Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOARD OF EpUcATIos.-An adjourned
regular meeting of the City Board of Educa-
ton was held last evening Present, Messrs.
Stevens, Slater, Cooke. Stalker, Hancock,
Hammer, Goodhue and Tracy. Mr.. Tracy
made committee appointments as follows
Finance-Stalker, Stevens. Goodhue; Build.
ing and Repairs-Cooke, Slater, Stalker ;
Furniture and Supplies-Goodhue, Hammer,
Hancock; Rules and Regulations-Hancock,
Stalker, Stevens; Course of Study-Ham-
mer, Hancock. Cooke; Library-Slater,
Stevens, Goodhue: Sslaries-Stevens, Ham :
mer, Slater Annual Examinations
Lame, Stalker. Hancock, Cooke. The
Finance Committee was instructed to
prepare report of the probable amount of
money that will be required during the cur
rent year. The Superintendent annual he.
port was read and approved, and ordered
spread on the minutes. Rule 10 was amended
by striking out Saturday" and inserting
Is Monday" SO that the rule will read The
Finance Committee shall meet on tbs Mon
day preceding the monthly meeting Of the
Board, ct l O'Clock, to examine such bills as
may be fled with the Secretary before that
time" It was ordered that some Of the pupils
of Mrs. English's class bs transferred else
where, and hers be made an ungraded school,
The applications of Miss NJ. Burrows and
Miss Ada Richardson for positions as teach
ers in the public schools were ordered placed
OF file. The application Of Miss Carrie w.
Roberts for recommendation to the State
Board Of Education for life diploma was
granted. The matter of sidewalk repairs at
Fourth and O streets and stoves at Tenth and
2 was referred to the Building and Repairs
Committee and the procurement of Spen-
cerian pens, to the Furniture and Supplies
Committee. with power to act. The requi-
sition for stationery and supplies. as well as
the printing of necessary blanks, was referred
to the superintendent. After which the
Board adjourned.
LIBRARY YEARLY REPoRT.-The following
is the report of the Sacramento Free Library
for the year just closed: Number of books
Issued during the year, 5S. Of these 81
712 were fiction, making the percentage of
fiction IL, which is less than for any proceed
ing year. Between 40 and 80 volumes have
been donated. most of them Government re-
ports. The library is indebted to Mrs. F.
Birdsalj, of this city, for the gift of a large
atlas, containing maps and much valuable
matter. During the year 126 volumes of
magazines have been bound and $50 books
rebound A books have been condemned as
unfit for use. Besides the donations, 10 VOL
umes have been added to the library by pur.
chase. Since the library was made free to
the public--in June, 1879-about 8, 166 vo.-
umes have been added to the COTS obtained
from the old Association Library, forming
in all collection of 9243 volumes.
Subtrscting about $50 books, lest and con-
demned, there is left about 5000 volumes
nv oil &bn~ ~ Z
collected was 1918 80. On the tables and in
the readingrooms may be found the leading
newspapers and periodicals about 145 are
subscribed for by the library or are donated
by the publishers. TIE donations consist
principally of California papers. The pat
ronage Of tie reading-room has been about
the same as in former years. Attention il
called TO the percentage Of fiction (.71) read.
Although smaller than in any past year, there
is yet room for improvement. It may be
proper to explain that this large percentage
al, et only from the larger number of
sders, but also from the fact that each
one reads more in given time than those
who draw other classes of literature. Some
habitusl readers of fiction draw several novels
in week; thera are some, even, who de-
YOUR" one in day.
ARRESTS FOR 1882 For the year just
closed there were 1884 arrests made by the
police of this city. and for charges as follows:
Disturbing the peace, 25S; drunk, 223; bat
terry, 14S; petty larcsny, 124; grand larceny.
43; safe-keeping, 100 suspicious characters
lO9; vsgrancy. 1888; libel. p; confidence
operator, l; keeping disorderly house. 8;
uttering counterfeit coin, l ; tramps, 8 en-.
ticing, 6; insane escape. l; rape, L;
assault to commit rape, 8; violat-
ing Sunday law, s.; hoodlums, 20;
manslaughter, /; violating revenue law, 3;
burglary, g.; robbery, Is murder, 8; as
sauls to murder 6; assault to do great bodily
injury, g.; visiting opium den, 26; smoking
opium. &c; keeping opium den, 8; runaway
boys, % 4; misdemeanor, al; violating city
ordinance, 80; obtaining money by false pre-
weapons, 8; assault with a deadly weapon,
6; felony (robbing U. s. msil), 6; felony
(extortien), 2; conspiring to commit
felony, 1; gaming, IA; obtaining goods
by false pretenses, g.; exposure of
person, 1; suspicion of murder, 8; garroting,
2; attempt to commit suicide, 1; drawing
and exhibiting deadly weapon, 3; runaway
girls, 2; receiving stolen property. z; ma
licious mischief. 80 (; insane. So; kidnapping,
9; delirium tremens, z; embezzlement, IL
robbing United States mail, 2; defrauding
creditors, l /; escape from State Prison, 3;
cruelty to animals, s. adultery, 1 !; default
ing debtors, 8; threats against life, 4 mutt
lating cars. z (; deserters, 2; common drunk
ards. So; detained witnesses, 18; sick men,
9; highbinders, 2; exhibiting, 2; defaulting
witnesses, 2; surrendered by bondsrnea, l.
There were also 102 prisoners en- route to
other places confined in the city prison, and
lodging furnished for SS5 persons.
THE ROAD QUEsTIoN.-A communication
was received yesterday by the Board of
Supervisors from J. H. Carroll and about
twenty others, approving the action of the
Board tending toward the grading of the
main roads throughout the county, and was
ordered on file. The further hearing of the
matter was set for tomorrow at IL A. NJ,
pending the return of other petitions known
to be in circulation. The following
resolution was passed by the Board
That in view of the fact that Sacra-
mento city and county derives great
benefits from the trade that comes from Placer
and Suffer counties to our markets, that
we believe it TO be to the best inter-
est of Sacramento county TO maintain good
road for the accommodation Of the people
Of the said counties, as well as the northern
portion of our own county and hsving.re-
Gently constructed bridge across Arcade
creek On said road, thereby making this road
good and complete, with the exception Of one
slough on the said road near the low lands,
which makes said road impossible at certain
seasons OF the year now we, the Board Of
Supervisors, being fully advised in this mat.
ter, and knowing the road from Sacramento
to said slough to be good, and that the road
beyond said point to the county line is in
good condition, we deem it the duty of the
county to construct bridge at the point
named at its earliest convenience, or as soon
there is money in the general road fund to
mplese said work"
Alters REPoRT.-County Jailer Newbert
has made the following report for the month
of December 1882: Total number of per-
sons confued in the County Jail during the
month, 60. For murde-, 4; grand larceny,
l; burglary. s.; abduction, l !; embszzlemspt,
l fslaaV, =, resolving stolen property, 4;
attempt to commit burglary, petit larcens
Is; battery, z; disturbing the peace, s.
common drunkards, s.; vagrancy, 2; sas
keeping, 8; insane. 4 Illegal voting, 2; mi
demsanor, q; resisting an officer, l ASSAULT
L Thirty-seven prisoners were discharged
as follows: Expiration Of sentence, 10; by
order Of the Court. 2; habeas corpus, 1; taxed
to State Prison, 5 to Insane Asylum, q Co
County Hospital, 2; want of charge, 8; par /
doued, l. There are 80 prisoners still COM
fined in the jail.
COUNTY HOSPITAL. report of G. A.