Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

AUChh LII lIHIluENUE.
Police CoUKT.-In the Police Court yes
terday. Barney Hughes, for being COM
mon drunkard was sentenced to 60 days in
the county iail..The case of All Cow
for battery, was dismissed at the request Of
the prosecuting witness, on payment OF
costs The cases of Quong Sing and
Ching Wong. charged with misdemeanor in
violating the health ordinance, were dis
missed on payment of costs, the nuisance
complained of having been abated......W
II. Rockwell, cripple who had made him
self nuisance by getting drunk and abus
ing people in a free and easy manner, was
convicted of disturbing the peace and SEN
fenced TO 60 days i'll the county jail. Maud
Ward, Nora Mcdonald and Mamie Will
Jams, arrested for exhibiting. forfeited their
deposits. John Dykeman, who used bad
language on passenger train coming up
from san Francisco, causing ladies to leave
the car, was convicted OF disturbing the
peace and fined $50 or 20 days. The case
of Joe Daniels, for grand larceny, was con-
tjnued until to-day
ROAD IMPROyEMENT-Busine men of
the city are considering q proposition for
the permanent Improvement of Sacramento
county 5 roads and bridges. with view of
putting them in frst-ciass condition for
winter rs well "a summer use. lie plan
suggested is for the county TO issue bonds
to the amount OF say, $150000 at a per
cent. to run thirty years, the money to be
devoted to the repairing Of bridges and the
improvement Of all the roads. There are
some that will require matchmaking, as
they run through an adobe country, and at
present are almost impossible after the
winter rains commence. 1t is believed,
however that the tax now levied yearly
will pay the interest on the bonds, and the
necessary annual repairs. The parties adj
Vocating the matter are of the impression
FIAT such improvement will soon pay for
itself not only by the increased facilities
for business. bat through the advantages
flat will be offered new settlers.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board met
yesterday, all the members present, except
Mr. Stcinman. Bids for constructing trestle-
work on the Twelfth street road were re-
ceived from fourteen bidders, and on being
opened We're found to range from s. 81 TO
s. 50 per lineal foot. no two being alike,
and that of d. Finley being the lowest by
seventeen cents. On motion, the bids were
referred 10 the Contract Committee, which
was allowed until 10 A. ID of Monday next
to report. Mr.. McMullen moved that the
sum of SlG0 be taken out of the general
road fund, and the balance ont of the cOun-
y general fund, to pay for building these
bridges and making approaches thereto.
Carried unanimously. Board adjourned
until Monday, at 10 A. ID. 1t is estimated
that there viii be somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 1000 feet of trestlework to be
built, which at the lowest price bid, will
make the cost about S., 600, Or may be
s. 900
tNcoRroRATEp.-Articles of incorporation
were yesterday fl I'd Of the Stockton and San
Francisco Packet Company for The purpose
of transacting general transportation bss-
mess on all the lakes, bays and navigable
waters and rivers of the State of California;
also, such wharfing, storing and warehouses
as NAV be necessary and incident To said
business. Principal place of business San
francisco; DirectOrs-W G. Tyler. John
Stack, f. II. kellogg A. J. Walker, A S.
Reid; capital stock, 100000, divided into
5000 shares OF the par value Of so each.
GtAss-BALL observation-disclosures experts
will have fine time tomorrow at Live
tournament there, under the direction of
Park Brown. The programme is: Free
for all, $50 entrance, money to be divided
into six prizes, Bogardus trap, 50 balls,
Bogardus rules to govern. Enough shoot
ers have already signifed their intention to
participate to insure the success of the af-
fair. and there will probably be large
gathering of the fraternity.
New BUrLDrNcs.-New buildings are in
the couIse of erection in almost every por-
ton of the city. Lumber dealers say their
business NJ this season OF the wear was
never better In visit to the suburbs yes
terday n reporter counted no less than
seventeen residences in course of construc-
ton in that portion of the city east of
Ten,h street, and between + and 0. They
are mostly One-story cottages with base
ment, and will average in cost about 5000.
VALENTINES DAY-This is Valentines
Day, and the postoffice attaches will be
made aware of the fact to a certainty, judg
ing from the business that has been done
by dealers in articles appropriate to the oc-
CASTOR. An unusually large number of
valentines of high price have been sold,
which ii is TO be hoped may be taken as an
indication that the offensive and silly
" comics have had their day and are
gradually being let alone.
ROLLER FLouR-Roller -four seems to be
taking the place of ali others, and first
class mills are taking out their burrs, and
replacing them with roller machinery. The
Sacramento Mills closed down some three
weeks since, and have placed in their mill
an entire roller process lot OF machinery,
including several new patents unknown on
this coast. They viii start up on Monday
next for night and day run for the ensu-
ing year,
TUE TfvoLI.-At the Tivoh The Child
Stealer will be played this afternoon, to-
night, and tomorrow night for the last
time. It is well presented and gives salts
faction.
ONE MANS Loss Is ANoTHER's GAIN, and
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