Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE JUSTICES SALARY CAsE.-Y Yesterday
Judge benson rendered decision in the case
of Coggins and Tubbs against the city, upon
a demand for their salaries as Justices
of the Peace for the past quar-
ter. This action was commenced several
weeks ago, under the provisions of Section
1O3 of the Code Civil of Procedure, which
allows the Justices, in cities of over 20, 600 and
under 100 600 inhabitants, s., 900 per annum
City Attorney w. A. Anderson interposed
demurrer. raising questions Of unconstitu-
tionality of the section in question upon a
number of grounds as heretofore given. The
case was q few days since argued by Mr..
Anderson in support Of his proposition, and
Messrs Coggins and Tubbs in favor of
their claim, and taken by the Court under
advisement Yesterday the Judge delivered
an oral opinion sustaining the demurrer,
which holds that Section l03 is clearly an
tagopistic to the Constitution in several par
ticulars, and at the same time regretted that
the pressure of the business of Court pre-
vented him from preparing written opinion.
The plaintiffs, after the order was entered,
declined to amend their complaint, and ac-
cepted Judgment at once, in order to get the
case as soon as possible before the Supreme
Court upon an appeal.
MERCHANDISE REpoRT.-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
14th: For Baker & Hamilton, 2 cars of
wagons; Ames, Earle & Co., car stove
castings Central Pacific Railroad Company,
26 bales waste; H. G. Kirk & Co, Is cases
medicine, case soap; Hall, Luhrs & Co,
case tobacco; L. K. Hammer, 8 boxes
organs; w. D. Comstock, 10 boxes, II cases
chairs Huntington, Hopkins 4 Co., 10
boxes mauls, q cases files, box leather, 2
pieces irdf, pipe, l box hardware, 9 cases
rivets Waterhouse & Lester, boxes and 2
packages bolts, "a bundles felloes; Weinstock
Il Lubin, 6 boxes soap, box corsets. 8 cases
shoes Lindley & Co, packages tobacco !;
Adams, McNeill 4 Co., s packages tobacco !;
w. T. Peterson, l box candy N. S. Arnold
& Co., 2 boxes bolts; r. H. Parker, 6 bun
dies iron pipe, l piece iron, l box castings ;
r. Stone IL Co, 2 boxes saddlery; Locke l.
Lavenson, 80 bundles carpet lining Whit
tier, Fuller Co., box molding.
A New Hook AND LADDER TRUcK-City
Fire Commissioners Wilson and Bryte, ac
companied by Chief Engineer Sullivan, went
to the Bay last Saturday to make an ex
animation of the working of the Fire Depart
ments in San Francisco and Oakland. A
drill was given by the Hayes Hook and Lad
der Company in San Francisco for their
benefit, at which ladder was raised and a
man gained the top of ive-story building
q distance of eighty feet from the ground-in
40 seconds. The Commissioners came to the
conclusion to purchase q No. 2 hook and
ladder truck of the Hayes pattern for this
city. They regard it a very superior pat
tern, and the truck now in use here is not as
long nor effective as is deemed necessary for
the city. The new one will be ready for use, it
is expected, about the middle of August.
Chief Scannell, IF the San Francisco Depart
ment, did all in his power to aid and enter
tain the Sacramento guests.
TEST OF THE FIRE ORDINANoE-A case
to test the powers of the city under the
fire ordinance has been brought and was yes
terday decided by Judge benson. John
Wagner, who was about to put shingle roof
upon his new building on Ninth street, be-
tween ! and j, was arrested therefor, upon
the ground that TO put such a roof upon a
building within the fire limits would be a
violation of the ordinance, which says that
all buildings constructed within said limits
shall be entirely built OF brick or stone City
Attorney Anderson and Grove l.. Johnson
appeared on behalf Of the city, and |. S.
Brown for defendant. The Court held that
the ordinance in maintaining brick and stone
only referred to the materials of which the
walls of the building should be constructed,
and said if more safeguard as to materials
than this was desired, the ordinance must be
amended. The defendant was discharged.
POLICE CouRT.-In this Court yesterday
NJ Van Epern was fined 81 and costs for dis
turbing the peace. Joseph Gaines, Ed. Car
roll, Charles Wilson and George Smith were
found guilty and fined SO each and costs for
sleeping in railroad car. John Wilson,
Charles Raymond, james Freeman and Jim
Dugan were found guilty of same otfense and
cases continued until to-day for judgment.
The cases of All Fl and All Sing, for disturb
ing the peace, were continued until to-mor-
row.
Picnic To BAY.-The farmers picnic at
Beach's Grove takes place to-day, and day
of real enjoyment is assured to all who may
attend. The grove is only drive Of about
nine miles from this city. down the river
side, and the reputation of these gatherings
from those heretofore given will insure a
large attendance. No admission fee will be
charged to the grounds, while fishing and
other sports in abundance will be among the
attractions afforded in the vicinity.
EMBEzzLEMENT.-Jake Lenson was yester-
day arrested for ENLIGHTENMENT by officers
Arlington, Valentine, Levy and Ash. De-
PENDANT is charged with selling coat which
was intrussed to him by Julius Orth, at An
telope Station. The case will be heard
befora ,Tustice Copgins
PATRICK DoNNELLY, who is distressed with
the idea, not that angels hover around him,
but that he has swallowed one, and that it
disturbs his digestion, was yesterday trans
ferred from the City Jail to Napa Asylum.
This is his third admission to the State
asylums.
Is THE case Of William Williams, con-
victed on Saturday of cattle-sfealing. the
Both inst was fixed for time of passing SEN
tence, and the official reporter directed to
write out the testimony taken in the case, for
use upon motion for new trial.
SOLE TRApER-Aana A. Woodward was
yesterday granted, by the Superior Court,
the rights Of sole trader, and thereby &C.
quires the privilege Of suing and being sued
like other folks.
The settlement of statement upon motion
for a new trial in the case of Nancy A. Ham
ilton, sentenced for the murder of her hus-
band, was yesterday again postponed until
the 81 instant.
The place selected for the coming military
encampment, between Grass Valley and
Nevada City, viii be at Glenbrook Park,
by the narrow-gauge railroad.
The condition Of H street. between Tenth
and Twelfth, is as bad from holes and knobs
as country road, and very much resembles
one in this particular.
A NEw CIrIzEs-David McEwing, ma
tive of Canada, was yesterday, upon the tes-
timony of Lee Stanley and John Doyle, ad-
mitted to citizenship.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE immi.
grant passengers will arrive from the L asst
by overland traia this afternoon, including
sixty males.
The new Commsndery at Red Bluff is
named the Red Buff Commandery, and not
the Red CommanderY, as has been stated.
The companies of the National Guard Of the
State, located in this city, will parade on
Decoration Day, the SOth inst
AMONG the shipments from this point yes
terday for the southern trade was a car of
l,,rn hsr for NTiInox