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

Trustees Of the Sacramento Free Library met
last evening Present-W. C. Fitch, Presi-
dent; AlbsEt Hart, Add. c. Hinkaon and
S. q. Gerrish, Secretary. The Librarians
report for March was read as follows Num-
Der Of books issued during the month, 3 761
classified thus: fiction, 2s03; history,
l45; biography, lS3 travels and adventure,
1877; miscellaneous literature, 209; religion,
% poetry and drama, Ill; science and art,
14l. Average number Issued per day. 81
Percentage Of fiction, "a. Number of patronR,
4,67S. Amolnt Of the fines collected, S13 %
The Board resolved that immediate payment
should be demanded from those who have
lost books, aud to enforce payment if peces.
sary. A number OF books were ordered p1r-
chased. A long discussion was had on the
subject Of q aew printed catalogue of 'the
books in the library. The following bills
were allowed: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company, SS7; Capital Gas Company
$40 40; @ G. Hancock. Sl4 10; w. A 4
G. s. Houghtou, 500 9S: a. 2. Osborn,
SIS 80: Fl. o. White, So %; s. Wyatt. 81 I;
Scott 4 Muir, 81 70; Dewey & Co., San Fran
cisco, Sc; G. g. Hancock, S26 %. 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 at the County
Hospital be reduced from So 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., $14 so; S.
J. j. NJ. Jackson, So so: w. J. O'Brien.
81 so; Holbgook. Merrill & Stetsop, 81 Is |;
J. Slaughter. S14. The petition of James
Gore fer rebate of taxes was referred to the
ex- Assessor, District Attorney and Auditor.
The hearing of the petition of Andrews and
others TOR road across the Costumes river
at Wilismsons having previously been made
Q special order for that day was taken up.
Witnesses, both for and against the petition,
were called and examined and. on motion,
the report OF the viewers was rejected on &C.
count OF tbs width Of the road PRAYED for.
The Board then adjourned until 10 a. NJ.
to-day.
SUICIDE OF BooTBLAcK.-Yesterda
just before noon, Samuel Burnly, a boot.
black, who has kept stand on K street, in
front OF the City Hotel, for the past three
year,, was touud dead in his bed over Ross &
Bauer's furniture store. By his side was
found g card, on which wss written with lead
pencil: Good by, Ross take sill I got. He
was q, Englishmsn by birth, aud sgsd 81
yesrs. Some years ago he was with an Eng.
ish Arctic exploring expedition and had his
feet severely frozen. From this he has al.
ways suffered much, and for two weeks nsst
he hal bsen ailing from other causes. He had
ever sisce his arrival 10 this city been accus.
toned to take morphine, and vial of the
drug WAS 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 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,
II. Buckingham was chosen as Chairman. A.
B. Dibble made report of his recent inspec.
tion Of TIE Truckee river, stating that he
found the hsh-isddsrs at many of the dams
In very bad condition, and ct one plaza he
found none. He stated that all the compa-
MES expressed willingness to comply with
the law in regsrd to ladders. Willis there he
learned that many dams in the State of Ne
gsda were in bad condition, and the Board
orAif ed their Secretary to communicate with
- authorities in Nevada on the subject.