The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 13, 1896, Page 8

WHY THEY CHOKED AT THE CHARTER It Is Denounced in Speeches and Strong Reso- lutions. Mass-Meeting at the Metropolitan Temple Elicits Decided Opinions. MAYOR'S PROPOSED POWERS. Provisions Concerning That Official Give Rise toa Great Share of the Free Criticism. An antii-charter meeting was held last evening at the Metropolitan Temple. The audience was very large, crowding the auditorium to its full capacity. J. Leg- gett presided ani called the meeting to order. The proceedings were opened with an organ prelude, ‘‘America’’ and other patriotic melodies, Mr, Leggett made a few preliminary re- marks. He began by saying that only in T would decide in a certain wav. Howdo do they know? 1 know about the Supreme. Court. It once sent me to jail for con- tempt and I have not had the greatest re- spect for it ever since. The Supreme Court can reverse itseli from one day to another. The Supreme Court de- cisions in New York are soid as a joke book. The proper thing to do 18 to knock out the charter and not wait for the deci- sion of the Supreme Courtconcerning 1t.”” Mr. Barry spoke of Dr. Taylor, who helped to prepare the new charter, and said Taylor had told him (Barry) that no respectable man would vote against it. A respectable man, Dr. Taylor probably thought, is one who does not work for a living. But there were respectabie men who would go into the booths and vote against the new charter, but they were not highly respectable. Dr. Tavlor saia in substance that if the freehoiders have not prepared a charter, the Supreme Court will make one. Taylor admitted that tnere were no provisions for the election of |2 Mayor. The Governor would appoint | the Mayor, and the Mayor would appoint | a long list of officers. | Mr. Barry said that under the mnew charter any man who should be arrested and convicied of crime can be either im- prisoned or put to work in the chain gang | at the option of the BoarJ of Supervisors. “Think of the Solid Seven and then think of that! How shall I put it? Buppose we put it that the Solid Seven are putin the cnain gang and that the criminals are put in the Board of Supervisors. There | ar= no worse criminals, and I speak ad- | visedly, than there are now n the Board | of Supervisors making | Francisco.” In two years, Mr. Barry said, pro- | portional representation would be | adopted. It was worth while to wait | two years for that before adopting a | charter. Tt was impossible for any man to vote all right. There were 580 nomina- | tions, and these nominations were made | by the bosses. The people were not to | blanre, put the system on which prima- | ries were conduocted was to blame. Under I the provision for the using of convicts in | the chain gang they will be broughtinto laws for San | ‘. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1896. trict Attorney Foote, in language more forcible than elegant, ordered Chief Deputy Marshal Farish out of his office, even going so far as to attempt a physical ejectment. The trouble cuiminated yes- terday, when Judge Morrow was forced to adjourn court owing to the failure of the principal witnesses in the first case called to put in an app-arance, " It appears that some days ago theaction of the governmenl a ainst Edward Pettit of Santa Rosa, charged with raising a $1 bill to the denomination of $20, was placed: on the trial calendar, to be taken up yesterday. When the case was called it developed that the two principal witnesses for the Government were not on hand. In fact they bad not been served, though Marshal Baldwin declared tnat every ef- fort had been made to secure service, Judge Morrow was somewhat exasperated at having to carry the case over and sought to attach the blame to the District Attorney’s office. The court, however, was soon_convinced that the fault rested with the Marshal’s depurtment. Assistant District Attorney Schiessinger had caused the subpenas to be issued last Tuesday, and hence his office could not in any way be held responsible ior errors committed by Mr. Baidwin or bis chief deputy, Mr. Farrish. It is stated that the Pettit case is only one of many. The District Attorney’s office comglnm that they encountered the same trouble in a more aggravated form during the famous Williams trial. The case of Otto Schmidt of Oakland, charged with impersonating a treasury officer, was also down for tr:al, but the de- fendant failed to appear. His bond of $100 was declared forfeited and a bench warrant jssued for his arrest. Schmidt's attorney said his olient would bave been in court but anticipated that the Pettit case would consume the morning session and his presence would not be desired un- til later In the day. The calendar for the | day being exhausted, Judge Morrow was forced to dismiss the jurors until Friday. e e e Impromptu Exercises. Miss Laura T. Fowler, principal of the City Normal School, has instituted a series of W. McArthur, James H. Barry and J. M. Reynolds, Three of the Speakers at the Big Auditorium Meeting Last Night. this country are such gatherings possible. The purpose of the meeting was to con- sider whether the proposed new charter, which head been advocated by some, would if adopted be beaeficial to the City. That question should be carefully considered. San Francisco needs a charter. The City was given the right to adopt a charter un- der the new constitution., At present there is confusion and much misunder- standing. He at first held back from opposition to the charter proposed; but he had reached the conclusion that he was unable, as a good citizen, to vote for the new charter. He had tried to swallow it; be choked, and could not get it down. jection is that the charter is undemocratie, and that is sufficient to comdemn the whole instrument. There are people standing high who doubt stil! the ability of the people to govern themselves. He did not have any such doubt. Democratic_government has not ful- filled its mission in all respects. Thomas Jefferson, could he be cognizant of the events of the past twenty-five years, would have found much that he counld not ap- prove; but it would be unjust to suppose that Jefferson would thersfore conclude that a democratic form of government is a failure. The trouble has been that the Government has mnot been democratic enough, .and too little faith bhas been vlaced {0’ the people. The dangerous time is when the people go to sleep and the politicians and so-called statesmen bave time and opportunity to do their nefarious work. The hopeful time is when the people are roused to defend their rights. The proposed charter took away, he con- tinued, from the people the power to elect their own officers. It took the power from the people and gave it to an autocratic Mayor. Fe would never vote for any in- strument which would take from the people the power to name their own of- ficers. He thought that one of the worst features of the charter was its narrow and un-American provision soncerning the School Department. He did not believe that it was true that only those who have been educated in the San Francisco public schools are able to instruct. If an educa- tional Chincse wall was erected around San Francisco it would not be long before all reason for pride in the San Francisco pubiic school system wou d disappear. There were unconstitutional measures proposed in the charter. That ought to condemn it. The 900 intelligert school teachers in the public schools were in themselves a sufficient reason for op- posing the new charter. They were almost as a unit opposed toit. He wanted every- thing done thai could be done to bury the charter out of si;ht. He introduced James H. Barry as “the brave, eloguent and disinterested friend of the people.” Mr. Barry was greeted with cheers and applause which lasted some time. He said that he, at first, wauled to support the new charter and labored day and night to fini good features. He found that there might be a way to get rid of the eternal and rotien Police Commission and that would be good, but when he had found one good feature he had found others whiclr made him say that it were better to bear the ills we have than fly to those we kaow not of. The City has needed & new charter for eighteen years, but it would be better to wait eighteen years more than to adopt the charter now proposed. He did nol want tosurrender his constitutional rights, He styled the Mayor, as provided for in the new char- ter, a Czar. It is said that the Mayor would have only the same power as the President of the United States. That was enough rea- son to oppose the measure, For now we bLave a man as President who acts not as it he was our President, but as if he was a being who could do no wrong. He sent troops into Illinvis and Colorado when no overt acts had been commiited. He practicaily told the Supreme Court that the anti-Chinese law was unconsti- tut.onal, and exercised hisinfluence in a way not contemplated by the constitution. It would not do to make the Mayor autocratic. It behooved voters to vote for the best candidates so that “if that infamous instrument shall, by chance, be adopted, we shail be as well represented as pussible,” TiLe new charter would be hard to change if it should not be satis- actory. An amendment could not be made. The corporations have controlled seven or nine Supervisors, How much easier it wouid be to controi three Super- yisors than to control nine. It would take turee-fifths of the Bupervisors and three- fifths of the people and then a majority of the two houses o! the Legislature to amend the charier. Under it the people surrender their rights. A voice—It is rigiculous. Barry—It is worse than ridiculous; it is infamous. " “The fricnds of the charter,” Mr, Barry said, “averred that the Supreme Court His first ob- | | competition with free labor. Who will ‘ have the use of the convicts? The corpo- | rations will have them. Mr. Barry closed | with a quotation from James Russell | Lowell and advice to ‘‘vote against this | infamous instrument.” Mr. Barry spoke | in benalf of the American Women’s Lib- | eral League. | _'W. McArthur spoke on behalf of the San Francisco Labor Council. Before he began his speech he offered resolutions | for adoption which had a long preamble. | | Tue resolutions and preamble were as follows: WrEreas, Freeholders were elected by the | for the purpose of drafting s mew cherter City government; and wheréas, the freehola- ers have falled to carry out this purpose and on the contrary have submitted a charter which not only does not remedy existing de- fects in the laws of the City, but egzravates wheress, the following are among the most objeciionable features of tke proposed charter: First—The great power vested in_the Mayor practically amounting to the disfranchise- | ment of the citizens. | Second—Provisions preventing municipal | ownership of sireetcars, water, gas and elec- | tric plants. Third—Perpetuation of the Contract system | on public works. Fourth—Regulation or prohibition of public assemblage. Fifth—Prison labor, chain gang and Pinker- tonism. Sixth—Provisions practically impossible. Seventh—Provisions barring citizens from their constitutional right to pursue their svocations inany employment in the State; an WHEREAS, The campaign now being made In favor of 'the proposed charter is based upon 2 false theory of responsibility on the part of the Mayor and the admission that several of its most objectionable features are unconsti- tutional and will therefore be stricken out by the Supreme Court, accompanied by the reser- vation that, with all its iaults, the proposed charter is no worse than the present cousoli- dation act, and should, therelore, be adopted {;)r the mero sake of a change, now therefore e it Resolved, That we, the citizens of San Fran- cisco, in mass-meeting assembled, do express our unquaiified_disupproval of the proposed charter, and pledge ourselves to work and vote agains: 1t at the coming election; and be it further Resolved, That we will work for a charter which shall be new in fact as well as in name, a charter which shall permit of the govern- ment ot our eity upon progressive lines and which shail operate to the extension of popu- lar government and the progress and prosper- ity of the commonwealth. | Mr. McArtbur spoke strongly against the new ¢harter ampiifying the points contained in the preamble and resolu- tions offered by him. He said that ne wished that the resolutions might be put to a yote at the close of the meeiing. J. M. Reynolds spoke for the Municipal Reform League. He said that he would notdwell on the new charter much, Tkere were present representatives of the L:quor- dealers’ Association, which bas appointed a small committee to do its thinking and which will be so.d out, There are here representatives of the A. P. A. who have already been sold out. They have ap- pointed a small ¢ mmittee to do their thinking and they will be sold out again. What has this to do with the new chartery Mere.y. that tne corporations will get with the committees and the Liquor-dealers’ Association and the A. P. A.s and the wheelmen will all be found working for the corporations. Do not let this happen, Mr. Reynolds offered for consideration a draft of a new charter prarosed by him- self, which be calied a bill of rights. The resolutions proposed by Mr. Mec- Arthur were adopted and the meeting was then adjourned. making amendments OFFICIALS FALL OUT, Coolness Between the District Attorney’s and the Mar- shal’s Otfice. Alleged Failure to Promptly S:rve Subpenas Said to B: One of the Causes, For some weeks past the relations be- tween the United Biates Marshal’s office and the department presided over by District Attorney Foote have been de- cidedly strained. One side has com- plained of too much assumption of power, while the other has contended that justice was often thwarted through a sheer dereliction of duty. This frigidity between the two arms of the law increased last week, when Dis- citizens of San Francisco in November, 1894, | which should remedy existing defects in the | them by the addition of other evils; and | strictly impromptu exercises appropriate to the various closing days. No time is taken from school work in preparation thereof, each student fully unaerstanding the necessity of being a willing contributor to the programme All friends of education are cordially invited to these exercises. GRAHAM’S FRIENDS. National Guards Give Praise to thé Departing Commander of the Fifth Artillery. One of the most enthusiastic banquets given in San Francisco for many years was that by the officers of the National Guard to General William M. Graham at the California Hotel last night. The following persons were present from the regular army: General William M. Graham, Colonel Willlam Sinclair, Cap- tain Frank Thorp, Captain A. W. Vogdes, Captain H. I. Reilley, Lieutenant Adams, W. W. Galbraith, J. D. Wiley, W. P. New- comb and C, H. Arnold. From the National Guard the following were present: Major-General James, Brigadier-Generals Dickinson and War- field and Colonels McDonald, Bush, O’Connor and Granniss and Lieutenant. Colonels Currier, Gallwey, Stone, Duboce, Cluff, Geisting, Edwards, Nerney, Smith and Follis, Majors Jansen, Hosmer, Dorn and Hansen, Captains Potts, Naphthaly, Eggert, Wetheron, Warren, gnrznn-, Brown, Marshall, Harlowe and Connolly. The following were the toasts of the evening: “Our Honored Guest,” by Gen- eral James; *“The President of the United States,” by General Graham; “The Governor of California,” by General War- field; “The Regular Army,” by Colonel McDonald; “The National Gnard,” by Colonel Binclair; “The Ladies,” by Colonel Grannis, ““Our Parting Guest,” by Colonel 8mith. General Graham will leave on Thursday for Fort Hamilton, New York, and his many iriends present last night wished him good fortune in his new ficld of activity, the banquet ending with cheers for the gallant general. — Charter Publications Free to All. Any person calling or writing to the Charter Association, Mills building, will receive all charter publications free. * FATALLY STABBED. A Chinese Junk Dealer Murderously Attacked by Three High- binders. Chung Luck Duck, a junk dealer living at 613 Jackeon sireet, was stabbed several times last night, and the wounds will in all probability prove fatal, He was sitting in his room with his cousin when three Chinese opened the door with a duplicate key and entered. His back was to the door and one of the intruders quickly stabbed him in the back. He jumped from his chair and threw up his left arm to guard his body from another thrust with the knife. He received it ou his left wrist. The murder- ous Chinese made two more slashes at him, one cutting his leit arm above the elbow and the other his right hand, The tiiree then disappeared. The wounded Chinese was taken to the Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon. Dr. Bunnell jound that the wound in the back was A)rubnbly fatal, the knife having penetrated to the left Jung. ~ Three Chinese, Lee Yen. Lum Ah Fong and Go Ah Chung, are accused of the as- sault. They are said to be members of a highbinder society and the wounded man is a member of a rival society. —_—— Thirty-Fourth District. The Bryan Free 8ilver Clubof the Thirty- fourth Assembly District was organized last night at the corner of Stevenson and Herman streets, and the following-named officers were elected: President, Tim Murphy; vice-president, James J. Corbett; . Asher; treasurer, A. Belig; arms, B. Kevitt. ' Addresses were made by Messrs. Burke, Selig, C tello and Mnny:hy. B e ———— Maguire on Sliver. Congressman J. G. Maguire will deliver an address on Bryan and silver at Unijon- square Hall this evening. P. H. McCarthy will preside. It is the desire of the speaker to have a large attendance from the ranks of the laboring classes, as he wishes them fo undersiand his views upon these inter- esting subjects. BOXING CLUBS GRANTED PERMITS Excelsiors and Occidentals Will Exhibit Next Month. Plans tor New Engine-Houses Accepted by tne Board of Supervisors. NO MORE TAGS ON PEDDLERS. Opening of Bids for the New Munici- pal Building Postponed to November 2. At the regular meeting of the Board of BSupervisors yesterday the revised specifications of the Merchants’ As- sociation for the sweeping of the public streets were adopted -and the clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for the work for one year in accordance therewith. The position of janitor of the Police Court, left vacant by the resignation of Bernard Gilleran, was filled by the ap- pointment of Henry Hailer. The date of opening bids for the con- struction of the new municipal building wnuzpostponed from October 26 to Novem- ber 2. The Excelsior and Occidental clubs, on the recommendation of the Healih and Police Commitiee, were granied permits for boxing entertainments. The former club was allowed a_permit for a datein November yet to be fixed, and the latter two permits, one for November and an- other for Decem ber. Plans for the erection of three new en- ine-houses, and for the repairs to the u-h-street house, were approved, and the clerk directed to advertise for bids for the work according to specifications furnished. It was also decided to advertise for pro- posals to furnish the Fire Department with two first-class and two third-class engines. he City and County Attorney was re- quested to render an opinion asto the liability of the City and County, under a recent Supreme Court decision, to pay fees to grand and petit jurors in criminal cases. The protest of property-owners against the placing of a crossing and cesspools at the intersection of Fifteenth and L streets was denied. That portion of the peddlers’ lcense ordinance, requiring peddlers to wear metal tags, was rescinded. Lt STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Complete Summary of the City Work Consldered by the Board. The Boara of Supervisors took action on the following street work yesterday: AWARDS OF STREET WORK. Capliol avenue, Sadowa to Broad—Grading, macadam, etc., E. Dounelly. Capitol avente, Ssgumore to Sadowa—Same. Capltol and Sadowa—same. Capitol and Sagamore ame. Prospect avenue, Kugenis to Lizzie—Grading, macadam, sewer, eic, Warren & Maliey. Prosiect avenue, Lizzfe to Cort:and—same, Smith & Quimby. Prospect avenue, Eugenin to Heyman—Same. Prospect avenue, Virgin.a to lie. man—Same, F.ugenia and Prospect crossing—Same. Prospect and Esmeralda crossing—Same, War- ren & Malley. Prospect and Heyman crossing—Same, Smith & Quimby. Prospect avenue and Lizzle—Same, John Kelso, Howard, econd to Third—Stone sidewalks, 3.3 Dowlinz. fiawthorne, Howard to Folsom—Stone side- walks, J. J. Dowling. STREET WORK ORDERED. Steuart, Folsom (0 Harrisou—Kast half of west half, refiled, recapped and replanked. Bryant, Spear 10 Beaie—Basali, curbs, Bryant, lwentien to T'weniy-fist—Bitumen, curbs. Bryant, Twenty-first to Twenty-second—Bitu- men, curbs. Ash avenie, Laguna to Bychanan—Bitumen, curbs. Fourteenth, South Broderick to Castro—Cobbles. Locust, ~acramento to C ay—Bitume.i, curbs. Maple, Sacramanto to Cixy—Bitumen, curbs. Michmond avenue, Parker to Commonw ealth— Bitumen, curbs. Cherry, Californis to Sacramento—Bltumen, curbs. . Sutter, Fillmore to Stelner, south side—Stone sidew ‘Sutter, Steiner to Plerce, soutnjside—Stone side- walks, Van Ness, Vallejo to Green—Stone sidewalks. Vau Ness and Green—stone sidewalks. RESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION TO ORDER STREET WORK. Oak, Baker to »sStanyan—Stone sidewalks, bitumen. Uak 8ad Central avenue—Cesspools and cul- verts. Uak and Ashbury—Cesspoots aod culveris. Oak and Cole—Uesspools and culverts. Uak and Shrader—\W ater inlets and culverts. Oak and Clayton—Wa er 1o ets and culverts. Oak and Masonic—Water inlets and culverts. Oak and Lyon—w ater inlets and cuiverts. Oak, sixty 1.et west of Baker— Water (nlets and culvert:, Stanyan, Fulton to Fell—Stone sidewalks, bitu- men. an and Grove—Water inlet, Stanyan and Hayes—Water inlet, etc. Oak and Sta..yan—sione sidewalks, culverts. Suanyan, Ok to Halghi—stone sidewalks, bitu- ren, culverts, eic. Fosom, inird to Eixth—Bitumen, cesspools, otc. Folsom, Thira to Steuart—Bitumen, cesspools, . etc. ‘Washington, Gough to Laguna—Stone side- walks, bitumen. Laguna, Sacramento to Clay—Basalt. Baker and Chestnut—Water inlets, etc, Baker and Norih Point— W ater inlets, etc. Baker and Beac .—Water lnlets, e Baker and Jefferson— Water inlets, etc. China avenue and M ssion—Waer inlets, etc. Eddy, Octavia (0 Laguos—Bitumen. Fourceenth and Noe—Stone sidewalxs. Fuiton, Steiner to Scott—ntone sidewalks. Folsom, Twenty-sixth to Precita—Plank side- walks. K, Ninth to Tenth aveaue—Grading, etc. Noe and Henry—Bliumen. Butter and Steiuer—stone sidewalks. ‘iwenieth avenue, Chestnut to California— irauing, eic. FFwenieth avenue, California to Lake—Grading, etc. ‘Leuth avenue, I to J~Grading, etc. Alabama, Twenty-sixth (0 Precita—Plank side- walks, culverts, aic. Lombard ana Filimore—Stone sidewalks. Fraoklin, .uk 0 ddy—Stone sidewalks. Xkddy, Van Ness to Fraukiin—si ‘Thirteenth avenue, Callforniato LI sidews ks. ~aciamento and Scott—Stone sidewalks, Central and Pacific avenues—Sione sidew alks. OBJECTIONS TO STREET WORK. ‘To be heard ciober 19, at 3 P. M. Chesinut, Hyde to Larein—sewer. 0—Sto Pag. Plerce, Onk to Page—Sione sidewaiks. APPEALS FROM ASSESSMENTS, T be heard October 19 at 8 P. M. : Twenty-fourth and Church—Ston Twenty-fourth and Vi ksburg- Gough' aud Clay —Sewer, eic. Gough, Wasnington 10 Clav—Sewer, etc, Gough, Sacramento to Clay—Sewer, etc. BIDS ADYEBTISED. 3 First avenne, Poiut Lobos to Clement—Eight» luch sewer. ‘Washington, Gough to Octavia—Grading. SURVEYS ORDERED. Ottawa avenue, Huron avenue, Worden avenue ana Ban Jose avenue—Ati cost of $498. ouawa, Mission, Worden and Huron—At cost of $496. GRADE ORDERED, Bosworth, Marsely, Millon and Cuvier—At & cost of $.45. PRIVATE CONTRACT. ‘Twelfth avenue, Point Lobos to A—Grading, ete, EXTENSIONS OF TIME GRANTED. Tfl?nl-h avenue south, Raliroad to P—Ninety days, grading. mc avis, Lombard to Chestnut—Sixty days, '(‘:'n'ua‘, Falrmount to Migusl—mixty days, "zuiury. Miguel to Mateo—sixty days, sewer, Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Chenery, Mateo to Roanoke—Sixty days, sewer, e “gnenery. Roanoke to Castro—Sixty days, sewer, Chenery and Roanoke crossing—Sixty days, sewer, ete. Chenery and Mateo crossing—Sixty days, sewer, e L alifornis, Walnut to Castro avente—Sixty days,, sewe , eie Utah, Seventeentn to Mariposa—Thirty days, sewer, otc. ‘Eddy. Devisadero to Broderick—Thirty days, pave, i ACCEPTANCES. Dore, Harrison to Bryant—Bitumen. Hardy, Sixteenth Lo Seveuteenth—Bitumen. Thirteenth, Fo.som to Harrison—Bitumen. Central avenue and Jackson—Bitumen. California and First avenue—Bitumen. Fillmore and Fell—Bitumen. SIDEWA1KS REDUCED. Collingwood, Seventeenth to Eighteenth—Estab- lished at twelve feet. FULL ACCEPTANCE. Haight, Stefner to Pierce—Bliumen. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. Seventeenth. Noe to Casiro—Bitumen. Webster, Post to Sutter—Biiumen. NOTICES OF STREET WORK. Cole, Waller to Frederick—Biiumen, curbs, waer inlets, e1c. Clayton and Waller—Bitumen, stone sidewalks, culver:s, ete. John, Powell to Mason—Basalt. Folsom avenue, Folsow sputh—Bitnmen. Jaylor and Union—Basali, stone sidewalks, ete. Heron, kighth to Mariposi—! L. Eighth and Howard—stone sidswalk on south- west coruer. Eighth, Howard to Foisom—Stone sidewalks. Nineteenth and Folso one sidewalks, north- east ana southeast corners. Twentleth and Folsom—Stone sidewalks, south- east and southwest corners. Foisom, Seyenieenth co Eighteenth—Stone side- walks, west side. Seventeench, Howard to Folsom—Stone side- walks, south side. Kolsom, Sixienth to Beventeqnth—Stons side- ‘walks. Gough, Green to Unfon—Stone sidewalks, east o st Gough and Unfon—Stone sidewalks, corners. Tayior, Gren to Unlon—stone sid-walks. Joues, Green to Union—Stone sid -waiks. Jones'and Uniou—stone sidewaiks, corners. Eilis and Buchanan—Suone sidewalss, Gorthwest corner. Fut.on Baker to Lyon—Stone sidewalks. Hayes, Webster to Fillmore—Stone sidewalis. Post. Lyon to ¢ entral avenne—stoue sidewalks. Mcallister, Fillmore to Steiner — stone side- walks. Fifteezth, Sanchez to Noe—Stone sidewslks. Noe, Fitleenth toSixteenth—stone sidewalks, west dide. Fulton, Lyon to Central avenue—Bitumen. Sacramento, Locast to Spruce—Bl.umen. GRADES RECOMMENDED. Eleventh avenue South aud L South —To be raised eight feet. Jobu, bason (o Powell—To conform with estab- lished grades. GRADES ESTABLISHED. s Thirty-seventn avenue to Point Lobos—At 284 oet. Thirty-seventh avenue, Point Lobos and Clem- ent—To conform with grade. Mariposa and Pennsylvania avenue—At twenty- one fect. Maripoda and Iowa—At thirty feet. Marl| and Indiana—At seventeen feet. Iowa and Mariposa—Act thirty feet. Maripusa, 150 fect east of Pennsylvaula—At thiriy feet. STREET WORK RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTEND- ENT OF STREETS. Califoruia, First 1o Seventh avenue—Macadam, plauk sidewalks. Leurel place, First 1o Essex—Bitumen, granite curbs. Cole, Oak to Page—Stone sidewalks. Cole, Page 10 Halght—stone sidewaiks. Claytou, Page to Haighi—Stone sidewalks. Clayton, Page to Oak, east side—Stone sidewalks, Guerrero, Seventeenth 10 Eighteenth — Sione sidewalks. Eighteenth, Valencis to Guerrero—Stone side- walks. Seventeenth, Sanchez to Noe—Stone sidewalks. Jighteenth, Noe to Har:ford, south side—Plank sidewalxs. Eighteenth and Noe, northeast and northwest corners—>tone sidewalks. Hill, Noe to Casiro—Stone sidewalks. Tweniy-second, Sanchez to Noe — Sione side- ks. Nineteenth avenue, Point Lobos to Clement— eigut-inch sewer, etc. Twenty-first avenue, rolnt Lobos to Ciement— elghtinch sewer, etc. Grove, Buchanan to Webster—Bitumen. Mission, Ottawa to Foote—Wooden sewer. RECOMMENDED PASSED TO RESOLUTION ORDER- ING. Fifteenth, Noe to Castro—Bitumen, PETITIONS REFERBED TO STREET COMMITTEE. Eleven.h avenue south and L South—Property- owners, to raise grade. Chattanooga, Twenty-first to Twenty-second— Stone sidewalk. Filbert, Leavenworth to Hyde—Property-own- ers, cobbies. Capiiol avenue, Sagamore to Sadowa—Garrett Burie, for reference of grading lots to engineer. Broad, SBagamore t0 Sadowa—Same. Noe, Fifteenth to Sixteenih—For 6-foot side- walk. Valencia, Eighteenth to Nineteenth—Property- owners, stone sidewalks. Twentieth and Lennessee—Property-owners to lower grade. Bay, Jones to Leavenworth—For release from cojtract. Chattanooga, Twenty-first to Twenty-second— six-foot stone sidewalk. Seventh avenue, B to C—H. Weygant, for grad- ing. ¥ wenty-fourth avenue, A to C—Point Lobos Club, for bulkhead. Waller and Central avenne—Property-owners, for sewer, etc. Buchanan, Jackson to Pacific—Property-owners, to pave with bitumen. ‘Scott, Lewis to Tonquin—Fair estate, to erade. Tonquln, Scott to Devisadero—Falr esta.e, to grade. Devisadero, Tonquin to Jefferson—Fair estate, 10 grade. Jefferson, Devisadero to Broderick—Fair estate, to grade. Eigh eenth, Folsom to Shotwell—Property-own= ‘ers, for stone sidewalks. Ulamoud, Seventeenth to Eighteenth—Property- owners, for 8.one sidewalks. Guerrero, Seventeenth 1o Eighteenth—Property- owners, for stone sidewalks. Churéh, Fitteenth to Market—H. C. Mercer, to revoke privilege fur stone sidewslk. Diamond. Seventesnth to Eighteenth—Lizzle Lobell, for postponement of laying sidewalk. Prospect aveuue, Coso to Esmeralda—For thirty Qays’ exiension on grading. Pacific avenue and Wainut—W. H. Hawes; for sewer. Bryant, Twentleth to Twenty-second—Bitumén, PROTESTS REFEERED TO STREET COMMITTEE. Jordan Traci—James C. Jordan against paving, etc. Buchanan, Green to Filbert—Property-owners sagainst stoue sidewalks. California, Central to Cherry—Property-owners agains. paving, "Thir eenth, Noe to Castro—German Benevolent Society st stone sidewalks. Tnion, Sieiner to Scolt—Property-owners against stone sidewaiks. ‘ienth avenue, 1 to J—Property-owners against grading. Fifieenth, Sanchez to Noe — Property-owners against sidewalks. Locust, Sacramento to Clay—Isabella Linahan ust pav.ng, etc. Clayton and Walier crossiog—San Francisco and San Mateo Raliroad against paving. Noe, Fifteenth to Sixteenth—Property-owners sgainst sione sidewalks, kourteenth, Casiro to South Broderick— Prop~ erty-owners against taving Jones, Greeu to Union—Property-owners against sidewalks. OBJECTION TO STREET WORK. Fitteenth avenue South and L South—Sewer,e(c.; overruled. OBJECTION TO CHANGES OF GRADE. First avenue, at crossings of Clay, Washington to Jackson—Sustain-d. - APPEALS FROM ASSESSMENTS. Eighteenth and Diamond—Property-owners, cost of paving; overruied. ‘an Ness avenue and Green—Jay E. Russell, costof pavins; overruied. Van Ness avenue, Greenwich to Chestnut—John H. Sievers, cust of puuing, etc. ; overruled. . Berpentine avenue, Lower Terrace o =erpentine road—From cost of grad.ng, eic.; overrule Street Lommittee Report. Webster, Fiibert to Greenwich—Proposals for plank sidéwalks laid over for & week, Jackson, Mason to Powe.l—-idewalks referred 10 Superintendent of Streets to examine and start proceedings. Sixih avenue, A to Point Lobos—Sewer referred to Superintendent of Streets. Berulce, Twelfth (0 Thirteenth—That an #kten- 810n of sixX mouths be gran ed In laying sidewalks, ck, Masonic to Ashbury— Bitumen, stone ferred (0 Superintendent of Strests. hbury, Frederick 1o Piedmoni—same. De i.ong avenus, Frederick 10 Pledmoni—Same, Lombard, Hyde to in—Property-owners ai- lowea to construct 8-inch sewer. ‘Devisadero and Green—Properiy-owners allowed to cons ruct sewer and pave, Devisadero and Vallejo — Property-owners al- 10wed to sewer and pave. NEW TO-DAY. IF YOU KNOW Anything About Chemicalss You Know About Merck’ss Pure as Sunlight. Used in Our Prescriptions. Can you afford second-grade chemicals? You'd find our catalogue handy. Free. THE OWL DRUG CO. 11128 Market Street. PROTESTS FAVORED. ank sidewalks; 3 procecdin pe “"“on‘t’:h-m—l’-vlm indefinitely posiponed. Tombard. Broderick to Baker—sireet work post- poned till whole street can be paved west from Van Ness. PETITIONS REPORTED ADVERSELY. Van Ness—Green to Union—9-foot stone side- I3 M lesce, Pacific to Jackson—Stone sidewalks. PLACED ON FILE. Grove, Buchanan to Webster—Protest against ceptance of paving. e G feenwich to Lombard—Petition for open- 108, irty-fourth and Miguel— Petition for raliway bridge. Mohammedan depositors in tbe post- office savings banks are enriching the British Government, as their religion for- bias them to receive interest. They in- sist on taking out no more than they bhave put in. ————————————————————— NEW TO-DAY. CITY Street Improvement Co. Rooms 11 & 45, Fifth Floor, Mills Building. Telephone Main 5377 < ACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. 3. W. MCDONALD, Pres E g SToNE 5 W. E. DENNISON, Sec. T. B. BISHOP Eg COL. J, H. MENDELL, J.W. MCDONALD [ & Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. 5. DENN. Retired), W B DENNISONIA gofsvuring Exarxeen. ETORS CONTRACTORS ot et All Kinds of Street King City, Monterey Co., aillway " 7] o W es, Jetties and BITURES MINGS. | e, PROPERTY OWNERS! ATTENTION. 172 CENTS Per Square Foot (0 discrimination) is what you T mevoar atrest paved with BITUMINOUS OCK for by the PACIFIC PAVING COMPANY. Office 106 and 108 Phelan Building. Call on us or send your address and our repre- sentative will call on you. Teiephone Main 658. GRAY BROS. Concrete and Art Stone Work. CRUSHED TRAP ROCK ——FOR~——— Macadamizing and Concrete. OFFICE--316 MONTGOMERY ST. Telephone Main 5111. CALIFORNIA CONCRETE (0. ARTIFICIAL STONE PAVEMENTS. 14 Post St., Sani Francisco. Telephone Main 110, Yale Locks 17 AND 19 BEALE STREET. WARREN & MALLEY, OFFICES: 232 Montgomery St. Ao T aso. CONTRACTORS, 212 Ninth Street. Telephone, South 16L Bay and Laguna Sts. Telephone, Wes: 789. S‘“flf;’;‘:fi‘e‘.‘ifi'@on 200, 4 bells. Alsen’s.. . Portland Cement. | I Strongest, Finest Ground and Most Uniform Cement made in the world. Largest Works and Greatest Production. WILLIAM WOLFF & CO., Agents 327-329 Market St., S. F. P & B COMPOSITION AND T & U GRAVEL RODFING. Parafiine Paint Co., 116 Battery Street. FLINN & TREACY. ART -- STONE -- SIDEWALKS -- AND STREET PAVEMENTS. 801 MONTGOMERY ST A.E. BUCKMAN, 802 Montgomery Street, Room 4, GRADING, SEWERING, MACADAMIZING, BASALT and BITUMINOUS PAVING. TUNNEL, RAILROAD and CONCRETE WORK. OFFICE TELEPHONE Main 991, STABLE, STEINER AND WALLER STS, Telephone West 14 2 'ELEPHONE 1752. CHARLES M. DEPEW PLANING MILL COMPANY. GENERAL MILL WORK, SHIP AND STEAM~ BOAT WORK, " Planing, Sizing and Resawing. OFFICE AND FACTORY, th. 229-233 Berry St, Bet. 4 h and Box 19, Builders’ Exchange, S. ¥. & BUILDING ] : PAPER. .. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. PRESSED: BRICK| | FIRE PROOFING Ialsgml(ifigNCOLNET ST. ——— CAL. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE MAGGIONI KID GLOVES. SPECIAL SALE Cushion Tops ——AT— Half Price! 1000 Pieces ?a;estry Choice Designs, Desirable Colorings, Magnificent Qunlltyh’ —SUITABLE FORB— CUSHION SQUARES. These Goods will be sacrificed for 25c¢ Each. 50c Each. 65c Each. 75c Each. 85c Each. These are manufacturers’ samples, com- prising a great many different patterns. An early call is advised to secure the choicest designs. JUST OPENED, Fall Novelties in RIBBONS. Plain and Shaded Taffetas— Moire, with black edges—Dres- den, in beautiful designs, om- bre effects and latest French novelties—Choice Goods—Low- est Prices. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. See Chronicle and Examiner for Specials in other Departments. NEWMAN & LEVINSON, 125, 127, 129, 131 Kearny Street. BRANCHSTORE—742 and 744 Market S¢ STATEMENT ——OF THE— P CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE— ROY AL INSURANCE COMPANY Of Liverpool, Encland, on the 31st day of Decem- ber, A. L. 1895, and for the year ending on that day, as made to' the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, con densed as vper blank furnished by the Commis- sloner, CAPITAL, ap +eee._$1,878,510 00 ASSETS, Real estate owned by company $4,967,549 94 10ans on bonds and mor.gages.... 8,572,312 94 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned bs company.... 26.776,384 42 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other mar- ketable securities as collateral..,. 5,859,765 75 's 4,026 16 2,582,157 58 stocks and loans . 306,667 50 lme;esl due and accrued on bonds % and morigages. . 3 Premtums o due course of colie- e 0 ... $49,782,015 93 LIABILITIES, Losses adjusted and unpaid, losses in process of adjustment’ or in pense, losses resisted, Includ- 1ng expense: ps 618,115 00 Gross premiu - reiusurance 50 per ces 8,893,328 00 Gross premiums on fire ri l"l!’l;l e than one yoaz. 01000 ; reinsurance pro rata........ Amount deposited by the insu s on perpetual fire insurance poli- cies Veeanee 216,299 58 Liability underlife depa-tment.... 25,816,046 390 Cash dividends remaining uopaid = 27,629 64 All 0 her demands against the company. . 182,566 41 PRSI i il 7 Total liabilities, veee.- $34.168.672 INCOME, Netoash actually received for fire e - remiums . 36,000 Recerved " Tor T e dends on bonds, stocks, loans, and from all other sources . 885,000 00 Received for trausfer fces. 5 303 00 Total income... ++..$10,821,303 00 EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for fire losse: Dividends to stockho!ders. . 1,09 Paid or allowed for commission or broker.ge, puld for salaries, fees :ln':luh.: thr;e: for officers, lerks, etc., pal for State, Na- tional and 10Cal taxes. .,....s..... Total expenditures. ... LOSSES, Incurred during the year by fire... $5,693,660 00 RISKS AND PREMIUMS. 1 FIRR | PREMIDM When writing for further part culars to any of the Health or Summer Resorts in these columns kindly mention the Call. ——— e ST. HELENA SANI ST. HELENA, cILA.RIUM' Rmu'non, REST AND HOME FOR I¥- vallds, consisting of larze mai w: ’uul s'i'.::.'; 90 mouatain muv:nw{fl:'fim watch ' seryice. li“l'ut::,- ale et m &nd sceam baths are among the remedial agents. and beautifal moun Swimniing tank, vl S ki Waier. air and a_ beautital ollyate. Hous first class. Ratesreasonable. &nd‘gg;gm HOTEL RAFAEL, San Rafsel, Califc . 1FTY ;ull::)'rnn FROM n:fl:{ aa or i P LA Tesort or bome It has no equal in OPEN ALL THE YEAR, 1 for Fall and Wint Syl ratnor Ful gnt Winier prsme Net amount of] risks written I during the year. | $2,549,962,190 $10,236,000 00 Net amount of Tisks e xpired during the year. .| 2,468,754,650| 10,169,615 00 Net amount in force December 81, 189! . | 2,870.793,291| 14,479,837 86 CHARLES ALUOCK, Manager. J. BEAVAN, Sub-Ma ager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of April, 1896, HENRY GLYN PIKROW, Notary Public, Liverpoal. Invested in the United States.......57.404.943 11 ROLLA V. WATT, Manager Pacific Departmant, 502-504 Montgomery St., San Franoise, The Royal transacts the largest Fire Insur, bunln-o’f any company in the world.