Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-12

He said il is no use for the Trustees TO be
repeatedly passing ordinances and enforc-
ing none.
The Street Commissioner promised to
look after the matter complained Of.
THE JETTY DAMS.
Orders were passed instructing the Clerk
to advertise for sealed proposals for the con-
struction of 4 series OF letty dams i'll the
American river, north of Smiths Gar
dens
S Roth said he came before the Board to
Law charges against the Health Officer, and
ask that he be removed from office.
Mayor Brown said he thought the proper
place for matters of that kind would be the
Board of Health. He claimed that the lat
ter Board had full power, and declined to
hear the statement.
Trustee Nielsen disagreed with the Mayor,
and maintained that before the Board OF
Trustees was the proper place to settle the
matter.
After considerable argument, and the
reading of certain sections of the law defin-
ing the duties of the respective Boards, it
was finally agreed to allow Mr.. Roth TO
proceed with his statement.
He said he was q citizen who had resided
in Sacramento for many years, had always
borne his proportion of taxation. was law
abiding, and said he had been grossly in
suited by being arrested, dragged into the
Police Court, and his name appearing in
the daily press figuring in the proceedings
OF that tribunal. lie was charged by the
Health Officer with maintaining nuisance.
FIe was arrested without a moments warn
ing. He did not live in the premises; not
having possession, he could not be held re
spOnsible The premises were neither foul
nor filthy, but, on the contrary, were the
cleancst and most sweet-smelling on the
block. Hc accused the officer of favoritism,
saying: He arrests some OH the merest
preteyt while others, who wallow in their
filth. are allowed to escape"
The Health Officer, who was present,
undertook to reply, but was cut off by the
Mayor who said he would hear no more OF
it, but would refer the entire matter to the
Board of Health"
The Health Officer said: well, he has
been allowed his say, and | want to say
right here that his statement is false from
beginning to end
Section l, of Ordinance 1856. relating to
hack licensing, was repealed.
After allowing a large number OF bills
the Board adjourned.
ACCIDENTS yesterday forenoon the hind
axle of u ranch wagon, loaded with fruit,
broke ut the hub, on X street, near Fourth,
but no other damage resulted. About 3
=. II. q horse belonging to Mrs. Baker, of
Brighton, had little runaway near the
Courthouse, and the top of the buggy to
which he was attached struck against one
of the iron posts at the edge Of the side
walk and it and the seat were torn from
the vehicle. About an hour later L. J.
De Pue's hOstlcr was driving spirited
horse down J street. when the animal, for
some reason, sWcrved and collided with Il
wagon belonging to the State Printing OF.
flee, which was standing in front of Foster
Il Funston's bookbindcry. The force of the
collision was such that the man who had
been driving was thrown to the cObbles,
aud received bad cut on his head. His
horse turned about and showed determi-
nation to run up the street, but came To a
stop behind a truck. The printing office
wagon had an axle sprung ......ShOrtly be-
fore o'clock the horse attached 10 u deliv-
cry wagon, being anxious to get home tC
his supper, became unruly on J street, be
tween Fifth and Sixth, and started to run
away. Making short turn into Sixth
! street, going south, his driver was thrown
out, and struck the ground with such VIC
| lcnce that he remained insensibe for sew
| cral minutes. When he recovered con.
! sciousneSs and saw crowd around him
| he demanded to know what in blazes i:
| the natter His horse and wagon had
meanwhile disappeared down Sixth street
For STEALING MELoNs.--Constablc Tod
| hunter, of Washington, arrested Sunday
! evening John Sullivan, VIM. Rollingtun
! Frank Brown and T.. =. Kent for petty
| larceny, in stealing watermelons from the
| premises of 4. ID. Svuc, of that place
I Their cases came up for hearing before Jus
! ticc Bright Yesterday, and resulted in tho
conviction of the first three, while Kent
| who appeared 10 be an honest fellow who
! had been persuaded into wrongG ding by
! the others, was discharged. The Justice
! sentenced the others in proportion 10 wha
! he considered their actions demanded, civ,
| ing Sullivan thirty days Rollington twenty
and Brown ten. Sheriff Watkins took then,
over to the County Jail at Woodland las
evening.
! BARwICK's REPoRr-Thc temperature
wind and weather ut II NJ. Yesterday, a!
taken from the Signal Service reports
| shows Olympia 10 have been 20, north anC
clear Portland, 750, north and clear; For
| Candy, 62o, west and clear; RoSeburg, 7So
| north and clear; Cape Mendocino, 5io, nortl
and foggv Red Bluff, 1909, south and clear
Sacramento, SO, southwest and clear; SaI
| Francisco, 600, southwest and clear; Lo
| Angeles, 500, southwest and clear: SaI
Diego, $50, southwest and clear; salt Lake
$50, southeast and clear; Cheyenne, 74o
northwest and fair; Denver, so, northwes
and fair; North Platte, 10, southeast anC
| cloudy; Omaha, 100, south and clear.
BODIES REcovERED.-The bodies of Ne,
| Kennedy and VESSEL Lee (colored), wht
were drowned ON Sunday while swimming
lust above the town of Washington, wer
found floating III the river short distance
above the bridge, and but few hundre'
wards from where the accident took place
yesterday afternoon. Justice Bright, o
| Washington. took charge of them and helt
an inquest, the jury returning verdict o
accidental drowning. The remains are nov
at the undertaking rooms Of W. J. kav
anaugh, in this CITY, awaiting instruction
from friends Of the deceased at San Fran
cisco where the boys belonged, who hav
been tclegraphed TO.
For LrBEL.-John J. Pine and Franz
Waters were recently engaged in buSines
as grocers, in partnership. The firm sub
iseoucntlv ceased business, and its member
TO some extent aired their private affairs il
the papers. The result was that yesterda.
Pine was arrested by officer Sullivan on
warrant swore out by Waters, accusing hin
of libel, because of certain assertions mad
Fin print He gave u bond for his appear
ancc in Court when the case should b
called for examination.
PoIIcE CoURr-In the Police Court yes
terday the case of J. A. kruzberger, for bat
terry. was dismissed on payment of costs, q
the request of the prosecution. Miss Dot
ers. arrested for exhibiting forfeited he
deposit. &c Cannon was convicted OF dis
turbing the peace, and ordered TO appear fo
Judgment this morning. case OF A
Newy, for petit larceny, was continued III
til tomorrow.
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