Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-14


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first book, cloth, 81, and of the second, 81 IS,
or both books for 50 30.
ITsMIzED BILLs.-The law says that all
bills presented to the Board of Supervisors
for payment must be properly itemized and
dated. Heretofore bills have been presented
to the Board in total diregArd of this rule,
aud they have in many instances been al.
lowed, as the officers have not desired to be
too technical. Hereafter, however, no bills
will be signed by the Chairman that do not
come up to the requirements of the Law, and
if the itemizing and dating Of bills are not
more strictly attended to, there will be
large number of claimants who will hsve
their accounts thrown out at the next meet
ing. The law also requires that all bills shall
be filed with the Clerk one day prior to the
meeting of the Board. This law was not
complied with wien the present Board took
their seats, but after large number of bills
were laid over one month on account Of not
having been fled in time, there wss no fur
Their trouble. Claimants growled little and
said the Board was technical, but they bad
their bills fled the next month in due time,
and since that there has been no further
trouble on that score. The present Board of
Supervisors are endeavoring TO act in strict
accordance with the law.
THE ENDS OF JUSTICE DEFEATED A citi-
zen, in a card elsewhere, finds fault with the
Superior Court in not properly disposing of
case where prominent business man was
convicted in the Police Court, took an sp-
peal to the higher Court, and his case was
not afterwards heard of. This, of course, is
a serious charge, and one which demands the
attention of the proper officials. In this
- ha A,ta t,oA
the 18th of May, 1882, a. J. Hardin, alias
Gamble, and John Montgomery were &C.
cused Of faro-dealing, tried in the Police
Court upon that charge and held to answer
TO the Superior Court, with bail fixed at
$500. Since that time those cases have never
been heard of. 1t would seem by sn exam
iustion Of the police records that many other
cases, among which were persons convicted
of keeping opium dens, etc, have been APP
pealed similarly, and have since never seen
the light of day. What has become of these
cases or by what means they have been sup
pressed is q profound mystery that needs an
explanation. Would it not be we'll for the
District Attorney to investigate these mat
tiers?
The BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. - The
Board of Equalization met in regular session
at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, all the members pres
ent. i. G. Sweetser, agent for several par.
ties, made application for several small
reductions of the assessment on the real
estate of non.residents. The Same was taken
under advisement. Mr.. Bailey moved
that the firm of Huntington, Hopkins & Co.,
| Whittier, Fuller & Co. and Hale Bros, be
cited to appear before the Board on Thurs
day, July 18th, to show cause why their as
sessments should not be raised. The roll was
called on the motion and carried by the fol-
| lowing vote Ayes-McLaughlip,G ottlieb,
! Bailey, Christy and Smith no, Blair. A.
| Menke and Daniel Flint, hop. raisers, were
| before the Board, and ask q reduction in
valuation of hop land. The Assessor has
valued the improvements on hop land at 500
per acre.
No ENoAMPMEET.-The Board of Officers
of the First Artillery Regiment held meet
ing last evening, and resolved that the pro.
! ject of holding an encampmeut this year
should be abandoned, as sufficient funds
could not be raised by subscription. About
81, 900 was raised, but 1T would require st
least another thousand to hold successful
| encampment. Avote Of thanks was rendered
to the citizens who subscribed to the fund,
both in Sacramento and Woodland, and to
Mr.. Watkins, who offered the regiment the
free use Of his grove near Woodland.
REoPENNG OF Sc4ooLs.-The next term
of Mills Seminary-located near Oakland
will commence on August 1st. The Harmon
Seminary, of Berkeley, boarding school for
Young ladies, will reopen soon. Studies will
be resumed at the Berkeley Gymnasium, q
| boarding. school for both sexes, located st
Berkeley, Alameda county, on next Tuesday.
| The Placerville Academy, in Ell Dorado
county will reopen on August 22d. Each OF
the schools publish card giving further in
formation this morning.
BICYCLE MEET.-Captain r. R. Flint.
Lieutenants E. B. Carroll and H. A. Mar.
vim. W. R, Stokes and A. P. Scheld, of the
Sacramento Bicycle Club, will leave this af-
ternoon with their machines" for San
Francisco, where tomorrow morning they
will meet the San Francisco and Oakland
clubs. Not less than seventy-five wheelmen
will be in line. They will run to the Cliff
House, Presidio and other points. This will
be the largest meet ever held on the coast
a RAILROAD HoTEL.-For some time there
has been in contemplation the building of q
second story to the railroad dining-rooms, to
be fitted up into sleeping rooms. The addi'
ton is now certainty, and yesterday the
first FIVE car. loads of lumber for the work
arrived. Work will commence soop, and
will be completed this summer. Bernard
Steinmsn will have charge of the rooms,
which will be ten in number. They viii be
spacious and elegantly fitted up.