Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-04


The Board Of City Trustees met in regu-
lar session at 10 a. NJ. yesterday all the
members present.
The reports for the month of April of
the Chief of Police, Poundmaster, Harbor-
master. and Superintendent of City Gene
teries were received and placed on file as
was also the report Of the Chief Engineer
~ he Water Works for the week ending
-s1Ay -.
A communication from f. r. Merrill.
declining to accept an appointment upon
the Board of Health, was read and ac-
cepted. To fill the vacancy Trustee Jones
nominated DR.. q. B. Glow Mavor Brown
nominated DIR. Bruno. On roll-call, Glow
received the votes of the two Republican
members Of the Board, Mayor Brown vot-
ing for DR.. Bruno.
The Art Gallery expenses for the month
of April were SAP.
The Board allowed wood and coal bills
for Justice Post, but declined to allow a
bill of $lS for cleaning up his Courtroom.
Bids were opened from Touhey, Snarr
and Murray for the construction of a sewer
from Thirteenth street to Sixth, and re-
ferred to the City Surveyor to ascertain
which was the lowest and best bid. The
contract was awarded to George Murray.
RED MENs PIcNIc.-The Improved Order
of Red Men of this city will hold their
eighteenth annual picnic at Natoma Grove
on ST. Tammany's Day May 18th Those
very popular grounds will be in fine condl-
ton, and as usual, the most complete ar
engagements for the comfort and pleasure
of the execurSionists will be made. There
will be a great variety of games. for prizes
and excellent dancing facilities, with the
Artillery Band furnishing the music. The
Committee of Arrangements expect that it
will be the largest picnic of the season, as
there will be few opportunities for railroad
excursions of the kind this spring. The
cars will leave the depot at A. NJ. sharp.
Tickets, 81 children to - years, so cents
under years free. Bids for privileges lin
toxicatng beverages will not be allowed
sold on the grounds) will be received by
James McCaw, Secretary, up to P. NJ. next
Saturday.
THE HoME-SEEKER' At a meeting of
the Directors of the Sacramento County
immigration Association yesterday after
noon, Or. II. Latham stated that the de-
mand for the Home Seeker, published by
the Northern California Immigration
Association was so great that he
could not fill the orders received
Not only is the pamphlet inquired
for, but it IS accomplishing much good for
the central part of the State Three fami-
lies called at his office Yesterday who had
intended 10 locate in Los Angeles county,
but were attracted here by the statements
OF the Home Seeker, and what they had
read in our local papers. In view of the
favorable report, it was decided TO continue
the publication, and the following commit
tee was appointed to solicit advertisements.
viz: Jos. Steffens, 7. B. Hall, c.. H. Hub
bard, Chas. Il. Parsons, P. E. Plat and
VIM. Schaw.
PREPARING FOR THE RECoNSTRUCTIoN-
Workmen commenced yesterday tearing
out the interior of the Metropolitan The
alter. preparatory to the work of recon-
struction, which will be pushed as vigor-
ouslv as possible. The scenery for the new
establishment is being prepared at the Pa
vilion by Mr.. Porter. ID. J. Simmons, the
late manager of the Metropolitan, is on the
road with Birch & Cotton's Ministries, and
will play them from Los Angeles, where
they are now as far East as Denver and
north to Portland.
RIFLE PgAcTIcF.-The following scores
were made Sunday over Company G's 200
yard range by members of the company
Captain Hall................... 944454445 -n
Lieutenant Flaherty 3 8 4-S7
Private knnz- --'--..''--''----'-4 . II
Members of Colonel sheehan's staff
Captain Neary .....-S 3 4-S7
Sergeant Hughes. .......-..--4 1 1 1 4-59
Members Of the Turner Rifles
Captain Ruhstaller....4 4 1 5 III
Fred. Williams. ..............-4 = A 8 4 4-S5
TAKE THE UPPER FREEroRr RoAD.-As
there are to be a number of picnics at
Beach's Grove in few days, parties who
intend to go to the grounds in vehicles
from the city should take the upper Free
- out 81 fln fotl IL,
Cemetery, and not go by the river road, as
there is bad place near the Pocket,
which is almost impossible.
OUR 81 ladies' French kid button shoes
are equal in all respects to the French kids
that are sold for s.. 1t is very stylish in
cut. hand-sewed. flexible bottom, medium
heel. Our pebble goat ladies button shoes
forsl 95 are of superior quality and finish.
House.
LOOK at the new high-arm Singer before
buvino auy other.