Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-24

lEISlGNAIlDA NBLkLD -NL'siLilS " locke,
Caief Executive Horticultural Officer, yester
day sent letter TO the State Board of VIII
cultural Commissioners in which he rendered
his resiguation to take effect on JanusTy lst'
lie states as the reason that he had not suf-
fcisnt time TO attend to the duties Of the
Office without entirely neglectiEg his private
affair, and, further, that the remuneration
was not sufficient to pay the expenses He
says the correspondence Of the office has
reached such enormous proportions as to
nesrly occupy one mans time that for the
first nineteen months of service the postage
alone amounted to 1881; that his travelling
expenses for the hrs5 year were 81, S96 that
he had been oblig d to furnish an office, to
purchase books, to purchase Instruments for
making expetiruents-in short, that all the
expenses of the office devolyed on him, with
no recourse but the salary and $500 travelling
expenses, which are allowed by the State
He further says that the expenses have
reached an average of 81. 400 per year. The
salary OF the Office is $3.50 per month. Mr..
Cooke has been in service for twenty-one
months, and has certainly been a very eff
Gent officer.
REPUBLICAN CRY CENTRAL Committee
The Republican City Central Committee
held called meeting last evening OF the
Rhoads & Townsend House, corner OF Second
and streets. Frank Miller, Chairman,
called the meeting to order. The committee
went into en- executive session, after which
nominations OF candidates for the City School
Board to be voted fer at tbe election on De.
cember Alb, was taken up. The nominations
resulted ss follows: First Ward, G. III.
Stevens: Second Ward, Matthew Cooke
Thied Ward, L. K. Hammer Fourth Ward,
| o. p. Goodhus. A communication was re-
ceived from the Republican candidates who
were voted for at the late election, asking that
X +. Wiemeyer be removed from the com
| mittee, the matter was laid ON the table.
The committee then adjourned, to meet at the
call of the Chairman.
POLICE CoURT.-The following business was
transacted in the Police Court Justice Gil.
rner presiding: James Martin. sleeping on
sidewalk, discharged; Edward Bryan. draF.
ing aud exhibiting a deadly weapon, dis
charged; r. Costello, William Alder, Thos
Winslcw, disturbing the peace, discharged On
payment of costs William Stone, carrying q
concealed weapon and keeping disorderly
house, discharged; George Kennedy, embez
| zlsmeRt. fined $50 ID. Schaumbscher, dis
/ turbiht the peace, DISCHARGED; s. Brock, dis
| turbiag the peace, faed $40; NJ Graf, mis-.
| demsaaor. continued to November 2Ssh ID.
| FalcoBer, mis3emeanor, cor tinued to Novem-
| Der 18th James j. Anderson, hlttery, order
/ declaring deposit forfeited set aside.
! AUCTION SALEs.-Sherburn Smith an
nounce that they will sell by public auction
at their salesrcom, No. 323 K street., on Sst.
urday, at 1890 A n, large lot of miscella.
neous furniture, erockery, etc 49, Bell & Co.,
auctioneers. will sell to-day, at 1880 A. NJ, at
their salesroom, No. GIG street, in part as
| follows: One bar counter, with fixtures CON-
| plste; large ba-.room stove, beer rack and
bottle rack, Large screen, lunch table, Office
chairs, lot gss.pipe and fixtures, beer mugs,
| bar tumblers. cobbler glasses, wine glasses,
dscsnters, bitters bottles, bracket lamps, CT
/ CARS ; also, one folding bedstead and bookcase
combined, kitchen safes, war6robes, platform,
| benches, sash doors, sash windows, spring
beds, bedsteads, tables, crockery and glass.
ware.
! FREIGHT FOR THE EAsT.-The following
through freight was shipped to the East yes.
terdsy from Sacramento: Four cars of mer-
cha,dise, l of hides. 1 of -four, Of canned
goods, of rice, of dried fruit, of powder,
l Of ore and l Of cement.
A SETTLEMENT REoUEsrED.-Parties in
debtsd to Us will please call and settle their
accounts by December 1st. otherwise they
viii be turned over TO our attorney for collec.
tioa. Alderman & Co.. 629 street.
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