Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-01
CITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

CITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
The Board of City Trustees met in regular
session at the new City Hall yesterday morL
ing, all the members present The audience
was quite large, as is always the case when
there is to be a vacancy filed by appointment.
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer of the Water
Works, reported that during the week the
pumps were in operation 127 hours and
pumped 9, $40, 600 gallons of water.
George A. Putnam, City Collector, report
ed that during the months of January, Feb
ruary and March he had collected 50, 751 30,
of which SIS was for dog tax.
a resolution of intention was passed to i'm
prove Tenth street, from J to X, by paving
with cobbles also, l street, by grading and
grsveling from Seventh to Thirteenth streets.
John l.. Boone, San Francisco engineer.
filed communication with the Board pro.
posing to sell the ci5y system of sewerage
patented by him. The matter was referred
to the City Engineer and the Street Commits
siope-.
Trustee Nielsen announced that since the
last meeting of the Board w. /. HerndoD,
the newly-appointed Superintendent of the
City Cemeteries, had died. He moved that
the Board proceed to fill the vacancy, which
was carried. He then placed in nomination
Joseph n, Herndon, son of the deceased.
The nomination was seconded by Trustee
Gutenberger. Mayer Brown, by request,
placed in nomination VIM. Lsufkotter, A d.
Hoffman and James NJ. Henderson. When
the roll was called Mr.. HerGdon was elected
unanimously.
The bonds of a number Of city officers
were approved, as follows S. J. Jackson,
Fire Commissioner. $4,000, Christopher
I Wilson r C,bap a71
Butler sureties. Mark Foster, Chief En-
gineer of the Water Works, $4,000. William
Mclaughlin and A. Gribble, sureties. A
Brewer, Harbormaster, $1,000, John Black
and G. Schsfer, sureties. w. A. Anderson,
City Attorney. 81, 900, G. w. Chesey and
Herman WachhOrst, sureties. A. S. Woods,
Clerk of the Water Works, $4,000, r. S
Carey, E. g. Blessing. G. Green. J. w.
Wilson, l.. Elkus. S. w. Butler, Grove L.
johnson, George w. Chesley, Jacob Stortz,
I. ID. SERVER, CIV. Clarke and A. J.. Frost,
sureties.
THE SrATIsTcIAN.-The volume for 1884
of the Annual Statistician," published by
L. P. McCarty, San Francisco, is at
hand, and upon examination will be
found to excel all former issues of this
most excellent and almost invaluable hand
book of general information. 1t is not a
simple reprint of the previous good things
of which the public has become entirely ia
miiiar by use Of the Statistician :" but an
immense amount of entirely new matter OF
most interesting and useful date, from all
parts Of the globe, has been gathered, and is
now placed before the readers, and 10 the
most convenient and well condensed form for
reference. Those who have been possessed Of
ha fOrUaar ba n
will only need to be informed that new
number has been issued to secure its prompt
purchase, and those TO whom it is new will
require only most curscry examination OF
the work to convince Of its merit and great
utility. The editor and proprietor of the
"StatisticiaD," Mr.. McCarty, is now in Sac,
ramento, and will remain three or four days,
delivering to subscribers, etc. 1t is only sold
upon subscription, and the increasing popu-
larity of each succeeding number has estab.
hshed large sale upon orders direct to the
publisher, upon the simple announcement
each year of issuance from the press.
THE WEATHER. - Sergeant Berwick re.
ports: The temperature, wind and weather
a. y NJ, yesterday were For Tatoosh Island,
AZ, southwest and foggy; Olympia, 49',
north and clear Portland, 6l', west and clear;
For. Candy, AZ, west and cloudy Il Jseburg,
so, west aud clear Red Bluff, 81, north and
cloudy; Sacramento, So, south and cloudy;
San Francisco, 81, west and cloudy Les
Angeles, So south and light rain San Diego
So, northwest and light rain Salt Lake, 43',
southeast and cloudy; Cheyenne. so, north
east and light Stow: Denver, &c. north and
light snow; North Platte, 49, northeast and
cloudy Omaha, Co. southeast and CLOUDY
YanktoD. 81, northeast and cloudy.
GERMAN English SoHooL.-K. Heinrich
will reopen to-day the erman-English
school, northeast corner X and Twelfth
streets, where he intends to teach all
Branches from to y a. NJ; German, from
l to P. NJ. English parents who wish to
have their children taught one or two
languages can send them either in the fore
noon or afternoon. There is a special hour
ia German every day, from to P. NJ, for
children attending the public schools. An
evening class will be taught for young people
who are employed during the daytime.
DRINKS Too Much Mrs. Elizabeth Wat
son, the cid lady who came out from the
East about a week ago, in search of her sons,
who are living on a ranch somewhere in Cali.
fornia she having lost their address in conse-
quence Of some one las she slleges) stealing
ner purse, ticket, ETC., east OF OBueu, is get
ting herself disliked at San Francisco by
those who at frat took much interest in her,
as it appears she has the bad habit OF getting
drunk.
CONCERT THIS EvESIYG.-At Kingsley
NJ. +. Church this evening at o'clock
concert will be given, the programme of
which Is published in another column. Sew
eral Of the most popular musicians Of the city
will take part, and the entertainment will
certainly give satisfaction.
THE TIvoLI.-" Ticket.of-Leave Man was
presented at Turner Hall last evening to
good house. The play is well presented, the
acting throughout being sood. The speciality
artists are especially fne. The same pro-
gramme this evening.
II YOU WANT fms old Bourbon whisky ask
your druggist and grocer for Simmonds' Ma
bob Whisky. 1t Is the best in the market.
None genuine unless my name across the
cork. c. Smmonds.
An ELEGANT assortment Of hats and bon
nets, and no fancy prices at the opening TO-
dsy at Mrs. Bonds, No. j2S street.
OS THURSDAY, 8 great sale of linen tow