Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05

ESTIMATED RECEIPTS OTHER THAN FROM CITY TAXEs.
State apportionment .S41 600
County pol-taX..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
The old school building at the corner Of tenth
and streets is no longer fit for use in a sanitary
point Of view. Tle walls are damp, thereby rem
deriDg it unfit for school purposes. Il should be
torn down, and building erected in its place,
with the necessary CAPACITY to supply at least three
more class-rOCm5. For the reasons herein stated
! We ask your honorable body to levy tax of 30
cents on the 500 Tor school purposes Respectfully
/ submitted JOHN F. SLATER,
Chairman Board of Education.
K. DAVIS,
d. JOHNSON,
MATTHEW COOKE,
Finance Committee.
The matter was taken under adyisement.
4 similar petition from the Fire Depart
ment, asking for levy Of 26 cents. was dis
| posed of in the same manner.
| Inc bond Of Robert Anderson in the sum
/ Of $500, for the construction of boiler for
/ The water works, with 4, &. Sweetser and Z.
/ X. Alsip as sureties, was approved.
/ A communication from X. A. Fisk, fur
nishiug the Board with an estimate Of the
! probable cost of the proposed od)rless exca-
vstors, was received, read, and ordered on
! file
1t was ordered that the alley, Front and
| Second, l and J be improved as per 1esolu-
ton adopted by the Board on the 17th Of
| December last, and the Street Commissioner
was directed to advertise for sealed proposals.
for doing the same, in accordance with the
plans and specifications now on file in the
Auditors Office.
The following proposed ordinance was read,
and laid over under the rule for one week:
An ordinance to prohibit boxing matches, glove con
tests and sparring matches.
The Beard Of Trustees Of the city OF Sacramento
do ordain as follows:
Section l. Every person who engages in, insti.
gates, encourages or promotes auy public sparTng
match, boxing match or glove onttst within the
limits OF the city Of Sacramento, either PRINCIPAL
aid or manager, is Punishable by fine not exceed
Ing 500, or by Imprisonment IN the City Phi not
exceeding ten days, or by both such fine aud i'm.
pTis1nment.
Section > This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its publication.
Proposals were received for TIE improve
ment Ct Twenty-first street, from Il TO W.
The bid Of A. King was accepted and an esti-
mate made to conform 10 the bid, and such
estimate, together with the diagram Of the
work, was approved.
The Board adjourned until 10 a. NJ to-day.
when the plans AID specifications OF the new
hose-cart building Hill be acted upon.
The WEATHER, Sergeant B,rwick reports
that the total rainfall for February had
reached 10 of an inch up to P. " last night,
making a 'ossl Of Z OS inches for the season,
as against Is p inches for the season of
1877 to an equal date: for 1850 there was
bu. inches for 1879 so, 79S inches 1891,
20 o. ioches; 1872, 50 inches 1929,
9.7S inches 1884, 0S inches. Ga the lst
# February Last year there was a sprinkle of
snow, and OF of an inch of the same on the
g h of the same month. The temperature
wind end weather, at y yesterday, was
For Olympia 81, calm and light snow; Port
land, 43', south and cloudy ort Candy,
81, southeast and fair; RnsebUrg, 43', sou h
and cloudy; Mendocino, 4S', southeast and
cl1u V; Red Bluff, 40, east and fair; Sac.
rameEto, 5l', southwest and cloudy; San
Francisco, 81, west and cloudy Los Angeles.
So east and light rain Sln DIEGO, 59', south
aud threatening; Salt Like. AZ, southeast
and fair; Cheyenne, So, southwest and
North Platte, 90, calm and light sno8;
Omaha, 27', north eni light rain; Yanktop,
l6a, north east and heavy snow.
PRESENTATION. - Yesterday morning the
members Of the late Grand Jury appeared at
the Courthouse in answer to summons from
the Superior Court, but were Informed that
they could go home and return at a certain
hour in the afternoon. The Jurors acted &C.
,ordipgly but not long sfterward Deputy
Sheriff On appeared ct the place e business
cf 5. 3. Smith, who was Secretary of the
Jury, and seIved a subpoena On him requiring
his presence in the jury-rOom Immediately.
He fastened thIther. found all the members
present, and was not little surprised and
bewiidered when Hon. VIM. Johnston, Fore
man of the jury. on behalf OF that body pro-
cseded to present him with a handsome silver
tea set Mr.. Smiths sston;shment pre-
vented him from making very coherent re-
sponse and his fellow jurymen were delighted
accordingly.
CITY BOARD OF HEALTH.-The regular
monthly meeting Of the City Board Of Health
was held last evening at the office Of the Sec
Rotary, Dr. F. W Hatch, full Board pres
emit. DR.. Baldwin, in charge Of the City ard
County Dispensary, reported that the num-
Der Of applicants for treatment during the
month of January was 100 VIM. Laufkot-
ter, Superintendent of the City Cemetery,
reported the number Of deaths in the city
during January to have been 81: County
Hospital T. Health Officer Ferrars report
for the past month showed that he had tx
amined into $40 cases of uuisances reported,
and ordered ventilators for privies and cess
pools to the number OF 2S9 to be erected
dead animals buried, SO. Various other
matters were considered and the Board sd.
journed.
ATTEMPTED BUEGLARy.-Abous o'clock
last evening Mrs. W. W. Ellis. whose hus-
band Is 4 competitor on the RECORD UNION,
hesrd some one endeAvoriug to enter her
room through the window from the roof of
building alongside, and observed that there
were three men in the scheme. She fastened
down stairs, gave the alarm and telegbonic
MESSAGE was sent for her husband. Mean
while the vzould.be burglars bad disappeared.
The building in which Mr.. ElIls has rooms
a6i5ins Turner Hall, and il transpires that .
plase.glass window on that side OF the Hall
had been broken, and men were in the habit
Of obtaining free entrance to the 1lyoI en-
tertsinments by passing over the roots OF the
I buildings alongside and through this window
AUCTION SALE.-Bell 4 Co. will sell st
auction at 10 A ". tomorrow, at No. ZOO h
street. up stairs, on account Of departure OF
/ the owner, one black walnut bedroom set,
/ three cottage sets with spring snd Top mat
| tresseF, one parlor set, one Turkish easy
/ chair, patent rocker, marble-top center table,
Whatnot, lace curtains ana Cornices, DIusseIs
/ and other carpets, stove with copper boiler
etc. chromos and pictures, crockery, glass
ware. etc. Also, two good mich cows, one
quarter Jersey, which will be sold in front
OF the premises at the commencement Of the
sale.
/ CAPITAL GAS CoMPASY.-The annual meet
ing of the Capital Gas Company was held
yesterday, and resulted in the election of the
/ following Directors: Oliver Eldridge. John
/ Mckee, William Alyord, J. Il. Watson. G.
/ II. Cummings, Albert Gallstin and b. o..
/ Steinmsn. Tee Directors subsequently or
ganizsd bv electing J b. Watson SIS Presi-
/ dent; c. II. Cummings, Secretary and Treas
urer, and John Q Brown, Superintendent.
| FIRE At BRIGBToN.-When the Sacrs-
mento Valley train passed Brighton coming
to the city yesterday afternoon it was OBJ