Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-25
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The Board met yesterday pursuant to ad-
journment All the members present Min.
utes read and approved
The Committee on Contracts aud Printing
made a report, in the form of an ordinance.
fixing prices for printing and stationery for
the year 1884, which was adopted by unani'
nous vote.
Mr., Steinman introduced the following,
and moved its adoption:
Resclrcd, That the resolution heretofore adopted
and action taken, fixing the price for advertising
and letting the same by contra:t for the present
year, being found by subsequent careful eXamina-
ton Of the law TO be in excess Of the powers Of this
Board the same is hereby resciuded, and the price
for advertising is fixed at 335 cents per square OF
240 ems nonpareil for each insertion.
Adopted. Ayes-Steinman, Mclaughlin,
Blair and Gettleib. Noes-Bailey, Christy,
and Smith.
Mr. Blair moved to embody the price in
the ordinance. Carried-ayes, 5; noes, ,.
Mr.. Christy introduced the following as
majority report of the committee; but no
action was taken upon it, the minority re-
port having already been adopted:
We, the Committee on Contracts and Printing, re.
quested by this Board to make a schedule Of prices
Tor printing and stationery fer the year 1854 have
complied with the duty assigned u.s. and beg leave
u report follows: We recommend that the
amounts set opposite each article shall be the fixed
price for each county officer to be governed by Ter
s1ii year 1854 And We further recommend that the
advertising for said Sacramento county be inter
fered with, i mas already been awarded to John
y. Larkin for one year.
Signed 10y Messrs Christy and Bailey.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, the clerk was or
dered to publish the ordinance twice.
The rules were suspended, and demands of
7. j. Brown, for work and material for Road
District No. 7, il the SUN of $40 II, were
allowed also. a claim OF a. Stevenson. for
work done il Road District No. Il, S56.
Mr.. Smith moved that the County Super
inteudent of Schools be authorized to en- Iuge
the boundaries Of certain school districts as
suggested.
Carried. Ayes - Steinman, Gottlsib,
Bailey, Christy and Smith; noes-A[cLsugh-
liz and Blair.
Mr.. Bailey moved that F. a. Shepherd fix
school maps Tor assessment purposes, at cost
not to exceed 500
Carried. All voting in favor of it except
Mr.. Mclaughlin.
Adjourned until 10 A Y. to day.
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terdsy Tom GAynor pleaded guilty of being
a common irunkard, and was sentenced to
sixty days in the County Jail o.. Annie Fay,
accused Of petit larceny, was, on motion Of
the City Attorney, discharged Susan, an
Indian, pleaded guilty Of having been drunk.
and was ordered locked up for twenty.four
hours . J ohm Payne also pleaded guilty Of
drunkenness, and was fined SO OF ten days
...Ed. Rand, arrested for like misde-
meanor inquired Of the Court whether a man
=
Receiving an answer in the negative, he re-
sponded, " We'll, yvur Honor, you fined me
$40 two or three weeks ago fer being drunk,
and you can't fine me now, for it's the same
old dIu1k :" Judge Henry gave the matter
due consideration, but concluded finally that
economizing in drunks that way would be IL
furious to the Courts business, and directed
Edward to pay another $40 or go to Jail for
ten days The case Of Thomas j. Conner,
for vagraacy, was continued until this morn
ing 900. George 7. McGee arrested for being
drunk, was discharged. He made it appear
possible that be had fallen among thieves,
who had drugged and robbed him In the
cases Of the boys Harvey Mitchell, Tom An
dersOn and Tom DonAhue charged with high
way robbery, tbs charge was reduced to petit
larceny, to which they pleaded guilty. Sen
tencs will be passed to-day. The hoy Y.
Valentine, previously convicted Of disturbing
the peace, was discharged.
The CIRcUMsrAScEs.-A few days ago
Coroner Clark received dispatch from Elk
Grove statirg nat JOB n F. Martin had been
killed on q rsach on the Cosunr e', and su2
ges.ins that an irquest should be held. Word
was returned that the Coroner was not ia
town, and that Justice Of the Pesce should
hold AZ examination. A gentleman from
+ X Grove who was in the city yesterday,
stated that he circumstances were about as
follows Martin who worked for !. Elder,
had been in ELK Grove on business, and be-
came intoxicated. Returning home at night,
he got of the road in the darkness and drove
into a field near Mr.. Elders house. The
wsgon passed beneath tree, and he was
knocked ir'M the seat and fell beneath the
wheels. This was close to a corner Of the
fence, and the horses were brought to stop.
The accident occurred in the evening, but the
unfortunate man was not found until next
morning when he had evidently been dead
for hours. and the indications were that the
wheels passed 1v-s him several times so Toe
horse became uneasy and moved backward
and forward.
AUCTION SALEs.-Beu & Co. will sell at II
O'Clock to-day, on the premises, the fine res..-
dence Of William Bar,els, No. S2l y street,
between Eighth and Ninth, The house con.
tains nine rooms, with gas, bathroom. clos.
cts, and in fact all modern improvements.
Attached % the premises is q two. story barn,
with stali-room FOR four horses. and n car
riage-room. The lot, 10 by loo feet, is sown
to blue grass, sn1 contains fruit, palm, nag.
n0lia and other trees and sbrlbbsry..
The same firm will also sell tomorrow, st
10 A. NJ, at their salesroom. corner Eighth
and X streets, by order Of w. II. Dunbar, q
large lot Of fue furniture and household
goods.
COMMENCING PRoNPTLY.-Pete Mccoy, Of
the Sullivan combination, is promptly getting
into business He has expressed his will
inguess to meet Young Dltchey, the Aus.
tralisn middls.weight champion, now ia San
Francisco for from 81 to Sl,00 side.
" Dutchey' says he will be hsppy to accom-
modate him if he can do SO without hazard
ing the bonds he is nov under to keep the
peace, except that he desires to contest with
gloves and In such a manner that the law can
not get bold of hin. He will put ~ any
thing from 81 to $1,000, the winner TO give
half his winnings to some charitable object.
CArGrAL TURF CLUB.-A meeting Of the
Capital Turf Club was held st the Capital
Hotel last evening, President c. Green pre-
siding. After consideration of various mat
tiers, it was decided to appoint committee ,
to arrange plan for the reorganization of /.
the club, and these gentlemen were named, !
viz: j. w. Wilson, A. L. Frost, Henry !
Miller, Ej. F. Smith and g. w Carey. /
They will report a: meeting 10 be held next /
Thursday night.
To Nor FORGET the many excellent values
in furnishing goods at the great assignee sale.
Red House.
The greatest scenic display ever seen in
Sacramento, at the TiVoli Mondsy, January