The record-union., 1896-02-15

amount of 1898 "a, beside 81. .402 go in
machinery for making silk thread The
office was moved in 1884 as appears by
draymen's bills, from 40 California
street to 21 Montgomery avenue
thence, the same year, some of the fur
riture was moved to 632 Broadway, and
some afterward to S21 Greenwich
street. In September, 1885. the office
was moved to 504 Commercial street.
and for the last few years it has been in
room 90 of the Flood building.
MRS. RIENZTS STATEMENT.
A letter from Mrs. L. Rienzi, dated
November %, 1895, states that the
property of the State Board of Silk
Culture was placed under her super
vision in the basement of the Flood
building, and that some of it is stored
in the loft. 1t consists of furniture and
valuable machinery, imported at great
COST. She will render any assistance
she can in getting it together.
In letter dated a week later, she
says that she took care of the property
of the board from 1889 to 1891, and in
May, 1892, at the demand of Warren B.
Ever and j. ]. Rivers. who informed
kel that they had been appointed mem
bers of the board, she turned over all
the property to Mr.. Ever. In 1894 she
went to the Flood building to get a
typewriter, her own property, which
she had left in the office, but was unsuc-
cessful, as Mr.. Murdock, the then Man
ager of the Peoples Home Savings
Rank, told her that the property had
been removed. She saw, however, at
THAT time, some chairs and other ar
ticles belonging to the Board of Silk
Culture in the bank premises. She re-
ceived no compensation for caring for
the property
She suggests that the machinery is
very valuable, and is the link which
would help to build up a valuable in
dustry in the State which brings many
millions to France, and that if placed
III one of the State institutions, might,
by the use of some help, maintain the
inmates.
EWER'S STATEMENT.
w. B. Ever writes, under date of De-
cember "a, 1895, stating that when he
and Professor Rivers called at the Peo-
PIES Bank for the property, delivery
was refused because they had no inven-
tory by which to identify it Some of
the property was afterward identified,
but although they had orders for it
from R. H. Mcdonald, the former Presi-
dent, delivery was refused of all except
three trunks, two of which were the pri-
Iate property of Mrs. Rienzi. and the
third contained raw silk, which is now
in his possession. He had never been
able to obtain possession of the prop
erty, either from the former or the pres
ent bank management and latterly
storage had been demanded.
On his later visits he found that a
quantity of the property had disap-
peared, and he declined to receive the
remainder on his last call on that ac-
count. He had seen the desks, chairs
and machinery at first, but had not seen
some of the articles inventoried He
had never taken away any of the prop
erty except the trunks before-men-
toned and two or three glass jars of
damaged cocoons.
The last appropriation by the State
for the board was one of $4,000 in 1889
The Secretary of State was author
lied to take charge of such property as
he could find, and it was decided that
Expert Lewis should report to him,
with a view to carrying out Secretary
Browns suggestions III his report.
A communication was read from f.
". Grigg of the Farmers Exchange
Rank of San Bernardino asking
whether certain coyote scalp claims
presented by the bank had been al
lowed.
The Governor stated that the claims
would be considered by the board next
in accordance with Section
664 of the Political Code.
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