Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Inc Board OF supervisors met III regular
semi-monthly session yesterday at 10 A. NJ,
all members present.
Application for the use of the Pavilion was
made by st. Roses Church for the evening
previous to Thanksgiving, and, upon motion,
the request was granted.
The proclamation of the Governor relative
to the election was received and read, and or
dered to be placed on file.
Upon motion. the rules were suspended ard
an order for $40 was allowed.
A communication was received from the
Greenback- Labor party suggesting persons
of that party for officers at the coming cleo
ton. Read and placed on.fie.
An ordinance was passed fixing the rate of .
taxation for State and county purposes for
the next fiscal year, which several levies beings
upon each 500 are as follows: For State
purposes, 81 cents, as ordered by the State
Board of Equalization for the general fund,
so cents which includes provision for $780,
900, to build the Hall Of Records; for school,
fund, 6 cents for hospital fusd, IL cents =
for sinking and interest fund, cents; for
Courthouse and Jail bond fund, Il cents :
for the fund known as the Sacramento
county bonds of 1872, under Act of March 9th
of that year, cents; for payment of interest
and redeeming bonds known as the Hospital
sinking and interest fund, under Act of jan
uary q, 1870, cent for the Central Pacific.
Railroad bond fund, q cents; for county
road fund, 5 cents; making total tax levy
of 81 so as against 81 80 last year.
Mr.. Blair submitted an amendment, max
ing. the road tax levy instead of . cents,
and the levy for general fund % cents
In addition to the foregoing, the following
school districts have by recent election voted
to build new school buildings in their re-.
spective districts, and special levies for that;
purpose have been made as follows. Ameri-
can School District, 13 cents on each 500;
San J uan School District, q cents s; Roberts
School District, 80 cents; Isleton School Dis
trict, % cents; Victory School District. 81 03;.
Carroll School District, 80 cents.
The Board then adjourned to 10 A. N. to-
day.
RUNAWAY YEsTERDAY-A rancher's team
with heavy buggy had short run on
street yesterday, starting at corner Of
Eighth. The buggy OF Mr.. McEwan, who
resides near Salisbury Station, which was
standing in front of Charles Robbins, was
run into, breaking down one of the hind
wheels and otherwise using up the buggy,
severely injurllg one of the horses and
throwing a man who was in the vehicle pro-
miscuouely cut on to the sidewalk. In front
of E. Lyons the phaeton of Mrs. S. b.
Gregory. was struck, breaking one OF the
wheels into kiudling wood, leaving both
shafts in several pieces, and her two little
boys, who were sitting in the phaeton, mar
rowly escaping from being killed. At the
corner of Seventh and J the owner Of the
runaway team jumped into the back end OF
his fleeing rig. and getting hold of the lines,
drove out of town as rapidly as possible,
with the evident purpose to avoid being
recognized and called upon to make good the
damages. A party, however, Immediately
started in pursuit on horseback, and no
doubt he will have ample opportunity to
become acquainted with the owners of the
broken vehicles.
Coop TEMPLARs. twenty-first annual
session of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars
will assemble in the Senate Chamber this
morning at 10 o'clock. A large number of
delegates from the Lodges throughout the
State are present in the city. The total
present membership of the Order in this
State is reported at $1,000, the membership
having increased during the past year 1,7SS.
The present number of Lodges is 2S4, gain
| of "a during the year. The total receipts
| during the year, together with the cash on
| hand at the beginning Of the year, amount to
| SIG, 7SS. The session will continue four days.
A reception will be given by the local Lodges
this evening, and a public meeting will be
held tomorrow evening. The Order founded
and supports an efficient orphanage located
at Vallejo. known as the Good Templars'
Home for Orphans: The amount OF money
raised for that fund this year is reported at
S10,G09
MEETING OF THE PREsBYTERY.-Tbe Sac.
ramento Presbytery, including Northern
| California east of the Sacramento. and Ne
yada. meets at 2 P. VI. to day at Elk Grove,
| to continue until tomorrow noon, when 1t
will adjourn, and the delegates go to San
| Jose TO take part in the Synod of the Pacific,
| which commences its session Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock and continue over Sunday.
| Rev. H. H. Rice, of this city, will preach
| the opening sermon of the Presbytery to- day,
| as retiring Moderator. The election of Moder-
| ator and clerk will next take place. The
usual business OF the semi-annual meeting
will follow.
METROPOLITAN THEATER. -This evening at
the Metropolitan Theater grand testimonial
benefit will be given to Ed. Leavy and c. nj.
DRAW bv the Capital City Minstrel and Social
| f,lnb Leavy and Gray are fayorites in Sac.
ramanto and will, no doubt, draw full
house. The prices have been fixed at only
half the usual rates. Both Leavy and Gray
are specialists in character acting who are
eonal to many professionals, and the Club at.
fords them excellent support, and make up
/ programme of much worth.
THE RIvER.-The steamer Empire City
passed up yesterday with the barge City oil
Sacramento, both light; also steamer Daisy
with barge H. g. Miller, going up for grain'
both light.
MISSES AND CHILDREN's Knit listers
100 to 200 full line ladies' knit scarfs, Nuois
shawls, at our usual low prices, at the nee
House.
LADIES who are preparing for the Fall ans
Winter should not fail to read our new al
yertisement. Mechanics Store.
NAeLEE BRANDY.-Purest and best In TN
world. s. Il. Middleton, agent, No. al
Pine street, San Francisco.
II BEAVER HATS Beaver Hats Eeays
uats Mechanics Store,