Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-20

| been Clerk of this Court. | move, therefore,
that a committee of three members of this
| bar be appointed to draft resolutions in rea-
! ton to the sad event which has taken place
and report them to meeting of the bar to
be held tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
The motion prevailed and the Chair ap-
| pointed n. Greene Curtis, d. w. Welty and
j. II. McKune on the committee.
The meeting then adjourned until January
10Th at 10 a. NJ.
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.
The Board of City Trustees met Yesterday
at 10 o'clock, with Trustees Turner, Knox
and johnson present.
DEMONSTRATIONS.
| The report of John A. Cunningham, Chief
Engineer of the Water Works, was read and
ordered filed.
Edward Cadwalader presented petition
signed by numerous citizens, asking that the
franchise of the City Railway, to maintain
street railway to the cemetery be not revoked.
| The petition was ordered fled.
j. w. Wilson, Daniel Brown ard G. H.
Putnam, the Board of Fire Commissioners,
and Chief Engineer Sullivan, presented
| petition signed by numerous citizens and
property-owners asking that fire en-
| CINE be located in the eastern portion
of the city east OF Twentieth street. The
| advisability of levying tax for the purpose
OF purchasing and maintaining the same was
| discussed, and the matter finally referred
back to the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Richard Dale, on behalf of the Howard
Benevolent Association, requested the use OF
a room in the Library building, and it was
referred to the Board of Directors of the
| Library.
ORDERS PASSED.
In consequence of J. H. Miller. Secretary
! of the City Railway Company and Superin-
tendent in charge, having verbally agreed to
relay the iron and operate certain por-
tions of the roads recently torn up,
and also to repair the streets along
which their lines are laid, satisfactorily,
it is therefore ordered that action ON the pre-
| ambles and orders presented at the last meet
ing of the Board relating thereto be continued
until Monday. February 10Th.
Ordered, that the Street Commissioner be
directed to notify the contractors for grading
Ninth street, from r To U, and from Y to Y,
and Eleventh street. from r to w, to i'm
mediately finish the work.
Ordered, that the alley between II and /,
Twenty-first and Twenty second streets, be
opened
The bond of Ryan and Miller, for street
crossings, was approved.
BILLS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
After allowing the following bills the
Board adjourned: Daiiy Bee, S17 70 L. +.
Bassett, $50; James Touhey, $3.50 As; r. J.
1Eerkley, S2O6 o.; George Murray, S73 26 :;
p Brannigan, Sl6S 60; George jackson,
S301 So; NJ. Foley, 81: H. S. Croker &
CO.. 81 so; J. Stortz, $50; II. Shay, ST. !;
c. Alderman, $40 James Wood, sol; E.
| K. Knox, for labor, 1929 so; George Miller,
S122 50; Capital Savings Bank, 1864 N. l..
Drew & Co, 1896 06; w. NJ Shearer,
5119 %; Samuel Kingsbury. 81 j. T. Bar
ron, So zee Bean, 81; Sacramento Di-
rectory," So; George I. Bush. Sc Friend 4
! Terry Lumber Company, 81 81; l.. L.
Lewis & Co., So
SOCIETY Notes.-The joint committee of
the Lodges of the A. o. u. w. of this city
having in charge the reception of the Grand
Lodge met yesterday and perfected arrange
ments for the meeting of that body in this
city, February Sd to the 9th. The session
will be held in Turner Hall 1t is anticipated
that some 800 delegates will be in attendance
| During the session social entertainment is
| to be given to the Grand Lodge, limited in
attendance to the membership of the Order,
and no charge is to be made. Governor
| Perkins will make an address of welcome to
| the Grand Lodge, and Senator Grove J..
| Johnson and Assemblymen Young will
make addresses on behalf of Sacra-
mento prior to the emit .ainmeI t..
At the meeting of the joint committees of
the four tribes of Red Men of this city,
| Frank j. Bidwell was elected President, r.
| K. Harmon as Vice President, w. T. Crowell
as Secretary and A. Schaden as Treasurer.
| The committee consists of Messrs. Buser,
| Schaden and Townsend of Costumes !;
| Messrs. Crowell, Willem and Scully OF Red
Jacket: Messrs. Harmon, Sullivan and Han
| rahan Of Owoss6: Messrs Bidwell, Stafford
and TAYLOR of Red Cloud. The committee
| decided to give literary entertainment and
| hall on the 23d Of February, as Washington's
birthday falls on Sunday this year. The sew
eral Lodges Knights of Pythias of this city
have arranged to give reception and enter
| tainment for the Grand Lodge, which is to
meet in this city on the 10th of February.
| The entertainment will be at Turner Hail on
| the evening of February 11th. Past Grand
| Chancellor David Mcclure has been selected
as orator for the occasion. Columbia Lodge,
| No. 10, K. of T., has elected the following
| as representatives 70 lHe prahu LOu9e ::
| Richard Brown, w. Z. 0ughton, p. J.
| Spacher and S. A. Wolfe. Representatives
| to the Bureau of Relief. NJ. Coffroth,
Fred. Owen and Richard Brown. The Grand
Lodge will meet in this city on the second
| Tuesday in February, and the Bureau OF Re
| lief on the second Monday in February.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-To-night will
be the last but one of the dramatic company
now playing at the Metropolitan under the
management of Messrs. Wilson, Bassett &
| Welles. Last evening Byron's sparkling
comedy, "our Boys, was produced, in which
John Wilson and Charles B. Weles person
ated q the boys" Mr. Owen and Russell Bas-
sett the doting fathers" Miss Kate Denim
the cear-headed aunt" Misses Pierce aDd
| Mcclellan ''our girls, !" and Miss Long the
| sympathetic Belinda. The comedy thus cast
was admirably presented. Indeed it is but
! justice to say that it was a finished perform
| ance in all respects, and worthy of the most
generous patronage on the part of lovers of
the legitimate drama. Tonight the company
will present the comedy of The Victims"
with Mr.. Owens in his speciality character of
| Joshua Butterfly, and in which play occurs
Butterby's presentation act. 1t will be fol-
lowed by Mr.. Owens sketch, Life Behind
the Scenes.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday the following business was transacted ::
All Tom and An Tim were fined SD 80 each
for violating the wash-house ordinance; Thos.
Cullivan. disturbing the peace, found guilty !;
Della Gallagher, petit larceny, continued TO
to-day All Hing, for throwing garbage into
the slough, was fined SO 50; G. A. Book
hoff, disturbing the peace, continued to
to-day; Antoine Gregory, battery and dis
turbing the peace, continued to Friday.
CoMHEBcIAL.-The steamer Daisy passed
up the river yesterday light. The San
Joaquin No. 2 came up and returned with q
| general cargo Of freight.