Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.

The Board of City Trustees met yesterday
with all the members present.
John A. Cunningham, Chief Engineer of
the Water Works, reported that during the
past week the total number of gallons of
water pumped was 8, 1914, $50, and the amount
of fuel consumed was SO cords of cottonwood.
Monthly reports We're received from n. A.
Kidder, Harbormaster w. c. Farnsworth,
Superintendent of City Cemeteries Z. Bran
nigau, Poundmaster; II. ID. SERVER, Clerk of
the Water Works, and Il. NJ. Stevens, Chief
of Police. Also the quarterly report of w.
c. Farnsworth and the annual report of r.
ID. SERVER. The bonds of city officers were
approved.
j. II. Miller, Secretary of the Street Rail
way Company, requested that, as the grade of
o street is to be raised above the tracks, he
should be allowed to run an omnibus from
Third and X streets to Tenth and o streets,
instead of the street car. The matter was
referred to the Street Commissioner.
ID. DeBernardi was granted permission to
move his frame building ten feet from its
present location on l. street, between Eighth
and Ninth Henry Fisher was granted per-
mission to raise his building fourteen feet
above its present position, In the alley be-
A remonstrance was fled by some of the
property-owners residing between X, /,
Fifth and Sixth streets, against tie establish
ment Of a lumber yard in that locality, and
the matter was referred to the President of
the Board.
Owing to the recent rains the awarding of
contracts for street sprinkling was postponed
until Monday, April 18th.
Complaint was made to the Board that
hsa rNln baH red q
pool at the foot of R-street levee, between
Third and Fourth, and asking that the place
be filed up. The matter was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
A communication was received from A. j.
Hopper asking for his appointment as expert
to examine the accounts of city officials for
the past fiscal year, and, on motion, he was
appointed at compensation not to exceed
$3.50
A proposition was received from w. 7.
Collier OF Napa for applying system of ven-
tilating sewers to the Sacramento sewers. 1t
was referred to the Street Commissioner
Paschal H. Coegins, Justice of the Peace,
notified the Board that owing to changes in
the law Justices of the Peace had become city
officers, and were required to pay their fees
into the city treasury; also that the city was
required to pay salary of 81, 900 per annum
to each Justice and furnish them with offices.
Board, he made demand Tor Office rent
The matter was referred to Mayor Turner.
The Board adjourned after allowing the
following bills II. a. Weaver, IS 80; Ben.
Billiard, Jr, S34 70 H. Luft S15 50 /;
Whittier, Fuller 4 Co., 50 10 T.. Gum,
$50 50; Jacob Stortz, So w. Z. johnson,
S1SS 43 NJ. c. Hawley & Co, 81 James
Lynch, Sl1 j. Stortz, S4s z. Brannigan.
SD Butterield & White, S1S 81 ; Davis &
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jackson, STA 43; T. Greer, SAG "a; j. T.
Clark. $50 William Snarr, Sl1 20 Duly
Bee. Sc i. L. Bassett, SIS; +. Mund, So.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. = The Board of
Supervisors met yesterday with all the mem
bers present The bond of the American
River Bridge Company was received and laid
over for the report The report of John T.
Cardwell, Road Overseer, was approved.
The tolls on ferry across the Sacramento
was fixed at the same rates as last year, ana
the bond of George Peters was filed. Under a
suspension of the rules the claims of John L.
Cardwell for SOS, James A. Elder 81, and
A. w. johnson 81, were allowed. The
petition of w. X. Lindsay, for the privilege
of constructing and maintaining gates on road
way was referred to the Road Committee. In
the matter of the petition of residents Of Elk
Grove School District, asking the Board to
divide the district the petition was granted,
and the new district was formed under the
name of Victory School District, and the
division was established on the range line
between townships and 9 and commencing
at the northwest corner Of section Z, town
ship g. range 6, and running north to the
southwest corner of section 10, thence east
/ mile, thence south miles, thence
west l mile to the place of beginning. The
Board then adjourned until this morning.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden April
ID and Sd: For Billingsley & Co., . cases of
mop handles, . cases of butter-molds, l case
note paper. case whisk brooms; Holman,
Stanton & Co., "a wheelbarrow trays,
bundles rakes, 4 bundles handles, boxes (;
Standard Oil Co., go cases oil; NJ. &, Haw
lev & Co, car of hay rakes A. Dennery &
Co, cask tierce crockery; Henderson Il
NJ. II sets wheels w. a. & G. S. Hough-
ton, 4 bundles paper ; Adams, Mcneil & Co,
so boxes cocoanuts, barrels whisky; G. p.
Railroad Co, barrels glassware; Baker &
Hamilton, II cases files, 8 boxes hardware,
/ box cultiyator teeth; j. L. Stoll, ? boxes
hardware; Hall, Lpbrs & Co., "A bundles
hams w. Il. Strong, box books Hunting
ton, Hopkins & Co., 143 steel springs; r. G.
Terry & Co., bale printing paper; r. Stone
& Co, boxes hardware; Weinstock x Luz
bin, case goods box clothing a. Coolot.
l box tobacco A. Hamburger, l box dry
goods L. L. Lewis, boxes hardware, box
japanned ware.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Alfred johnson was fined S62 80 and
sentenced to ten days imprisonment for car
rying concealed weapons James Kelly, ac-
oused of being drunk, was discharged on con-
dition that he would leave town at once !;
John Kelly, healthy beggar, was convicted
and will be sentenced to-day, will also
William Burt, whe pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing potatoes the charge OF dis
turbing the peace made against Luscas Ste
vens was dismissed for want of prosecution !;
the cases of Mary Griffin for being drunk,
John Kidd for smoking opium, and Mrs. L.
Young for disturbing the peace, were contin-
ued till to-day.
BROKEN LEvEEs.-From gentleman who
Yesterday came from Grand Island, Colusa
county. It is learned that there are no breaks
in the leyees on the west side of the Sacra-
mento between Red Bluff and Knights Land
inc On the east side of the river between
KNIGHTS Landing and Colusa there are several
breaks, and large area of land where n, nne
grain was growing Is now under water: Inc
principal breaks are at Sill's ranch, % miles
above Knights Landing at Lambs, 80 miles
above; two small breaks at Cummings, and
one of 100 feet in length at Woods place, III
miles above knights Landing.
THE WEATHER-The weather at l A. N.
this morning was still cloudy. The rainfall
of Monday, according to Mr.. Gerrish's gauge,
was .044 of an inch, making a total fer the
month of 20S3, and for the season 1302S. In
1879 to date, the rainfall was 14117 in
1873 21.720 in 1877, 1890; in 1876, 25.030.
The storm on the mountains has entirely SUBJ
sided, though the weather is still cloudy.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS were for
warded to the East yesterday car load of
hides, 1 of merchandise, l of rags, of wood
and of canned goods. There were received
here car load of whisky, l of wheels, of
nine. 3 of wheat, of iron, of lumber, of
coal and 8 of wood. Forty-seven car loads of
steel rails went through from the East to San
Francisco.
Aucr1oN.-The auction sale announced by
Sberburn & Smith at their sales-rooms for
Saturday last, and which was postponed on
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