn- ing Treasurer Wheeler refused to pay them unless he were indemnified by a bond of $1000. He does this, he claims, at the instigation of his bondsmen, who are not sure whether the injunction suit of John Fleming against the City Trustees may not be decided against the city. A Big Republican Meeting. ALAMEDA, CAL., April 14.—A meeting of the Alameda Republican Club has been called for to-morrow (Wednssday) evening at Linderman Opera-house, Central ave- nue and Park street. The advisability of holding jeint club primaries for the elec- tion of delegates to the State convention at Secramento will be discussed. The member of the Uongressional Committee from this district, E. K. Taylor, has de- clared his willingness to abide by the de- cision of the club. Alameda has tbhree Republican clubs— the Alameda Republican Club, with a membership of over 700; the Re:ular Re- publican Club, with an enroliment of 400, and the Veterans’ Republican Club, with a membership of 75. 'The two last named have declared for joint club primaries, and the action of the Alameda Republican Club, the oldest and by far the largest or- ganization, is awaited with interest. Able speakers will address the meeting, which bids fair to be the largest political gather- ing held in Alameda for some time. It is enerally conceded that a declaration wiil made in favor of joint club primaries. The proposition as advanced is that the three ciubs nominate separate tickets to be voted at a joint club primary to be held Saturday, the delegates chosen to be in- dorsed by Committeeman Taylor. This action, it 1s believed, will be generally sat- isfactory to the Republicans of Alameda, and the possibility of a contesting delega- tion be avoided. A Pastor’s Anniversary, ALAMEDA, Car, April 14.—The Rev. F. O. Brush, pastor or the Presbyterian Church, and his wife were the recipients of a pleasant surprise party last night in the church parlors. To render it more | complete, and to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their wedding, the Ladies’ Aid Society, througn D. D. Stark, pre- sented the couple with two exquisite floral pieces and a set of sohd silverware to Mrs. Brush. George C. Bordwell also presented the pastor with a '96 model bicycle on be- half of the male members of the church. The Rev. E. Y. Garette, the former_mini ter of the church, and the Rev.J. Cum- ming Smith from Trinity Church, San Francisco, were also present and delivered approyriate speeches. Great Dane Stolen. ALAMEDA, Cav., April 14.—One of the best-known characters on Park street for the past two years is a great Dane dog, Ciesar 11, owned by William Zingw, t oba conist, and who is at present on his honey- moon in San Jose. The dog is now in charge of Constable von Kapff, and one A. W. Schreiber is lodged in the City Jail on a charge of steal- ing him. Schreiber was atrested this morning, and his bonds were fixed in the sum of $1600 cash. e THE MORMON CHOIR. The First Concert in Oakland Was a Musical Triumph. OAKLAND, CaL., April 14.—The Mor- mon choir gave its first concert in Califor- nia at the First Congregational Church to-night. Apart from the musical perfec- tion that has been attained by the choir, the simple fact that itis a Mormon choir from the Salt Lake Tabernacle adds greatly to the interest of the audience. Particu- larly was this the case when the last num- ber on the programme had been rendered. The director announced that there was one more number that they were pleased to sing. ““We have not been a State long,” he said, “and we like our State song.’” The full choir then sang “Utah, We Love Thee.” The music is somewhat martial, and the evident pride of the singers in the new State was very marked. 3 The choir presented one of the prettiest pictures ever seen in Oakland as they faced the audience. It consisted of about seventy-five young ladies and sixty men and was accompanied by a string quartet, apiano, the church organ and harmonium, TEG ladies were all dressed in white and each carried a large lily. They also wore flowers in the corsage and in their bair. The chorus singing is perfect and the soloists possess marked ability. The programme was arranged so asto give full scope to the tastes of musical critics. It contained E£cotch airs, seiec- tions from ‘“Il Travotore,”” “The Mormon Dedication Hymn," **Hosannah’’ and the Hallelujah chorus from **The Messiah.” Master Charlie Pike, the boy alto, is cer- tairly a phenomenon. His voice is mar- velously rich and powerful and it seemed almost impossible that tiie excellent ren- dition of *““Angels Ever Bright and Fair” could come from such a boyish throat, Tuhe choir is staying in its own special train at the mole and hundreds of friends have come with the singers. During their trip they will give only eight concerts in this State. ————— Root Is Held. OAKLAND, Cav., April 14. — Root, the gold-brick swindler, was remanded to cus- tody this afternoon, when he made his fifth attempt for liberty by the habeas cor- vus route. Chief Lloyd is making despe- rate efforts to hold his man, and asa last Tecourse he will turn the man over to oftered at pubic sale in this city for many years. GEO. F. LAMSON, AUCTIONEER. Office—410 Kearny Street. Thursday. April 16, 1896, New Oak Furniture of 15 Handsomely Furnished Rooms, Brannan st._Particulars to-morrow. EO. F. LAMSON, Auctionee those who want him from other places. He is now being held on two misdemeanor charges, with bail at $1000 in each. VARNI'S DEATH. Beginning of the Trial of one of the Two Accused. OAKLAND, CAr., April 14.—The trial of Michael Ghirardelli, charged with the murder of Felice Varni on December 1, 1895, in the joothills back of Eimhurst, | was begun before Judge Greene to-day. The case will be stubbornly contested, and as there is nothing but circumstantial evi- dence ti.ere is some doubt as to whether a conviction will be secured. Varni went out hunting with Ghirar- dell1, Lazeretta and Devincenzi, and the next day hisdead body was accidentally found by a deputy sheriff who was out serving papers. The evidence at the pre- liminary examination was not strong. Landmark Going, OAKLAND, Car., April 14.—The Coun- cil passed a resolution last night ordering the old seow on the Twelfth-street dam at Lake Merrit destroyed or removed. This is one of the old landmarks, Itis on tide land which is under the jurisdiction of the city as contended in the Water Front Company suits. Stricken With Paralysis. OAKLAND, Car., April 14.—Saturday afternoon Attorney Charles F. Craddock was taken suddenly ili with a stroke of paralysis, and is in a critical condition at his residence on Twentieth and Market streets. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. J. B. Haggin (by Lloyd Tevis, attorney) to Michael J. Sullivan, lot on E line of First avenue, 100 S of Point Lobos, S 50 by E 120; $10. Theo or Wollweber to Em Wollweber, lot on W line of Ashbury street, 61:6 N of Frederick, N b5 by W 100; gift. Samé to same, lot on NE corner of Frederick and Tremont avenue, £ 26:3 by N 116:8; gift. Samuel C. Meyer to Deming-Palmer Milling Company, lot on N line of Sucramento street, 50 W of Druvm, N 59:9 by W 25: $10. Christopher Kaiser to Elise K. Kaiser, undivided halfof lot on S line of Bernard street, 252 k of Jones. B 23 by S 50: $10. Cariton Rickards to James and Katie McElroy, loton W tine of Secord avenue, 200 of Clement street, S 25 by W 120; $10. Altred Clarke (by'S. C. Bigelow and A. A. Smith, trustees) to Clristian Hofman, lot on N nue, 160 W of Douglass street, al%o 19t on SW corner of Doug. reet and Caselli wvenue, W 206:8, S 520, N 642, excepting the following: Lot on N nth street, 151:4 W of Dougiass, W 51:4 b N 114: alsolot on N W corner of Seward and Douglass streets, N 100, W 115, S 100, SE 120; $13,950. ALAMEDA COUNTY. James A. Trefry 1o Edward Salz land commenc- ingata point where division line between the lands of the first party and lands of Silvaria inter- sects the center line of the county road from_Ceu- feet, NW 80 80 feet o beginning, town of on Township; 85. commissioner) to Leonard Tract, es5. Charles B. Moraan to E ", Morgan, lot on NW corner of Castro and Twelfth streets. N 100 by W 150, being lots 19 to 25, block 180, Oakland, quitclaim deed: $5, Mary Y. V line of Kirkl N 76 by Onklan W. F.and Laura J. Thomas to William P. and Alice . Todd, re-record of 519, deed 271, on Sline of Oakiand avenne of \ernal avenue, E § 65 10 beginning, be lot 21, Piedmont, Tract, subiect to u mort; TUnion Savings Bank for $650, Oakland 1 $10. Vincent and Marie Hourat to Marcel Hourat, lots 13 and 14, block T, resnbdivision of portion of Eoberts and Woliskill Tract, Oakland Township; $450. Charles H. Sawyer to ~eorzia E.Sawyer (nee Handy), lot on W line of College avenue, 150 S of vlvan Way, W 216, = 48, E 215, N 50 to begin- ning, heing portion of Hillegrass estate in plat 71, Rancho V. and D. Peraita, Berkeley ; $10. J.C. and Mary E. McMullen and Mary H. Buck (b¢ attorney) (0 Georze K. Holloway, lot 10, block 5, Cuse Tract, Berkelev: $10. Jumes E. and da A. Daly to David Ander- sou, lots 5 and 6, block D, 1ots 4, 5, 6 and 18, block ¥, Daly Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. 'H. C. Morris to Charles Marschhausen. lot on N line'of Mountain View avenue, 110 E 0f Sunny- side street, E 50 by N 110, being lot 102, resub- division of block 34, Warner Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. Palmer A. Town to_Catherine Town, lot com- mencingat a_point 75:415 from NE corner of block 43 01 W side of Cedar street, thence N 2. W 75,5 25, 12 75 to beginuing, being lot 3, block 43 in tract 406, Osklaud; also lot 4, biock 43, | lands of Oakland Point Reflroad ferry landing, in tract 406, Oakland; gift. -mma and Lincoln Brodt to Flora Rose, lot on E line of Campbell street, 108:3 N of Thirtéenth, N 26 by F 104, Oakland? $10. Jacon Greenhood to Alice Greenhood, (ot on the NW corner of Twenty-first street and_Broadway, W 172:4, N 150,E 84:8,8 28:11, F 125,895 t0 beginning, beme lots 12,20 and 21, block D, Wil- cox place, Oakland: gift. Joseph Lessmann to Jodocus Schroder, lot on the S\ corner of Taylor and Wood streets, S 32:4 by W 100, block 685, to correct, page 597 of book 302 of deeds, Oakland: $10. 3. and Emeline Longe to Edward F. Grifta, lot on the W corner of Wood street, 111:6 S ot Tay- 101,48 26 by W 100, block 695, Oakland; $1700, Jens P. Simonsen to Neils M, Martin, 1ot on E line of Locksley avenue, 100 N of Summer street, N 50 by K 100, 1029, Locksley square Tract, Oal land Township: $10. George F. Gordon tojLouisa Gordon, loton N line of Butier avenue. 288 E of Idaho street, thence NW 135, SW 48.95, NW 41.90, NE 214.98, SE 173.06, SW 181.95 to beginning, Oakland Tow; ship; grant. Mountain View Cemetery Association to Wil iiam Boelen, lot 230 in plat 12, Mountain View Cemetery, Uakland Township; $65. Lizzie E. H. Beeby to Charles L. A. Scott, lots 81, 32 and 83, Mackinnon and Gohrman Tract. Brooklyn Townskip; the E 15 0f lot 12 and W 15 gtlov 13, Pous' Tract, Map Y, Oakland Township; H. C. and Mary A. Jones to Frederick Baumann, lot on 5 line of Pacific avenue, 130 feet W of W: nut sireet, W 320 by 8 150:2, belng lots 13 to 18 and a portion of lot 12, block 24, lands adjacent (o Encinal, Alameda: $10. Willium and Elizabeth Craib to Charles R. A llen, lot on Sk. corner Thirty-second and Union Strect §. 25 by E. 100 feet, block G, lands in Peralta Homestead Association, Oakland; $5. Charles R. Allen to Elizabeth Craib (wife of Wil- liam). same, Oakland, quitclaim deed; §5. George, J. G. and Mary Marsilly to M. J. Madi- s0n, 1ot on SW corner of Twenty-second and Kirk- ham streets, W 359:6 by S 263:6, being lots 6 to 10, 16 t0 20, block 1, Map of Survey of Northern Extenslon of Oakiaid, quitclaim deed, Oakiand; 30. Warner Land and Improvement Company (a corporation) to James and Joseph Warneralot on NE line of East_Eighteenth street, 50 N of Sixth avenue, N 100, NE 100, SE_100, SW 100 to be- ginning, block 104, Clinfon, East Oakland: $10. Pauline L. Leger 1o Robert_I. Donohue, lot 59 and W ha § of lot 60, block C, Fruitvale Villa Tract, Brooklyn Township; §25. Centerville, W, Leonard i to George I, Wethern, lot on E m streer, 148 N of \vest Twelith, 115. belng lots 24 and 25, block 577, 000. Builders' Contract. Mrs. B. McCarthy with John Blake, alterations and addiiions to billdings on S1ine of Oak sirect, 137:6 & of Ootavia: $2300. J. B. Lo Romer, architect. HOTEL ARRIVALS, GRAND HOTEL. W H Morrison, Suisun tley, San Diego A Belasco, Chicago vpell, Cal A Geoffray, San Jose F Deveudort, SanJose J H McGangham, Cal Howard, val G Train, Cloverdale Marsball, Cloverdale & § Nathan, Sacto Graves, Dixon F W _Georgeson, Fureka LAYMANCE Real Estate & Investment Company, 466 Eighth St., Oakland. SPECIAL LONG CREDIT AUCTION SALE 20 CHOICE 2“ RESIDENCE LOTS, THE VERY CREAM OF BEREEBILIIEY WE WILL SELL SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1896, At 2 o'clock P. 3., upon the ground, 20 MAGNIFICENT RESIDENCE LOTS, 40x182:6 each, In block 4 of the Case Tract, Berkeley, upon UNPRECEDENTED $10 cash as first payment, balance $5 PER MONTH. Low rate of interest at 7 perocent per annum. Streets graded and sewered. Electric cars and half-hourly local trains to San Francisco only 1and 2 blosks away. Too much importance cannot be attached to property at Berkeley, and It is safe to say that well- located residence lots, fine view of the Golden Gate, the bay of San Francisco on one side, the beautiful line of foothills on the other, with & cli- mate unsurpassed, fine school, religious and so- cial advantages, will double and treble in value betore you have your lot paid for. Remember this s the first opportunity ever offered in Berkeley to buy a home at auctfon with only $10 cash. You caunot afford to miss it. Secure a catalogue and examine the property be- fore day of sale. For further particulars apply to LAYMANCE REAL ESTATE AND IN VESTMENT COMPANY, 466 Eighth St., Oakland, iEORGE SCHMIDT, Berkeley, or WM. BUTTERFIELD, second floor, Crocker building, Saa Francisco. 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Sac Mrs J F Hugh(s, Sac C Baker, Bakersfield MrsJ W Kis, 1acoma A Kent, Denver Dr A E Odborn & w, Eld § A Howard, Woodland J Craig, Hightand 8pgs C W Kellogg, M D,Lakep J Clemeshire, Piea§anton J W Bowen, Los Angeles C R Callender,SL Obispo DuFault, Paso Robls J F Hoime, ¥ Gau & w, Colo C D Stanton, Arbuckle E T Blowe, Woodland W C Waters, Watson PALA ‘W H Walker, Salt Lake J M Barrett, Salt Lake J H Walker, falt Lake sman, Salt Lake H Lonquiz, France iott, Detroft C Newman, Chicago Portland L Metzger, Alhany Juck, San_Lufs Obls J W Mcore, Philadelphia J H Hoffman, N Y 1 N Y W D Tobey A B Steinbach, Portland 11, St Louls ppan, C H Antes, Mr&Mrs RF le, Providence G Sterling, A Yolier, N Y J S Patlison, Cincinnati am & w, Houston Mrs Hardenburg, St Paul A LChapman,Columbus Miss Chapmas, Columbus Mrs Jackson, Chicago H Jackson & w, Chicago Miss J D Juckson, Chgo A Loeb & w, Chicago SwW er & w, Chgo J Lounsbury, N Y Sparks, Reno Mrs Tuttle, Reno Miss Cobb, Macon Mrs Runyon, Cal LICK HOUSE. an Mateo W J Hillman, Cal M L Wolft, Helena T 0'Day, Portland 8 Steinmer, Portland R Jamenson, B O anta Rosa P K Schmidt, Calistoga Z T George Jr, Los Ang T J Kiesel, Ogden ¥ HN Ny Mrs E P Keily, Hanford 3 frwin Jr, Mirs G E Corey, N Y Steenbersn, P McRae. Hanford A Potter & 1, § A Hewel, Modesta JB ie & £, Reading L Danth Reading Miss A Arnold, ton W M Wyat, Fre Mrs Briggs, Dav G Noble, Fresno A Bernheim, Ventura P W Tompkins, Cal 3 Upham, Martinez G Gruen, St Louis W H Kent, Santa Rosa J W Weinberg, Angels Dr Brone & w. d Bluff Hon C Coglan, Sacto C D Codb, San Diezo A C Hillman, Davisville BALDWIN HOTEL. J Madison, Sacramento G L Belcher, Sansalito F B Seeley, Indiana J Weiss, Potrero W Wolff, Chicago B R Barker, Livermore Drs Barker. Livermore Miss Barker, Livermore , Woodland it, San_Jose San Rafael H Postlet H Eickhol A K Whitto: FH ©Me G J Campbell Jr, Vallejo A J Sauvill w York JJ Cohn & wi, Nevada E De Saisset, San Jose F W Kerr, San Jose Mrs E J Kerr, San Jose H A Smith, Arcadia W W Walls, New York CPSWu , N York I R Oliver, Stockton Mrs P C Blum, Chicago (4] rtin, Woodland H P rier, Sacramento F M Bullock, New Yori C H Willis, St Paul Mrs C J Cotton, St Louis C Woods, Denver H Ross, Salt Lake NEW WESTERN HOTEL. © W Johnson, Oakland L E Davis, Healdsburg C Edwards, Stock Feat Quinn, Huroboldt W A Wells, C John Finger, Colorado J Stapleton, Centerville E G Perkins, San Jose H P Blackman, Merced E E Keele, te C R Pag Ohio G B Gross, Thetis James Ryan, De “hicago C Wm Spragus A Burto W Palmtag. Hollister M Simon, Placerville T H Bur ew York Ned Long, Yreka, = i smart Broadway, New York, druggist has this sign hanging outside his store; it marks the new era of drug selling, Is it any wonder that he has to enlarge his quar- ters, that his clerks are busy, and that his store is one of the most popular along the leading thor- oughfare? You can afford to trade with a druggist that has such a motto as that. gr. Gibhon’s Dispensary, 5 KEABNY ST. Established =3 in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseuses. Lost Manhood. Det discase wearing onbodyand mingAen Skin Diseases ‘I'he doctor cureswhen othersfail. Try him. Charges low. R Georgeson,Eureka L T Kinsey, Eureka l:-mnp! | Dr-J, F. GKBBEON, Box 1957, San Francisco arantc ed, Callorwrite,