The Empire County argus., 1855-11-24
Board of Supervisors.
}, 1855. Board met pursuant to adjourn.

Board of Supervisors.
Nov. 49, 1866. Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: ALEX IRVINE r. E. DRAPER.
Ordered, That report of committee appointed to
examine County Hospital, be accepted and spread
upon the journal.
The committee say they have visited the Hospi-
tal and are fully satisfied that it is in good cond-
tion, and the patients properly cared for, and that
the managers have provided ample room and suita-
BILE apartments all of which are clean and COM
Portable They neither saw nor heard of any Just
cause of complaint.
James Barr appointed Road Overseer for White
Oak township, being District No. 8 1st and I'd
quarter to distractions; Sd and 4th quarter
may expend fifty days overseeing and collecting ::
bond $4,000.
Josiah Wilks for Mud Springs township, Dis No
7 Sd and 4th quarters may expend 60 days bond
$4,000.
John Gable Costumes township Dis No G: Sd
and 4th quarters, 40 days; bond, $1,000.
VIM Harris, Greenwood township. Dis No TO-:
Sd and 4th quarters expend 60 drys bond $4,000.
A. Marchant, Georgetown township, Dis No q:
Sd and 4th quarters, so days: bond $4,000.
Charles Orvs Kelsey township Dis No 3: Sd and
4th quarters 40 days: bond $500
A Saxton, Big Bar township, Dis No l: Sd
and 4th quarters 80 days: bond $1,000.
Nov 20. Board met pursuant to adjournment:
present, Irvine, Draper and Kirk.
w Bulard appointed Overseer of Roads for
Placerville township, Dis No 4: lst and Cd quar-
ters, to remove distractions only Sd and 4th quar-
ters, may expend 60 days overseeing roads and col
lecting taxes: bond $4,000.
Henry Larkin, Diamond Springs township, Dis
No 5: Sd and 4th quarters, so days: bond $4,000.
A J Gould, Coloma township, Dis No 9: Sd and
4th quarters SO days: bond $4,000.
John Stewart, Salmon Falls township, Dis No
IL Sd and 4th quarters, SO days: bond $4,000.
Road Overseers required to report quarterly
to the Board of Supervisors dating from first Mon
day of October last, and to file bonds or before
the second Monday of March next.
r C Marshall appointed Justice of the Peace for
Mountain township.
Charles NJ Drown appointed Constable for Dia-
mond Sprsngs township.
Ordered, That the following accounts be allow
ed viz
A. French Justice of the Peace, Sl26 90
II Sloss " 1" 90
Geo Aver constable, IA GO
w j Burwell, 9 II 80
L Fiske, Road Overseer, l62 45
Printing, SO 90
Geo Vincent, stationery, 90
S5OS IS
Nov 81. The proposals for constructing a Jail
being under consideration it was
Ordered That the contract be awarded to E. L.
Raun, upon the said Raun executing forthwith a
bond payable to the county of Ell Dorado, in the
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, for the faith
full performance of said contract;
And it is further ordered, That the county Of
Ell Dorado be holden to the said E. L. Raun for
the consideration of said construction of JAIL as
per plan and specifications, in the sum of sixteen
thousand dollars to be paid in the following man
ner to wit
At the expiration of one month from and after
the work shall have been commenced, the work is
to be measured and estimated, and eighty per cent.
of said estimate is to be paid in county warrants
to the said Z. L. Raun, and so on for each month,
until said Jail is completed. Upon the completion
of said work. and after it shall have been approved
and accepted, the remainder due said Raun to be
Immediately paid him in county warrants;
1t is further ordered, That no allowance will be
made for depreciation of county warrants, if any
shall occur
Nov %. Full Board present.
Ordered, That the Jail be erected on the lot now
occupied by the present Jail.
Ihd following accounts allowed, viz
c Hix Coroner and Justice, SAT 85
N Noteware, Recorder, so so
S w Sanderstn drawing contract 25 90
A Irvine, committee, 20 90
do SUPERVISOR 45 90
R Z Draper, committee 81 SO
do Supervisor, 45 %
John Kirk, do AZ 90
OrOereu, mat former OrQer lOcatlnS the jail lot
be rescinded and that z. T. Raun and R. E. Dra-
per be appointed committee to locate the same,
and obtain the requisite title to the ground, and
that whatever they may do in the premises will be
adopted and ratified by this Board,
Ordered That the Sheriff be authorized to cause
any person in custody under sentence of imprison-
ment in the county Jail, to labor on any public
work within the county.
Ordered That $500 be appropriated to defray
expenses of witnesses in the trial of Kelley, and
that the Treasurer be directed to set aside and re-
serve that amount.
R, E. Draper appointed to examine the Treasu-
rer's accounts and vouchers, and make report OF
the same to the next meeting of the Board.
Board adjourned to the 10th of December next.
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