The Empire County argus., 1855-12-22

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Dec. 10, 1855. Board
met pursuant to adjournment Present, Alexander
Irvine and r. E. Draper. The committee appoint
ed at former meeting to select lot on which to
erect the County Jail, submitted its report which
was accepted ratified and ordered on file,
In order that the reader may comprehend the
proceedings in relation to the Jail lot we embody
all the orders concerning it, and the report.
Nov %. Jail business being under considera-
ton, it was ordered That the Jail be built on the
lot occupied by the present Jail"
The same day this order was rescinded and the
following made, viz:
"That E. 7. Raun and R. E. Draper be appoint
ed committee to locate the Jail lot, and they are
authorized to make and receive any conveyances
necessary to obtain title to the County for the
same and whatever they may do in the premises
relating to said location will be adopted and ratified
by this Board"
Report made Dec TO- awe the undersigned
being appointed by the Board of Supervisors to Sc
lect lot which to erect the County Jail now
under contract, beg leave to report as follows the
lot situated on the south side of Second street. and
known as T. II. Williams garden, is the lot we
have selected; beginning at the corner of the sta
bic now occupied by the California State Co., run
ming parallel with the street in westerly direction
ninety feet thence south a right angle one hun
dred and thirty-fve feet, thence east on right
angle ninety feet, thence north on right angle
one hundred and thirtyfve feet to the place of be
ginning. Terms are as follows: for and in consid-
GRAFTON of one dollar paid by the County to T. II
Williams, he agrees to deliver to the County q
warrantee deed for said lot, with the following un-
derstanding that the lot occupied by the
County and known as the Jail lot, with buildings
fences, &c thereon is to be sold at public auction,
on the 1st day'of June next, and proceeds to be
paid over to said Williams.
EDWARD T. RAUN,
ROBERT T.. DRAPER.
Cooma, Nov. "a, 1856"
This report is followed up with the following
order:
1T is ordered that the Sheriff of the county of
El Dorado be and he is hereby directed and order
ed to sell at public auction CATER giving due notice
thereof by publication and posting notices for thir-
ty days, as the law directs) the lot or parcel of
ground belonging to said county, situated in the
town of Coloma, being the same upon which the
County Jail is situated and known as the Jail lot
together with all improvements thereon, possession
OF the same to be delivered upon the completion of
the new County Jail, now being erected under con-
tract with +. L. Raun in said county. Said sale
to be made for cash in hand to the highest bidder
and the proceeds thereof to be by him (the Sheriff
Immediately delivered to 7. II. Williams Of said
county, and said Sheriff is hereby empowered and
authorized to make all necessary deed or deeds re-
quired to vest the title to the aforesaid lot and i'm
provementS in the purchaser thereof at the sale
aforesaid according to the terms Eeren specified"
The Jail lot' trade appears to us rather indef-
mite transaction, but probably amounts to Yankee
''swap' of one lot for another
Dec IL. Tho following accounts allowed, viz
L. E. Brooke, holding inquest, $2l 40; A. Mosely
wood, Sl30 90; j. S. Clendenin, attorney, S25 00; ;
c Racklffe, district attorney, $l20 co. Carpen-
ter justice, 50; T Lewis constable, $500; J
w Shields do, 800 70; o B Teal, guarding jail,
$50; H Hughes and Others for school business,
$3.50 10; W Graves and others, witnesses, $40 so ;
& Eustis interpreter, S. II S Herick superin-
tendent of Schools, So 60; Dunn & Bell and 9TH
ers, for merchandise, $3S So; jennings for labor,
81; Storer & Burton do, $33; C II Burton do, Sll ;
G W Coddington, lumber, so 76 A Irvine, super
visor, S29; K E Draper do, $50 Il E Draper on
committee 500; total 5000 A.
Dec; II. Board met pursuant to adjournment
and allowed accounts as follows: Geo Vincent, for
merchandise, sos ST; Clark & Henry do, $53 8
Hannah table, S2l 50 s J Ford, guarding Jail,
Sl62 f II Butts do Sl62; NJ Cruz, physician,
$50 75 E Smith do, SO rs E Carson, board
ing prisoners, $310 81; D McKenney county
clerk, 1921 05; Harvey & Clark, county hospital
physicians, So, $50; total $3.50 40. Total allow
ances during the session. S5,79G 90.
Board adjourned to meet on the first Monday in
January, 1856, at 10 o'clock A. Nj.