Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

of CitV Trustees held It's regular session yes
terday. all the members present. The pro-
posals fer grading Front street, from P to Q,
to q hight of four feet above the present
grade, were opened and found to be as fol.
lows: J. S. Williams, 81 cents, and R. J.
Merkley SO cents per cubic yard. The con.
tract was awarded to J. s. Williams, and
bond for faithful performance fixed at $780,
Proposals for furnishing supplies for the City
Jail for one year from the 26th instant, were
also opened. Bids were received from A.
Schaden, H. Winters, Schaden & Rodegerdts
Bidwell Il Cook, George +. Bronner,
d. Disrssen, w. A. ButterGeld, G.
Schurr, G. Schroth, Philip Herzog. d.
the city with stationery that was received
was from w. A. & g. s. Houghton. For
printing bids were received from II. A. Wea.
yer, H. S. Croker & Co. and Day & JOY
Bids for furnishing water taps were received
from w. L. johnson, at these rates: For
1-inch, S2S per dozen Finch, S26 per dozen !;
s-inch at Sl4, and aa-inch at S12. From NJ.
r.. Rose-1-inch at $50, 3-inch at S24, 8.inch
at S17 and 3-inch at $l2. The consideration
of I'll the above bids, except that of grading
Front street. was postponed until tomorrow.
Upon motion, the Clerk was instructed to
give ten days notice of the election to be held
on December ), 1881, for Superintendent aud
School Director. The Judges and Inspectors
for said election were appointed. Bills were
presented ard allowed, after which the Board
adjourned to meet at 10 A. NJ to-day, to
award contracts upon the proposals opened
yesterday.
THE GoURsIEG MATeH.-The final meet
ing of the Sacramento Valley Coursing Club
was held last evening, preparatory 10 the
coursing match to be held on Thanksgiving
Day. r. o. N1ullane was elected Judge, and
Ed. Farrell and Joe Powers were chosen lip
pers. A. s. Woods, Thos, Dun worth and
Arthur Nichols were elected stewards. The
prizes are: First prizs S35 !; second prize,
$50; and third prize, SIS. The following
dogs were entered: Alexander Hall enters
Snowfall, Steven Quail enters Leinster, ii.
Casey enters Wake Up Jake. NJ. Hanrahan
enters Bradley, NJ. Hanrahan sntels Nellie,
NJ. A. Howard enters Annie Howard, T.
Dunsworth enters Limerick, NJ. MeEllaney
enters Maud s., John Welsh enters Garry
owen, A. S. Woods enters General Hancock,
A. S. Woods enters Nellie, VIM. Shaw enters
Whitley, Chas. Zeitler enters Foxhall, Chas.
Zeitler enters Ben. The folio wing dogs were
drawn to run against one another Shaw's
Whitley against Zeitler's Foxhall Hsnrahan' s
Nellie against Quaifs Leinster, Hanrahan )
Bradley against Dunsworth's Limerick,
Wake Up Jake, Zsitler's Ben against How
ards Annie Howard, Welsh's Garryowen
against Woods Nellie, Halls SNOWFALL
against MeEllaney's Maud S.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
18th: For Thomas Harper, 4 cases shoes /;
Richard Dale, 1 cask china, 1 cask glass
vases; ]. +. Hill, 2 boxes whip-sockets I;
Weinstock & Lubin, case dry goods Scott
& Muir, cases gas fixtures A. A. Van
VOORHEES, & Co., boxes whips Hall, Luhrs
& Co., 5 packages tobacco; t. II. Selby &
Co., car iron; Huntington, Hopkins 4 Co.,
1873 bundles and SO bars steel; Samuel Nathan
& Co, bales comforters, l case hosiery w.
d. Comstock, 2 bales hair rope G. +. Bach
man, II balss hops; Lindley Il Co., 25 boxes
bloaters. The following passed Ogden for
this city on the 18th. Huntington, Hopkins
& Co., iron pipe coil, box iron hinges, l
box cleaners, Ia barrels lanterns, 2 boxes
meat cutters, 2 bundles sleeves, box traps, 6
boxes hardware, 8 boxes cutlery; Holman,
Stanton & Co., 5 boxes tacks, cases iron
rivets G. 2. r. K. Co., 9 cases veneers !;
Whittier, Fuller & Co., l box picture cord /;
Adams, Mcneil 4 Co., box cigars, l box
hardware, 10 boxes acid phosphate; Stand
ard Oil Co., car coal oil.
ODD FELLOWS SAVINGS BANK CASES
The case of John Green vs.. Beckman ct al.
was decided by the Supreme Court yester
day upon appeal. This is one of the cases of
depositors against the stockholders of the
Odd Fellows Savings and Commercial Bank.
The defendants in the Court below demurred
to the complaint upon the grounds, ~ that
il did not state facts sufficient to constitute
a cause OF action, and (2) that each and every
cause of action in said complaint alleged is
barred by the provisions of the Co e Of Civil
Procedure, and particularly by the provisions
of Section SS9, Subdivision l, of the ssid
Code The Superior Court sustained the
demurrer and the action was thereby held
to be barred. The decision of the Supreme
Court is quito lengthy, but after discussing
the provisions of the Code aud authorities,
concludes SIS follows: We conclude that tbs
action was brought in proper time, and that
the special demurrer should have been over
ruled. We think the general demurrer moi
well taken. Judgment reversed, and cause
remanded with direction to the Court below
to override demurrer"
Police CoURT.-In this Court yesterday
John ONei Tom Healey, Charley Cole
hover. William Essig and Henry Ramsey
were tried for vagrancy and their cases taker
under advisement by the Court until to-day
Fred Andrews was tried upon the SAINT
charge, found not guilty and released. VIM
Clark, vagrancY, was granted a continuance
until tomorrow Len Hodckins and Johr
Robinson's Cases. for same offense, were con
tinued from last Saturday until tomorrow
when the latter will have jury trial. Ed
Gaines pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace
and was fined $40. which was paid. George
Stevenson pleaded guilty TO drunk and wsE
discharged Samuel Wild and John IL. Co,
Inns. for misdelneanor, were granted continu
ances until the 18th instant.
THE SCHOOL ELEcTIoN.-At the meeting
of the Board of City Trustees yesterday the
Inspectors and Judges for the city school
election. 30 be held on the 9TH proximo, were
selected and appointed as follows: FRS
Ward-Polls at Third aud j streets. A. J
Vermilya, Inspector j. j. Bauer and A. G.
Tryor. Judges Second Ward-Polls a
Fourth and X streets. John Stevens, In
spector; Norman Nichols and William Me
Lauehlin. judges Third Ward-Polls a
CAPITAL Brewery, Twelfth and l strests. l.
ellis, inspector; +. Twitchell and Johi
James Touhey's, Tenth and NJ streets. J
NJ. Henderson, Inspector; w. A. Fountain
and H. IF. Bernard, Judges.
KILLING FRONT STREET = The contrac
awarded yesterday by the Board of Cit
Trustees to J. S. Williams, to raise the grad
of Front street, between P and Q, about fou
feet, requires that the work shall be con
menced within TWO days after awarding c
contract, and completed by the 18th of mex
month. No Cinnamon to be employed upo
any part of the work, and payment l
full is to be made when the work is CON
pIeted. The filing from the center of tn
street to the east curb will be paid two third
by the property owners and one.third by tn
Capital Gas Company. Any filing east c
the curb to be paid by the property owners
The city pays for the half west of the stree
center.
INvITArIoS.-We invite the public to visi
our market to-day and examine our displa
of poultry. 1t has never been excellei in TIL
State. All are invited. 1t makes no differ
ence whether you buy or not. We shall IT
main open till o'clock at night, in order t
give our customers and the public chance {
examine our display by gaslight. Longton
Nav, Fulton Market, Fifth and K streets
INTEND to wind up my business by th
1as of January. I will therefore offer fro1