Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-23
CAPITOL NOTES.

| culture, winch WAS W nave sdheH piace "
night, has been postponed until Wednesda
evening, when it will be held in the Assembl
chamber, and Assembly Bill No. 334, at
promote drainage will be discussed befor
the committee.
The bill introduced by Senator West, t
establish branch Normal School at Los An
geles, and providing for an appropriation o
$50, 600 to erect building for that purpose
is regarded at the Capitol as having no eros
pect of becoming law at present, Will,
many strong friends of the Normal Schoo
feel that Mr.. Vests bill. introduced at thi
time, can have no other effect than to autago
nize the bill making an appropriation for re
building at San Jose.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee is no
indulging in the holiday recess, but remained
in the city and is making long hours in it
sessions, to get its work up by the time of re
assembling of the Legislature tomorrow
The bills beforeit largely refer to amendment,
of the Code of Civil Procedure.
| The following testimony was taken before
the Folsom Branch Prison Investigation
Commission Friday evening, Mr.. Tyler Chair
man. Mr.. Duncan testified that the quarry
belonging to the State was sufficient to fur
nish all stone required, but had not frontage
enough to be worked to advantage.
Question-Is it not fact that the place
where the stone was quarried on the Natoma
Ditch Company's land was where the ditch
company was to run its canal? Answer
Yes, sir; suppose they were going to run il
there.
Q.-Were there not some materials OBJ
tanned from the Natoma Ditch Company
upon orders? AT one time we got some
lumber and things by acquisitions upon tina,
company.
Q.-Were there not some tools and
machinery taken from that company and
paid for, and if so, how much was paid
sA.-There were some tools purchased of the
company, and some derricks by the State
Think the architect did it, but probably un.
der direction OF the Board. They took some
old derricks, cars and tools. The tools and
derricks were old ones, but could be made
over. Think something like $1,000 was paid
for these old tools, etc. Some new ones were
also bought of the ditch company. The
whole amount paid for new and old ones was
about So, 500, believe.
Odd you refuse to certify to the bill
for these things? A.-Yes, sir; L think ]
did.
Q.-Why did you refuse to certify tc
! them? A.-Because 1 had not weighed the
matter and examined the things sufficiently
-
worked the tools and derricks over and used
them.
Q.-How much cement was used there
each day on the works? A.-Jordan used
from two to three barrels of Portland cement
each day. He used of Rosedale cement
about one barrel to three or four barrels OF
lime, and probably used about nine barrels
of lime each day.
o. find here at one time an item of 1OC
kegs of nails, do you know of anything this
amount of nails could be used for then
A-No, SIR
Q-Do you know of anything IFS. 900 feet
of lumber could be used for / find an item
of that amount ordered on May IL, 1879
A.-No, sir only a shed was built, that |
know of.
Governor Irwin would state that this
was intended to complete the whole building.
To Mr.. Irwin-Did your Board authorize
Mr. Bennett to allow Mr.. Duncan to draw
on the Natoma Water Company for tools or
anything? Al think we allowed Mr..
Duncan to purchase some goods.
Q.-Will you show me thanding the Board
records to Mr.. Irwin where it appears on
your minutes? At does not appear upon
the minutes. That was not the action of the
Board, as l know of.
Off it was not the action of the Board,
whose action was it? A.-Well, I will take
the responsibility of it upon myself
Q.-Why did the State make these pur-
chases when the work of building The prison
was under contract to Jordan? A.-The
purchases were made so as to be ready to GO
ON with the work in case Jordan failed.
Odd you have an idea, when you order
ed it, that 500 barrels of Portland cement
were necessary at once for that work? A
No, sir not instantly we would need il in
the progress of the work.
Odd you need 100 kegs of nails then ?
A.-Not Immediately, but would need them
on the work and the same with the 175, 600
feet of lumber-it would be required before
we got through.
Odd you expect Mr.. Jordan, when you
ordered that he employ $50 men at once
upon the work, would be able to comply with
it? A.-No, sir, we did not, because he had
not been able to comply with the contract be-
fore this.
Odd Mr.. Bennett go to work in the
quarry Of the Natoma Ditch Company under
direction of the Board? A.-The fact was,
We had the privilege of working there if we
could work to advantage, and a trial was
made and the quarry did not work satisfac-
torily:
Q.-Who made such offer to you? Al
don't know that it was made to the Board. l
suppose this information was conveyed TO
Mr.. Livermore, and not direct to the Board
Don't think it was ever given in any formal
manner at all to the Board.
Odd you know the excavations and
work on that ditch company's grounds were
in the direct line of the Natoma ditch canal ?
Al don't know as [ did. We were work
ing about sixty men in the other quarry, and
employed about the same force in the Natoma
ditch quarry until it was found the stone was
unsatisfactory.
Q.-Have you any record to show what the
| Board ordered? Ave had contracts for
| numerous articles. When things were wanted
Duncan would send down orders to the con.
tractor. 1t was impracticable to take action
on each order separately.
Q.-According to your own figuring you
have expended on cells S10l, 600, with what
you have paid Jordan. Now, Governor,
where is the balance of the money that was
Jsed on the contract? A.-On balance of the
building There is cell building, front build.
ing, approach building, carpenter work and
| plumbing. That amount is for stone cells
alone. The iron work and carpenter work
and plumbing have been paid for to the
amount of 80 per cent.
| INcoRPoRATIoNs.-A of incorpora.
ton were on Saturday filed in the Office Of
the Secretary of State of the Tamalpais Min.
ing Company, engaged in mining and milling
in Marin county, Cal. Principal office at
San Francisco. Capital stock, $4,000. 600,
| in 500 shares Directors-Ai Peck, G. T.
Emery, Edgar Briggs, james Bailey and
Christopher Nelson Also, articles of in.
corporation of the Belle of Marin Mining
| CoInpany-mines in Marin county. Princi-
pal Office at San Francisco. Capital stock
and Directors same as above Also, articles
of incorporation of the King of Marin Min
ing Company Location of mine principal
office and capital stock same as preceding.
Directors-Ai Peck, G. T. Emery, VIM. H.
Sharp, James Bailey and G. Nelson . Also,
articles of incorporation of the Rowe Gold
Mining Company, of Cave Creek, Mariposa
county, Cal. Main Office at San Francisco.
Capital stock, SO 1000, 600, in S1o0 shares
Directors-A. Under, August V. Kautz, G..
Il. Vernon, w. S. Schuyler and E. M. Glib
son. . Also articles of incorporation of the
Bay City Base Ball Club, of San Francisco.
the object of which is stated to be ''to ele-
vate the game of base ball upon the Pacific
coast" etc. Capital stock. SIC, 900, in shares
of S100 each, of which 5000 has been sub.
scribed. Directors-James A. Thompson, L.
C. Macfarlane, A. f. Coffin, Geo. III. Periue,
Z. f. Schroeder, W. I. Barton. H. B. Whea
ton, H. H. Shinn, Chas. d. Ravens. Frank
S. johnson and Chas. S. Neal.
APPLICATION FOR PARDoN.-Applicatior