Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-03
LNhL INTELLIGENCE
CRY TRUSTEES.

session yesterday, aIl ths members present.
The report Of Chief Engineer Foster of tbt
water works, showing that the pumps were il
operation $50 hours during the week, pump
ing 10, 800. 500 gallons OF water, was received
and placed On fle.
r. D. SERVER, Clerk of the water works,
submitted his annual report, showing tina;
S66.745 70 had been received from water
rates, end S248 from tap sales, making total
OF SIS 99S 70. which has been paid into the
city treasury.
a quarterly report ending March 3lst was
received from City Collector Geo. A. Putnam,
as follows: City licenses collected, Sc COZ 30
fees on same. S127 dog licenses, SOB total.
S6297 80. City licenses on hand April 1st,
Sl02S2; dog licenses. ISL; total, SlO,363
Chief Of Police Ksrcher's report for the
month of March shows that 123 arrests were
msde, Sc dodgers accommodated, and 1,349
meals farniabej,
S. r. Caldwell, Superintendent of the City
Cemeteries. made report fer the month Of
Msrcs. as follows: Number Of deaths ia the
city, 80 stillborn, 8; brought hers for in
termant, IS; total, So. Collected for sale OF
lots. $500 70; for permits, S73 vault dues,
81 80: total, 1879 % amount recsived from
New Helveiia Cemetery over ordinary dues,
SIS.
Poundmaster Rumble reported IS animals
impOunded during the month, Of which II
dogs were killed, 6 dogs and cattle re-
deemed, So bsiog collected
HarboFmaser Kidder reported levee dues
collected for the month. as follows: Steam
ers, Sl02 50; harges, SO; fish markets. 81 :
Capital Packing Company, So total, 1872 so.
Petitions were received, 3 asking for the
appointment of various persons to the posi-.
ton of Superintendent of the City Cemetery.
The list of candidates for that position ere /:
William Lsufkotter, f Carroll, S. r. Cald-
well. J. G. Devine, John Miller, N Mohns,
J. 2. Cola, J. B. Smith and A. D. Hoff-
man. Ga motion, the matter of an election
was laid over.
City Auditor Mckee submitted to the
Board the following estimate Of revenue for
the city for the fiscal year ending the first
Monday in April, 1884. For the Sinking
and interest fund, from harbor duss and
Court fines, 81 650.; city licenses. S13 200 !;
city taxes. S29,2 IS; total SIS, 044 06.
For the general FUND, from harbor dues and
Court fnss, 81. $50; city licenses, SO, 800 );
city taxes, S2S. 906 % total, $50, O56 % For
the water works fund, water rates. sec, 993;
Tor the Fire Department, taxes, SIS. 562 90 !;
schools, S3l ,S75; levee and drainage. &c..
625 Street repair aud sprinkling, S15, 937 80 !;
kN-ASs3 VIZ "ui w Il hc department DOuu
and interest fund. 81, 062 so; Fowle bond
redemption, S10.625; library, s., 80 !;
grand total, S264 055 30.
The Official bonds of Z. H. Mckee, Au-
ditor; JAS. n. Porter, City Treasurer; Geo.
A. Putnam, City Collector John J. Buck
ley, City Assessor; and w. r. Jones, Fire
Commissioaer, were approved and ordered on
file.
A Communication from N. E. White, ask.
ing that sidewalk be constructed on the
south side Of street, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth, was received, sad referred to the
Street Commissioner
2. j. Hagney was unanimously appointed
city expert 20 examine the accounts Of the
city officers for the fiscal year just closed
A Communication was received, signed by
McKuns & George, attozneys-at-law, as fol-
lows " The undersigned propose to accept
employment to assist the City Attorney in
conducting tbs defense of the case of Meyer
and Brown ct al, on the following terms
First, q fee 81, 600 to be paid second, q con-
tingent lee Of 81. COO; third, contingent fee OF
$1,000. But this latter sum ia not TO be en-
forced by action. The contingent fees to be
paid only if we succeed in securing final judy
ment, that bendholders cannot under exist
ing laws comp i the Trustees TO levy one per
cent under the Act approved April "a, 1858. "
The Board resolved thss they should be en-
ployed.
Trustee Nielsen moved that SIS be allowed
out of the sinking and interest fund, to pay
travelling expenses of the City Attorney.
over for one week.
After allowing number of bills, the Board
adjourned.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The Board of
Supervisors met in regular session yesterday,
all the members present. Bids for whitening
the inside Of the County Hospital were re-
ceived from A. d. Burghart and Jesse
Slaughter, and referred 10 the Committee on
Contracts aud Printing. The report of the
viewers on the road petition of Steele l.
Mitchell was received and placed OF file and
the matter MAIDS special order for Tuesday,
April 17th, at DAM. A. G. McMsnus was
substituted for ID. Hobbs ss viewer on the
road petition of Csples aud others. A peti.
ton signed by Z. G.. Morton and others, for
road on the north side of the railroad, from
Morton's place to Salisbury 8 station, was re-
ceivei, aud John Hudson, Jr., James Pat
terson and A. q. VIM, were appointed view
ers. The Chairman Of the Hospital Com
mittee was authorized to purchase some SUP
plies. the District Attorney was author.
OF Gillespie VS.. Sacramento county, at q
compensation not TO exceed 81, 600 The
Board then adjourned until 10 A. NJ. to-day.
Picnic GRoUSDs;-Announcem is made
In another column this morning that the we'll
known Nstoma Grove at Folsom can be
rented for picnic purposes any time during
the coming season. by applying at the Sscra-
mento and Placeryills Railroad office in this
city. The Worknan's Grove at Rocklin is
also announced to day as open for picnics.
and in its behalf it is stated that Blue Can.
yon water, wild-howers, no poison oak, ETC.,
are features to be enjoyed at the place. APP
ply to John Sweeney for particulars.
HOSPITAL REPoRT.-Dr. A. B. Nixon, of
the Railroad Hospital. makes the following
report for the month ending March, 1888 !:
Number Of persons in the hospital March
1st, 50 F; admitted during the month, 81 dis
charged, 6S; died. 8; remaining in the
hospital April 1st, 80; private house and
Office patients treated, 21S. Total 800.
FORESTER Gun CLUB ELECTION. = The
Forester Gun Club last evening elected the
following named as officers TO serve for the
ensuing year: President, J. D. Young; Vice
President. John Gerber; Treasurer, W. Z.
Gerber; Secretary, 81. }. Kilsarif. The
Club now enters upon its fourth year of ex-
istence with very AatteriDg prospects.
CRY TREAsURER's BOND. = The newly
elected City Treasurer, James n. Porter,
Yesterday fled his official bond in the sum Of
5000, with G. W. Clarke. Frederick Cox,
n, d. Ridaout and George G. Perkins IS
suretisq, in the sum Of SIPS. 600 each.