Sausalito News, Volume 32, Number 4, 22 January 1916 — Page 1

AT THE SERVICE OP THE PEOPLE OF SAUSALITO

VOL. XXXI

Ferguson Denied Liquor License

Town Engineer Bofal and S. R. Coffee Appointed on Hoard of Health

Adjourned meeting of the board of Town trustees was held in the town i ball on Monday evening, Trustees pistoles! and Cou.ghlin were absent on account of Illness. The appointment by Mayor ('.linn of Town Engineer Hohl and S. R. Coffee to fill the vacancies on the board of health caused by the resigions of Dr. A. H. Mays and Prof. C, O. Sbarpe was ratified by the board. Clerk read report of amounts expended for the months of October, I November and December. Bids for laying a concrete sidewalk ! on Water street In front of the Bulord property were received from Louis Lambrettl of 13y 2 c per square loot and from John Mullany of 11 %C. Supt. of streets was directed to have illany do it. Since the meeting Mr. Low, chairman of the street committee, states that work will commence within a few days. The application of John Ferguson Tor a renewal of a liquor license for uhe club saloon was denied and the .-application of Mr. Graaf for a renewal of a restaurant license for the Hotel Holly Oaks was granted, At the suggestion of Trustee Low, the board decided to permit the burning of brush in Sausalito on Sundays as that is the only day that many are at home. Mayor Gunn suggested a scheme for the improvement of Excelsior j lane. Town Engineer Hohl presented to i the board a diagram for district "F" assessment for approval. Communication from Railroad I Commission stating the case of the | Town of Sausalito vs. the Marin Mv- I rin Municipal Water and Power Co., | bud been reset for Friday, Feb. 11th. j The board of directors of the Sau-j salito Woman's Club in a communication wanted to know if it is within the province of the Northwestern Pacific Company to order the jitneys back on Water street, half a block away from the ferry landing, thereby > causing great inconvenience to pros-1 pective passengers, especially during j the stormy weather and hoping that the trustees will decrease the incon-! venience, was received by the board. I W. H. Foster, manager of Marin j District of the Pacific Gas and Elec- j trie Company, in a written reply to a i communication concerning conditions j of street lights, stated that all lights I in Sausalito were burned out and they were being replaced as quickly : as possible. Forty lamps were in- j stalled on Jan. 3rd, nearly 200 on Jan. 4th and all were in on Jan. sth. j "The storm was the most severe ex- j perienced in twenty-six years and their system suffered an unusual j amount of damage which it was im- j possible to clear up in a short time. | Otto turn Suden: and Peter turn i Snden, attorneys for W. A. Coulter, I In a communication notified the, board that contractors grading on \ Valley and West streets had dumped | three feet of dirt on a street crossing in front of \ his client's property, thereby making it impassable and raising the grade and compelling pedestrians to cross over his client's property. Necessary legal steps will .te taken to protect himself and hold I the town responsible for damage done. They want the dirt removed. Telephone Company submitted a j sketch of proposed work on SausalitoSan Rafael toll line. Trustee Dow said the street com- j mittee had considered the ferry •.Hands of the jitneys and deemed It! inadvisable to have them any closer to the depot than Water street from a standpoint of safety. Mayor Gunn differed with him and believed that they could be placed closer to the -depot with safety and it would be it great convenience especially in the stormy weather. Mr. Coulter spoke in support of the communication relative to the dumping of earth on street crossing. Hoard adjourned and will hold its next meeting on February 7th, o —

Sausalito Yacht Club Feed Sunday

The members of the Sausalito Yacht Club and a tew invited guests j will hold a reunion in their club house tomorrow, Sunday, and discuss plans for the yachting season of 1016. Of course the Innerman will be well provided for as Ex-Commodore Louie Sutherland and Pete Dtehl have volunteered to officiate as galley wizards for the occasion and their past reputation as masters of the galley is ... guarantee for a genuine good feed. Pete Diehl says while in the past he has tried to use Christian Science in making anchor fast, be promises to forget Christian Science in the galley as well as at the table _ o The public installation of the offlCtrl of Sea Point Parlor or Native: Daughters set lor next Monday evenmi; has been declared off on account at the death of Miss Frances O'ConHflt a prominent member of the parlor and the charter ordered draped out of respect for her. The installation will be held Monday evening and ; will be a private one. '

SAUSALITO NEWS

New Electric Rate

A copy of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company schedule covering the rates for electric cooking, heating and power which will become effective in Sausalito on February 3rd has came to hand.

There are three features of this schedule which are deserving of special notice. The first feature is the low consumption per kilowatt of active connected load (30 K. W. H.) on which the 4c rate applies; the second point is the $24 annual minimum charge on a 5 kilowatt installation; and the third noticeable thing is the manner of determining the active connected load.

The application of this schedule can be shown best, probably, by an example, Assume an installation of a range of 3.5 kilowatt capacity, a water heater of 3 K. XV. capacity and a motor of 3 horse power. The motor is used Intermittently for pumping and therefore can be installed on one side of a double throw switch, allowing the motor to be operated when the range Is not in use and vice versa. The maximum capacity of connected apparatus will be, therefore, 3.5 K. W. plus 3 K. W. or 6.5 K. XV. (range and water heater.) Reducing this to terms of active connected load, we take 100 per cent of the first 2 kilowats or 2 kilowats, and 50 per cent of the next 4.5 kilowats or 2.3 kilowatts, making the total active connected load 4.3 kilowatts. Applying this load to the rate, the first 4.3 times 30, or 129 kilowatt hours, will take the 4c rate, the next 387 the 2c rate, and all over 516 the l%c rate. Assuming a family of | four, using 300 K. W. H.s for cooking and heating water and 100 K. W. H.s for pumping water monthly; under our former schedules, the cost I would have been $12 for cooking and I water heating and $4 for power, making a total of $16. Under this new j schedule the cost would be $10.60 for the combined service, a reduction of 33% per cent. You will note that on this installation for the consumption shown, the average rate is 2.65 c per kilowatt hour.

Dorn Corinthian Leader

The annual meeting of the Corinthian . Yacht Club will be held on Wednesday evening next at 421 Bush I street. The reports of the officers I for the season of 1915 will be subI mitted and the members will elect their officers and directors for the !coming year. Commodore John E. I Campbell, who has served two years as leader of the club, will be succeeded by Gus Dorn and Stuart j Hynes will step Into Horn's position jof vice-commodore. John H. Keefe, the perennial port captain of the club will succeed himself for the, twentyfifth time and Charlie Morel will ; again be treasurer. William A. Barlage Is to continue in the secretary's 1 office. The other directors are Martin Ballard and A. Paroni. A new regatta committee will take office, its members being John E. McFarlane, Dr. C. H. A. Davis and Frank Gajsnon. The notice of the meeting announced that, opposition tickets must be filed with the secretary one day prior to the meeting, but in its thirty years of existence the Corinthian Yacht Club has never had an opposition ticket and there is no likelihood of any start in opposition being made in 1916.

CUPID CAPTURES THE BAKER

Morris Zimmermann, junior partner of the Vienna Bakery on Caledonia street is among the first bachelor leap year victims of Cupid and he is as happy as a clam at high tide. i Accompanied by Miss Rose Stahl, the pretty niece of the late Edward Stahl, Morris stole a march on his friends by getting married in San Rafael on Tuesday by City Recorder IDe la Montanya and went on a honeymoon trip to Fairfax. Several of their friends attended a reception given to them and a very pleasant evening was spent. Harry Antonl, chief clerk for Mecchi; Charlie I.oriiano, Johnny Hogan. Smoky Dutch Bill Max Jacobs, Ed Golden, Dick Marshall. Joe Wright. Ed Broderick, Pete Diehl, Fred Fiedler, Harry ' Thomas and many other prominent bachelors who considered Morris absolutely Cupid proof are alarmed and !are negotiating for another cupidproof policy.

LUD KOSTER A BENEDICT

Cupid claimed a very popular member of the San Francisco Yacht Club and a well known bank official in San Francisco when Mr. Eudwig Clarence Koster and Mrs. Pearb- Ross Hills, were married in the Presbyterian I church in San Francisco on Thursday j afternoon. A large number of relatives and friends were present and the newlyweds were given very hearty and sincere congratulations. I imi as be is generally called, has a host of rriends In Marin who ex-: tend to him and his betterhalf their | hearty congratulations. a-a-a Albert G. KeUey, for ever a quarter of a century connected with San Quentin prison, very ably fulfilling every duty assigned to him and highly esteemed by all, died in San Rafael recently of heart disease and was burled in San Rafael last Saturday I with Masonic funeral services.

CIVIC IMl'lltn I Ml \IS ARE NECESSARY FOE Till RAPID GROWTH OF SAUSALITO

SAUSALITO, MARIN CO., CALIF 1., SATURDAY,JANUARY 22, 1916

Barneson Named Chief of S. F. Yachtmen

Committee Chooses Carlton Miller for Vice-Commodore Captain John Barneson will again lead the San Francisco Yacht Club fleet in its 1916 activities. The nominating committee of the club, consisting of George B. Dinsmore, Louis A. Weidenmuller and R. C, Pell, on Thursday gave out the names of the men who will constitute the regular ticket of the club to be presented at the annual meeting on February 0th. These are the nominees, and, as there is no likelihood of an opposition ticket being put before the members, they can be considered as of-ficers-elect right now: Commodore, Captain John Barneson; Vice-Commodore, Carlton E. Miller; Financial Secretary, Wilfred Page; Secretary, Frank M. Garden; Treasurer, Philip J. Fay; Directors at large —James F. Lanagan and F. A. Robbins. The flag officers of the club each owns a little fleet of his own. Commodore Barneson is the owner of the schooner Edris, the class N sloop Genevieve and the six-meter sloop Lady Betty. Carlton E. Miller, vicecommodore of the club, owns the big sloop Athene and the class R sloop Alert and the very fast speed boat Oregon Kid. —

Decision Favorable to Water District

The Marin Municipal Water District is the victor in its legal 1 battle with the Marin Water and Power Co. before tbe Supreme court to determine the right of the Railroad Commission to fix the value of the prop-

erty condemned In proceedings brought by the district. | The decision was handed down on Monday. It was sweeping in j its effect and gives ultimate powea in such proceedings to the Railroad ( Commission. The Supreme court passed upon the validity of the provisions of the Public Utilities Act, empowering the Railroad Commission to fix the value of public utility property in eminent domain proceedings. This provision permits any city or water district or other municipal corporations to ask the commission to fix the value of the property of any public utility which it desires to purchase. i Right Is Denied The Marin Municipal Water District asked the Railroad Commission

to fix the just compensation to be

paid to the Marin Water and Power

. ! Company for the latter's property. The Commission fixed the value at ; $1,200,000. The company appealed ; to the Supreme court to overthrow ■ the commission's decision, claiming that the commission had no authority , to fix the value, and, further, that the , value fixed was too low, and thus deprived them of their property without due process of law. The company also claimed that the commission should have made a separate finding of value for each item of the property. Instead of an aggregate value for the entire property. , Important Decision The decision of the Supreme court which upholds the commission's or-j der, opens the way for the district to proceed to acquire the properties , of the Marin Water and Power Co. I at the price fixed by the Railroad . Commission. The decision was written by Jus- ; tice Shaw, and was concurred in by j all the Supreme Court Justices except Justice Lorlgan, who is sick in I bed, and Chief Justice Angellottl, ; who did not participate in the decis- 1 | ion, probably because of the fact that he is a taxpayer in the district. The decision is a decided victory for the district and Is one of the i I things desired by bond buyers. The affairs of the Water District are moving along very nicely, but j not as rapidly as some desire. It takes time to bring about such big projects,- especially when there is opposition on the part of the big cor- j J porations. The litigation on the part of the Shafter-Howard properties is prac- j tically ended a: the time for appeal- 1 ing from the judgment rendered In the Superior Court has passed. The suits to condemn the properties of the Marin Company and the Mill Valley company are pending, as also is the suit to condemn a right of way through the Jory property.

ARRESTED FOR STEALING ALUMINUM

i L. J. Thompson of the Northwestern Pacific adjustment department, swore to a complaint before Justice or the Peace Helmore Wednesday ! charging Louis Hetkge with stealing aluminum cable valued at over $200 and Betkge was arrested and placed In the county jail pending trial. His partner, John Mohr, was arrested a! tew weeks ago and given six months in the county jail. He was given a light sentence a short time ago by , Justice Helmore and was greatly sur- | prised and provoked when the Judge became generous and told him he would be the guest or the county for at least six months for stealing.

Sudden Death of Miss O’Connell

The sudden and unexpected death of Miss Frances O'Connell in Tiburon last Sunday has cast a heavy shadow over the entire community and words of sympathy can be heard at every side for the family an relatives of the young woman. Miss O'Connell passed away so quick that even her mother, who was standing close by did not realize that her daughter was breathing her last. She was looking out of the window at her home about 2:30. o'clock Sunday afternoon when she suddenly felt faint and reeled. Her mother went to her assistance -ii before she could utter a word she had passed to the Great Beyond. The news of lei- death spread quickly and ! it was so unexpected, for but an hour j I previous she had been out and around that it could hardly be realised that such an event could take place in such a short space of time. The long residence and genial manner of Miss O'Connell had endeared her to the whole community. She had just reached the stage of womanhood audi had every prospect of a bright and happy life before her. The funeral services were held on .Tuesday morning at her late home by Reverend Father Egan and Interment was at the Holy Cross cemetery. The funeral was one of the largest ever held from Tiburon and many handsome floral pieces from friends of the girl were in evidence. Miss O'Connell is survived by her mother, Mrs. J. O'Connell, three sisters, Mrs. D. Burn, Mrs. C. Chapman and Mrs. J. Berries and one brother, Daniel O'Connell.

Foresters Dance New Hall Open

Court Marin, Foresters of America, danced their new hall In Tiburon open on Wednesday evening with a very large crowd and they were complimented upon the size and finish of the hall. Sausalito Four Piece Orchestra furnished the music. The dance lasted until two in the morning. Refreshments were served. The committee of arrangements consisted of Andrew White, George Averill, Jtmes Duggani, K. Sylvaln, I). A. McLean and V. Brooks. The building is two stories and was built by the owner. Thorn Kershaw. Stores are on the lower floor and a large hall suitable for a fraternal hall or a public hall with a stage. The i Foresters have a five year lease on the upper floor.

HELP THE JEWS

A meeting of prominent citizens of San f.alael was held In the office of Mayor Herzog in San Rafael yesterday noon and a campaign in Marin county for the relief of six million starving Polish Jews in the war stricken countries of Europe, was commenced. It Is the first time in the history of the world that the Jews ever appealed for relief outside of their own race and they have always been foremost whenever relief was needed. Subscription lists will be left with ; all the newspapers and the banks in the county and mayors of each town. It Is hoped that every one will make a special effort to swell the list as the I poor unfortunates certainly need relief. Mr. M. F. Cochrane, postmaster of I San Rafael and editor of the San Rafael Independent, was chosen chairman of the committee; E. S. Rake, ! secretary; Mayor S. K. Herzog, treasurer; and S. M. Augustine, William IP. Murray, Thos. P. Boyd, R. Magnes, E. B. Martinelli, S. H. Cheda, J. I Albert, Dr. George F. Rodden and Julius Levy, with the officers made general committeemen. The advisory I committee is as follows; Rev. Lynn White, Rev. G. M. Cutting, Rev. P. A. Foley, Rev. E. F. 'Brown and Rev. G. A. Hensel. All the general committee were present at the meeting except Dr. G. I F. Rodden, Dr. S. M. Augustine and Thos. P. Boyd were unable to attend on account of being out of town. By wire they accepted the appointment, saying they were heartily in favor or the movement and would render all the assistance possible. The following amounts were subscribed at the meeting: B. K. Herzog $100, J. Albert $50, R. Magnes $50, M. F. Cochrane, E. S. Rake, W. P. ! Murray, S. 11. Cheda, E. B. Martinelli and Julius Levy $25 each.

Henry Zoppi Gets Stiff Sentence

Henry Zoppl of Point Reyes, who was arrested ■ week ago, charged with petty larceny, having entered the general merchandise store of Shlleda Bros, at Marshall and taking shoes, appeared before Justice Magee in San Rafael and was sentenced to serve 90 days In the county jail Zoppl stole a pair of shoes from the ! Shlleda store and the owner observed Zoppl wearing the stolen shoes and had him arrested. —Independent, o John W. Stanley, editor and publisher or the Eagles' Aerie, an interesting and wideawake fraternal paper published in Los Angeles, was a visitor In Sausalito this week. ,

Sausalito Hotel Opened

The new Hotel Sausalito opened its doors this week under the able management of Mr. David Sullivan and will be a valuable addition to the public convenience. It is opposite the ferry, on the site of the old Arbordale. and it is an artistic building, every appointment modern and pleasing and harmonious. The hotel has fourteen good sized j bed rooms, well furnished and with plenty of light. The Sausalito Hotel Company have leased the hotel, grill and bar, S. Pearl and E. L. Stevens will OCCUPY the stores facing the park, W. XV. Campbell is moving his drugstore into the corner store and (he Pacific Gas and Electric Company will have an ollice and Charles A. Peters will have his cigar store and factory on the Water street side. The building was designed by O'Brien Bros., the architects of San Francisco. The building, completed, cost the owner, Henry (Cruse, over 120,000 and was erected by the contractor, Mr. Peter Hamilton of San An elmo in record breaking time. The weather even put off the storms rather than delay the construction of the building. Mr. Sullivan, manager of The Sausalito Hotel Company, has secured the services of Mr. G. Bartola, a very clever chef, late of Solarl's, San Francisco, for the grill and a specialty of French and Italian dinners and sea food as well as a la carte dinners will be served at reasonuable prices and Sausalito will be once again known as a place where you can get a good dinner with good service at any hour. Mr. Sullivan says It is his policy to give his patrons the best the market affords, properly cooked and served at reasonable prices. . o

Grand Officer Visits Sea Point

XV. I-'. Toomey, third grand vicepresident of the Native Sons of the Golden West, visited the Sea Point parlor here on Wednesday evening and was very much Impressed with the large membership and the manner in which the local parlor was being conducted. The grand ollicer was introduced to the members of the parlor by the president, Archie Dubrow, and he gave an interesting and educational | address which was very much appreciated.

Tracing the event of the first pioneer over the Truckee Trail, Mr. Toomey gave a vivid description of | that part of California and then went on to tell of the wonderful work accomplished by the Native Sons or the Golden West since Its organization. He dwelt for a considerable time on the work being done by the organizaI tion in finding good homes for orphan children and thanked Sea Point j parlor for their efforts In aiding the I work.

NEW GARAGE OPENS NEXT MONTH

The Sausalito Service Garage, corner of Turney and Caledonia streets, is rapidly approaching completion and expects to be open for business | between the first and the tenth of | February. Mr. George B. Ellison, proprietor of the garage, has secured the Marin j county agencies for three popular and very serviceable cars: Chevrolet, Steams-Knight and Stutz. A general invitation to inspect the new garage will be extended to the i public and a great many motorists, I manufacturer's agents and auto men lof San Francisco will be present. .Richard Cantwell, son of Captain and Mrs. J. C. Cantwell, has associated himself with the liarage.

FIEDLER ACQUIRING PROPERTY

The well known grocery firm of V. ! Fiedler is concluding negotiations I for the purchase from Fred Schnell and his sister, Mrs. Sorensen, of the property occupied by the store. Fiedler has a deposit on the property and will conclude the negotiations as soon as his attorneys are satisfied with the title to the property. The property has a frontage of thirty-five feet on Water street and a depth of 100 feet and has a one- ; story brick building thereon.

Marin County National Bank and the Marin County Savings Bank Elect Officers

The shareholders and directors of the Marin County National Hank and the Marin County Saving! Hank of San Rafael, held their annual meetings last week.

The report of the cashier showed thai 1916 had resulted in tin' largest earnings in the history of the affiliated banks. Progress during the year has been most satisfactory, the combined assets aggregating $1,400,000 The following officers were re elected: President— B. H. Cheda. Vice-President—Fred W. Dickson. Cashier—Geo. C. Hansen. Assf. Cashier—Ceo. A. Cheda Directors —S. H. Cheda. Fred VV. Dickson, Geo. C. Hansen, Thos Hansen, 11. L. Smith. — Independent. o Thos. Slaussen is attending Stanford University this year. j

ALL LOCAL 111 Mi OF INTEREST APPEAR IS Tin: NEWS

NO. 4

Water Directors Meet Harlan Reports Eastern Visit

On Tuesday night the board of directors of the Marin Municipal Water District held their regular monthly meeting and started movements that will mean the settlement of the question and secure the sale of the district's bonds within the next two or three months. All the directors were present except two, and routine business waa transacted. Attorney Harlan submitted a report in which be pointed out the results of his recent trip east and recommended that when the district again Offer bonds for sal" that it sell nt least two million dollars worth so as to have money with which to take over the property of the two water companies. A representative of a bonding syndicate addressed the board and suggested that his company is ready to co-operate with the district and .would bid for the purchase of the bonds, but desired to bid on at least two million. His company is ready to send a man from the east to look Into the various phases of the disl trict. Mr. Harlan reported that expert attorneys for bond buyers had complimented the district on the complete and accurate record of its proceedings, and pronounced the records to be perfect, and that all that Is necessary is to get legal decisions from the courts. Auditor Dolge Refuses to Sign Water District Bonds' Auditor Dolge of the Water District feels that he has a responsibility that he does not feel justified in assuming until the courts have ruled on the legal phases of the water district. Mr. Symonds offered a lengthy resolution directing the President of the board, the Secretary and the An ditor to sign the bonds and have them ready for sale. This resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote, but later Mr. Stevenson asked to have his vote changed to no. After Ibis resolution was adopted Mr. Dolge, the auditor, banded In a. letter in which he cited a number of features on which he Considered the courts should pass before he would be justified in signing the bonds. This. put ■ halt on the matter for a time. The directors took steps to settle thequestion by directing Attorney Harlan to at once commence suit to compel the Auditor to sign the bonds. This suit will be In the nature of a mandamas proceedings, and will be filed direct in the Supreme court. In a similar case from Sacramento, adecision was secured within 60 days It Is necessary that the bonds be signed by the three officers, and the district Is determined to force a decision through the courts as rapidly as possible. It is announced tbat suits of this nature have been decided by the Supreme court In sixty days. time, and It Is hoped that the courts will advance the case as rapidly am possible, as It Is an important one in which many people are interested. —not only this district, but also several other sections of the state. This suit will probably bring out"a. decision on every point where there is any doubt as to the legality ef th» district and its proceedings. The resolution to adopt the Alpine gravity system as recommended by the engineering committee was laid over for another month so as to allow each member an opportunity to digest the report of Engineer Baker. Most of the directors are favorable to the resolution, but they are willing to give all time for investigation.

A resolution was adopted approving the bonds of the officers of the district. The bond printers reported that they would be completed within about two weeks. A communication was received from Mr. Kent stating that be had .given to Dr. Augustine, as general manager for the district, a deed for lands on the mountain slope which he had agreed to give to the district. Official reports showed that on January 18th there was in the district treasury the sum of $12,506.88. That during the first half of the fiscal year the district had spent the sum or $7,83!).CG, and that the bond election had cost $2,018.00. It is estimated that the election of directors for the district to be held In March will cost close to $1800. Tin- expenditures for the engineering department for the month was $450. — Journal.

BLIND PIG CASES DRAGGING

The trial or the blind pig cases In Town Recorder Henry's court, on account of the methods of tbe defense, is becoming very obnoxious to all fair minded people and la working a great hardship on the citizens summoned to serve on the Jury. Every postponement is expensive to th* town as 'be complaining witnesses must b» paid lor every appearance in addition to their charges for working up the case.

George W. Cunard tiled an action against Genevieve Cunard In the superior court or this county on Thursday. F. L. Arbogast represented alas-