Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Board of Supervisors.

ASosiIC OF supervisors.
The Board met yesterday, all the mem
bers present. Minutes read and approved
The committee to whom was referred the
petition of John Donahoe and others for
the opening of road In District No. 3. and
described in petition filed May 10, 1888,
having reported favorably on the same. the
matter came up for hearing Finley Nc
MILAN made statement in reference
thereto, ana, II appearing that all non-con-
senunS landowners had received the
amount Of damages assessed by the view
ers except ID. w Lewis, to whom is due
S2o2 30, as decided by Judgment of the
Supenor Court, on motion of Mr. Nc
MILAN, aud by unanimous vote, the said
sum of 1922 80, less $40 donated nv said
Lewis, was ordered rendered to said Lewis.
ana Road Commissioner Finley Mcmillan
was ordered to proceed and open said
public highway
The Board then met rs q Swamp Land
Board and audited the following claims
against Swamp Land District No lO7: J. C.
Pierson. 81 SIS 60; p. H. Gardiner. Sc 50 ;
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company,
$l60; An Eye, S247 10
The Board rcassembled as Supervisors.
Mrs. Belcher appeared and asked for a
rebate OF SD on taxes of 1885, because of an
error IN the assessment. Allowed
W w. Faber ppeared before the Board
and stated thst J. II. Sturgis, Justice of the
Peace at Folsom, retained pair of blankets
belonging TO him for Justices fees. The
Clerk OF the Board was instructed to COM
municate with said Justice and request
him TO state by what authority he held
said blankets
The following Road Overseers filed their
reports NJ. Judge of No. ,, II. C. kathan
of No. /, and z. II. Robinson of No. 9.
MoCARrHY's SUCCESSOR. - The excite
ment attending the sudden quitting Of the
State Of J. w. Mccarthy, Clerk Of the Su-
preme Court, is all over so far as the Office
seeking politicians are concerned. Yester-
day Governor Stoneman appointed and
commissioned as McCarthy's successor the
hon. j. d. Spencer, of Stanislaus county.
Mr.. Spencer was notified of the Governors
desire 70 appoint him on Tuesday. came to
this city yesterday, filed his bond took his
commission, was sworn in, left for San
Francisco in the afternoon, and will to-day
enter upon the discharge Of the duties of
the office for McCarthy's unexpired term
The appointment, a this time, was Il sur
prise to many, who thought that it could
not be done inside of sixty days The
Governor, however, was informed that
the Supreme Judges would not recog-
=,
and Il was III accordance with an
apparent desire on their part that the APP
pointment was so promptly made The
legality of such appointment cannot be
questioned, when it has the unanimous
sanction of the Supreme Bench 1t is I'M
derstood that all the attaches of the office
Will be replaced by others whom the new
Clerk will select. Mr.. Spencer is the pub
Usher and proprietor of the StanislduS
County Weekly NclUS, native of Virginia,
and 46 years of age. He is q scholarly gen
tlemap, and holds front rank in journal
ism. He came to California with an OK
team train in 1919 then a mere boy. Was
elected TO the California Assembly from
Stanislaus county in 1879. In 1882 was
elected to the Senate from the district Gem
posed of Mariposa MERGED and Stanislaus
counties and was reelected by a large ma
iority in 1884. His bond as Clerk of the
Supreme Court, in the penal sum of $l0,-
600 is signed by Z b. Beard and A. Hewel
two of the wealthieyt gentlemen in Stanis-
laus county.
eoRPoRATEp.-Articles of incorporation
have been fled with the Secretary of State
of the Coe Quartz Mine Company, to oper-
ate in Nevada county Directors-George
Lord, George Murphy, Zephania Mau-
san, G. II. Hawkins, Herman Uphof.
Capital stock 100000 Also, of the
Los Angeles and Santa Monica Railroad
Company, to construct a steam power rail
road with gauge not less than three feet
in width from the city of Los Angeles to
the shore Of the Pacific ocean at point on
the bay OF Santa Monica. Estimated length
of the road, II miles. Dreetors-Juan
Bernard L. II. Boyd, S. p Rees, NJ l..
Wicks, Peter Taylor, r. F. Lotspeich C.
w. Mead. Capital stock, 100000. Princi-
pal place OF business, Los Angeles city,.
Also, Of the Forsyth Packing Company, TO
cultivate fruits and other products of the
soil; 10 can, pack and preserve fruits and
vegetables. Principal place of business,
San Francisco. Directors-W. Forsyth, l..
c. Parker, w L. Locke, J. w Pew, w. 3.
Wiltshire. Capital stock, $4,000 Also,
of the Pacific Woodenware and Cooperage
Company, of San Francisco. Capital stock
100000. Directors-George II. Wheaton,
George II. Sanderson, Sol. Wagenheim
David Kiel, Charles l.. Clough.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Josephine Machardo pleaded guilty
of being vagrant, and will be sentenced
on the 13th... William Jackson, for bat
terry, was fined s. 3d.. Sentence in the
case of Jose Nalenzuela who pleaded
guilty of malicious mischief on the 9Th
was postponed until the 9th...... The case OF
]. Tromenschlager, for disturbing the peace
was continued...... Ed. Haslyp and James
Cook, for misdemeanor in receiving stolen
property. were sentenced to pay 500 each,
or be imprisoned 100 days.....The case OF
J. c. Desmond, for misdemeanor, was con-
tinued until the 9th. William Harris
James Ward and Charles Wood, for va
grancy, were sentencedto:2i hours impris-
onment
CLUSIE OPERA HoUsE.-Last night closed
the series of presentations of " Around the
World in Eighty Days" Tonight Bcrt's
Dramatic Company will play the powerful
drama, Michael Strogoff,' with Henrietta
Osbourne, an actress of great power. in the
tragic part Of the mother of Michael, and
Mr.. Vessels rs 0gariff, while Mr.. Staley
will take the title role. Much new scenery
will be used and the play will be given
with the full strength of the company.
STATE PRISON DIRECTORS Prison Di-
rectors John Boggs and II. I. Devlin Wis
tied Folsom Prison Tuesday morning, and
were Joined in the evening by Directors
Charles Sonntag and J. II. wilkins. A pre-
longed session was held but nothing of i'm
poItanee was done, beyond making the
usual quarterly inspection and auditing the
monthly bills. Adjourned TO meet on the
9th at San Quentin.
A SECOND HAND square piano, in fine con-
dition, cheap for cash, at Hammers music
store, $50 street.
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