Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-07

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Board of CITY Trustees.


Board of City Trustees.
The City Board of Trustees met at 10 4.
N. yesterday, all the members present.
A S Woods, clerk of the City Water
Works. submitted the following report for
the quarter ending July Sd: Collected and
paid into the Treasury on account of water
rates, Sl2,S64 25 tap sales, $244. Total,
S13.10S %.
Mark Foster, Chief Engineer of the water
works, for the week ending July 5th, re-
ported the following amount of water
pumped: Holly pump, 1851 800 gallons :;
Stevens pump, 1908, 500 Total. 29.624,-
800. one fire alarm
George A. Putnam, City Collector, made
the following statement of license sold for
the quarter ending June 80, 1885: City IL
. censes sold, $6,5I1; fees collected on the
same, Sal; dog licenses sold, Sc. Total
amount collected, $6,65S Also, licenses on
hand July l, 1885, S1O979 80.
Joseph \. Herndon, Superintendent OF
the city cemeteries, made the following re-
port for the month of June: Number of
deaths in the city, IS; stillborn, . brought
here for intermeIt, 10. Total number in
tered, As. The internents were made as
follows: CITY Cemetery, 81; New Helvetia
I, :
Francisco, 3 total, As. Collected for sale
of lots, 500; for permits, $S4 vault dues,
SO; total, SlS4. Amount received from
New Helvetia, $l7.
Mrs. PARROT appeared before the Board
to ascertain the reason why the alley
through the block occupied by the Recrea-
ton Grounds was not opened since the
Board had declared that all streets and
alleys should be opened Ad. c. Hinkson
also appeared, and asked that the streets
and lcys east of Agricultural Park, now
fenced and farmed by Hooker and Todd, be
Immediately opened. He claimed that the
Trustees were Sinking a duty innot attend
ing 70 this matter at once. Trustee Nielsen
gave notice that on Monday next he would
move to instruct the Street Commissioner
10 cause all distractions to be removed
from all streets and alleys within the city
limits This will open Richmond Grove,
the Recreation Grounds. kunz nursery
and JAe block used by st. Joseph's Con-
vent
\ petition was filed by the business men
ON X street, between Fourth and Fifth ask
ing that the street sprinkler be compelled
10 lay the dust in that street,
\. A Kidder Harbormaster, made the
I-xowiug report for the month of June
Trips of steamers, 81. Collected-steam-
ers, Sill %; sail vessels, s. 70; barges, $40;
fish market, SO. Total, S1G4 50.
T. o. Blessing, President of the Fourth
of July Celebration Committee, appeared,
and was given an order on the Treasurer
for 81 900, the citys contribution toward
the celebration. The Mayor in a few APP
propriate remarks returned the thanks OF
the Board and citizens generally TO Mr..
Blessing and those who so ably assisted in
making the celebration such a grand sue
cess.
c. /. Baker was placed in nomination,
and elected to the office of Poundmaster.
The pound will be kept at Twenty fourth,
2 and Q streets.
After auditing a number Of bills and or
dering them paid, the Board adjourned.
PouIcE CoURr.-In the Police Court yes
terday. in the case of Frank Perry, previ-
ously convicted of misdemeanor in failing
to provide for his children motion in
arrest of Judgment and for new trial was
made, argued and taken under Amusement
until the 9th......The case of Ling zee, fol
petit larceny was stricken from the calen-
der, there being no complaint on file,
Ed. McAllister's case of petit larceny was
continued until this morning. Song
Long, arrested for petit larceny, was dis
charged Jacob Warner, charged with
having been drunk, was discharged .....T The
cases Of John Hilton and John Doe fol
disturbing the peace, were continued unit
to-dav's session. Joseph Bennett wa;
found guilty on charge of disturbing The
peace, and fined $40, or ten days. The
case Of Chuck Wah, for misdemeanor
went over until to-day.
RoHREp on THE HIGHwAY.-About Il
o'clock Sunday night George Swanson
who lives on the Riverside road, starte(
from the city, Oh foot. for his home. Jus
before arriving at the toll-gate he noticed
two suspicious-loolling individuals follow
ing him. He stopped at the tOll-hous'
and left his gold watch, fearing the indi
viduals spoken of meant to rob him. Hi!
suspicious were well grounded. for he haC
scarcely gone quarter of a mile when tht
robbers sprang upon him. One pointed {
pistol at his head while the other robbed
his pockets. They found eight dollars il
coin, which they appropriated He wa,
then ordered to proceed on his way. witt
instructions not 10 look back. They wer,
white men, rather dudishly dressed, and III
thinks are of thar undesirable class known
as opium tieuds.
Board OF SUPERvIsoRS.-The Board o
Supervisors met yesterday, all the mem
bers present. Minutes read and approved
on motion of Mr. Bates. the Board amend
ed the order made May Is. 1873, relative t,
wharf franchise at Walnut Grove, am
then authorized the owners of the fran
chise to transfer il TO the California Trans
portation Company. On motion of Nj
Jackson. the sum Of $40 was ordered take1
from the general road fund 10 pay the bill
of J. W. Patton for services as 0verseer c
Road District No. s. The bill of Mr.. Pat
ton for services as 0verseer was then al
lowed, in the sum of 81 20. The Boar
then opened as a Swamp Land Board, an
allowed the following bills Roberts ,
Davis, $lo7 25; Davis & Caduc, Sl23 % :
Keithley, SOL 81 J. f. Pierson, S4Sl So
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-The next a
traction at the Metropolitan will be Mi,
Flora Walsh. the charming young Califol
MIA actress, who has been scoring bi
success in the East in her highly amuSln
comedy "Our Married Men which wi
he presented next Friday and SatuTda
evenings by her and her comedy compan,
An Eastern paper, speaking of her PEI
Torrance, remarks: In the person
Miss Flora Walsh, the star. the audlene
beheld q pretty, sparkling little woman
who has many stage resources. Sh
dances, sings and acts well. In her the III
of the piece centers, and she made goo
impression" The box-sheet is now ope
at Houghton's, where seats can be secure
without extra charge. Admission, 10 an
so cents.
HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE incompai
able in sick headache DR.. Fred. Hornel
Jr., Salem, Va, says: TO relieve the ir