Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-09
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Some Suggestions Made in His Biennial
Report to the Governor.

Some Suggestions Made in His Biennial
Report to the Governor.
The biennial report of W. C. Hendricks
Secretary of State, has just been issued from
the Office of the State Printer, and is a
pamphlet of fifteen pages.
In his letter to the Governor he makes
many suggestions, among them the follow
ing:
CARE OF ARCHIVES.
The archives OF the various Offices are
scattered over the Capitol, and more or less
scattered in the same office, particularly in
that of the Secretary of State. Would il
not be advisable for the Legislature to pro.
vide for the necessary room and the ap-
polntment OF person to specially take care
and charge of the State archives, those
which are rarely referred to, yet valuable,
and have become cumbersome?
CAPITOL PAINTING AND GROUNDS.
As member of the Board of Capitol
Commissioners, and one to whom is largely
lett the care of the Park grounds, it NAV be
appropriate for me to say that, owing to
the wording of the law authorizing the
painting OF the exterior of the buildings on
the Capitol grounds, we are unable to clean
and polish the granite story Of the Capitol.
Alter painting the exterior of the Capitol
texceptlng the granite story, the Pavilion
ana the State Printing Office, there is
S5,5l4 90 (more than sufficiently left in the
appropriation to do this work, if it could be
used for that purpose, and an amendment
to the law is suggested permitting it.
The grounds between the Capitol and Pa
Vilion are too low to justify thorough Guilt
vatlon, and seats and fountains are needed
IN the park, and the concrete pavement
should be extended all around it. As the
cultlyating and identifying of the Capitol
Park grounds are extended, increased labor
to care for it is required, and l recommend
such necessary increase of the force AS
bill will likely be prepared and presented
to the Legislature for these purposes, | but
call your attention to the subject.
STATE LIBRARY FUND.
In the first year and half of nv incum-
bency, up to July last. this Office paid into
the State Treasury $34, $50 25 for the use of
the State Library. As this library is now
well stocked with books, having in it 6S,-
l9o volumes, and q cash surplus of $27,-
81 46 on hand, it would seem entirely I'M
necessary to keep, paying such large
amounts into its fund. | therefore recon-
mend such change in the law as will per
NIT the application of a portion of the re-
celpts OF this office to the necessities. and
the identifying of the State grounds sur
rounding the Capitol.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
l would like to call your attention to the
fees for filing articles Of incorporation. The
fees are the same for all, without reference
to the amount of the capital stock, or
whether they are organized for profit, re-
hgious, benevolent, or literary purposes. |
recommend the fees be graded according to
the amount of the capital stock.
hereby call attention to a recommends
ton OF one of my predecessors in office.
that the plans and drawings of the Capitol
having been destroyed by fire in the burn
ing of an architects residence some years
ago, none now exist, and as 1t is, or might
become very necessary 10 know the exact
location of gas, water, sewer, or heating
ing that complete plan of the building be
obtained, and made of permanent record In
this Office for future reference.