The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 12, 1898, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBRE 12, 1598 v § ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. LAKE MERRITT NOW A BON OF CONTENTION Opinions Differ as to| the Money. | made to purity ITS EFFECT ON TAXATION M. J. LAYMANCE DECLARES IT | ‘WILL SCARE CAPIZAL. A. Schilling Says That to Neglect It Any Longer Would Amounx to a Heinous Crime. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadway, Sept. 1L w that the evident purpose of the City Council to pass a high tax levy 1;} thoroughly recognized by the taxpayers | there is a general desire to discuss the M. J. Laymance made a statement this | rnoon which he declares expresses sentiment of ninety-nine out of every 0 taxpayers in t His statement | lows | approve of the carrying out | which this great tax | : made, but there is reason in | too hastily. The improve- | contemplated are necessary, but no possibility of them being car- | iring this 1 year, and it is > a lot of money and let | The tax levy of $137 is It means a great deal | ars on its face. Not only | rs have to pay this amount ry mortgage held by will be proportion- se the mortgagor will e called upon to pay the | This means that a s 2 cents more than ar, will in reality be & tax of $1 60 those who have property mort- E This is not a time to increase taxes scriminately. Lake Merritt should be and 1 want it improved, but provement can judiciously be dis- over four or five years as well one year. Many of the people who w agitating this great tax were e who a few years ago fought ssue of bonds to complete the boule- | around the lake and dredge it at | Eighty thousand dollars is a | of money to be expended at this | roposition, the necessity of btful. 1 do not the lake | -d improving, for it does, but | uniform depth of four feet | uesswork, because there is no | at it is to any extent shallower | ago. Again, $38,500 | s on either side of the | s, in my opinion, purely a district | re and should be paid for by those | ested and not by the What benefit is it {o a man kland or Twenty-third avenue 1 to have a sewer built for the a few property owners st vear $75,000 splendid_thoroughfare ich a_large section of East Oakland, | next year this should be finished. 1 uld be hetter than dumping | ke. These contemplated nnot fail to drive cap- ar re {s too little capital | If the lake improvements be I think It should certainly be n issuance of bonds spreading v_years or longer, as the ac- fit will certainly be as much | xt generation as thi am that the contemplate sewers $38,500 should not be paid for by | owners, o nderstand ow rightly, re many to be settled regarding the ng of the lake as a sanitary meas- the light of the park and boule- act. Under these circumstances the 1 should surely take legal advice making an h ornamental tax and I know that the great mass of | | avenue | rash_attempt resuited In her belng para- has been | 2 the voters agree with these sentiments.” On the other hand A. Schilling, | who is one of the most enthusiastic mem- | bers of the Lakeside Improvement Club, | says the work is an absolute necessity. | “Any effort to delay this work,” sald | Mr. A. Schilling, “might almost be termed | eriminal, for we must remedy these | unsanitary conditions for the sake of our families, as well for the general welfare | of the City. Oakland too long has been hampered by the cry that it is unhealthy. Now, for instance, when we were looking about the bay for a suitable place for our home, I considered San Rafael, Sausalito | and other places. T liked Oakland, but | friends of mine said, ‘Don't go there, it is unhealthy.” This {s a very bad adver- | tisement for any place. | “We located here and I am satisfied that the residents of the ecity join with our club In_desiring to eradicate. these blots from the city’s fair name. In or- Jer to do this we must strike while the iron is hot. A united effort has been the city, therefore it would be folly to hold back now that we have our path cleared in front of us. “This talk of the impossibility of the | work being done within the year is all wrong. It can be completed “within six moenths easily and maybe sooner. Would any business man make a con- tract to have his important work done inserting a clause that it could be com- whenever the contractor was No, Indeed, he would insist on ng matters to the finish as early S 20a work s to be @ “This work 1is to be done some ti and why hold back now? I esay, u;: ahead by all means, and do it at once. Let us make a clean breast of the mat- ter and remove from Oakland these black spots. We will save money, too, by having the work all dons at 'once, I¢, for instance, the dredsin' contract is let, with the understanding that a certain portion of the work is to be done this vear and the rest the next, the contractor will be obliged to add a sum to his figures for the idleness of his_dredger, or {ts removal, whereas, if he kept his crew at worl contin- vously, he could well afford to take a “‘\"\ht ]lhssfi a"hls ":d(-'n of inaction Is what {s hurting the progress a - perity of Oakland. i 0 etos ‘The members of the Lake Side Im- vement Club are not working from y_selfish motives. They want Oak- land elevated to the station Nature in- tended it to be, and they want the health of their families protected. There is nothing unreasonable demanded — this every one will admit. and face the issue. MRS. SPENCER IS ~ TIRED OF LIFE SHE IS DETERMINED TO END HER CAREER. A Once Wealthy Berkeley Widow | Broods Over the Loss of Her Son and Money and Attempts Suicide. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Sept. 11. “The next chance I get I will surely succeed in ending my troubles.” These words were uttered by Mrs. N. W. Spen- cer, the once wealthy widow of Berkeley, as she was placed In the care of Dr. Keating, keeper of the insane at the Re- celving Hospltal, this afternoon. She was arrested on complaint of her sister, Mrs. Lorin Sharp, also of Berkeley, and will be examined by the Lunacy Commission- ers to-morrow. According to the sister’'s story, Mrs. Spencer has on two occasions very nearly succeeded in committing suicide, choosing the gas route each time. Only about three qorths ago, at her home on Ashbury nd Wheeler street, Berkeley, her lyzed for a month. Of late she as been worrying those about her with threats of repeating the act. Mrs. Spencer's husband died some vears 70, leaving her well provided with an es- taic of between $30,000 and $50,00. fi.me time ago, one Plerson, 8o it is clpimed, induced her 6 Invest in some wildcaf scheme, in which she lost $19,%0 at one c nd since then the estate has been gre but little left. A few years ago her only son went to a and she has never heard from him sin Brooding over the loss of her wealth and son affected her mind, uniil lite has become a burden unbearable for her. She says tne next time she will not choose the gas route in her endeavor to quit this world, but will select a method which will hand@icap all efforts to save her. nearly ——e———— To Choose a Class Yell. BERKELEY, Sept. 11.—The Freshman will hold a class meeting to-morrow after- noon to arrange for their glee and also to decide upon a class yell. SHE WILL SEEK NEW LAURELS EAST. ) I\ A ML TR AN frs. Beatrice Priest-Fine, Oakland’s Best Known Singer, to Say Farewell to Her Western Home This Week. take up her residence in the Bast for thelr advice she is returning to furth Mrs. Fine is an Oakland woman, @ ® = ® 0] 9} @ She will render selections from Moza: ® schel, Thomas and Well. 0] [OCRCROROYOYOJOROROROROROROROOROROJORORORORORORORORORORORORORO KOS OAKLAND, Sept. 11.—Mrs. Beatrice Priest-Fine, who for five yvears has been one of the foremost singers of the State, is to leave her Rome and to FEurope Mrs, Fine met the leading musiclans on tue Continent, sional stage, on which she has already gained much renown. her life, where she started her musical career as a church solofst. Friday night she will give her farewell recital at the Unitarian Chureh, some time. During her last trip to and on er prepare herself for the profes- and has resided here nearly all Next Benburg, Hen- rt, Chopin, Brahms, [CoiololcloloIoIOICIoIO0] Now, as long as it | is proven that this work can all be done | within this fiscal year, in fact, within half | | of it, let us take the bull by the horns dually dwindling away, until thers is | ports | rial curtailment coul | He should remember, however, that on THE TAXPAYERY' - ANNUAL CRim Not a Single Effort to Protect Their Coin. JOCULAR, IF NOT SERIOUS SECOND AMENDMENT NOW OF SPECIAL INTEREST. A Few Details Which New Charter- Makers Jor Oakland Would Have to Strenuously Avoid. Oakland Office Ban Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Sept. 11. After many years of intimate experience with the manner in which Oak.and City and Alameda County are governed I feel constrained to say that the taxpayers of both deserve to be cinched. Not one in a thousand takes the slightest interest in the vast expenditures of public money that comes out of their pockets. Hun- dreds of business men who exercise the most scrupulous supervision over their own concerns pay their taxes, grumble that they are so heavy and put it all down to “'politics.” The city spends about |2 million yearly, the county nearly three | millions of dollars, yet when the annual | business of fixing tie tax levy comes | around the men who are to supply these vast incomes leave it to the whims and caprices of the Councilmen or the Super- visors and do not seem to think they are gulity of the grossest breach of civic duty and disloyal to their own interests by so doing. If there be a time when it is reasonable to suppose the taxpayers would meet the lawmakers it is surely on the occasion of fixing a tax levy, | which is the most arbitrary debt imposed | on_anybody. | Yet what do we see? Outside of a few | men who are desirous of some special | thing in which they are personally inter- ested, who has been near the City Council | during the past week when struggling with the tax levy? Not more than a lfi)zeu eople in all and not one-half of that ozen were taxpayers. Hints dropped by Mr. Heitmann, by Mr. Brospahan and Mr. Spow show cloarly that tens of thousand; of dollars are being wasted annually an not a taxpayer says & W0%4 The effect of this indifference in the Councilmen is very apparent—the peogle don't care, why should they? Although it {8 known to the people of Oakland that it s in con- templation to put large amounts in the estimates that will necessitate the fixing of a very high tax levy, yet not a soli- | tary citizen was present to protest when the initial vote was taken, although on the street everybody's volce, with few | exceptions, is raised against high taxes. | One of the most valuable books of {its | kind ever compiled Is the annual report | of County Clerk Jordan. It shows where | every cent of the county’'s money has gone during the past year, and was ready for the public several months ago, yet not one-twentieth of the taxpayers took the trouble to procure one, although it | was advertised for and wide that It had been printed for free distribution. Finally, Clerk Jordan, in an effort to try to force the people to take an jnterest in their own government, mailed thou- sands of copies to those for whose bene- fit the Sugervlsors very properly had it printed. This report is a revelation, Even the untrained e can see where thou- sands of dollars have been squandered in several departments of the county gov- ernment. Although many of the sub-re- are very cleverly manipulated, there is hardly a page where some mate- not be made. Yet, I venture to say that these mines of information, which should in reason guide those who will elect the next county offi- cers, will not exercise one particle of in- fluence over the result. If Alameda County be sincere in seek- ing a remedy for many mgnifest evils | that now exist and which drain her | treasury, she should return a large vote in favor of the second constitutional amendment to be voted in November. Although published many days I have not yet found a single voter who has read it, here is in it one clause which should interest this county when such vast sums fare annually wasted on_Justices of the | Peace and Constables. This clause is: | 1t shall be competent in ail county govern- | ment acts framed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in| which, the times at which, and the terms for which the several township and county officers 80; minimum, b other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall be elected or appointed; for their compensa- | | tion; for the number of such officers, for the | consolidation or segregation of offices, for the | number of deputles that each officer shall have, | and for the compensation payable to each of | | such deputies, for the manner In which, the times at which, and the terms for which the | members of ali boards of election shall be elected or appointed and for the constitution, | regulation, compensation and government of such boards, and of their clerks and attaches; also, to preecribe the manner and method by | which all elections by the people shall be con- ducted; and may In addition determine the | tests and conditions upon which electors, po- | ltical parties and organizations may particl- | pate in any primary election. Only a few weeks ago one of the Jus- | tices of the Peace of the city of Oakland wrote an open letter showing how . his office was useless and the salary was be- ing thrown away. Although it was very evident that the statement was made | partly for political effect, it undoubted] told the truth. Alameda County has al- | | together too many politicians on her pay- roll, and not until she is able to take | advantage of just such a law as the one | | quoted can any rellef be found. It will | | be Interesting to watch Alameda County's | vote on the second amendment. As things are now shaping, it may not be long before Oakland will have the chance of accepting a new charter. It is | badly needed. In no other municipal gov- | ernment on earth is there such a mass of | inconsigtency and_such glaring stupidity as in the amended monstrosity that now | Yusses for a charter and under which | Dakland is misgoverned. Is there any | other city in the world where a man pre- | | pares plans for ¢ity work, adopts the lans, supervises the work, passes uponi {1t and accepts It and then votes to pay | his own blll? Yet this is what Oakland | tolerates in her City Engineer, who is | | also a member of the Board of Works and | a Police and Fire Commissioner. Is there another city where all the contracts are l‘let in June and all salaries fixed, and | where the tax levy to pay for them 'all is | not fixed till October and one-fourth of the income is expended? Oakland does it under her charter. Is (here another School Department so deeply in politics because j of the fact that every teacher and janitor | Is elected every year, thus foreing them to do politics to hold their jobs? Yet Ook- land s!ru%gles along under such a disad- vantage. These are fusl a few of the ldeas that come to the surface when any one mentions a new charter for this city. Councilman Woodward should know by this time that he is not an authority on figures. He s the youngest Councilman, but not the least known. He is very ener- getic now in furthering schemes in the City. Council calling for large expendit- ures of public money and because Messrs, Cuvelller and Girard expressed a hint that | perhaps the sober second thought might change their opinions, Mr, \\'oogwnrd ad- vised them to “‘stand by themselves.” Mr. Woodward may have improved in his mathematics gince he did the lightnin, trick with the celebrated water-rate ordi- nance, and it is to be hoped that he has. that occasion his vote differed very mate- rially from those of Messrs. Girard and Cuvellier, and it 15 not recollected that | there was any desire shown by betrayed citizens to mob the latter two gentlemen. In this connection it should be borne in mind that there will be a city election and a new Council next March and the man has not yet been found erratic enough to sues! at the possibllities of an Oakland ‘ouncil six months ahead. There {8 one question I would like to] | submit to the voters of Oakland. Under the present water-rate ordindnce how much would it cost to keep Adamg’ Point green during the summer should it be- come a public park? The expense of irri- gating the City Hall lawn is so enormous that the question is now being specially investigated by the Board of orks. There is less than half an acre of lawn at the City Hall. There are sixty acres at Adams’ Point. STUART W. BOOTH. FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. Celebrated by the First Methodist Episcopal Church—Close of Rev. Dr. Bovard’s Pastorate. ALAMEDA, Sept. 11.—To-night the ser- vices at the First M. E. Church were with special reference to the anniversary of the founding of that church, which took place 46 years ago to-day, under the lead- ership of Rev. James McGowan. From the most modest beginning the church has grown until it is to-day the largest and most prosperous in the eity. In his relude this evening Rev, Mr. Bovard Erleny sketched the history of the church and also spoke in farewell to the large congregation that was present. Coincident with the anniversary was the close of the pastorate of Rev. F. D. Bovard, who has been in charge of the church for the full term of five years. At the coming conference on the 15th, at Pacific Grove, a new pastor will be ap- pointed and Mr. Bovard will be sent to some other church, greatly to the regret of his parishioners, with whom he has been very popular. e BERKELEY NEEDS A POLICE COURT S0 THE GOOD GOVERNMENT OLUB BSAYS. Factions Getting Into Line for a Btruggle Over the Question of a Local Judiciary. BERKELRY, Sept. 11.—The question of a local judiciary, which promises soon to be the absorbing topic in Berkeley's poli- tics, is rapldly developing In interest as the time for decision draws near. In many ways the approaching contest pre- sents strange complications, which may involve the measure very seriously, and possibly, in the end, prevent its success. The university town has at present no means of enforcing Its municipal ordi- nances. Although a municipal govern- ment in name, the arm of the law is per- fectly powerless to carry out its decrees, or to have its regulations respected. Many of the licenses are sadly in arrears; nor is there any way of bringing the de- linquents to time. In the face of this, the greater part of the residents of the town regard the establishment of a local court as a matter of gresamg necessity. Acting upon this the Board of Trustees has prepared an amendment to the free- holders’ charter, establishing a police court having jurisdiction over petty mis- demeanors, and with power to enforce all the municlpal ordinances. The measure will be voted upon at a special election set for that purpose on the 15th of next month. The measure, however, embodies one important provision, which has al- ready ant: nized a large section of vot- ers. Opposition, more or less pronounced, was expected from a few, as a loose ad- ministration of the law is always wel- comed by the lawless element. But now the natural o;:{mnenls of the amendment have only a divided camp to face, and they are thus hoping that the measure will Kkill itself. The point over which dispute has arisen concerns the method by which the new judge is to hold office. As it now stands the amendment provides that the official shall be appointed by the Board of Trus- tees, to hold office for two years. To this method of holding office by appointment a large portion of the community objects, and their opposition i{s becoming a mat- ter of serlous moment. If the amendment oes before the people in its present state, t is safe to say that it will meet with a| dectded opposition at the polls from peo- ple who would otherwise indorse it. Notwithstanding this an effort will be made to carry the measure through just as it stands, and the different factions are get(lng into line for the !Ll’c\lfiFl& all, As the re- icted in last Sunday’s ood Government Club held a meeting at which Tesolutions were adopted favoring the charter amendment_ and the system of appointed judges. measure actiye support. the Professor Carl C. Plehn of the de- artment of history and economics in the Iniversity of California, and one of the They will give leading authorities upon questions of mu- mcipaf government, is known to be strongly in favor of having judges ap- inted, and as president of the Good gv%\‘ernmem Club his opinion is likely to carry some weight. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridtan—Paclific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, § p. m. The following maximum temperatures were reported from stations in California to-da Fureka, —; Fresno, 102; Log Angeles, 9; Red Biluff, 9; San Luls Obispo, 100; San Diego, 90; Sacramento, 9; Independence, $; Yuma, 108. San Francisco data—Maximum temperature, mean, 63, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. An area of unusually high pressure fs cen- tral over the Rocky Mountain region and an- other area off the coast of Oregon and Wash- ington. The pressure has fallen in all regions except the Puget Sound country and over Arizona. The tem rature has risen decidedly along the central and extreme southern coast of California.. Tt has fallen slightly in Central Washington and Oregon. The temperature is from 8 to 20 degrees above the normal in Call- fornla. The_weather is cloudy over Northern Oregon and Washington and clear In all other sec- tions. Conditions_are favorable for continued fair weather in California. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Sept, 17, 189 Northern California—Fair Monda: warm; brisk northerly wind. Southern California—Fair Monday; cooler at San Diego; fresh west wind. Nevada—Falr Monday. Utah—Fair Monday. Arizona—Partly cloudy Monday; cooler. San Francisco and vielnity—Falr Monday; brisk northwest wind. Special from Mount Tamalpais—Clear; wind northwest, 12 miles; temperature, §3: maximum temperature, 90. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Officis continued THE CALYS CALFNDAR. Beptember, 1888, Moon's Phases. G e, September 7, maintained In San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordlally favited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sall- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry ouilding, at the foot of Market street, is holsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at ncon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re ceiyed each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published in the morning papers the following day. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. 8. N., in charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From. Due. San Mateo. Nanatmo . Mackinaw. |Tacoma. Wellingtor eparture Ba; Chilkat Humboldt Homer. Newport Willam, Seattle Crarina. Seattle . Santa Ro San Diego ... Umatilla Victorla & Puj State Cal Portland ... Jational City..[Portland Mineola. |Tacoma Siam Nanaimo ... Crescent CIty. Bertha Crescent City JSt. Michael Orizaba. [Humboldt Coos Bay. Newport Signal. |Grays Harbor . Navarro. [Yaquina Bay Geo. W. Elder..|Portiand Arcata.. Coos Bay North Fork...../Humboldt | Starbuck. Panama. | Corona. San Diego ... 171 ISept 18 Austraiia. .. (Honolulu . I Victoria & Puget Sound Humboldt STEAMERS TO SAIL. Bteamer. | Destination. | Sals. Pler. Corona _....|San Diego....|Sept. 13, 11 am Pler 11 Portland ... [St. Michael...[Sept. 13, 10 am/S W 4 Columbia Portland. .|Bept. 13, 10 lm\Plersé‘ China & Japan|Sept. 18, 1'pm|PM! Vic & Pgt 8d.|Sept. 13, 10 am|Pler 9 13, 8 am Pler 20 14, 9a..Pler 11 Chilkat 14, 9 am|Pler 13 Pomona .16, 10 am Pler 9 Santa Ros -16, 11 am|Pler 11 State of Ct .16, 10 am Pler 12 Coptic .17, 1 pm|PMSS Coos Bay...[Newport... .18, 9 am|Pler 11 | Umatilla ..|Vic & Pgt 118,10 am Pler 8 | Curacao ...|[Mexico. .15, 10 am Pfer 11 | Navarro .18, .. 21 Colon . 119,12 m|PMSS G. W. Eid 19, 10 am|Pler 12 | SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Sunday, September 1L Stmr Hueneme, Johnson, 27 hours from Trini- dad. Stmr Alllance, Hardwick, 9 days 12 hours fm Honolulu, Stmr Gipsy, Glelow, 30 hours from Moss Landing. Stmr_Alex Duncan, Shea, 13 hours from Santa Cruz. Schr Maxim, Olsen, 24 hours from Caspar. Bchr Corinthian, 4 days from Crescent City. SAILED. Sunday, September 11 Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Stmr Orizaba, Paréons, Bureka. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Sept. 11, 10 p. m.—Weather hazy; wind B; velocity 8 miles. DOMESTIC PORTS. TACOMA—Sailed Sept 10—8hip Dashing Wave, for 8an Francisco; bktn Quickstep. USAL—Sailed Sept 10-Schr Reliance, San_Francisco. SEATTLE—Salled Sept Ll—Stmr Czarina,for San TFrancisco; stmr _ Willamette, for San Francisco; stmr South Portland,for St Michael. PORT BLAKELEYfailed 'Sept 11—Schr Vega, for San Francisco. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Sept 10—Bark Empire, from Dutch Harbor. VENTURA—Arrived Sept 11—Stmr G Loomis, henge Sept 10, and safled for San Francinco. ASTORTA—Arrived Sept 11—Br ship Metrop- olis, from Hongkong. COOS BAY—Arrived Sept 10—Stmr Empire, hence Sept 8. EVERETT—Sailed Sept 11—Schr Alcalde,for San Pedro. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS, PHILADELPHJA—Arrived Sept 11—Stmr Wiesland, from Liverpool. | HAVRE—Arrived Sept 11—Stmr La Touraine, | from New York. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived Bept 11—Stmr Arlesland, from New York. Salled Sept 11—Stmr Bremen, for New York. QUEENSTOWN-—Salled Sept 11—Stmr Um- bria, for New York. for Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established 1n 1854 for the treatment of Private Disenses, Lost Manheod. Debllity or dlnmew!.fln.o nbodyand mindand Skin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen othersfall. Try him. Charges low. | Curesguaranteed. Callorwrite, Dr.J. F. GIBBON, Box 1957, San Francisco. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _Jeave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., Sept. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 25, October 3, transter at Seattle, For_Victorla, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, | Tadoma, Everett, Anacortes | and New Whatcom (Wash), 10 a. m., Sept. 8, 8§ 13, 15, 25,28, October 3, and every fifth day thereafter, transfer af Seattle to this company's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacoma to N. P, Ry., at Vancouver to C.'P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m., Sept. 1%, 16, 21, 2, October 1, and every Afth day thereafter. For Santa Crus, Cayucos, Port Harford Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme. | San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and | Newport, 8 a. m., Sept. % 6 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, Oot. 4, and every fourth day thereafter. ¥or Ban Diego, stopping only at Port Har, ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. . Sept. 4, 8. 12, 16, 20, 24, 3, Oct. 3, and every. fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalla and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., 18th of every month., For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right ‘to change without previous notice steamers, salling dates d hours of eailing. FIORET OFFIOE—4 New Montgomery &S ‘Pul‘,fup}ri'cfi'{f(l;\ls & CO., Gen. Agts. DALL, o) N o . ., g 10 Market st., San Francisco. THE 0. R, & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. FARE $12 First Class Including Berths $8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: Monterey, San Simeon, (8an’ Luis_Obispo), State of California G Sept. 7, 16, 25 Geo. W. Elder. Sept. 10, 1», 28 Columbia....... Sept. 18, 2. Oct. 1 8t. Paul $16 (045t Louls i Kansas City 26 00| Chicago Omaha. .. 36 00/ New York . L8100 E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., P “fer. Pscieiver] Ful Moon. Septem! ber 29, SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Polnt, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- therity of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the eity front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Sun rises . Sun sets Moon rises E|Time 8 Superintendents. Company’s pler (new) 42 North English railway and the discomfort of crossing Compagnie Generale Transatlantiqus, River, foot of Morton st. Travelers the channel in a small boat. New York to French Line to Havre. by this line avoid both transit hy@ Alexapdria, Egypt, via Paris, first class, §140; lass, $116. PR NAVAR] Sept, 11, 10 & m. .Sept. 24, 10 a. m. Qct. 1, 10 a. m. Oct. 8, 10 a. m. E: CHAB;’PAGNn’ fie p’obt:) 15, 10 a. m. furt] articulars ap CgBD;PAQN:E e GENERALE TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, Agent, 0. 8 Bowllnz‘gm. New York. J. F. FUCAZI & CO., nts, § Montgomery ave., San Franclsco. Selp> 4 ('mba ‘Wednesday, October 5, < % at 2 a. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australla, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery st. Freight office—827 Market st.. San Francisco. 8. 8. Al 1A safls for Honolulu only Saturday, September 24, at 2 p. m. The 8. S. ALAMEDA salls via Honolulu and Auckland for ney NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the lert hand column and the successive tides of the Aay In the order of occurrence as to time. The kecond time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes oceur. The heights iven are additions to the soundings on the nited States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus (=) precedes the height, and then the number given is -uylyn-cua fro the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. —————————————— NOTICE TO MARINERS. United Btatss Hydrographic OfS ™ ionted {n the Meronants’ Dechenge, ts BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO, e ientiepls p. m._( m. TAKE TiE BOAT T0 SAN JOSE. EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY, TOO, at 10.a. m. Bteamer ALVISO, Clay street Whart. Fare Tso. Delighttul Bay Trip, 4 miles and return. on Sundavs, Exoursios, Uncle Sam has no more use for his gun just now than we have to adver- tise, but there may be some people left in $an Francisco whose laundry work isn’t done up with the perfectionandfin- ish and beauty of color that gives such complete satisfaction to our patrons, and as we are here for business, we want the laundry work of every one in San Francisco, and we are alming for it in the unrivaled excellence of our work. The United S!ates‘.Laundry. offica 1004 Market street. Telephone South. 420. AUCTION SALES, NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE The undersigned, special administrator the estate of Martin Meyerhof, deceased, wi in pursuance of an order of the Superlor Couy of the City and County of San Francisco, dul made and entered in the matter of the sai estate, sell, at private sale for cash in Unita States gold coin, on Thursday, the 1ith day g September, 183, at Twelve o'clock Noonm, a his office hereinafter described, subject t confirmation by the said Superior Court, al the right, title and interest of said Martii Meyerhot, deceased, in and to the followini described property, to wit: (1) A certain grocery and liquor busines and a stock of wines, liquors and groceries a now contained in and upon the premises ated at the southeast corner of Geary and Ma son streets, San Francisco and ba ing tha business formerly he sal decedent. Together with a certain lease of the sali premises, which lease is recorded in the offia of the County Recorder of said City ani County of sSan Francisco, in Liber $1 a Leases, page 19. () A certain lease of the premises situ ated at the northeast corner of Geary and Ma son streets, in said San Francisco, Californiq which said lepse is of record in the office @ the sald County Recorder of the City am County of San Francisco, in Volume 106 o, Leases, page &4 Bids for said property must be in writing and_may be left at office of A. FR room 35, Chronicle buflding, north east corner of Geary and Kearny streets, by said City and County of San Francisco. Ten per cent of bid to be deposited with th undersigned at time of making bid An in ventory of sald property may be examined & the office of said A. C. FREESE. Sald property will be sold in separate pas cels as above described marked 1 and 2. A. C. FREESE. Special Administrator of the estate of Marth Meyerhof, deceased. Dated September 10, 1598. PROCLAMATION. STATE OF CALIFOR EXECUTIVE DEPARTM SACRAMENTO, July 30th, 18%8. WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of California, at its thirty-second session begin- ping on the fourth dmy of January, A. D. 1857, two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses of said Legislature voting in favor thereof, proposed the following de- | scribed afmendments to the Constitution of the Btate of California, to-wit: AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. (Belng Senate Canltlt‘lit;onu Amendment No. A resolution to propose to the people of the Biate of California an amendment to section eighteen of mrticle eleven of the Constitu- tion, in relation to revenue and faxation, by whiéh it s proposed to amend sald section to read as follows: Fection 18. No county, city, town, township, board of education or school district shall in- cur any indebtedness or liability in any man- mer or for any purpose exceeding in any year The hcome and revenue provided for It for such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- less befors, or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and provision to constitute & sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereot on or before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same; provided, however, that the City and County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon for materials furnished to and work done for sald city and county during the forty-third and forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income and revenue of any succeeding year or years pro- vided, that any and all claims for making, re- alring, altering or for any work done upon or or any material furnished for any street, lane, alley, court, place or sidewalk, or for the con- struction of any sewer or sewers in said city and county are hereby excepted from the pro- vislons of this section; and In determining any claim permitted to be paid by this section, no statute of limitations shall apply In any man. per: and provided further, that the City of Valiejo, in Solano County, may pay its exist- ing indebtedness incurred in the construction of its water works, whenever two-thirds of the electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted- ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro- vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. (Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment No. A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment t the Con- stitution of the State, by addipg & new sec- tion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro- Viding for the framing by the inhabitants of counties of local county government acts for their own government. The said proposed new section to read as follows: Bection 7. The inhabitants of any county may frame & county government act for their own government, relating to the matters here- inafter specified, and consistent with and gub- ect to the Constitution and laws of this State, 15 aneing board of fitteen: freeholders, who have been, for at least five years, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the qualified electors of such county, at any gen- eral or special election, Whose duty it shall be within ninety days atter such election, to pre- are and propose a county government act for Buch ‘county, which shall be signed In dupli- cate by the members of such board, or & ma- jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof %o the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- tive body of siich county, and the other copy to be sent :to.the Recorder.of Deeds of the cpunty. Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers of gen- eral circulation In such county, or if there be Dot two such papers, then in one only, for at Jeast twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publicetion it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such county, at a general or special election, and i & mafority of such gualified electors’ voting fhereon shall ratify the same, it shall there- after be submitted to the Legislature for its rejection or appro as a. whole, without power of alteration or amendment, and if ap- proved by ‘a majority of the members elected 1o each house, it shall be the county govern- ment act of such county, and shali in such case become the organie law thereof and super- sede any existing county government act, and 211 amendments thereof, and all special’laws inconsistent with such county government act. A copy of such county government act, certi- fled by the President of the Board of Super- Visors or other legislative body of such county, and authenticated by the seal of such county, getting forth the submission of such county government act to the electors, and its ratifica- fion by them, shall be made 'In duplicate and deposited, one in the office of the Secretary of Stats, the other, after being recorded in the office’ of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, emong the archives of the county. All courts shall take judicial notice thereof. The county government act so ratified may be amended, at Intervals of not less than two years, by proposals therefor, submitted by the fegistative authority of the' county, to the qualified electors thereof, at a general or spe- Slal election held at least forty days after the ublication of such proposals for twenty days fa"a Dewspaper of general circulation In such county, and ratified by at least three-fifths of fhe qualified electors voting thereon, and ap- toved by the Legislature as herein provided or the approval of the county government act. 1n submitting any such county government act any alternative article or proposition may be présented for the choice of the voters, and may Pe voted on separately without prejudice to rs. O Shall b competent in all county govern- ment acts framed under the authority given by this sectlon, to provide for the manner in Which, the times at which, and the terms for Which' the several townehip and county officers other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall Pe elected or appoimted: for thelr compensa- tlon; for the number of such officers, for the Consolidation or segregation of officés, for the Pumber of deputios that each officer shall have, 2nd for the compensation payable to each of fich deputles, for the manner in which, the fimes in which, and the terms for Which the Members of all boards of election shall = be elected or appointed and for the constitution, Tegulation, compensation and government of fuch boards, and of their clerks and attaches: Slso. to prescribe the manner and method by Which all elections by the people shall be con- Jucted: and may in addition determine the fots and conditions upon which electors, po- litical parties and organizations: may partici- pate in any primary election. Whenever any ccunty has, in the manner and method herein pointed out, adopted any Pounty government act, and the same shail Fave “been approved by the Legislaturs a nforesaid, the direction of sections four an five of this article providing for the uniformity ot ‘a system of county governments throughout fhe State, and Itkewlsgrproviding for the elec- Hlon and appointment of officers, and the regu- Jation of tneir compensation, shall not apply. Faid county Rovernment act shali, as to any of the matters hereinabove provided for and de- ared hy sueh county government act, not be Subject ic any law or amendment enacted by The Legislature. except by amendment first submitted to the electors and ratified In the manner hereinabove set forth. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREB. (Being Benate Constitutional Amendment No. resolution proposing to the people of the Eiate of California an amendment to the Con- Etitution of the State. by adding a.new section, Yo be known and designated as section five and one-half. article six. thereby providing for the organization of a court, to be known as,the Court of Claims. The sald proposed new bec- tion to read as follows: © Bection 4. The Coirt of Clalms shall con- elst of any thiree Judges of the Superior Court, Who may be requested by the Governor to hold cougt at the regular terms thereol. The Court of Claims shall have exclisive jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims of every kjnd and character against the State, under such laws as may be passed hf the Leglslature, and its judgment thereon shall be final. The terms of the Court of Clalms shall be held as fol- lows: B In the City. of Los Angeles, commencing on the second ‘uomhay ot : In the City and County of San Frln?lco. commencing on the second Monday in July, 4 “In the Gty pt Bacremento, commencng on the second Monday of Novem: The Judges holding such sermn ob cony Ieceive Do extra compensation thersfor, by shall recelve their actual expenses, to be pai{ Qut of the general fund of the State treasury The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary 0 _organize such court, to provide the pro cedure thereof an, oF b Uiereof and to carry out the provisions AMENDMENT NUMEBER FOUR. (Belng Assembly gma;g[mllounl Amendmenf No. ) A resolution to propose to the people of State of California an amendment o the Cont fatutlon of the State. amending article ele en Y adding a new sectlon thereto, to be knowy a8 section number five and one-half, relating t Sonsolidated city and county governments. T #ald proposed new section to read as follows: Bection 6%. The provistons of secti ne fou #nd five of this article shall not, nor shail any egislation passed pursuant thereto, apply % any consolidated city and county governmen DOW existing or hereafter formed, which shall have become, or shall become, organized undey ction seven, or secure a char eight of this article, st AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. (Being Assembly fion!;ltutlonnl Amendment 0. 36.) A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment of section fifteen and section sixteen of article five of the Conatitution o the Btate of Calitornla, b3 Droposed to amend s s S aid sections t¢ ection 15. A Lieutenant Governor shall elected at the same time and place and in. thy same manner as the Governor, and his term of office and his qualifications shall be the sam He shall be president of the Senate, but shail only have a casting vote therein. Section 16. 1In case of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal from office, deat inabllity to discharge the powers and duties o his office, resignation or absence from thy State, the powers and dutles of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for thy residue of the term, or until the disability sha. cease. And should the Lieutenant Governor be impeached, displaced, resign, die or become ine capable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the president pré tempore of the Senate shall act as Governor uny til the vacancy in the office of Governor shall be fllled at the mext general election when members of the Legislature shall be chosen, of until such disability of the Lieutenant Gove ernor shall cease. In case of a vacancy in the office of Governor for any of the reasons above named, and neither the Lieutenant Governot nor the president pro tempore of th: Senate shall succeed to the powers and duties of G ernor, then the powers and dutles of such of« fce shall devolve upen the speaker of the Ase y, un e office of Governor shall filled ‘at such general election. M AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. (Being Assembly Gonstitutional Amendment 0. 38.) A resolution to propose to the people of thy State of California an amendment 1o section six, article nine of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to grammar schools, by which it 18 proposed to amend sald section ta read as follows: Section 6. The public school system shall ine clude primary and grammar schools, and such high schools, evening schools, normial schools and technical schools as may be established by the Legislature or by municipal or district authority, but the entire revenue derived from the State school fund and the State school ta shall be applied exclusively to the support of primary and grammar schools. Grammar schools shall Include schools organized in g school district, or unfon of school districts, having more than one thousand Inhabitants, in which a course of study shall be taught which ;l[lémpnopflrelpuggs Lo enter the agricultural, g Or scientific department of the U: sity of California. e AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. (Belng Assembly Constitutional Amendment 0. 34. A resolution to propose to the people of th State of California an amendment ?O secti: ; two of article four of the Constitution, in rela- tion to messions of the Legislature, by which it is proposed to amend said section to read as follows: Section 2. The sessions of the Lezislaturs shall commence at twelvs o'clock meridian on the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the election of its members, and shall be blennial unless the Governor shall in the Interim ‘convene the Legislature by proc= lamation. The Legislature shall then remaim in session for twenty-five days, after which it must adjourn to some date not less than thirty: nor more than sixty days from the time of ad. journment. 1If the two houses fall to agree upon a time at which they will resume theip session, the Governor shall, by proclamation, fix a date for such reconvening, which shall by within the limits above prescribed. TUpon r assembling the Legisiature shail complete its session. No pay shall be allowed to members for a longer period than seventy-five davs, and no bill shall be introduced in elther house ex- cept at the first twenty-five days of the session, without the consent of three-fourths of the members_thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, Pursuant to the provi. sions of the Constitution, and an act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled ““An act to provide for the submission of pro- osed amendments to the Constitution of the tate of California, to the qualified electors for their approval,” approved March 7, A. D. 1883, the above-described proposed amendments ars hereby published and advertised to be voted upon, by bailot, by the qualified electors of State, at the election to be held throughout this State on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, A. D. 1%98. The sald proposed amendments are to be sep< grately voted upon in manner and form as fol« lows: Each ballot used at such election must con taln_written or printed thereon the followd words, whereupon the voter may express his chofce as provided by law: Amendment Number One, being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 41 (exempting certain claims against the City and County of San Francisco, and Il the_existing indebtedness of the City | Yes of Vailejo for the construction of ifg{ — water works from the provisions of | Na the Constitution requiring such claims to be paid from the income and reve- nues of the year in which they were incurred). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Two, being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10 (providing for framing local county government acts by inhabitants ot counties for their government), For the Amendment? Amendment Number Three, being Sen- ate Constitutional Amendment No. 44 (providing for the creation of a Court of Claims to determine claims Yes against the State, and to consist of{ — three Superior Judges designated by | Na the Governor to serve without extra compensation). For the Amendment? L Amendment Number Four, being As- sembly Constitutional "Amendment No, 37 (exempting coneolidated cities and counties, organized or to be or- ganized, or holding a charter un- der the Constitution, from certain leg- islation in relation’to counties). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Five, being As- sembly _ Constitutional Amendment No..36 (relating to office of Governor, providing for successfon thereto in certain cases and removing disability of Lieutenant Governor from holding other office during term). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Six, being Assem- bly Constitutional Amendment No. 38| Yes (relating to and defining Grammar{ —— Schools). No For the Amendment? Amendment Number Seven, being As- sembly Constitutfonal Amendment No. 3 (providing for adjournment of Legislature for not less than thirty nor more, than sixty days during each session). For the Amendment? Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State of California, the day and year herelw first above written, At L BHOWN. SBUDmD}yG:iVE . est: 2 YN, Becre tate (BEAL.) 4