Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
Sacramento Contractors Abroad.

Oarle " CTOly, CONTRACTORS OF TINS city,
are erecting an insane asylum in the town
of Prescott for the Territory of Arizona
The building is of brick, two stories and a
basement in hight, and over three hundred
feet in length. 1t is handsome structure
situated in the center of an eighty-acre
tract, presented by the city to the Terrific
rial Government. The building was COM
menoed in October last, and will be COM
pleted on July lSt at q cost of $4,000.
The work is being done under direction of
Sacramento mechanics. In an architect
ural point of view the building is very
handsome, contains eight wards, and is
about twice the size of the hospital of Sac
ramento county. Prescott is flourish
ing town of 5000 inhabitants, situated
in the midst of rich mineral
and agricultural district thirty miles from
Maricopa. The soil is a sandy loan, and
there IS an abundance of water for irri-
eating purposes.
BETTER YEr.-It is reported that meas
ures are being taken for the purchase by
Amelia Gotthold and j. NJ Woods, on
Eleventh street, between J and X, to add
to that already obtained as a site for the
made, the Bishop will have the entire south
half of the block between Eleventh and
Twelfth, and K streets. Under these Cir
cumstances. it is probable that a change of
plan viii be made so that the Cathedral
will face on Eleventh street, and the
Bishops residence be built on the corner of
Twelfth and X streets.
New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the latest
articles filed with the Secretary of State are
the following: The Golden Jacket Gold
and Silver Mining Company, Yuba county
The Star Coal Company, Oakland. The
Los Angeles College for Young Ladies.
Yolo Land and Mining Company. Berg's
Gentleman's Club, San Francisco. Leak
Glove Manufacturing Company, San Fran
cisco. The Pacific Cable Railway Com
pany, San Francisco. The Southern Ne
vada Mining Company. The Methodist
Episcopal Church of Selma, Fresno county.
The Exchange Block Company, Pasadena,
Los Angeles county.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were
made yesterday Louis Strauss, by officer
Wager, for battery; All Fat, by George Ri
der. for vagrancy: John Manning, by Of
ficer Farrell, for disturbing the peace A.
Z. Grenay, by officer Kent, for embezzle-
ment, DOllace Niece, by citizen Neal III
ton, for an assault with deadly weapon
Ed. Short. by officer Wager, for misde-
meanor William Sullivan, by officer Va
ger, fo- disturbing the peace.
THEY REFUSE TO REscIND.-The Com
missioners of the Asylum for the Chronic
Insane appeared before the State Board OF
Examiners yesterday, and strongly urged
the Board to rescind their action, refusing
10 accept the contract as made by the Com
missioners. The contract will not be let,
and possibly complications may arise that
will lose to Santa Clara county the location
Of the Asylum.
FIRE LAST EvENING.-The alarm of fire
from box No. 50, Twentieth and G streets,
at 5:f0 last evening, was in consequence of
the discovery that the roof OF the north
end of the grand stand at Agricultural
Park had caught fire from the kitchen fiue.
The fire was put out before any damage
had been occasioned worth mentioning.
AUCTION SALE-Bell & Co. will sell at 10
A. NJ. to-day, al their salesroom, Tenth and
streets, two platform scales, almost new ;
Jour buggies, three sets of single harness
and other goods.