Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-06

MUSEUM MATTERs.-At meeting Of the
Directory of the Museum Association, held
yesterday, committee was appointed to
consider the matter of applying for leave
to care for and exhibit the State cabinet of
minerals. In the conservation Of economy
the offices of Secretary and Custodian We're
combined, the latter officer assuming the
| Stewardship, and one of the Directors
| temporarily taking the correspondence
branch of the office, j. Z. Ray resigningas
Secretary. This action was due to the feel
ing that the Directory could not afford at
this time to salary the Secretary as he de-
served. Mr.. Ray has served as volunteer
for over five months, and proved a hard
worker All the difficult details of the
office multtudinous in character have de-
volved upon him, that were incident to the
formative state of the organization, and
very much of the success of the OrganiZa-
ton has been due to his untiring labors.
Although Mr. Ray had agreed TO take the
office without fee, and served under that
agreement. the Directors felt it to be simple
Justice to compensate him in part for
his loss of time and constant labor,
and voted pay at the rate of $40 per month
for five months past. The monthly expense
for employees of the Association will now
be about $125. NJ Israel and Mrs. Charles
G. Hooker both of San Francisco, were
elected life members. The Directory took
up the question of the future work and
plans of the Association, and after an
hours debate found the subject 10 be SO
broad. important, and so full of interest
that it was resolved to postpone further
consideration to 4 special meeting, when
that alone will form the topic of the hour
The Board agreed that the society is now
readvto receive contributions and begin the
important work of collecting. This after
noon from To ), and tomorrow afternoon
from to :, will be free hours to the art
gallery.
AT THE STATE PRINTING OFFICE.-Steam
will be shut down at the State printing
Office to-day, and will not be on again for
about six weeks, during which time the
new boiler and engine will be put in place,
and the floor of the press room lowered to
the level of the present boiler room, when
a patent stone floor will be laid All the
large Jobs of work in the Office have been
printed, and during the time the alterations
and Improvements are in progress the
small work can be done on the Gordon
presses without steam. Anything more
extensive that is necessary to be done can
be worked off AT one OF the job offices of
the city.
FOURTH OF July CoMNIrTEE.-J.O 0. Cole
man, Chairman of the Fourth OF July
meeting held Thursday evening, has Sc
lected the following Executive Committee,
the members of which are requested to
meet this evening at 7:30 at the Capital
Hotel reception-room. to arrange a pro-
gramme with the Board of Trustees Z. G.
Blessing, f. A. Smith, It. +. Hall, ?. f.
Plat, James Mcclure. NJ. S. Sternfes and
C.. A. YORK.
SETTLED WITH THE SrArE.-The follow
ing settlements were yesterday made with
the State Controller and the money paid
into the State Treasury Surveyor-Gen-
erals Office, $500 IS; Register of State Land
| Office, 1927 so; Harbor Commissioners
| $l907S 13; Insurance Commissioner, So
| 724 -; Secretary of State, 81 POS.
| POLICE CoURr.-In the Police Court yes
terday Joe Taccini was tried on charge Of
battery upon A. Fontani and acquitted.....
| Jack McKenna's case of vagrancy was con
tinued until the 11th..... The case OF John
| Walters, arrested for emhezzlement, was
| dismissed, and the costs taxed against the
prosecuting witness.