Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The Board OF Supervisors met yesterday
at 10 a. NJ, pursuant to adjournment, all thu
members present.
The subject of building Hall of Record
was brought before the Board, and the con
tract of earle & Croly for building the sam'
was presented for approval and read. A mo
ton was then made and adopted that befor,
proceeding further with the contract, the city
members be authorized to see Mr.. McManut
and make an offer of 1900 for the premise,
known as the McManus lot The said mem
bers proceeded in accordance with said in
struction, and upon returning reported thai
they had made the offer as directed; that the
offer was accepted and the purchase made
subject to the confirmation of the Board.
Upon motion the action of the committee
was unanimously adopted, and payment OF
$50 was made to Dir. McAIauus and accepted
upon the contract.
Upon motion, the Chairman of the Board
and Supervisor Butler were instructed to
have an abstract of the lot made and COM
plete the transfer of the title to the county.
Upon potion, the Clerk of the Board was
instructed TO advertise for sale the building
now standing on the newly purchased lot,
the same TO be removed as directed by the
Board. The Clerk was also instructed to
advertise for sale the lot previously purchased,
upon which it was intended to build the Hall
of Records, and located on the south side OF
l street, between Sixth and Seventh, the
same to be sold at public auction at the door
of the Courthouse, at IL A, NJ, Tuesday, the
2tsr day Of December, 1880, to the highest
bidder, for cash.
The contract with earle & Croly for the
construction of the Hall of Records was,
upon motion, approved by the Board.
The proclamation of the Governor setting
apart Thursday, the 10Th day of November,
as Thanksgiving, was read and ordered TO be
placed on file, and motion adopted request
ing the people of the county to comply with
the proclamation.
On motion, the Clerk of the Board was
instructed to notify the Chief of Police that
the Board will not hereafter allow pay for
special policemen appointed for election days,
The following claims were allowed under
suspension of the rules: Benjamin Bailey,
So P r. Beckley, $50; J. w. Wilson, for
purchase of the McManus property. 81, 800.
The Board then adjourned for the term.
HALL OF RECoRDs.-As will be seen by
reference to the proceedings of the Board OF
Supervisors held yesterday, the final steps
towards building Hall of Records were
taken. The McManus lot adjoining the
Court house was purchased for the sum OF
81, 500; the sum of $40 paid upon the con-
tract; the total amount appropriated to pay
for the lot, and Chairman Wilson and Mr..
Butler appointed to attend to the completion
of the transfer to the county. The plans and
specifications for the new hall, as prepared
h1yl lIo-, f,,n
description of which was published in the
RECORD. UNION in May last, were adopted by
the Board, and the contract for its consiruc-
ton by Messrs. earle & Croly was entered
into aud completed. The contract price for
the building complete, according to
the specifications, is SIS 79, and the
building is to be completed by
the 1st day of October. 1881 The
contract specifies that the payments for con-
struction are to be made to the contractors as
follows: "Seventy-fve per cent. Of the
architects monthly estimate of the proper
ton and amount of the work done, as the
work progresses, to be paid monthly, and the
balance Of the contract price when the build
ing shall be completed and accepted" The
contractors are required to furnish bond in
the sum of $4,000 with sureties to be APP.
proved by the Board of Supervisors. for the
faithful performance of the contract. The
brick building now upon the lot where the
Hall OF Records is to be built is advertised
by the Board for sale at public auction on
the Dist day of December, and the erection
of the new building viii be commenced as
soon as the same shall nave been removed.
RESISTING ARREST As result from a
misunderstanding in regard to rent, Mrs.
Lyons, who resides on Third street, between
K and L, procured a warrant for the arrest
of Mrs. r. j. Dunn night before last, upon
a charge of disturbing the peace Local officer
Coffee went to make the arrest, and Mrs.
Dunn securely locked her door and refused
admittance. Coffee obtained a step-ladder,
and got up to the transom opening into the
room, and as he did so Mrs. Dunn fred a
shot with pistol into the ceiling at about the
center of the room, and quickly supplemented
it with the remark, - If anyone breaks into
nv room, either he or | will be killed y
Coffee admits that he got down from the
step-ladder much quicker thanhe gotup. See
ing the warm condition affairs had assumed,
it was determined to not force admission, but
wait till morning, which was done, an officer
remaining in the vicinity during the night
Yesterday morning the self-eonstituted pris-
oner thought better of the matter and quietly
submitted to being taken to the police station.
where she awaits the examination Of her case
before Judge Henry to-day, with the charges
OF disturbing the peace, malicious mischief,
and discharging firearms in the city limits
placed against her.
Police CoURT.-Ia the Police Court yes
terday a. Alexander and Mrs. Alexander
were tried for violating Ordinance No. II,
receiving goods as pawnbroker's withou;
license, and found not guilty. A. Comet
was tried for battery, and found not guilty.
James McCaw was found guilty of same
offense, and fined 81 and costs. Ricardo
Acosta was tried and fined S. and costs fol
disturbing the peace. John Bauer was found
guilty of being drunk, and will receive judg
ment to-day. The cases of All Coon, petty
larceny, and f. Flynn and Jack Kirby, at
tempt to commit robbery, were continued TIL
to-day.
PERSONAL---VERY.. Dr.. NJ. c. Briggs was II
the city yesterday and returned to the Bay
in the afternoon. G. A. Garter, of Red Bluff
Is in the city. Courtney Campbell anc
family, who have been visiting in this city
| and upon the coast the past two months, vii
return East to-day, accompanied by Miss
Emma Janison, of Humboldt county. Ex
| Assemblyman McKenna was in the CITY yes
terday. Senator Booth win leave for Wash
ington the latter part of next week.
POLICE ARRESTS. Arrests were made in
the city yesterday as follows: Mrs. Dunn
charged with disturbing the peace, malicious
mischief and discharging firearms In the city
by officers Smith and Coffey. All Quack
carrying concealed weapons, by local Officer
Rider James Sawyer, alias Lee, petty lar
! ceny, By local officer Martin, sind Jim Cunin
drunk, by officers Jackson and Coffee.
Or THE TERRACE "A runaway team, Will
a wagon at its heels, dashed from the souti
through Capitol PARK and along the Capito
front yesterday forenoon. It was unable tt
make the turn at the north end Of the drive
way, and SO it shot off the terrace anC
brought up aii In heap on the walk below
One horse was considerably injured.
REVIVAL MEETINGS. Special religious ser
vices have been in progress at Sixth-street N
E. Church during the past week, which hav