Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-12

EDS. RECORD UNION There is something
radically wrong in our street system when it
is possible for a few lot-owners in a single
block to impede tue public highway, in.
commode thousands Of residents and hundreds
of other property owners by keeping one Sec
ton of street in disgraceiul condition.
street, from Tenth to Eleventh, is IN winter
shame to the whole city, and all who live
upon the street are disgraced by it, the street.
| car line rendered almost useless snd travel
| checked because few selfish individuals pre-
! fer filth to cleanliness and mud TO a passabie
highway. The worst of it il that those who
| protest against the block being graded up sre
! amply able Co psy the cost. 1t appears to me
! that streets should be cared for with regard
! to the whole system in She city, aud not &C.
| cordirg TO the ideas Of owners, block by block.
! This is a subject to which | invite your at
! tention, with yiew to having the defects of
/ the law remedisd when this Legislature again
assemblies There is no language too severe
/ In be employed IN condemnation of these
who have now three times in succession de-
/ fsated the improvement along single block
Of one of the most travelled and best residence
! streets Of the city. Such policy deserves
condemnation in round terms, aud the men
! who maintain it are rct worthy Of citizen
/ chip amorgst us. L. II.
| Too SWEET FOR ANYTHING.-A well known
business man had occasion to visit the freight
depot yesterday. and. the weather being very
cold. he was mufisd in large light-coIorsd
overcoas While waitiog in the depot he sat
! down upon a package OF freight. Shortly
| afterwards, when ne was going up the street,
| he was surprised to see that people were look
] IL INN rrfra 4 thnTr
we're laughing at his being 80 warmly clad,
and concluded he was none too warm for his
own comfort. A friend oveThauled him after
| q while, however, and remarked, " Y on must
be too sweet for anything" Explanation be-
/ ing in order, he sscerta:ned that there was
boldly stencilei on the back Of his coat the
label-a copy of that on the box OF freight
Strained honey. This side mp with care y
CHINESE SUBSCRIPTIONS The Chinese Re-
lief Committee that came up here from San
Francisco to solicit subscriptions in the Chi
nese quarter for the relief of people in China
who recently we're drowned out By floods
| as u Chinsmsu expressed it, " Seven States
all too much dlown returned to the Bay
/ yesterday, and will soon visi. Los Angeles on
their mission, The subscti ytions in Sscra-
mento amounted to Sol 80. la San Fran.
cisco the surn Of So. 600 was collected.
A BUSINESS CHANGE-Jos Goddard has
disposed of his saloon on X street, opposite
the Theater, to Messrs. A. Gerber and NJ.
! Hauser. The new proprietOrs are determined
10 co all within their power Co please their
patrons by serving them with the bsst the
! market aff ords f.e lunch will be served
each day from 1879 a. N. TO l:SO P. NJ.
CosTUNEs. Mrs. NJ. Peter. the cnstumer,
! arrived last night from San Francisco with
Il, q finest stock of masquerade costumes for
the Eureka Bel Ma.qus sver brought 10 this
city.