Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

for the first session in October, all the mem
bers present. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
Mr.. Wilson reported that he had sold the
old heaters or radiators taken out of the
County Hospital, for which he had obtained
$500. The sale was approved by the Board
The County Auditor submitted a statement
of the county finances for the past year, ant
the estimate for the year 1882.
Supervisor Blair, Chairman OF Committee
upon Accounts and Expenditures, submitted
the following:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Accord
ing to the report of the County Auditor, find tina
in order pay the floating debt Of ths county, inter
est on bonded debt and provide for the current ex
penses Of the next fiscal year, as provided by law
and place the county business cash basis it vii
require the following levy for State purposes, G;
GEMS; county general fund, 81 cents; county
school fund, cents; county hospital fund.- q
cents sinking and interest fund, G cents court
house and jail fund, 2 cents; Sacramento county
bonds of 1s72, 81 cents hospital sinking and inter
est tax, l cent; Central Pacific Railroad bonds,
ceuts county road fund, 8 cents. Total, 81 80
The above does not inc ude any estimate for the lit
igaton in the suits now pending against hydraulic
miners. Respectfully submitted
Mr.. Beckley offered substitute, which
proposed to fix the rates as follows: For
State tax, 65l cents; general fund, AZ cents;
school fund, csnt5; hospital fund, 20
cents; sinking and interest fund, 6 cents
Courthouse aud Jail boad fund.- cents
Sacramento county bonds of 1872 fund, 81
cents; hospital sinking and interest fund,
l cent; G. p. r. X. boad fund, 8 cents
and for county road fund, cent?.
MIR. Blair moved that his statement be
taken mp and considered seriatim.
MIR. Wilson moved as q substitute, that
Mr.. Beekley's statement be taken up. The
latter motion prevailed by vote of four to
three
Section fixing rate for State tax at Is!
cents was approved, as Of course.
Mr.. Wilson moved Go fix General Fund
levy at AZ cents, and it was adopted by the
usual vote of four to three. Ayes-Dreman,
Wilson, Bailey and Beckley. Noes-Biair,
Butler and Christy. The latter three opposed
the rate upon the ground that it was totally
insufficient to pay the floating indebtedness
and current expenses Of the year.
The vote upon cents for school fund was
agreed to.
The amount for the hospital fund was in.
creased from Mr.. Beckley's proposition of 20
cents TO q cents, Mr. Bailey voting with the
usual minority, and Messrs. brennan, Wilson
ana Backley opposing it.
The remaining items were adopted unani-
mously, as follows: For sinking and interest
fund, 6 cents; Courthouse and jail fund, :
cents county bonds of 1872, 81 cents hos
pital sinking and interest tax, L cent; Cen
trail Pacific R4ilrOad bonds, cents; county
road fund, cents. After brief discussion
all sgreed to fixing the levy for the road fund
at instead of s cents.
In addition to the above there we're special
levies made to raise funds in certain school
districts, in accordance with the tax hereto,
fora ,roIad in rt,nl x-tara or
follows Roberts District, $500; Victory
District, S400; Capitol District, $500; Brown
District, $500; and Granite District 81 400.
Mr.. Buckley made statement as to the
condition Of the road at Whitcomb and
,Johnson's ranches, in Road District Nc. L,
and thought repairs should BE- made.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bailey, the Overseer
Of District No. II was authorized to expend
$500 TO make the necessary repairs.
The Board then adjourned to 10 a. Il. to-
day.
TAX LEvY.-The tax levy ma Ie yesterday
by the Board of Supervisors for county and
State purposes was 81 10. This is over ten
cents less on 500 than the amount re-
qaired by the Auditors estimate, saying
nothing about expenses in connection with
the mining suits. II was the expression yes
terday OF those referring to the subject, thai
a writ Of mandamus could be wisely EN-
ployed to compel the g bis four members o
the Board to levy the requisite amount 0!
tax to prevent the taxpayers from paying
seven per cent. interest on the county delin
ouencies during the last part of the coming
year, az it is Obliged to for the last half of th'
present year The criticisms upon the f0ul
members of the Board who have 50 lavishlJ
voted the fat fee of $4,000, for some reason
to an attorney, when the report of the Dis
trict Attorney was before them to the effec
that as good or better counsel could be pro
cured for IS, 900, and then refusal by thu
same four Supervisors to vote the necessary
amount to cover expenses upon the suit com
menced were strong from many quarter
Yesterday afternoon. The tax of 81 70 TO
county and State, and the levy in the city o
g 20, will make the taxes upon property
within the city So 80 for the coming year.
IYcoRPoRATIoNs.- There have been FLEE
articles of Incorporation Of the Summit Lax
Irrigation Company of California. The pur
poses for which it is formed are to construc
canal or ditch. and carry on the bushes
of irrigation ia the county of Fresno. State 0
California. Principal place OF business
Lsmoore. Tulare county capital stock, 500,
UNI. IN ZIU SIlTGS. ljilGEJiIs--4Is W OIAuI
il. i. Bicknell, S. Waugh, s. I. Gilmore AM
J. Paterson. Also the Bosqui Engraving
and Printing Company of San Francisco
The purposes for which it is formed are to d
a general engraving, liihosraphing, printing
publishing, book-making and papsr-rulin!
business. Principal place Of business. Sal
Francisco capital stock 500 COO, il
000 shares. Directors-E. Bosqui, w
Harring Won Harmon, c. Refs, g. W. Bsa
yer and Robert DAis.
RAILROAD HOSPITAL REPoRT.-The repor
of DR.. A. B. Nixon, Superintendent of tn
Railroad Hospital, for the month of Septem
her. 1881, is as follows: Present in hospita
September Isl. Al; admitted during tn
month, 70. Total admitted, 100 Discharged
So; died, 4. Total, 81. Remaining in hos
pital September S0sh, 50. Private hous. an,
office patients treated, 157. Total, III.
PoL1cE ARREsTs-Local officer Nash yes
terdav arrested Chas. Eversley, for utterin
counterfeit coin S. w. Backus, by Chic
Karcber. on an alias warrant, for battery
All Cha, for petit larceny, by officer Dc
mingos All Lse, for attempt to comm
burglary, by George karcher local. aud E.
ward Cadwalader tcitizen) Miss A. Sing, fc
exhibiting, by officers Campbell and Ash.
MERCHANDISE REPoRr.-The followin
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on Ii
Sosh: Huntingdon, Hopkins & Co., car iro
pipe; Adams. Mcneil s Co., car candles
P. Herzog. L keg sausage castings; Reynolc
&Co., case cigars; j. L. Chadderden. cast
brushes J. Becker, 6 bundles baskets; A. ,
Stevens, iron railroad tire.
REAL ESTATE SALE-Bell & Co. will Sc
on October 9TH. 1881. at IL A. NJ. on tt
premises, lot l, on the southeast corner
Fifth snd o streets-lot S0x160-and for
houses; will be sold in four lots.
A NV RACKET AT THE PARTISAN RAcKE,
In answer to the universal demand for sti
further extension Of the new system of sal;
of goods, and for the special accommodate
of gentlemen, we will hereafter includ
among the goods to be sold on ths Racks
principle orders for gentlemens business suit
TO the value of $50. TO be made to order
any tailor the purchaser may name. All th
departments are this day to be restockeC
and new and useful goods will be introduced