Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
rHEArga OF HALL. or BOTH.

ness men to consider the question of securing
the erection here of a new theater or place
of public entertainment. The meeting was
held last evening, but several of the signers
for the call were out of the city, or otherwise
prevented from attending. The meeting was
held at the Office of the Secretary of the
Board of Trade George Z. Bates. James /
Felter was called to the chair. The matter
was discussed in various lights. 1t was re-
solved TO hold other meetings on the subject,
and in the mean time to appoint committee
to examine into the real want in the case, and
what it is most needed and as to localities.
The committee consists of Messrs. Felter,
McClatchy and Goodhue, and it resolved to
invite all citizens who desire, and builders
and architects to submit in writing their
views in the premises. 1t was resolved that
whatever structure is put up should be with
in the section bounded by Fourth, Tenth,
and L streets. The committee is to examine
the whole situation and asceriai what kind
of public building is best, and will best
meet the public want. 1t is then to announce
its readiness to report, and submit plans and
propositions. The Chairman viii then cali
the meeting together, when the best means Ct
securing the erection Of the structure that
may be agreed on will be considered, whether
by joint stock effort, direct subsidy, or by
inducing private capital in single hands to
proceed with the work on the showing made
by the committee. Ine matter was very
thoroughly discussed, and the general judg-
ment was against joint stock or COM
pany effort, as il was believed it could
be demonstrated that there is sufficient
money reward in the scheme TO induce pri-
vate capital to undertake the work. The
question was discussed, and there was divided
opinion as to whether it is best to have a
theater pure and simple, a structure with a
seating capacity for fully 1000 or l, 500 per-
sons, with ample light, exits, ventilation and
heating facilities large and improved stage
and scenery, etc. or structure to combine
both theater, hall and banquet room. In
favor of the first plan it was held that the
need is for well-appointed theater or opera
house, devoted to the drama alone, one that
will be credit to the city. and pleasure to
sit in, even if the performance on the stage
is Indifferent. On the other hand it was held
that the city has greater need for a large hall
suitable for school exhibitions, fairs, concerts,
balls, masquerades, conventions, receptions,
banquets, etc. It was stated that such halls
are now frequently erected and have proven
successful, and that are at the same time
complete theateIs, the mechanism of the fl 9or
being such that parquet and stage may be
readily thrown into one, creating large
floor space, and converting it into a
Great hall. leaving the circles and galleries
for spectators alone. That with such there
are usually connected banquet halls aid kitch-
en-, parlors and retiring rooms, etc, thus
adapting the building equally to theatrical
representation and all the other purposes for
which public hall is used. and enlarging the
income beyond t1st possible for building
that can be occupied only as a theater. Both
plans found advocates, bat the opinion was
unanimous that one or the other structure
should be erected. 1t was also unanimously
agreed that whatever huilding is planned, it
need not embrace fine architectural fronts,
other than at the entrances, and that the
outer sections should be adapted to business
uses, and to that end that plans would be re-
ceived involving buildings already erected. as
well as those looking to an entire new struct-
rre The meeting adjourned subject to the
call Of the Chair.
NEW LIBRARY Books.-The following is
the list of books which have just been Sc
leciei aud ordered for the City Free Library
Drifting 'Rcund the World; A Strong Arm
aad Mothers Blessing; Fairport Nine
Quinncbasset Girls; Rollo Story Books ;
Pacific Coast Series Our New Way Round
the World; Winning His Way Forest
Glen Series; Whispering Pine Series /;
Boys of Cbequasset Hester Powers Girl
hood; Hartwell Farm Daisy Wards Work !;
Countess Kate; Castle Builders Ben Syl.
vester's Word; Friarswood Postoifice Stokes
ley Secret, CT How the Pig Paid the Rent /;
Lances Of Lynwood /; Richard the Fearless !;
Hol, the S.ory of . Clodhopper; Camps in
the Caribbees Crossing the Quicksands TIE
Young Trail Hunters; The Silver Seekers !;
Winwooi Cliff /: The Great y Blnaaza; Stories
from the Arabian Nights; story of Bad
Boy; Story of Good Boy; Bad Boys Di-
ary; Stories ot 1e Gorilla Country Wild
Life Under the Equator; Lost in the jun
gle; The Country of Dwarfs Charley
Franklin Sporting Adventures in the Far
West; Big Brother; Captain Sam; Signal
Boys Life in the East Indies Running the
Blockade; r al Boys and Girls 3. o. n.
c.; Boys of Grand Pre- School; Lost in the
Fog Fire in the Woods Picked Up Aerift
The Treasure Of the Sea; Frank Mang, the
Drummer Boy Cudjo's Cave Jack Hazard
Series; Brighthope Series; Frank and Archie
Lewis; Go Ahead Series Gunboat Series
Rocky Mountain Series; Showed Up; Boy
Traders Frank in the Forecastle Sports
mans Club Series Adrift in Boat Washed
Ashore Adventures of Dick Ooslow Among
the Redskins At the South Pole; Charlie
Laurel; Cruise Of the Fro,ie; Fred Mark
ham in Russia; Here, There and Every
where; Mi licent Coustney's Diary; Lie q
Daniel Boone Life of Farrsgut; Old Jack
Dame Nature and Her Three Daughters.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
5.h; For Neubourg & Lagos, bales corks
A. Dennery L CO., box earthenware, l case
wick; L. X. Hammer, pianos; Mebins &
Co., 3 cases cheese. 80 kegs heuings; Vein
stock d Lubin, box cersets; w. ID. Com
stock. il boxes chairs Huntington, Hop.
kius & Co, 3 drums iron pipe fittings, Y
bundles and - bars iron, bale cordase, 4
boxes squares, 81 bundles hoes; Holbrook,
Merrill h Stetson, q bundles iron Aiken
Fish, u boxes marble, ! barrel pumice-stone
Adams, Mcneil & Co, , half-bsrrels gin. )
barrels whisky, 9 half.barrels brandy; Il.
Stone & Co, bale sponge G. a. Sawtelle.
box stationery; VIM. Schmitt, hox furni.
ture George O. Bates, box wireeloth. !
case saws, boxes hardwlre III. G.. Hayes,
! box stamped ware, ] hox tinware, / box
sieyes J. II. Marvin & Son. box stamped
ware. l box tinware R. A. Fisk, box wire
Lindley & Co, 30 cases fish w. A. & c. s.
Houghton, l box card beard G. IL. Gilman,
9 cases boots and shoes, bales dry goods.
COUNTY HospITAL REPoKr The Super.
intendent Of the County Hospital, DR.. G. A
White, makes the following report for tt;
month of June Number in Hospital june
Ist, IlS; admitted during the month, sc
born, = died, 81 discharged, 6l; remaining
July lst, 107 meals furnished destitute ap-
plicants. o. The names Of those who died
and the cause of death were as follows
James w. Dunbar, b2 years, Pennsylvania,
consumption: w. J. Patrick, 81, Maine,
anemia (phthisis) Robert S. Fraser, ..
Scotland, consumption themorrhage ireIn
lungs) infant Of Mary Cotton, days. Calf
fornis, marssmus; b. 4. Mckenzie, 81,
Maine, consumption Victorine Davene, 81,
Francs, consumption i. T.. Stang. 10, Ger
many. consumption; James Scott, 50. Iowa,
aneurism of aorta. The current expenses
were as follows Salaries, SS22: subsistence,
$500 %: miscellaneous, SlT 70; total,
81 $40 00. TIE chsingaug were furnished
dinners during the time they were engaged a
work upon the upper Stockton road, near tie
County Hospital
HIS WHEREABours.-NI Margaret Wuh
ben, Of San Francisco, desires, through ChieI
Karcher. to obtain information of her son,
George Wubben. who, it is thought. is work.
in, st the blacksmith trade in Sacramento.
N. B.-If we could only write letters like
GONE people, we would have letter written
to all of our customers. and invite them tc
our great sales. Red Horse.
OuB ARRANGEMENT for Saturdays remnant
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