Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
CITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

The Board Of City Trustees mat at the new
City Hall yesterday. morning; all the mem
bers present.
Mark Foster. Chief Engineer of the Water
Works, made mis- weekly report, showing that
the machinery. had been in operation l37
hours, and had pumped during that time
9 $50, 80 gallons of water, He also reported
that all the machinery was in primo order
and had rot suffered in the least by the re-
cent test.
A citizens committee, composed of MessEs.
Hall and Carey, appeared before the Board
and asked that hose company be located at
the northeast corner Of Nineteenth and L
streets. The matter was taken under adj
visement, and the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department and the Fire Commissioners in
vited to meet with the Trustees at 10 a. u.
to-day. whea the matter would be more fully
considered.
The Citizens Committees on Drainage and
Levees appeared before the Board ana called
attention to their reports which have been
published in the BECoRD-UNIoN. The sub
ject Of q special tax for levee and sewerage
purposes was discussed at length and taken
under Amusement
A petition was received from property
Thirtieth, asking that the contract for
grading the same be awarded to them at the
same price as awarded to Latham, Olsen,
Hartwell aud Wall. The matter was referred
to the Street Commissioner.
The Board, by resolution, said it was their
intention to grade Q street, from Tenth TO
Thirteenth; Twelfth, from II to j, and
Twenty first from Il to w.
The Auditor was instructed TO advertise for
proposals for the furnishing If fuel for the
Water Works, the bids to be opened Monday,
February III.
The Auditor was authorized to purchase a
sufficient number of Great Registers Tor use
at the March election, for which he IS
authorized to pay 81 each.
Bids for the furnishing 4 = new boiler for
the Water Works were opened, and the con-
tract awarded TO Robert Anderson for 81, $40.
J. q. Halls bid was s. 947, and J. y. CuG.
ninghan's 81 020.
After auditing large number OF bills and
ordering them paid, the Board adjourned to
10 a VI. to-day.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS The regular month
" meeting of the Board Of Fire Commission
ers was called to order last evening by Presi-
dent Jackson, all the members present.
Minutes Of the previous meeting were read
and approved. On motion, the payroll of
the department for 81, j25 for the month of
January was duly allowed and ordered paid.
On motion, the following bills were duly
allowed and ordered paid: Il. A. Fisk, SIS
LOTUS i Farren, So so; G. Sullivan, - 10;
Chas. Barnes. 81; Z. A. Gillispie, So; NJ
McElaney, So 80; NJ. Castro Il Son, 81;
Capital Gas Co, SD so; G. Nel=on, 81 p
Whittier, Fuller x Co., So 90; Huntington,
Hopkins & Co, Sl4 50; Geo. &. Blue, s. Is;
Geo Schcoth, s. o.; DR.. Coster, 50 /; II. z.
Osborn, 50 - Weizel & Son, s. 30; S. 5.
Nixon, 50; Hevener & GritHtts, 81 - Il.
Z. Gogiugs, s. so Brown Bros, s. - !;
JOS A. NJ Martin, $ 20; Jacob Greissl,
s. %. Reports Of fires and alarms Tor the
month Of January were received and placed
on file. There being no further business tine
3 ard adjourned.
BuBGLARGoUs About II o'clock Monday
night young man sleeping in little room
in the rear Of DeBernardi * Co.'S market, X
street between Third and Fourth, was
awakened by the sound of footsteps in the
store. and directly afterward heard the knob
OF the door Of the room he was occupying
turned. He yelled out an Inquiry as to who
was there, and the intruder in 3 second had
vacated the premises. Subsequent inquiry
showed that he gained access to the building
by entering from the slley the yard back Of
the Phuuix Market, and then climbed over
the fence to the porch back Of DeBernardi &
Co.'S market. The rear doors of The latter
were unlocked and he had no difficulty in
entering. He probably took the room oceu.
pied by the young man f,r the Office and
commenced to prospect it at once, thus ne
glectiug a chance to get s. or ST 10 change
that mad been left in the nsh drawer. Ia his
flight he left behind MIN two hlss, brought
by him, doubtless, to pry cpsn drawer, doors
or wildows.
Pouca CouRT-In the Police Court yss-
terday the cases of the twenty.iog- China
men arrested Saturday night for dischsrains
hre.c5ackers, were continued until this moru-
ing Il appears that some one, either for
Amusement. through misunderstanding or in
malice, had posted notices in the Chinese
language throughout Chinatown to the effect
that the City Trustees had consented to
allow the explosion Of crackers and bombs,
whereas, ia reality, they did exactly the re-
verse. 10 looked ike job on the psrt
Of one Of the Chiuc,e "OId Fellow Lodges
at the expense Of tie other. as those arrested
were nearly al from one organization.
FL. Lee and John Monday, arrested for be-
ing drunk, forfeited heir deposits. James
Turner and Dan Drury pleaded guilty Of
vagraucy. The former got forty days aud
the later sixty in the county J al. .... the
case Of !. d. McCsr.y. for malicious mis-
chief, was continued uEdl oday.
IT Was TRrE.-The runor current among
horsemen in this city last week, TO the effect
thas q Valeusias fine stallion Baccaueer
had died at his farm near Ocno, proves TO
have been true, he having dropped OF last
Monday. Two OF three years ago BE ran
sway OF the Marysyile track, and 3 stake
penetrated his thigh, iutic-iuc So injury from
which he never recovered, though at times he
seemed to be in fair condition. Last fall he
was quite badly #, but grew better, and
few weeks $50 was well that he was
speeded q little. This heating Of the blood
resulted in blood poisoning, from which he
died. He was very valuable animal the
sire Of Numerous promising colts, and Mr..
Falensin esteemed him very highly.
AUCTION SALgs.-Bsn & Co. will sell at
p. NJ. to-day the large aad choice stock OF
millinery goods Of AIrs. T!ce x Clements, at
52l ! street, consisting Il Trimmed and IN
trimmed hats, flwsrs, feathers, ribbons, etc.
In the evening, al o'clock, the balance Of
the goods, if any remain, will be SOLD, and
also the showcase, counters and hNtures.....
The same firm will tomorrow. OF 10 a. NJ, st
their salesroom, Eighth and X streets, com
mence the sale Of 800 los of household goods,
groceries, stoves, ranges, etc, all Of which
must be sold on account Of the departure Of
the owners.
STOLE a Horse AND BUGGY Sunday
morning a man named William Love hired
horse and buggy at Lee Stsnley's stable, say.
n that he desired TO use it for two or
three hours. He failed to return, and Mr..
Stanley called rpoa the police to hunt him
u the result being that he was arrested
brought back from Courtland By officer
7 ksou last evening. He is said to be
wanted at Chico for the larceny Of q coat.
ARRESTS. The following arrests were
made yesterday: All Bep, Miss All Ben,
and Took Kee. by officers Kent. Frazae, Ash,
Campbell snd George ksrcher, for dischaTg.
ing frecrsckers Jim Carlin, by Deputy
Sheriff Lee. for petit larceny; Arthur Good.
win. be officer Kent, for being healthy beg
gar: Peter JeRk, by cfficsrs Dillman srd
Farrell, for being drunk,