Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-10
Board of Supervisors.

Committee, reported as follows; Your
Committee on Roads and Highways, TO
whom was referred the demand of |. Bryan
for payment on the contract for grading the
Georgetown and Richland road, report it
back, and recommend that it be paid
1852 30 out of the fund of District No. Il
and $500 out OF the general road fund.
| Mr.. Steinman, of the same committee,
| presepteC report adverse 10 the above, on
| he ground that the Board had no right TO
! axe money cut OF the general road fund
| FOR the purpose.
The majority report was adopted, all
| voting in favor of ii except Mr.. Stelnman.
Mr.. Steinman offered the following
Pcsolyed, That the price which this Board Will
pay for advertising Tor the ensuing year IS here
| by fixed as follows First insertion, 81 per
| square of 240 ems nonpareil each subsequent
insertion. when consecutiYely punished, %
! cents; each subsequent insertion when there
are intervals between publications. 81
Mr. Bates moved that the office of Over
seer in District No u be declared vacant.
Adopted.
Tie following resolution, offered by Mr..
Stcinman, was adopted unanimously:
Resolred, That the Chairmen of all Standing
committees of this Board of Supervisors must not
! create any debt against the county in excess of
penSe TO the Board, except III cases OF emergency
| when the Board is not in session.
Mr.. Steinman introduced the following
preamble and orders, which were adopted
} by unanimous vote
WHEREAS, Under Sections $3.50 and 1928 of the
| Political Code personal properly taxes TO the
| amount of ,G2i - have been collected by the
! County Assessor at last years tax rate, viz ::
| 81 10 and whereas, both the State and county
rates rs fixed by the proper officers for the pres
| ent nscal year. are lower: and whereas under
Section 3S24 the excess collected must be repaid
| 10 the persons from whom the collections were
made; for the purpose of carrying out the pro
visions of the last mentioned section, Is hereby
! ordered by the Board
! First-1hat the County Auditor shall place in
the hands of the County Treasurer the list or roll
| containing the names of all persons who have
| psld taxes on personal property.
| Sec0nd-Thdt the amount due each taxpayer
| from the State and county, be calculated and
! properly placed in column provided for that
purpose on said roll.
/ Third-That upon application the County
Treasurer shall pay 10 the parties entitled thereto
| the several amounts due them, Us shown by the
roll, and take a receipt from each person to
whom payment is made, and he shall also write
| the word paid on the roll.
! fOurth--At such times as may hereafter be de-
! termined by the Board, it shall be the duty of
the Assessor, Auditor and President of the Board
; OF Supervisors to examine the account OF the
Treasurer 10 the matter above referred 10, and
! they snail certify 10 the state Controller
! ana tins Board the amount actually paid out by
| the Treasurer.
Fifth-After the amounts shall have been GER
titled 10 as above provided it shall be the duty
| of the Auditor to draw his warrant in favor OF
! the Treasurer and against the Severa! funds for
the amount due from each fund on account of
! he rebate above mentioned.
The majority of the Contract Committee
| made report as the appointment of an ex-
| pert. recommending A. j. Hopper, and the
minority in favor of NJ. J. McManus.
On call of the roll, Hopper was elected,
| MeSsrs. Steinman, Bates and FasSett voting
! for him. and Messrs. Jackson and McMul-
| len voting for McManus.
On motion of Mr. Steinman, it was re-
solved that hereafter the Board OF Super
visors will not order any bill paid, where
said bill has been contracted on an order of
a member of the Board. unless the same
has the order of the Supervisor attached
thereto.
Board adjourned for the term
MARQUIS OF QUEESsBERRY-Atthe Elite
Theater last night a boxing match to a
finish, Marquis OF Queensberry rules, be-
tween Jack McAulitfe and Jim Carr, soft
| gloves, took place. McAulitfe was much
| larger man than his opponent, but the lat
ter appeared to be in better condition Be
| iDIt lllG lIGilt tOlDlutnCetl, btA tll1C WIS
the favorite in what little betting there
was, though the smaller man had die SYM
patty of the audience. The first two rounds
were slightly in favor of Carr who fought
more co1lly than the other. In the third
| round he gained the first clean knock
| down of the match In the fourth round
| both were short of wind, and i'll the fifth
| McAulit1e, after being knocked down Two
or three times, remained PROSTATE, and the
fight was awarded to Carr The audience
was about equally divided as to whether it
had been square fight or not, the i'm
preston being gained that ii was not be-
cause of McAuiile'S failure 20 take adyant-
age Of good opportunities. At all events,
it was q good, lively match, neither being
afraid Of punishment; and those who de
sired 10 see something interesting we:e
satisfied.
SOLVED THE DIFFIcULTY.-Some time
since Mrs NJ Landrum undertook to care
for a little baby whose mother had died, and
| whose father was unable to support il.
| The expense became quite heavy, and the
/ matter being brought to the attention of
the Supervisors they allowed SO per month
| toward the little ones keeping. The reso-
luton adopted by the Board at one of its
sessions this week, TO the effect that they
would not hereafter vote any money out of
the general fund for the relief of the indi-
gent, cut off the baby's supplies Yester-
day Mrs I.andrum appeared before the
Board with the child-a fine boy Of about
two Years of age-and explained how mat
ters were. Supervisor Bates made some in
quiry as to the infant, and then solved the
| whole difficulty of his support by voiun-
teering 10 adopt and raise him in his family
if the surviving parent would give his CON
sent
AUCTION SAIE-BeH & Go. will sell next
Tuesday. at 10 4. NJ, on the premises, all
the elegant household furniture contained
in the residence No. 1909 street. including
parlor SET of black walnut, pieces: fine
walnut sideboard, extension table, marble
top center table, dining-room chairs, large
range and fixtures, solid walnut bedroom
set, with plate-glass mirror: rosewood set,
complete; walnut set, spring and hair
mattresses bedding, curtains and cOrniceS.
walnut hall and hat rack, Brussels and
other carpets, crockery. glass and tinware,
etc. IN the evening at I o'clock at the
same place they viii sell in lots 10 suit,
the large and valuable library, consisting
of historical and poetical works works of
fiction. etc. also. the handsome walnut
bookcase; also, a rare collection of oil
paintings ana enSfaNlNGS.
THE PROPOSED CHARTER,-At Pioneer
Hall, last evening, about fifty citizens as
sembled. in response to invitations issued
! by the Citizens Committee, to discuss the
merits OF the proposed new city charter
Daniel Flint was chosen Chairman, and
L. 2. Martin Secretary. Senator Cox and
Assemblymen Davis and HOLSTER of the
Sacramento legislative delegation, were
present The charter was taken up and
discussed and a proposition to adopt il by
sections was made, but further action was
on motion postponed until next Saturday
evening, in order that there may be a larger
number present. ". Il. Strong, L. 2. Mar
tin and John 7 Carey were appointed a
committee to invite representative people
TO be present,
". c. 7. ~ the annual meeting of