Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Board of Supervisors.

ne Board met yesterday, all the MEM
.bers present. Minutes read and approved.
Bid, for building bridge across Deer
creek were received from Garlic & Croy.
Dean & Bohn, Pacific Bridge Company d.
Finley & co. and Kirk & Cotton and re-
fc-red to the Contract Committee. This
committee subsequently reported recon-
mending that the bids be held until after
July lst, as there was not sufficient money
in the general road fund to pay the expense
Of building the bridge The report was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Steinman. the Clerk
was authorized to purchase So worth of
railroad tickets to the Homestead tor hos
pital purposes.
1t was ordered that the County Surveyor
make survey of the line of public road
petitioned for in 1888 by C. L. Donaldson
and others, said survey TO begin at the
northwest corner of township No north,
range east, and run east TO a point direct
j. north of the road asked for by the peti-
TONERS; thence south, over the line of the
route indicated in the petition, 10 the Gait
and lone road.
Mr.. Bailey made verbal report in re-
gard to the condition of roads in Districts
Nos. I and ., and moved that the Oyeiseer
of District No. 1 be instructed to remove
distractions from the public highway
known as the Mississippi Bar road Carried.
Mr.. Mclaughlin presented specifications
for work to be done at the County Hospital,
to be advertised for and bids opened June
Sd. Mr.. Smith moved that the Board add
Ycrtise for bids Carried
Mr. Bailey moved that at its next meet
inc the Board visit the bridges near Hicks
vile. Carried.
Demands of Friend d Ferry. for SIS Is
9. A Knott. S25l 25; and W. K. Shelby,
So -, were allowed.
Mr.. Christy moved that the Clerk adver-
t-c for bids for supplying drugs for the
County Hospital and CITY DiSpenSarv. the
list Of drugs to be bid on to be seen at the
County Clerks Office; bids to be opened
June 3D. AT 10 4 NJ Carried
No further business appearing, the Board
adjourned for the term.
The BRITISH PIcNIc To-DAT.-The British
Picnic and open-air ball will take place at
East Park Grove to-day and this evening
Music Will be furnished BY the Husear
Band. The programme of games for prizes
includes eighteen numbers besides which
there viii De a coupon or gate prize of a
silver tea set Of six pieces. The races. etc,
VIII commence at l P. NJ, the waltzing
match take place at 8 P. NJ. and the coupon
prize will be drawn at 10 P. NJ. Any holder
of ticket who cannot be present at the
drawing can leave his coupon with the
gate-keeper. The grounds will be brill
iantly illuminated at night and dancing
kept mp until u O'Clock Street cars will
run until after midnight
TIE Police Picytc.-The members of
the Police Department will hold their first
picnic at East Park tomorrow, the object
being 10 gain nucleus for an accident
fund. The indications are that the public
will compliment the force. and aid in their
undertaking by attending in large numbers;
and the business men of the city have
eyinced their good feeling by presenting 4
large number of desirable articles to be
given as prizes 10 successful competitors in
games. Il is scarcely necessary to say that
the force Will maintain excellent order,
and do all that can be done To make their
guests happy.
ARTICLES FrLED-Articles of incorpora-
lion of the self-Endowment Life Security
Association of the United States we're filed
yesterday in the office of the Secretary of
State The object of the Association is
stated to be 10 invite all healthy and moral
persons of every profession and business 10
join and make application for benefit Ger
t.hcate>, and to provide Il fund for the hv-
ing, as well a. benefits for families of de-
ceased members. Principal place of bust
ness. san Francisco. Directors-Dr. John
p. Schmitz, Stephen J. Mccormick, Patrick
J. Corbett, Daniel Mcleod, Frank NJ.
Irtund. No capital stock.
Police CouRr.-In the Police Court yes.
te-dav the case of Frank Ruhstaller. for
battery was dismissed....H c. Brown,
accused Of drawing and exhibiting a deadly
weapon, was discharged Henry Wales
case of disturbing the peace was dismissed
-.....L Lewis kavanaugh was adiudged guilty
OF having been drunk, and fined Sl0.. The
Gaze of Charles Campbell, for rape, was con-
tinued until to-day. James Touhey's case
of disturbing the peace was. dismissed on
payment of costs.....The charge of disturb
ing the peace against Mrs. Touhey was CON
tinUed.