Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

nant Roadmaster of District No. 81 Sacra-
mento county, with considerable show of an
noyance and of wit, thus replies to commu-
nication on road matters from Isleton recently
published in the RECORD UNION: every
one knows that we have an upper and lower
Stockton road in the dry season, but in the
rainy or wet season they are both lower
roads; in fact, all our roads are lower roads
in the wet season. California, unlike most
other States, has but two seasons-a wet and
dry season-and our roads are made to &C
commodate the two seasons in the dry sea-
son we have dry, hard roads; in the wet
season we have wet, soft roads Nature re-
quires that it should be so, and no amount of
complaint can prevent it. The lower roads
may be good enough for all any one knows
they are allscovered with mud you can't see
them. want to know what is the use of
any one rushing into print to put in
complaint about the impossible con-
dition of a road. If it was not
tor the mud on top, or the upper
road, in all probability the lower road
would be good enough for all ordinary pur-
poses during the wet season. My attention
has been called to a communication in the
RECORD UNION from some one at Isleton-I
believe he signed his name Taxpayer l
don't know that man, but do admire him
l admire him for his stupendous want of
knowledge about roads. He knows Just
about as much about Road Superintendent
NEW name] and road matters and tax 1tion,
as Pixley's mule. would like to make his
acquaintance perhaps he could tell IRE how
to get that $3.50, for one hundred days work,
when we don't work. If there is Roa1mas-
ter in this county who receives more than $50
year for his services, | would like to have
him report it. For my part, l am willing to
work Tor nothing and board myself, if we
have good roads during the wet season."
L. SIT this communication is too long for
publication make a continued story of it. |
am not as mad as L was.
THE ECLIPSE OF To- MORROW Should the
afternoon of tomorrow be clear an opportu-
nifty will offer for observing an eclipse of the
sun here. The calculations given yesterday
referred wholly to the time of totality-points
at which the sun will be to the observers
wholly eclipsed. The figures of yesterday
should read, that the east limit of the eclipse
will be 1902 AZ long. and Az Al lat, and tie
west limit for this coast 121' 81 long and
Sc q lat. The latitude of Sacramento is
about So So, and hence this city is some
where about ia miles rortherly from tire
central line of the eclipse. The belt Of the
eclipse will be about 80 OF 80 miles wide, and
hence Sacramento is about l57 miles from
the northern limits of totally. The eclipse
will therefore be only partial here. People
can get ready their smoked glass and begin
to smut the ends of their noses at about 2
o'clock and As minutes P. NJ, when the first |
contact will take place. The greatest OBJ
scuration observable here will occur st about |
2.Sf and ohout II 1DfhS Of ha will |
be obscured by the passage of the moon be-
tween the earth and the sun, and bright,
narrow segment of the sun will then be visi
BILE on the right side. The first contact will
occur on the suns limb, so degrees
to the right from the lowest point
of the disc, or one-sixth of the semi
circumference. The eclipse will end here only
at sunset, ) o'clock. The calculations are those
made by Prof Davidson for San Francisco,
with the difference in time between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento taken into considera-
ton. The observation will be such that it is
probable the chickens will hunt their roosts,
astonished at the curtatlment of the usual
daylight, and for mortals it will undoubtedly
be sufficiently gloomy afternoon.
SHOULD BE ATTENDED To.-The residents
of the four fronts of blocks dependent upon
the street light at the corner of o and Ninth
complain bitterly, and have for long time,
that the lamp has not been lighted there be-
cause of the neglect of the proper party to
restore the glass which has been broken from
it. As a result two ladies an evening or two
since, in trying to make the portage of the
street at that point in the dark, were precipi
tated into the mud and ooze and one Of them
quite seriously injured. This matter should
be attended to at once, both : the safety of
4. -
a precautionary measure against the city in
curing liability to damages from accident.
INTERPRETATIONS. There were fled in
the Office of the Secretary of State yes
terday articles of incorporation of the
Head Center Consolidated Mining Company.
Capital stock, S5,O0O,O 900; Directors-J. L.
Moody, J. NJ. Getchell, NJ. L. NJ Donald,
A. w. Foster, L. L. Parish, Thomas Bell
and William Moody. Also, articles of in
corporation of the Naumkeag Mining Com
pany. Ca. ital and Directors same as above
Also, articles of incorporation of the
Tiger Mining Company Capital, $40, 000,-
600 Directors-C. Deweese, Jr., Isaac H.
Cory. Eugene Theriot, n. Solomon, E. B.
Bullock.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden January
9TH For J. r. Breuner, 2 boxes chairs; G.
Fl. Stevens bales cotton batting Stude
baker Bros, 2 sets wheels, 2 bundles wheels,
, loose wheels; Huntington, Hopkins & Co.,
* boxes bolts; Hall. Luhrs l. Co, 20 half
barrels molasses S. III. Davis l case hard
ware H. G. Kirk, u boxes drugs; Baker
Hamilton, bundles hardware; IL. f. Web
never. 60 bundles broom handles, l box
broom handles, 2 bales broom corn Standard
Oil Company, go cases coal oil; Central
Pacific Railroad, 90 barrels petroleum oil;
Mebius & Co., 5 cases hams.
APPOINTMENTS. General Orders No.
from. headquarters of the State were issued
Yesterday appointing Major Samuel W.
pacl,ns Assistant Adjutant- General Second
Pr;oade n. G.. c., to be Adjutant-G General
of tbe State. The Governor also appointed
Albert Hart as his Private Secretary. No
further appointments will be announced by
the Governor until next Monday
Fpr1cHr MovEMENTs.-The following car
loads were forwarded to the East yesterday:
Tbros of harley. 2 of shells, of merchandise,
Of Glue. Q of wool and OF leather. Also,
the following car loads OF local freight were
raceived here Sundries 2, merchandise 5,
- . ,rayeI T granite l. cattle l, wheat 4.
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buggies /, oil l, machinery and pioWs D, wood
6, fruit l.
WARRANTS Issucp.-The State Controller
Yesterday issued warrant in favor of John
N. Risdon, for improvements of wharves and
docks. in. the sum of SIS, lS5 90; also warrant
10 w J. Adams for s1l, sol Sc; also to An.
drew Onderdonk for SIS, 613; and one to D. O.
Mills. for purchasing OK bonds for State Uni
versity, Sl266O.
STATE GENERAL FUND.-Those having war
rants against the State to be paid out of the
General Fund have to wait few days for
their pay until further funds are received |
from County TreasureIs, as the amount here |
tofore paid in has been exhausted.
FLAG DowN.-0wing to the severe storm |
Yesterday the flag on the Capitol was taken |
down before adjournment of the Legislature,
as the staff was in danger of being broken.
DEL1NouEST L1sr-The amount of delin- |
ouent taxes this year will not exceed $4,000,
which is a smaller amount than for any pre-
vious year.
The PAY CAR-The pay car came from
oakland Yesterday and left for Redding. On
Z return it will leave for Ogden.