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

report for March was read as follows Num-
Der of books issued during the month, s, 761,
classified thus: fiction, 2,S03; history,
145; biography, 1873 travels and adventure,
1877; miscellaneous literature. 200; religion,
p poetry and drama, III; science and art,
al. Average number Issued per day. 81
Percentage of fiction, "a. Number of patronR,
4,67S. Amount Of the fines collected, S13 %
The Board resolved that immediate payment
should be demanded from those who have
lost books, and to enforca payment il ueces.
sary. 4 number Of books were ordered pur-
chased. A long discussion was had on the
subject Of new printed catalogue of She
books IN the library. The following bills
were allowed: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
$50 40; G. G. Hancock Si4 10; W. A &
G. S. Hopghtou, 500 So; a. p. Osborn,
SIS 80: Fl. O. White s. 25; S. Wyatt. 81 /;
Scott & Muir, 81 10; Dewey & Co., San Fran
cisco, IS: @. g. Hancock. SIG %. The Bosrd
adjourned to meet Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board of
Supervisors were in regular session yesterday,
all the members present. A resolution that
the wages Of the engineer st the County
Hospital be reduced from S75 TO $50 was car
ried by 6 ayes-Gottleib voting no. The
rules were suspended and claims for Hospital
supplies were audited and ordered paid, as
follows: Whittier. Fuller & Co., S14 so; s.
J. & J. NJ. jackson, So so: W. J. O'Brien,
81 so; Holb-cok. Merrill & Stetsop, 81 Is /;
J. Slaughter. Sl4 The petition of James
Gore for rebate of taxes was referred to the
ex-Assess0r, District Attorney and Auditor.
The hearing of the petition of Andrews and
others for road across the Costumes river
t1a,
o special order for that day YVES taken up.
Witnesses, both for and against the petition,
were called and examined and. on motion,
the report of the viewers was rejected on sc-
count of the width of the rosd PRAYED for.
The Board then adjourned until 10 a. NJ.
to-day.
just before noon, Samuel Burnly. boot.
black, who has kept stand on K street, in
front of the City Hotel. for the past three
years, wss found dead in HIS bed over Ross &
Bauer's furniture store. By his side was
found card, on which was written with lead
pencil "Good by, Ross take sn got" Ee
was az Englishnan by birth. aud sged %
yesrs. Some years ago he was with an EGG.
lish Arctic exploring expedition and had his
feet severely frozen. From this he has al
ways suffered much, and for two weeks past
he had been ailing from other causes. He had
ever siace his arrival 10 this city been accus-
toned to take morphine. and vial Of the
drug wss found by his bedside. He had no
relations in this country. Coroner Clark
held an inquest on the remains last evening,
and the jury rendered q verdict that he came
to his death from an overdose Of morphine,
taken with suicidal intent.
FISH COMMISSIONERS the meeting of
the Fish Commissioners, held in this city, r.
H. Buckingham wss chosen as Chairman. A.
B. Dibble made report of his recent inspec.
ton of the Truckee river, stating that he
found the fsh-ladders at many of the dams
IL very bad condition, and ct one place he
found none. He stated that all the compa-
MES expressed a willingness to comply with
the law in regard to ladders. While there he
learned that many dams in the State of Ne
ysda were in bad condition, and the Board
oTse I'd their Secretary to communicate with
authorities in Nevada on the subject.