Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

County Recorder w. E. Gerber yesterday
submitted to the Board of Supervisors the
following communication, regarding a Hal
of Records:
I" To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
OF Sacramento county-Gentlemen | deem
1t my duty to again call your attention to the
unsafe condition of our county records 1t is
certainly unnecessary for me to describe the
room in which they are now kept, for you
must know that 1t is no proper place in which
to keep such valuable property. The doors
are ordinary wooden ones, with large glass
transOms on the west side are three large
windows opening to the outside of the build
ing, and they are unsecured by fastenings of
any kind the floor, ceiling and partitions are
OF wood, and, separated from this office by a
thin wooden partition, on the north side is a
small room now used for the storage of pro-
bate papers, A fire is liable to catch in this
room at any hour from carelessly thrown
cigar or match, and the records are con-
stantly menaced with damage or total de-
struction from that quarter; the rooms and
Railways in the story above the office are
covered with mattingof the most inhanmable
character
g In the report of the last Grand Jury
you will find these words: The security of
these records is of paramount Importance,
and 1t Is almost criminal to neglect providing
for their safety
. The Citizens Committee appointed to
look into the matter urgently advised the
construction of a Hall of Records. You
We're presented with petition signed
by our most prominent business men
and taxpayers, representing property
to the amount of three millions of dol
lars, asking you to provide secure place for the
records, and still no action has been taken in
the matter. If legislation is required there is
certainly no time to lose
Ii you deem 1t necessary to call special
election (which would be expensive and. |
think, one-sided), would it not be well to do
so Immediately?
. | can see nothing in the law to prevent
the Board from building a Hall of Records
Immediately, and paying for the same out of
the general fund. [ have been advised by
competent judges that SI5,00 would be suf-
ticient to erect suitable building, and with
this amount taken out Of our general fund,
1t would, 1 think, with reasonable economy,
still hold out until October, and would only
inconvenience parties holding warrants
against it for the asst few months in the
year. Alameda county has taken this course
and has about completed its Hall of Records
They did not wait for legislation, and yet
their general fund was in much worse CON
dItion than ours, as it has already been ex-
hausted in paying for the work
Trusting that your honorable body will
give an early consideration to this important
subject, beg to remain yours very respect
fully"
After some heated discussion concerning
the matter, it was laid over to the next meet
ing of the Board.
The Board then adjourned for the term,
after allowing the following bills A Scha-
den, SSl 40; w. A. Strobel, SIG 30; W. F.
Johnson, 500; P. A Byrue, SIC I6: w.
Parker, Sl04 w. NJ. Petrie, S15; American
District Telegraph Company, 81 30; A. J.
Vermilya, Sl41 10; d. L. Callahan, $3.50 o.;
h. Pierson Co., S2i j. o. Kane, S112
NoTARTEs APPOINTED. - Tie Governor
yesterday appointed the following Notaries
Public: j. NJ. Baker, # Copperopolis, for
Calaveras county, vice self, term expired.
w. L. Lewis, of San Andreas, for Calaveras
county, vice self, term expired. James Ran
kin, of Nortonville, for Contra Costa county,
of Upper Lake, for Lake county, vice self,
term expired. L. f. Bartelle of Loyalton,
Sierra county, vice Hakes, term expired.
Stanley A. Smith and Michael Farley, of
Downieville, for Sierra county, both original.
"a l'ASlNAsh 1A<ANn---ANtAS 9lOlludl
ladies' bicycle contest and walking will
be begun for a purse of $500. Miss
Susie Wiley and Miss Rhoda Lee are
announced to walk one thousand quar-
ter miles in one thousand quarters, walking
at times while asleep. Miss Lizzie Baymer,
a noted bicycle rider, is to travel 500 miles.
Two tracks will be arranged so that the walk
ing match and bicycle performance will be
in Of la NJ
announces himself as the only manager.
A WATCH CAsE-Oficer Valentine and
Constable Clough, of Roc1lin, yesterday az
rested George Groh in this city for obtaining
property under false pretenses. It is charged
that some time since he borrowed watch
from Daniel Grant, at Rocklin, stating that
he would return it on his next trip over the
road, on which he was employed, but
instead of returning it pawned it in this city
and has not lately been employed by the rail
road company. He was taken back to Rock
lin last night.
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday John Eberhardt was fined $50 and
costs for disturbing the peace, and Ed. Nc
Graw and Chas. Shoemaker, charged with
the same otfense, were discharged The
charge dSdlLss w III. Oiulbu, IOE DSlQ9 drunk.
was dismissed. The case of All Ding for
throwing garbage into the slough, was con-
tinued till to-day. An Pom was fined $50 and
costs for petit larceny, and Mrs. Ewough for
feited deposit for being drunk.
A LEG BRoKEN-Miss Florence T. Bourne,
about thirteen years of age, who is step
daughter of John F. Wall, residing at Nine
tenth and | streets had the misfortune to
break a leg yesterday by suddenly stepping
into hole used by boys in playing marbles
The little girl has always been cripple,
having previously broken the same limb, but
she bore her suffering bravely.
FREIGHT MovEMESTs.-Therew We're sent to
the East yesterday car loads Of wool. OF
oil, l of wine, 1 of ore, l of whale oil and
of merchandise. There arrived here l car
load of household goods, OF wood, l of mer-
ehandise aud 1 of candles.