The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-04

water supply, 21s number Of market in
milk examined e71. number Of slaughter
horse Inspections, 40.
The following articles were condemned
Of tubercular beet $50 lbs. of tainted
meats. 81 lots of fish, 500 lbs Of beans:
Wild i1Is OF fruit and trx tba lots tot 81
supply OF milk from one dairy for period
of thirty days.
Officer Mcgowan deserves credit for the
active manner in which he has performed
| his duties. and as a result of his labors, a
marked Improvement has been noticed in
| the general condition of dairieS, markets,
year.
REPORT OF PoUNDMAsTER.
During the year 155 horses were i'm
goats, sheep and io77 dogs; Nine hun
| dred and eighty dogs were killed and 81
redeemed; other animals redeemed were
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The public schools of the city. have been
maintained for ten months during the
past year The Average enrolment enroll Of Of
maintaining the schools, including some
permanent improvements, was $13S. COG,
Children are admitted to the kinder
garten at the age OF years, and are pro-
vided with instruction for Is years as fol,
| Z
grammar departments, 9 years, and High
| School years. AS an evidence of the
efficiency of our schools, it may be SAID
| that the graduates of our High School
| are admitted to the State University with
| out examination.
! The High School building, as you are
! well aware, is over-crowded, and the
| health and comfort of the pupils endan-
gered.. Your board has under .considera-
High School building, and you will short
| ly, doubtless. submit to the voters of the
| city the question of issuing bonds there
| for. l have heretofore expressed myself
| to your board that it seemed to me the
| wisest plan to expend between five and
ten thousands dollars. in the building. of
| an addition of four large rooms and a
! laboratory to the present building. There
| IS sufflc1ent space between the alley and
| the present building for this addition.
| This Improvement will answer the needs
| for number of years to come and avoid
| the expenditure of a large sum of money,
which can be put to better advantage
| this time.
FREE LIBRARY
The total number of volumes in the
| library is $3.50, the number of books is
! sued to borrowers during the year, 1880.
| and the number of periodicals on file in
| the, reading room, 304. During the year,
binding. 80 by gift, and 22o Government
publications, making a total of 1880 books.
! $l6S5o
E. B. CROKER ART GALLERY.
This magnificent building with its, treas
ures of art and master paintings, the gift
E OF one OF our most benevolent citizens,
| our city and a feature of much interest
to all visitors. During the past year there
We're 1880 visitors including people from
| all parts of the world, many Of whom
| expressed surprise at finding such an Art
Gallery here; The building has recently
| stairs at the front entrance and in other
| minor ways, and IS now. with the ex-
! ception of the roof, in good condition;
! the latter, however needs constant atten-
| ton, as new leaks are developed with each
! succeeding rain, and it will, in my judg-
| ment. be absolutely necessary to replace
| rer months. II would also call your at
tention to the shabby appearance of the
| ommend that 1t be repainted. There will
| also have to be purchased new register
for the visitors. The cost of maintaining
of salaries amounted to s512 IS; the salar-
les, Of the Custodian. Jantor, Gardner
and Wat te IN We're $3.50. making total
LAW DEPARTMENT.
| During the past year the cases in which
| the city has been and is interested were
placed in the hands of Corporation Coun-
present condition as follows:
w. 2. Henry. plaintiff; VS.. City
action was. commenced. in the su-
perior Court of Sacramento County on
| the 18th day of May 1898, and was
city For the sum Of for ra damag ss
alleged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff. by reason of the failure of the
tract made by the city with one A l..
Fish on September IL 1893, commonly
WHICH aa has BEEN ssgea to the
plaintiff On June 9, 1898, the Corporation
| Counsel prepared and filed, on behalf of
the city, a demurrer to the complaint.
which demurrer is still undisposed of in
| the action, the attorneys for the plain
tiff not being disposed, apparently, to
press the same for hearing.
James Bailey, plaintiff. VS.. James Tou-
hey and William Mullenney, defendants
Superior Court. Sacramento County. Cal
| This action was brought by plaintiff on
| July l. 1885, to restrain the city from en-
closing the sidewalk in front of the prem
known as the old Postofice Building. 4
temporary restraining order was granted
| by the court, and the defendants, who
are the officers of the city, desisted from
enclosing the premises, as they had been
| heretofore directed
plaintiffs, VS.. w. w Bassett, Sacramento
City, ct ais, defendants. Superior Court.
Sacramento County; This action was
connty on july e. to Of ths
defendants the sum of $1,000 for damages
alleged to have been sustained by the
negligence of the defendants in main
tanning defective sidewalk on and in
front e OF t, the Z, east half OF the west half
and Seventh street, in said city
An answer has been filed by the city
in the case, and it will. in all probability,
| be soon brought to trial.
lone Coal and Iron Company, plaintiff,
VS.. City of Sacramento. defendant su-
perior Court, Sacramento County This
SUIT was begun October %, 1898, to recover
| Judgment against the city for the sum
of $1,000 damages alleged to have been
sustained by the plaintiff by the failure of
the city to observe the terms of a certain
contract entered into. between the. plain
| tiff and the city on July IA. 1896, for the
supply of coal to the city by plaintiff.
A demurrer to the. complaint has been
| interposed by the city, and the same is
now pending in the action
Smith, Commissioners of the Funded Debt
Sinking. Fund of the City of SACRAMENTO
| ant This action was commenced in the
| Superior Court of the county of Sacra-
decree authorizing and directing the plain
| tiffs, Commissioners of the Funded
Debt Sinking Fund of the city of Sacra-
mento, to cancel in such manner as the
cations of the city of Sacramento, aggre-
| eating the sum of 100000, now in the
| hands of the Commissioners and acquired
| by them as such Commissioners of the
Funded Debt Sinking Fund of the city of
| Sacramento.
! An answer has been filed in behalf of
the city. and the matter Will be SOC; soon taken
Daniel Meyer, plaintiff: VS. City of Sac
ramento, defendant. This action was
commenced in the Superior Court Of the
| ifornia, on the goth day of January, 1897
| and the summons therein served on the
| city ON February 4. 1898. The plaintiff
legged to be due upon bonds Of. the city,
| held by plaintiff. PAYABLE February l.
1898. A motion for change, of venue to