Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

SALARIES OF CLERKS IN STATE OFFICES
In answer to the question submitted by the
State Treasurer to Acknowledgement Hart,
as to whether the present salaries of persons
performing clerical services in the several
offices of the State are to be controlled by
the provisions of Section 10, Article ", of
the new Constitution, or by the laws in force
at the time of the adoption of the Constitu-
ton, the Attorney General, in his opinion,
after stating the case more at length, says
Section l of Article ii. of the Constitution
provides that the provisions of all laws which
are inconsistent with this Constitution shall
cease upon the adoption thereof, except that
all laws which inconsistent with such
provisions of the Constitution as require
legislation to enforce them, shall run in full
force until the LIST day of July, 1880, unless
sooner altered or repealed. The only ques-
ton, then, is whether Section 10 OF Article
V. requires legislation to enforce it. This
question | am constrained to answer in the
affirmative. 1t does not attempt to fix the
salary of any clerk. 1t simply limits future
legislation by fixing the maximum salary
that may hereafter be authorized by law.
/ am therefore of the opinion that
the section referred to requires legislation to
enforce it, and that therefore the provisions
of all prior laws inconsistent with the pro
visions of that portion of the section which
is hereinabove referred to will remain in full
force until the LIST day of July, 1880, unless
sooner altered or repealed by the Legisla-
ture."
EAST END IMPROVEMENTS filling in
to replace the old trestlework of the Sacra-
mento and Plscerville Railroad, on r street,
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets,
Al r I L
completed A solid, substantial earth en-
bankment now occupies the site, and new ties
and steel rails replace the old ones The
earth used in making this improvement was
taken from the northern side of the railroad
cut through Poverty Ridge, and in place of
the ragged unsightly bank which had stood
there for so many years, there Is now a
smooth and handsomely graded block. A
number of cosy cottages have been recently
built in this vicinity, and others are in vari-
Gus stages of construction. The east end of
the city is g looming up in the matter of
improvements. Poverty Ridge in the pi-
oneer days of Sacramento was the arisUo-
cratic place of residence. All the mansions
which once adorned that eminence have
either been removed or suffered to go to ruin.
The Ridge has many advantages as a first
class residence locality-high and dry land,
healthy atmosphere, and fine panoramic
Ridge" may yet regain its whilom pre-em-
inence and become the I" Mob Hill of Sac
ramento.
A COSTLY RIDE.-Last Sunday four young
men applied at Wilson's livery stables for
team, stating that they only wished to drive
to East Park. The teams were all away at
the time, but to oblige the quartet the sta
bemen hitched the remaining horse and
one of f. Z. Mitchells hack-horses to a rock
away. The young men went to East Park,
but not satisfied with so brief a journey, con-
cluded to 90 to Woodland and astonish the
natives of that quiet little city with their
fast team. The pleasure-seekeIs, however,
came to grief, as the people of Woodland OBJ
jected to their streets being converted into
race track The result was four arrests, and
the next day four convictions for fast driving.
The team was taken care of, and the big
four " confined until yesterday, when friends
in this city sent over money to pay the fines,
and they returned in quiet and unobtlu-
sive style, rather preferring drive through
the alleys than on the public streets.
INooRPoRATIoNs. Articles of ilcorpora-
ton were yesterday filed in the Secretary of
States office by San Joaquin Grove, No. 9,
United Ancient Order of Druids, of Stock
ton. Cal Trustees. f. Adams, +. A.
Ruhe and +. Stoetzer. Also, articles of in
corporation of the Eureka Consolidated
Gravel Mining Company of Sierra City, CAL
Capital stock, S120, 000 divided into shares
of 81 each Directors-John Richardson,
j. J. Bradley, Stephen Clarke, Patrick Keef
and Adam Leary.
SETTLED WITH THE STATE.-The following
settlements were yesterday made with State
Controller Kenfeld, and payments as fol-
lows: By G. A Nordheim, Treasurer of
Siskiyou county, quarterly settlement, 81,
-S55 Il by James Tower, Treasurer of Men
docino county, $50, $40 "a; by Charles Nc
Donald, Treasurer of Shasta county, S10,-
6S7 61; by A F. Bernard, Treasurer of
Kern county, $40, asa 03; by f. w. Gross,
fees of Supreme Court for January, SlO4.
REFLECTED the meeting of the
Sarsfeld Guard, Company G, held for the
purpose of electing a First and Second
Lieutenant, Major W. l. Wallace, Brigade
Inspector. presided J. 2. Dalton, present
incumbent, was re elected as First Lieuten-
ant, and Fred Neary, also presentincumbent,
was reelected as Second Lieutenant. A vote
of thanks was unanimously rendered to
Major Wallace for the impartial manner in
which he conducted the election.
SENATORIAL DINNER.-Senator Grove L.
johnson gave a costly and magnificent dinner
to the members of the State Senate at the
French Hotel last evening. Covers were laid
for forty-two persons, and the menu EN-
braced twelve courses. 1t was select and
recherche affair, and the festivities lasted
until a late hour. The company present con-
sisted of the State Senators and three or four
other guests.
TRADE-MARKs.-Rob D. Hume, of San
Francisco, yesterday filed in the Secretary OF
States Office his trademark for canned edi-
bJes. under the name of Grown Brand. "
Also, Charles p. Norman, of Louisville,
Ky, fled claim to various trademarks to be
used upon WHISTLES, consisting of the name
.4,T. H. Cutter" the initials -. H. c., y
so. k" an English crown and other de-
vices.
NoTAR1Es PuBLIc.-The following were
Yesterday appointed Notaries Public by the
Governor: w. B. Lardner, for Placer
county, to reside at Auburn; d. 2. Taylor.
for Marin county, to reside at San Rafael,
vice Phenney. term expired; ). +. Lelb, OF
San Jose, for Santa Clara county.
MILITARY APPOINTMENT Governor
Yesterday appointed John A. Turner, OF
Chico Major and Assistant .Adjutant- Cen
eral on the staff of the Adjutalt- General, y.
q. c., with rank from February Is, 1851.
WARRANT IssUED.-The State Controller
yesterday issued warrant for s3.69S 81, IN
favor of the Treasurer of Mendocino county,
for support of common schools.
FREIGHT MoyEMENrs.-There were for
warded to the East yesterday car loads
of wool. Of salmon, 6 of barley, of leather
and of merchandise.
CoMMERcIAL.-The steamer Harriet, with
barge light, went up Monday night for
Colusa, and the Governor Dana came down
yesterday with grain.