Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


B. R. Croker yesterday paid to 1. NJ
Smith, Chairman of the Board of Super
visors, S15. 900, the purchase price of the ole
Pavilion, and received deed for the prop
erty. Mr.. Smith paid the money into the
County Treasury. On Wednesday the fol
lowing resolution, which was defeated OIL
Tuesday, was, upon motion of Supervisor
Mclaughlin, reconsidered and sfterward;
| passed:
ReS0lred That the Chairman of the Board o.
Supervisors be instructed to pay to the State Agri
cultural Society the full amount OF money received
| from B. r. Croker tor the property known as the
| Pavilion, situated on the corner Of Sixth and N
Streets in the city OF Sacramento, after deducting
the expenses incurred in the sale OF the same.
The vote stood Ayes-Blsir, Gottlieb
| Steinmsn, McLaughlin-4 Noes-Bailey,
| Smith, Christy-3.
1t will be noticed that those opposing the
resolution are the members from the country
| districts.
Yesterday demand properly certified to
and made out in accordance with the above
resolution was presented by Mr.. Steinman.
with a request that the rules be suspended
and the same ordered paid. According to the
rules demand cannot be allowed on the day
of presentation, but must lay over at least
one day.
Mr.. Steinmsn moved to adjourn until 10 A.
N. to-day, which was seconded.
The Chairman ruled the motion out of or.
| der. He held that the holding of session of
| and the law explicitly stated that such a ses-
sion could not be held without giving FIVE
days notice. and advertising for what pur-
pose the same would be held.
Mr. Blair appealed from the decision of the
Chair, hut the latter was sustained by vote
of ayes to l no.
Mr.. Smith offered a resolution instructing
the Clerk to inform the Coroner and all JUS
tees of the Peace that they must inform the
contractor, Mr.. Kavauaugh, of all burials
that were county charges. Lost.
A POWERFUL CoRPoRATIoN.-Art of
Incorporation have been filed of the " Escon-
| dido Company" The purposes for which it
is organized are as follows: ITO purchase,
sell, lease and mortgage lands, and conduct
a general business in real estate to purchase
and sell agricultural products to make wines
and brandies to preserve fruits and other
agricultural products, and to purchase and
sell the same to acquire, control and SSH
er-rights, reservoirs and rights of way for
conducting water to buy and sell water for
irrigation, domestic and municipal purposes !;
to cultivate land and harvest the products
thereof; to construct purchase and lease all
necessary buildings, cellars and manufac-
tories for the full and complete management
of the business ; to make all necessary sales
of land, stock, implements and other personal
property" The principal place OF business
will be located in Stockton. The Directors,
FIVE in number, are as follows: Otis Perrin,
George West, George S. Ladd, w. B. West
Sidney Newell, r. E. Without. of Stockton,
aud Charles A. Wetmore, of Pleasanton.
The amount of capital stock is 81, $50, 900,
divided into II, 800 shares of 800 each. The
amount of capital stock now subscribed is
81, go, 400.
WEATHER PBoGNosTICs.-A copy of a
small volume, issued by the United States
Signal Service Bureau at Washington, has
been received from Sergeant Barwick. It is
entitled Signal Service Notes, No. N !"
and Weather Proverbs" a colored map
is given, outlining the various signal corps
districts of the United States and Terrific
ries. The principal portion of the book Is
occupied with Popular Weather Prognos.
tics" or weather problems, but it ia particu-
larry stated by the officer who compiled it
that the weather forecasts Of the Chief Sig
nal Officer are not based upon the proverbs
here given, but wholly upon observations and
congratulations accepted by meteorologists. 3"
Several pages are devoted to staten elts of in
struuental and other local indcs TONS at prin-
cipal points throughout the United States, of
approaching storms. Tables are also given
showing from what directions of wind are
most likely to be followed by rain or snow.
This Is shown for each month in the year
Also, what winds are least likely to be fol-
lowed by rain or snow. The book contains
much of interest and value to students of
weather progncstics and to weather OBJ.
servers.
The WEATHER-The temperature, wind
and weather at L N. yesterday, as received
by Sergeant Barwick, was : For Tatoosh,
49', south and light rain; Olympia, so, south
west and cloudy; Portland. AZ, south and
clear Fort Candy, 5O' southeast and cloudy;
Roseburg 49, northwest and clear Mendo-
elmo, So, northwest and clear Red Bluff,
80. south and clear; Sacramento 45' east
and foggy: San Francisco, 80, northeast and
clear Los Angeles, 7O', southwest and clear :;
San Diego, 6l, northwest and clear Salt
Lake, 80, northwest and fair Cheyenne,
2j west and clear; Denver, 2S', south and
clear; North Platte 81 north and clear ;
Omaha, 34', northwest and cloudy; Yank-
ton, d. T., So, northwest and clear. 1t will
be found that at noon today it was clear at
San Francisco and Red Bluff, while a dense
fog prevailed at Sacramento, something
rather unusual, for fog at this city, most
generally indicates one at the Bay also.
Police CoURT,-Judge Henry dispensed
justice in the Police Court yesterday as fol-
lows Thomas Shields was sent to the County
Jail Tor thirty days for stealing 8even-day
clock. 1t has not been seven days since he
eloped with a Sacramento girl and was mar.
ried at the Bay. His honeymoon will be
spent in the chsin-gang. His wife don't
appear to mind being WidcWed-8ays her
Thomas don't amount to much, anyhow.
Thomas O'Connor pleaded guilty to a charge
Of vagrancy, and will be allowed to wear
some of the county jswelry and work on the
public streets under the direction Of 8 Deputy
Sheriff for the next forty days. Frank Hill,
q drunk, failed to put in appearance when
his name was called and his s. deposit was
declared forfeited. John Pain said he would
not deny being slightly under the influence,
and was assessed SO. Robert Edwards, for
q similar oifsnse, wss taxed =.
TIE INFORMATION CASES. The cases Of
Hurtado and Raten, which have gone to the
Supreme Court of the United States, upon
appeal, to test the validity Of conviction upon
information, instead Of upon indictment.
were, in answer 20 the petition Of ex-Attor-
ney.General Hart, advanced for an early
hearing, and have How been regularly placed
upon the calendar for January -, 1854 Pub
lished statements that the cases would be
heard by the Court as soon as counsel were
ready, or that they were awaiting attendance
Of counsel at Washington, are Incorrect. l.
is expected that the Court will give its deci-
sion without much delay, after the hearing
on the 10Th proXimo.