The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898. WILL BRING POWER O'ER HILL AND DALE Transmission of Electrical Force From the Mountains to the Sea. Tumbling Torrents in the Sierra Nevada to Be Utilized in San Francisco Manufactories. The most interesting scheme ever | concefved for the benefit of the manu- | facturing industries of San Francisco | is about to be executed during the com- ing year. It means the transmission of 10,000 horsepower as a commencement from the waters now running to waste on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in Alpine, Amador | and Calaveras counties, by means of an electrical line 110 miles in length to the of San Francisco, there to be dis: city tributed at a small monthly cost to the | vario industries needing fit. i Many obstacles have presented them- | selves to discourage the scheme, but, with the pluck and energy characteris- flumes, which will cover altogether four miles in length, with a grade of eight feet to the mile; its average velocity is five feet per second. In the past its main duty was to supply the towns 5f Ione and other villages but now it will have to be at least doubled In capacity to meet the re- quirements of the plant. on, as the cost of an underground tun- nel would be prohibitive at this stage of the enterprise. To further lessen any obstruction to navigation, the tower line has been located along the shallow water separating San Leandro penin- sula from the southeast part of San | Francisco peninsula. No navigation other than that to Alviso and Baden stockyards will pass beneath the arches formed by the wire, which at no point will be less than 125 feet from the sur- | face of the bay, so that vessels can pass | through without interruption. At night | the tops of the towers will be illumin- ated by arc lamps, so that mariners can steer their way safely between. Colonel Suter of the United ‘States Army Engineers has been consulted with the view of gaining Government permission for the proposed structure; but application must nnally be made to Congress to get the consent of the authorities. As the navigable channel at this point is only a mile wide, three towers with two spans of a half-mile each will be ample. The approaches on both sides of the towers will be car- | ried on high poles sunk in the bay mud, and as the water is very shallow no hindrance to navigation or the flow of | the currents will be caused thereby. As can be seen from the accompany- ing map, the pole line will make an air line from San Leandro to Stock- ton, skirting south of Mount Diablo, and crossing the marshes along the |levees. Most of this part of the route has been surveyed; east of Stockton proposed POWer | the Jine will run along the main coun- |ty road to the northeast for about The size to which it will have to be | {renty miles and thence make a di- enlargec and the water storagerequired | rect line for the power-house. In the to tide over the dry season are points |city of San Francisco the line will run now being determined by skilled en- | north along Railroad avenue and Ken- With a_capacity of gineering talent. miilion 120 cubic feet per second 28,382 gallons of wate would be ccnveyed in | Union tucky street, tapping first the manufac- turing belt of the Potrero, including the Iron Works and such other a year, while the total storage capacity | plaats as at present consume a vast of the present reservoir sites, as per | quantity of coal, which it 6 proposed It is figured to take a year at least for the completion of the system. As will be seen from the accompanying map the pole line crosses flve coun- ties—Calaveras, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco— over all of which rights of way have to be acquired. Franchises are at once to be applied for to pass through the city of Stockton, the village of San Leandro and the ecity of San Fran- cisco, as well as from the various Boards of Supervisors to carry the pole line along the county roads where con- venient. The acquisition of rights of way for the pole line is now being pro- cured by Prince Poniatowski's agents over private lands, and in a short time announcement may be made of the completion of all the preliminary steps In the scheme, so that construc- tion can be actively prosecuted. Prince Poniatowski is to be president of the new company, Mr. Angus, once asso- ciated with the late Mr. Roe of elec- tric promotion fame, secretary, and Mr. Pierce and other local capitalists will be on the directorate of the power company. —_— ILLNESS OF D. C. CRITTENDEN. The Well-Known Mining Man Is Not Expected to Live Many Days. Dwight C. Crittenden is lving at the point of death in St. Mary's Hospital, suffering from dropsy and heart failure. Few, If any, of the earlier stockbrokers and mining men of California are better known than Dwight C. Crittenden; he has becn identified with mining for the past thirty years. Twenty years ago he reached the height of his career, while superintendent of the Northern Bell Min- ing Company at Candelaria, Nev., which was then producing millions of dollars and paying enormous dividends. Connected with the *Big Four,” of which Mackay, Fair, Flood and O'Brien were the magnets around whom all spec- PLAN OF POLE LINE Scale ——— /0 Miles-1Inch o tic of California, they have all been | the accompanying table, is 20,942 mil- | to supplant with the new power. overcome, and The Call is now enabled to give whole proposition. The water supply embraces the Blue | Lakes Water Company’s system, in the | above-named counties, which consists of various natural lakes and artificially i constructed reservolr basins, ranging in altitude from 8109 feet to 5670 feet above | sea level. The highest of these is the | upper or west Blue Lake, which is a deep mountain lake of fresh, pure | water, at present 375 acres in extent. | Lower Blue Lake is two miles south of Upper Blue Lake, and the latter emp- ties into it through a stream having a fall of about ninety feet. The cateh- ment area drained by these two lakes is by actual survey 3050 acres, and the surplus water from it, after filling the Jakes, is discharged into Blue Creek, and flows through Clover Valley to “s, junction with Deer Creek, thence into | the north fork of the Mokelumne River and down its rock-lined bed to the head of the Amador Canal, into which it dis- charges at a distance of forty miles and | at an elevation of 2240 feet. The additional sources of supply and the reservoirs are the Twin Lakes, united into a single body of water by a dam at thelr outlet on the northwester- | ly side, embracing a watershed of 900 | acres; the overflow discharging into the | Mokelumne River. Meadow Lake is an | artificial reservoir about three miles westerly from Twin Lakes, formed by throwing a dam 70 feet high and 430 feet long across the westerly end of an immense granite basin, forming a por- | tion of the route of Meadow Creek, which also is a tributary of the north fork of the Mokelumne River, and has over 2000 acres of drainage area. Bear River reservoir is also formed by throwing an artificial dam across the Bear River. This dam curves upward in the form of an arch, and abuts against the granite walls of the canyon. Its drainage area is over 7000 acres and its altitude 5670 feet. The above list includes the reservoirs available for the present actual run- | ning of the power plant. In addition, | however, many storage sites have been selected and set apart for future de-| velopment, as the need for increased | storage facilities arlses. They include | Deer Valley site, which is three miles | below the dam of Lower Blue Lake, the | Grouse Valley site, the Snow Valley | site, Granite Lake, Bear River, Lower | Bear River and Gold Creek. The feat- | ure of the whole chain of reservoirs is | their admirable location, on account of which the water wasting from any of those at a higher altitude can be ar- rested and stored by the ones lower ! down, until the demand for use arises | during the dry season when the river | runs dry. The Mokelumne River Can- yon, along which all the waters must | flow for a distance of forty miles, is in | a deep, precipitous granite gorge, where | no waste from seepage occurs and small loss from evaporation can be caused. The canal system, which will carry the large volume of water to the point of its conversion into power, may be said to commence where the water from Deer Creek flows into the Moke- lumne River, along which it runs for . forty miles to the commencement of " the Amador canal. Along this course the water will follow the natural gran- ite bed of the stream, and during the dry season the only flow will be the discharge from the artificial reservoirs of the Blue Lakes system. The present Amador canal has been constructed with a capacity of sixty cubic feet per second for a length of forty two and a half miles, mostly along the highmoun- tain side north of Mokelumne River, and it comprises the main artery for the development of the proposed power plant. Along its course are eighty-two clusively the details of the |~ | Calaveras County. lion gallons. RESERVOIRS |DAMS | Bl > | B 22 1 :i aé ESo | » 23 al ek ge Names. sg| 85| 13 15 2 Ea| :3 ‘ & 321 :51:% Upper Blue Lake. 3 w | o« Lower Blue Lake 2 | 20 4 Twin Lakes 15] 10 | 26 Meadow Lake 4.5 | 168 70 Upper Bear Riv 12 59 0 Lower Bear River. 13 | 10 Gold Creek . . 20 70 Deer Valley Sm | 102 The usual method of developing the electric power is by means of water wheels, to which the water from the end of the ditch 18 led by a large wrought-iron = or steel pipe strong enough to resist the enormous pres- sure to which it is subject. In this | instance at the terminus of the ditch there will be a fall of 1042 feet, which would cause a static pressure of 480 pounds per square inch on the pipe. The end of this pipe will be divided into a number of “Y” branches, which will lead into the water wheels at the | the | power-house. The elevation of floor of this building will be 624 feet above sea level, and the nozzles will be at an elevation two feet higher. At the present time three 600-horse-power generators have been installed and small transmission lines for power and lighting purposes run north through Amador County and south through The latter is leased by the California Exploration Com- pany for a period of thirty years under contract, and it is responsible mainly for the evolution of the present project in the mind of Prince Poniatowski, who manages both the Exploration Company and Pacific Syndicate. The original conception of the whole scheme is, however, due to Mr. Plerce, who about a year since acquired con- trol of the Blue Lakes Company, which heretofore was an unsuccessful con- cern under the management of the Dobles. Tie financing is due to the efforts of Prince Poniatowski of the Paciflc Syndicate, who has secured both local and foreign backing for the concern, as well as to Dr. Addison, lo- cal manager of the General Electric Company, who has undertaken contract for the construction of the transmission line and the Installation of all the electrical appliances on be- half of his company. Lieutenant Has- son, who has been ldentified as con- sulting engineer with the Folsom, Ne- vada City and Los Angeles plants—all a pronounced success—has laid down the lines for the whole plant, and on the strength of his advice capital has been encouraged to invest in the gi- gantic scheme. It is at present contemplated to sup- ply dynamos ample for 10,000 horse- power at the power-house, and sub- sequently, as the demand increases for the supply of power, to install enough for 10,000 additional. The pole line and wire will be ‘ample to convey a greater quantity, and the length transmitted will be 110 miles— the longest of any at present construct- ed in this country. A voltage of 30,000 volts is to be used through a copper wire five-eighths of an inch in di- ameter, which will weigh over 8000 pounds per mile and cost at least $120,- 000. The great object to be attained in the transmission line is to cut the length to the shortest possible limit, and have no transformation of the in- tensity of the current, as every such change adds greatly to the waste. San Francisco Bay presents serious obstacles to any conduit, and can only be crossed by either a tunnel or a tower construction to avold obstruction to navigation. After mature discussion, a tower construction has been determined the | i | | | 300,000, | tion of cheap power, will surely in- crease. | ter the manufacturing fleld against Sub- sequently it {s proposed to enter the lighting field here in competition with the gas and present local electric com- panies who now develop all their il- luminating power by purchasing and | burning coal. The fact that the South- ern Pacific: Rallroad Company has do- nated the free right of way along its lines to the corporation is evidence that it will take power for its street rail- way lines from the new company. Roughly speaking, the power plants of San Francisco, with a population of will aggregate 65,000 horse- power, and which, with the installa- Fuel in San Francisco is more expensive than in any other large cityin the United States. This is due to the fact that no large beds of good coal exlist anywhere in the vicinity, conse- quently the cost of steam power pro- duced by the combustion of coal is correspondingly great. The average price of coal in all large Eastern cities is $2 to $350 per ton, while in San Francisco the price of the best anthra- cite is $7 per ton. Carefully compiled estimates of the actual cost of horse- power in San Francisco with the past prices of coal show a cost of $125 per horsepower per year; or $10 04 per month. As the new company will be able to lease its power at $4 or $5 per month per horsepower a splendid stim- ulant will be at once supplied in the way of cheaper power to our local small factories, as well as an incentive glven to many new enterprises to en- Eastern competition. The market for local coal consumption will also be af- fected by the lessened demand, and a substantial reduction in price must be given to the local consumer, under the altered conditions which will prevafl. The cost of the whole scheme is es- timated to be $1,000,000, of which | 3$800,000 will go toward the electric ma- chinery and transmission lIine, for which amount the General Electric Company has guaranteed to supply this portion of the plant and to war- rant its successful operation for a year. The only difficult feature in the propo- sition will be the suspension lines be- fore mentioned across the bay. The foundation of the high steel towers will rest in concrete which will be placed on piles driven in the mud to a depth of forty feet. Mr. Burrell, pres- ident of the California Bridge Com- pany, has offerea for $50,000 to con- struct the three high steel towers, the tops of which must be at least 200 feet above the bay surface. Between the top of the towers a steel carrying cable will be suspended, and to this by ingenious devices the copper cur- rent wire will be attached. Excepting this difficult point the wire will be car- ried on poles 120 feet apart, and 1t will require at least 4400 of them. If the pole line were brought on land around by Alviso it would lengthen the line forty miles, and besides increasing the cost the excessive length would make the electrical waste so great as to practically prohibit the inception of this scheme at the present tiiie. Taking the total of $1,000,000 for a 10,000 horse power plant this would make the cost $100 per horse power. Taking the rental value of same at $5 per month, one-half the present cost of power from coal, and taking the ex- penses of administration to be 25 per cent, or $1 25 per month, this would yield a return of $3 75 per month, or 45 per cent on th: total investment. Should even one-fourth of this be the result the promoters of this scheme will be generously rewarded for their enterprise. In comparison with the East, where great extremes of heat and cold, intense frost and snow storms and other natural obstructions to ex- posed wires prevail, from which Cali- fornia is free, there is a fine field pre- sented for the buflding of such pro- Jects on this coast, especially where coal Is so expensive that it retards the natural development of manufact- ure and consequently limits the num- ber of people employed. 2 ulators hovered, Crittenden held tmportant positions where at times thousands of dollars could be made and lost in an hour. After severing his connection with the Bonanza firm he went in later years as an expert to Norway, where he devel- oped a large iron mine. In 1 he was sent in a similar capacity by Baron Grant to investigate the Lisbyn-Berlin mine at Pilgrims Rest, and took with him a sixty- stamp mill made in this city and first of its kind to be sent from the United States to Africa. Afterward he drifted into the Transvaal and ret regnast returned home about two Notwithstanding the advantages h to make money, he Is at present ;ny'ih’fi‘.fi but a rich man. pected at any mnmrgrllst GeStB Tuyabetex: ———— A BOOM IN HEMP. The Proposed New Factory Will Start Another California Industry. aWhe{x A(he Manufacturers’ ucers’ Assoclation meets next Frid : a; ;x;er& will hfdan Interesting report mae © president, J. W. Kerr, upon t} increase of the interest in the “cultivation o Ce;?‘gdm :hls State. Several weeks ago 2 attention to the progress of new industry that promises to be one of the leading industries of the Coast—the conversion of hemp into articles of com- merce. At that time he said that a num- ber of gentlemen of means were about to erect a factory where this fiber will be g,eaey:lurzcrmrled. and that about $30,000 has eady raised for this purpose From numerous experiments made withia the past few vears | 3 t is shown that th Cattfornia arde feome California article is equal and in some parts orlme world. Eone Several crops grown in But 1 near Gridley. have been sent o the g, where the Stuff brought the very best of prices. Since his report, whi lished at the time 3 quiries have been s and Pro- to that grow: ch was 5: in The Call, S writers have decid year. Last year sown in th 21 mt plant hemp this ou acres were at county, but the latest news ro ¢ shows’ that the acreage of )l;é:-.ps;‘l‘:rlfiew”r{ be over 800 acres. The TS hope that by the ti sbm'e ready to harve}l e they Wil ship thefr cro s to th to Burope, where they are sute of making T Eemaan If they had planted the ‘ground me other produet. —_— A Sovereign Remed: ’, e Dr. Parker's Cough Cure,1 dose will cough; never fails; %c; all druggists. NOVEL BOOTHS. This Will Be One of the Features at the Jewish Fair to Open Sat- urday Evening. The bazaar in connection with the Bush street Synagogue will open Satur- day evening at Unfon Square Hall and continue a week. The affair promises to ::ezsl;rli‘llfln;'!uccens, as neither time nor as been - thering of these e:g:.refl i s There will be some novel booths pat- terned after Eastern fairs, and the ladies of that synagogue are noted for their taste and designing. Preparations have been ing on for some months, and the hall has been turned into a very fairy garden. The tollowln& ladies are some of the g?rtlclpan(!: rs. Felix Block, Mrs. D. ewhouse, Mrs. D. S. Dans, Mrs. Isaac Frohman, Mrs. Laventhal, Mrs. Abram Altmayer, Mrs. J. Reiss, Miss Julla Her- zog, Miss Flora Ni and others. —————————— Shiomoto-Must Go. Terrence V. Powderly, commissioner general of immigration, sent a telegram yvesterday to United States Immigration Commissioner North announcing the dis- missal of the appeal of K. Shiomoto, who was ordered deported by the local com- missioner on the ground that he came here from Japan as a_ contract laborer. Shiomoto acknowledged on his examina- tion that he came here under contract to work for his brother. The order of Com- missioner Powderly has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. DAVIDSON DOWNED BY THE REGENTS Prof. James G. Keeler Elected Director of Lick Observatory. The Defeated Candidate Given the Chair of Geog- raphy. Next Move May Be the Dis- placement of President Kellogg. DR. PEPPER IS SLATED. Money - Lending Transactions De- mand Attention of the Regents in Secret Session. The Regents of the State University vesterday elected Professor James G. Keeler of Allegheny, Pa., director of the Lick Observatory to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of E. S. Hol- den. The friends of Professor George W. Davidson made a gallant contest in behalf of the veteran astronomer, but the ““combine” for a new man wus tuc powerful to be overcome. It is said that the offer was made to Professor Davidson to elect him unani- mously provided he would agree to re- sign in the near future, but he declined the proposition. It is the talk now that Dr. Pepper has been slated to succeed Martin Kellogg as president of the university. The re- port goes that many regents have been quietly sounded on this proposition. The suggestion is advanced that Mrs. Hearst would be pleased if the position of president of the university were ten- dered to Dr. Pepper, as she entertains a high opinion of his intellectual and executive ability. The Regents are disposed to respect the wishes of Mrs. Hearst in order to encourage her to munificently endow the institution. No doubt her wishes will be consulted in the selection of a president to succeed Mr. Kellogg. It 1s understood that Governor Budd has made up his mind to reappoint J. West Martin as Regent. In place of George T. Marye, whose term is about to expire, it is said that the Governor will appoint E. A. Denicke, who is now a Regent by virtue of holding the office of president of the Mechanics’ Insti- tute. The Board of Regents convened at 11 a. m. yesterday. The members at- tending the session were: T. G. Phelps (presiding), Governor Budd, A. S. Hal- lidie, J. West Martin, I. W. Hellman, Albert Miller, E. A. Denicke, J. F. Houghton, Phebe A. Hearst, H. 8. Foote, C. M. Chase, Dr. Chester Rowell (Fresno), Lieutenant-Governor William T. Jeter, Arthur Rodgers, President Martin Kellogg, George T. Marye, Wil- liam T. Wallace, John E. Budd, James A. Waymire, J. B. Reinstein, C. W. Slack and 8. T. Black. 5 The forenoon session was devoted chiefly to reading minutes in open ses- sion and & long pow-wow in executive session. Regent Hallidie as usual moved for the secret session, and when the spectators and newspaper report- ers were excluded the business of the board began. It was explained that the Regents had financial matters to consider. It was known beforehand that some delay in a money-lending transaction of $56,000 at Los Angeles had been caused by the discovary that the title to the property offered as se- curity was In the name of Henrietta Workman, when the application for the loan had been made by A. Work- man. Great haste had been made in Los Angeles to complete the transac- tion before the first Monday in March —all Assessors’ day. The Regents are great on money just little vexations in secret session. The Johnson property in this city is held some way by the Regents, and yesterday the sum of $3500 had to be voted to repair the premises in order to keep up the rents. The vote on this proposition was not taken, however, in secret session. The Wilmerding bequest of $400,000 is some way Invested in the Johnson property. The money is safe and draws a good rate of interest, but the inter- est earnings are by some _process pooled with other loans, and hence only an average is accredited to the ‘Wilmerding investment. The people of the State are not to be troubled with the details of these complicated trans- actions. It is enough for the people to know that the standard of educa- tion, already high, is golng to be higher. When the board met at 2 o’clock the report of President Kellogg first occu- pied its attention. Professor Slate of the department of physics proposed that Assistant Professor Lewis be given a traveling fellowship for one‘| year on the income of the Whiting be- quest fund. Although President Kel- logg recommended the appropriation, many of the Regents opposed it. Judge Slack was opposed to it on the ground that this was a special use of the fund, and contrary to its object, which was to establish a permanent form of expenditure. After Professor Kellogg had explained his reasons for recom- mending the outlay, it was adopted on a majority vote. A communication was received from the Academic Council, which recom- mend the holding of summer schools in other branches besides physies and chemistry. It was referred to a spe- clal committee, composed of Judge Slack, Mr. Black and Lieutenant-Gov- ernor Jeter, who will report on its ad- visability at the next meeting. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy Department sent a communication, setting forth that ow- ing to the scarcity of officers it would be impossible to detail a naval engi- neer as instructor at Berkeley. On the recommendation of Professor Clapp of the department in Greek, Mr. Husband was given the position of as- sistant in the place of Mr. Nutting, re- signed. On motion the-reports of standing committees were passed and the spe- cial order of business calling for the election of a director for the Lick Ob- servatory was taken up. Mr. Houghton arose and placed in nomination Professor George Davidson. In his speech he called attention to Mr. Davidson’s fitness for the position. In his hand he held a pamphlet in which was printed, in chronological order, a BT —— Cure your cold, with Low’s Horehound Byrup; price 10c. 417 Sansome st. ¢ history of Davidson’s achlevements m the year 1843. He told of his fro Labrupt dtsmissal from the Geodetic Sur- lending, and are often called on to ad-l ADVERTISEMENTS. e NEW WASH Goo0DS. AND DOMESTIC GOODs. 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As he was a man of tact and | abllity, he would harmonize matters in | the observatory, in a way that we have | not had in many years past. | Judge H. S. Foote, in an eloquent | speech, seconded the momination. He | said he knew of no man in this coun- | try better fitted for the position and no one who would carry greater weight | than Professor Davidson. He thought | he would organize the forces at the ob- | servatory and keep it in better condi- tion than any one eise; that he was a splendid all-round man and last of all that he was a Californian and an honor to his State. Chairman Phelps vacated his position for the purpose of placing in nomina- tion Acting Director Schaeberle of the Lick. In a speech full of fire and elo- quence, he told of his candidate’s fit- ness for the important office. Mr. Rodgers thought that President Kellogg was a trusted member of the university, and called upon him for his opinion as to who was the proper man for the position. President Kellogg stated that he had written to leading astronomers on the subject. He then read communications from Professor G. E. Hale, who is in charge of the Yerkes Observatory, in which the latter gave as his opinion that Professor Keeler was the best man for the place. Professor Simon New- comb also chose Keeler, and Professor Chickering of Harvard wrote that Pro- fessor Keeler would be his choice for the position. Professor S. T. Langley, head of the Smithsonian - Institution, also chose Professor Keeler. Arthur Rodgers then arose, and said: “I need not remind the regents of the importance of this selection and of the fact that, owing to the fame of the ob- servatory abroad, wecan secure the ser- vices of anybody, almost without ex- ception, for the position. I am sure we can secure any of the leading astron- omers of America. I am satisfied we could secure for the position Simon Newcomb, who recommends Professor Keeler, and is probably one of the most distinguished in the world, who has been in charge of the National Observ- atory at Washington, who has re- celved more decorations than any other astronomer in America. It is not neces- sary to go over the names in detail. It seems to me it is our duty to select the best man.” Mr. Rodgers then went on and told of Professor Keeler's ability and fitness for the place. After paying Frofessor Davidson many compliments, he closed by saying that he thought Davidson was better fit for the position of pro- fesor in geography at Berkeley. Judge Wallace then followed with a spirited speech, in which he indorsed Professor Davidson. He said he did not believe in petitions, as any one could g#in any number. He closed by eulogizing his candidate, saying that | he was an honor to his State and we should further honor him by electing | him to the position and make his re- maining years a pleasure and give him an opportunity to add further laurels to his already well-known name. The nominations being closed, Regent Marye moved that the board go into executive session, but after spirited speeches by Foote, Wallace and the mover of the motion, it was lost. An- other motion to have a secret ballot met the same fate. As the secretary called the regents by name they voted as follows: For Davidson—Jeter, Chase, Denicke, Foote, Hellman, Houghton, Miller, Wallace, Waymire and Governor Budd —10. For Keeler—Kellogg, J. E. Budd, Mrs. — CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Hearst, Hallidie, Martin, Marye, Rein- stein, Rowell, Rodgers and Slack—10. For Schaeberle—Black and Phelps—2. On the second baliot Regents Phelps and Black changed to Keeler, giving him the election by two votes. President Kellogg will advise Profes- sor Keeler of his election. It was decided to exhibit some of the celestial photographs at the New York Academy of Sciences’ exhibition and they will be forwarded East by the ob- servatory in a few days. Regent Rodgers then arose and moved that Professor Davidson be ten- dered a professorship in geography at the university at a salary of $3000 a year. The motion was carried. After a long debate it was decided to glve the senior graduating class $400 instead of $250, to be used in prepar- ing their exhibition on commencement week. The committee on buildings in- formed the regents through a commun- ication that East Hall had been com- pleted and was ready for occupation. On motion it was agreed to approve of the building. The committee on reservoir reported the early completion of the work. A report was made on the work now in progress, and the chairman stated that within a month the college buildings ‘would be fully protected from fire. Re- gent Budd thought a celebration was in order when the work was finished. The protection of the Mark Hopkins Art Institute from fire was next taken up, and it was decided that the ex- penses of placing fire apparatus in and about the building should be borne by the regents. The committee on congressional land grant reported and recommended that the California delegation in Con- gress be requested to oppose the In- dian appropriation bill, amendment No. 58, being what is known as the free homestead bill. It was ordered that a telegram be sent to the members of the delegation to oppose its passage. The committee on dairy school re- commended to the board that the finance committee be requested to in- sert in the next budget an amount suf- ficlent to cover the cost of establish- ing and maintaining a school to be created in the department of agricul- ture in the State University. 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