Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The City Board of Education held its reg
ular monthly meeting last evening. All the
members present except Mr.. Goodhue, and
President Tracy in the chair. The several
committees made reports, which were ap-
proved. Insurance to the amount of 81, 500
in the North American Company, on build
ing at Sixteenth and n streets, for S27 for
one year, and IS 900 on same building in the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company for three
years, for S54 was reported and approved.
The pay roll of teachers, janitors, etc., for
November was ordered paid, amounting to
Sc, 7SS, snd also the following bills: Fred
Dustman, $40; G. W. Watson, SOS 70 Cap
ital Gas Company, S26 80; E. Rand, S39 !;
J. Gayliardo, So; w. A. & c. S. Houghton,
SIS 30; J. A. Lafferty, IS so; II. S. Crocker
& &C., Sl7 80; Baker & Hamilton. So 80 !:
II. A. Weaver S13; Pioneer Association,
SO; William Damon, SIG % L. G. Chan.
dler, S27; Liverpool, London and Globe
Insurance Company, S72; Billingsley & Co.,
S1S 80; A. NJ. Smith, S9S so; H. Luft,
81 So +. Foster & Co., 50; P. Rockwell,
SIS Capital Gas Company 80 cents G. w.
Lorenz, insurance, S54 S. J. & J. NJ. jack
son, $14 so; P. Rockwell, S15; Charles
Williams, S16. Total for salaries and ex-
penses, 81, 52S SO.
An application for position as teacher was
received from Mrs. NJ. II. Breck. Read
and placed on file.
The report of enrolment, ETC., for Novem-
Der shows enrolled in His School 10Y ; cor
poral punishments, l; Sacramento Gram
mar School, 54S enrolled; corporal punish
ments, II Capital Grammar School, $50 en-
rolled; corporal punishments, none Pri-
mary Schools, 1,779 enrolled; corporal pun
ishments, &c; School at Twenty-fourth and
n streets, 124 enrolled; corporal punish
ments, 2; night school, 20 enrolled; total
enrolled, 3,00S; total corporal punishments,
so; average daily attendance of Primary
School, 1888.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Cooke the New FEARS
vacation was ordered to commence on the
ed of December and end of the 1st day of
January, both of said dates being vacation
days.
Mr.. Hancock offered an amendment to
Rule 20, relating to corporal punishment,
adding to the clause, Nor must it be in
f cted in the presence of the other pupils, F."
the words, unless absolutely necessary"
Laid over until next meeting under the rule
concerning amendments.
Ga motion the Board then Adjourned.
CRY BOARD OF TRUsTEEs.-The Board of
City Trustees met in regular session at the
new City Hall ct 10 A. N. yesterday, all the
members present. The usual weekly report
of the Chief Engineer Of the Water Works.
Mark Foster, was received, read and placed
on file. Contracts were awarded as follows {:
Printing, Day x JOY; stationery supplies
w. A. 4 G. S. Houghton; bread, Joseph
Geunsch groceries, Schaden & Rodegerdts I;
water taps, Thomas Lotus & Co; meats
Willem & Long. The time was extended for
receiving bids for the building of sidewalk
on Sixteenth street, from f to G.. Citizens
were granted the privilege of grading Twenty
first street, from L to K. The City Engineer
was directed TO prepare plan and estimate
of cost Of raising the Front-street levee from
o street to the gas works. Trustee Nielsen
made motion that the Front.street whsrve5,
from L to n, be altered in some way so as to
be of public service. He stated that the rail-
road company, which has lease, no longer
uses that portion, and as the track has been
removed, several little steamers might use the
piling If chutes were made. Mayor Brown
promi7ed to investigate and see the railroad
officers concerning the abandonment Of that
portion of the whsrves. After allowing a
large numb7r of bills and ordering them paid,
the Board adjourned.
POLICE CoURT.-The following business was
transacted in the Police Court yesterday {:
Edward Fellows, the Auburn poet, who has
been wandering the streets banjo in hand for
several days, was sent up to the county Jail
for forty days and forty nights, on charge
of vsgrancy. He pleaded his own case in o
mastery manner, but Judge Henry thought
1t would take about that length of time to
get the China gin out Of his thoroughly
soaked CARCASS Maggie Stanley was fined $50
for disturbing the peace. TIE names of John
Carlin and John Quirk were called by the
bsilif, but the two Johns, who had been
arrested charged with drunkenness, did not
respond. Their deposits were declared for
feited. Charles Cor.is, whom it was alleged
had obtained kit OF carpenters tools from
A. Hebron x Co. under false pretenses, was
discharged on motion Of the prosecution. The
balance Of the day was employed in taking
testimony in the China riot examination.
FRUIr.GRowERs REPORT. DR.. S. T.
Chap,n, State Inspector Of Fruit Pests, was
in the city yesterday, and made arrange
ments, in bshlH Of the State Board of Hor
ticulture, under whcss auspices the State
Fruit. Growers Convention was held at San
Francisco last week, to have the full report
of the Convention published in pamphlet
form at the State Printing Office as a part
of the Boards report. Il will be published
in time 20 reach the Horticultural Board for
distribution about the Let of January. All
the papers read aud discussions held before
the Convention will be published, and among
the former Of which is the annual report of
DR.. Chaplin, as Inspector, in which the uues-
ton Of pests and remedies is very fully con-
sidered, will appear in full. 1t will be an
interesting and valuable pamphlet for all
fruit-growers OF the State.
AUCTION THIS MoRSING.-Bell & Co, auc.
tioneers, will sell the entire furniture and
carpets Of the Monongahels House on Seventh
street. between K and l., at 10 A. NJ.
to-day. Il is the furniture of twenty
rooms, and consists of elegant, superior and
common furniture, carpets bedding, pillows,
sheets, spreads, blankets, comforts, oilcloth,
lamps, tables, chairs, lounges, parlor stoves.
table liner, napkins, crockery, glass and
silverware and cutlery, large range with
fixtures complete. etc This is an excellent
opportunity to get excellent bargains.
A MAMMOTH sale of silks from the railroad
wreck. These silks are but very slightly
damaged by water, and being somewhat
mussed by the cases being broken open.
Lyons black heavy gros-grain silk worth
50 %, for 81 Sc per yard. Alexandra black
silk worth 81 %, for 70 cents per yard. Black
silk worth 81, IS cents per yard. Brown silk
worth 81 so. FOR so cents per yard. Fswn
and ashes Of roses worth 81 70, so cents per
yard. Brown and black silk worth 81 25,
% cents per yard. Satin and silk worth 81,
for 81 cents per yard. Garnet dress silk
worth 81, for 63 cents per yard. See our
large advertisement for prices Of other goods.
Rcd House