Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-30

MEETING OF THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Fire Commissioners held their
monthly meeting last evening at Fire Gem
missioners' Hall, with all the members pres.
and approved. The applications OF David
Barnes and w. H. Lucas for the positions of
extramen were ordered filed. The following
communication addressed to the Board was
received from Richard Brown, Secretary of
the Sacramento Paid Fire Department, was
accepted and was ordered spread in full upon
the minutes "When L was elected Secre-
tary of the department by your honorable
body was not acquainted with the actual
amount of work to be performed, and as my
predecessor received the salary of $75 per
month for several years, | thought it was
but a reasonable compensation, but as
l have held the position for several
months. becoming acquainted with the
work, knowing that the Board of
Fire Commissioners are devising by all means
IL their power to make the expenses of the
department as economical as can be done
with satisfaction to the taxpayers and with
safety to property, feeling that the salaries of
other officers of the department are small
enough for the services of reliable men eX.
posed To danger of life and limb, and know
ing that the duty of Secretary can be per-
formed for a less salary, | agree to at
tend to the same, faithfully as in the past,
for $40 per month, reduction of 1920 per
year, to take effect February 1st." Chief
Engineer Sullivan was authorized to remove
the repeater from the Western Union Tele-
graph Office After allowing the following
bills the Board adjourned L. Duck, S25 !;
Central Pacific Railroad Company, SSS 50 /;
Capital Gas Company, S4S 60; S. Roth
Sc % H. Bockrath, SD so: Brown Brothers,
S23 Butterfeld & White, 81 30; p. Potter,
SO; c.. E. Adams, S5l 2G; John Farren,
s.; C. W. Rapp, 81 90; L. A. Burr, SS5 50;
Neubourg & Lagos, s. IA G. Sullivan, 81
Gutts Perch Rubber Company, 81 %; Ed
ward Markham and O'Mera, IS; NJ. Malin,
50 j. b. Gill, $50.
THE COURTS Yesterday in tbe
Superior Court the case of Peter c.. SEQ
versus the Sierra Flume and Lumber Com.
pauy was called for trial The case, which
was transferred TO the Sixth District Court
from Tehama county some months since, in
wolves the ownership of all the property Of
the Sierra Flume and Lumber Company, IL
Guiding AZ miles of fumes. 45 miles OF tele-
graph lines, mills horses, several town lots
in Red Bluff and 9, 10 acres of timbered
lands, property that sold in 1876 for S275, 600.
A judgment of $40, 600 damages is also de-
manded. The plaintiff is represented by
George Cadwalader, and the defense by At
torneys Becher, Mastick and Garter When
the case was called Judge Belcher stated to
the Court that the defense had witnesses
here and were ready for trial, but that
he was unwilling for the case to be tried in
the Superior Court ultil there should be some
action by the Legislature in regard to the
transfer of business and suits instituted in
the old District Courts to the new Superior
Courts. He thought that if the cause was
tried and judgment rendered it might be
overthrown by decision that the Superior
Court had no jurisdiction over the old cases.
and that it would be wise to wait until proper
| laws were enacted. Attorney Cadwalader,
for the plaintiff, conceded in the opinions,
and the trial was postponed until some future
time, to be agreed upon by the counsel. 1t is
stated that in other counties, also, the Courts
are waiting, and that the postponenent by
the Senate of a consideration of d judiciary
bill that was passed by the Assembly will
practically stop the workings of the Courts.
the Geographic columns of this issue it will
be seen that Henry Deyhel, Treasurer of the
Caucasian Lodge in this city, an account of
whose disappearance with funds of the Lodge
was published yesterday, has mysteriously
appeared in Salt Lake City, with his ears,
hands and feet frozen. He is at hospital in
critical condition, and in all probability
both of his feet will have to be amputated.
AUCTION SALEs.-To-morrow NJ. J. Sim.
mons & Co. will sell at their salesroom, 40
street, at 1890 A.. NJ, LOGO yards of laces
Monday evening, at Sherburn x Smiths sales.
rooms, 323 X street, about $50 volumes OF
books Will be sold, and also lot of albums.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden January
9th: Huntington, Hopkins & Co., II bun
dies iron. pipe; Weinstock & Lubin, box
hosiery, L box, bale dry goods; Water.
house & Lester, l box dash-boards.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.-The new State
Board of Health will hold its first meeting
this evening at the Office of DR.. Hatch. The
Board, as now composed is mixed in schools
of practice, there being five allopathic, one
eclectic, and one homeopathic.