Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

VI. OTeN, Oleflu, was allowed SZ0Z LOT letu
ing prisoners during January. The report o.
James Holland, Overseer of Road District
No. To- was submitted. The Clerk was in
structed to advertise for bids for grayeling
and grading the road from Guthries to the
County Hospital.
HOSPITAL REPORT.
J. r. Lame. Superintendent of the County
Hospital, made the following report for the
month of January:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
have the honor to report, with reference to
the County Hospital for the month of Janu
airy. as follows:
Number of patients in hospital on January
LIST, Isl; admitted during the month, "a
births, 1 discharged, rs; deaths, 5 in hos.
pital on January 31st, 153. OF the last mum
Der % were females and 131 were males. The
smallest number of inmates at any one time
during the month was 1877 /; meals furnished
destitute applicants, 49,
The mortality list is as follows Peter Nc
Kenna John O'Neil, John Weidig, Michael
Carregan and Henry Russell. The national
tiles OF the above are: ireland 3, Germany
l, and Chile l.
One of the deceased, John O'Neil has
Hospital continuously for sixteen years.
The current expenses of the month have
been: Salaries of Superintendent and en-
| ployes, S7SS 81; subsistence, 1919 81 one
barrel of whisky. 500; miscellaneous ex-
penses, SIS 40; 1863 cords of wood, $3.50 g.
| Total, 81, $50 II. OF the above quantity of
wood there is now on hand between 80 and
| 100 cords
! The changes that have been made by your
Hospital Committee ii the methods of heat
ing and lighting the hospital is constant
source of congratulation, and the construc-
ton of sewer now in progress to run one
half mile south of the hospital, should place
the heating, lighting and sewerage of this in
stitution in the most perfect practicable con-
dition. The high average of inmates has
been due in part to number of convalescents
being permitted to remain to work upon the
sewer trenches for board and lodgings. So
far no other expense has been incurred in per-
forming this work.
BILLS ALLowED-ADJoURNMEN
The Board adjourned after allowing the
following bills n. L. Drew & Co., 1927 90;
Ben. Baily, S120; Z. w. Gilmer, $50 w. d.
Kimble, So 20; Jacob Stortz, 81 George
Hartmyer, SIS; James Lansing, $50; I. I'll.
Hutchinson, S13 so; E. J. Dodge, $40 03;
Robert Philip, 50; E. G. Salisbury & Son.
$50 so; J. G. Pearson, S3S so; w. HI. Bald
win, $50; j. w. Murphy, So; George n.
Crenshaw, 50 B. Donahue, SO % Howard
& Sellers, $40 0S; q. p Goodhue, 1882 %:
P. H. Coggins, SIS; j. NJ Benson. Sc; zee
Bean, So; w. D. Kimble, $40 80; R.
s. Jones, $50 AZ; James McClatchy,
81; II. Swift, Sc 30; NJ. S. Ham
mer, sos So; G. H. Swinerton, 81 %;
c. Z. Bishop, S133 80; II. Anderson, S27 %;
County Recorder, 81 60; John Alexander,
81 80; William Crump, $50; A. Meyer,
500 20; w. J. Cooper, 81 80; B. Cohen,
S13S 90; N. Perry, $50; Capital Gas Co.,
NJ. Castro & Son, IS 80; Bell & Kolliker,
$50 43; Gus. Lavenson, 81 %; S. E. Har-
vey, S29 20; Casey & Cronan, $40 25; L.
Elkus, S37 Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, "a
cents; Van Heusen & Huntoon, SAB; Geo. 7.
Bush, S11; John Black, sos A Hunting
ton, Hopkins & Co, sos 60; H. S. Croker
& Co., 1897 % A. Schaden, S413 u; w.
M. Griffen, S31 G. III. Swinerton, sly; L.
L. Lewis, So; j. L. Chadbourne, S23 OF;
NJ. Castro, S47; earle & Croly, Sl02 AT;
Reibsom, Adams & Co., 1856 60; Schaden
& Rodegerdts, SIP As Jerry Cronin, 50 so;
Daniel Kienborts, $50; j. r. Lame $3.50 IS;
$50 IS; Mrs. E. j.. Becky $50;
Frank Daroux, $50; I. j. Sheehan, $50;
Alfred nKunaman, $50; Margaret McCue,
$50 Mary Mclaughlin, $50; Charles Eng
fish, So; John Chambers, S2S; w. Barber,
Sl6 Wiseman & Neuman, So; 2. Potter,
So %; j. S. George, $50.
SCHOOL TExT-BooKs. = There is much
activity in the State AttorneyGenerals Of
fee from questions arising under the new or
ganic law of the State, and many of the
points raised are of general interest. An ac
ton has recently been commenced by the
State, which is a test case upon one phase of
the subject of school textbooks. The City
Board of Education of Oakland made an or
der changing the text books for the schools of
that city, basing their action upon the
assumption that the new Constitution had
repealed the old law, which was in force to
January. The law then provided that no
change in the textbooks should be made I'M
til authorized by statute thereafter to be en-
acted. Section Z, Article TX, of the Consti
tuition confers the power to adopt series of
text books upon 60 the local Boards of Educa-
ton, and the Boards of Supervisors, and the
County Superintendent of the several coun-
ties which may not have County Boards of
Education" The City Board of Oakland
claim that this section of the Constitution is
self-executing and now in force, and that I'M
der that provision they had full power to act
in the absence of q Board of Supervisors.
The present action commenced by the State
is based upon the theory. first, that Section
of Article TX. is not self-executing, and that
therefore the law was still in force second.
that if the Constitution is self-executing, and
has therefore superseded the old law, that the
local Board of Education cannot act except
in conjunction with the Board of Supervisors,
and that therefore their action would be void
in either view of the case.
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.-The following
bill, which having passed both houses of the
Legislature and yesterday became law, by
receiving the Governors signature, will be Of
interest to all teachers holding certificates in
the CITY and State 1t is entitled IAN Act
to continue in force school teachers certif-
Gates, State educational diplomas and life
diplomas" and reads as follows: Section
l. All teachers city, city and county,
county. and State certificates, State educa-
tional diplomas, life diplomas, and all other
teachers certificates and diplomas issued
in the State of California under and
in pursuance of the laws thereof,
on or before the 31st day of De-
hereby continued in full force and effect, and
shall be deemed valid for all purposes. and to
the full extent of time that the same were,
and were intended, respectively, to be under
the said laws, on and before the said 31st day
of December, 1879. Section 2. This Act
shall take effect from and after its passage"
CONTESTED SEAT. = The Senate Com
mittee OH Elections net yesterday after
noon to hear testimony in relation to
the contested election case of Harring-
ton VS.. Nelson, the sitting member.
T. J. Clunie appeared for Mr.. Nelson, and
NJ. NJ. Estee for contestant. A number of
witnesses were examined, and the natural
ization papers of Mr.. Nelson's father, taken
out in Chicago, were introduced to establish
his citizenship. After hearing the testimony
the committee went into executive session,
and the conclusion has not as yet transpired.
New CoURT SEAL.-The Superior Court of
Sierra county has adopted new seal and
filed in the Secretary of States Office copy.
The margin of the seal has the usual impress
stating the Court, county, ETC., and the GEN.
tral portion consists of mountain scenery in
the background, with a lake at the base,
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