Mountain Democrat., 1857-04-25
PrOesedlngs Of the Beard OT TsuPsrvisOrs.
Monday, April 20.

NASt"'yt ~APAh SS'
Board met pursuant to adjOurnmcht.-
Full Board present
The Board having under consideration
the location of the county buildings, and
having determined to locate the same at
the point known as Stony Point, provided
the said Stony Point now possessed by in
dividual parties, can be procured at rca-
sOnablC and fair compensation.
Therefore, it is ordered, that the COun-
ty Judge be notified TO appoint Commits
siOncrs to appraise the two lots now owned
and possessed by Z. W. Montoy and G.
W. Swan, fronting Oh Main street, and
extending from Mr.. Garnct's on the West
to Mr.. Powers lot on the East.
Board authorized Evans and Orr to
charge each horscman l24 cents toll on
their Bridge across Weber creek.
The following Road Ovcrseers' bonds
were presented and approved, and ordered
on file: VIM. Harris, A. II. Richards, 4.
ID. Rock and Henry Greer.
Augustus Raymond appointed Road
OvcrSeer for Placervillc, and j. j. Green
for COlOma.
Board adjourned to meet tomorrow at
10 o'clock A. NJ.
Tuesday, April 2l.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Full onrlPrescnt.
III matters concerning Mud Spring
70wnahip.: II is ordered that the East line
Of Mud Spring Township be extended as
follows: commencing at a point on the
line Of Diamond Springs Township above
the mouth Of Mathency creek; thence due
South, cutting the mouth Of said creek,
and continuing to the county line. The
Southern line of said Township to COM
mcncc at the point said Fast line tcrmi-
said AmadOr line to White Oak Township,
and the remaining metcs and bounds of
said Township to be as formerly defined.
1t is further ordered, that all Of that por-
ton Of the Townships of Mountain and
Cosumncs lying and being within the
bounds defined in the foregoing Order,
shall hereafter belong to Mud Spring
Township.
The viewers appointed to locate the road
leading from ISartrams Mill, OH the old
cm;grant roaIl, to Indian Diggings, ria. of
Buzan's Bridge, Fair Play, Ccdarvillc and
Brownsville, submitted q report, which
was placed OIL file.
The resignation Of Julius Smith, Con-
stable in COloma Township, was presented,
accepted and placed on file.
The resignation of l.. 7. Carr, Public
Administrator, being presented, it was or
dcred accepted and placed on file.
Ordered that Hcman Doyle be and he
is hereby appointed Public Administrator
in place Of l.. +. Carr, resigned.
Bond Of John Frasicr, Road OvcrSccr,
approved.
The Board then proceeded to examine
claims against the County; after which,
the Board adjourned to meet tomorrow
at 10 o'clock, 4. N.
Wednesday, April %.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, X. f. Draper and A. I. Lee. X.
+. Draper appointed chairman pro tenn.
An order concerning a public highway
in, White Oak Township. was made.
REIMBURSEMENT Of Ii. Tong to q road
hcretoforc constructed by him for toll,
being presented, It was accepted and
placed on file.
The Board was engaged the balance Of
the day in examining accounts.
Thursday, April %.
Board mct-prcscnt as yesterday.
Ordered that r. f. Draper and 4. T.
Lee be appointed committee to examine
into the condition Of the Hospital, and to
report at the next meeting of the Board.
Bond Of David Shirpsicr, Auctioneer,
approved and ordered on file.
The Board then proceeded to examine
accounts.
Board adjourned to meet fst Monday in
May next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
RamkIn's Exchange.
EDIroRs DEMOCRAT: In halting at your
Mountain City," ! learned that this IIo-
tel had just opened, and as feel an inter.
est in whatever tends to alleviate the
wants Of the traveller, and as. experience
is the best guide, took quarters at this
new candidate for public favor.
RANEIN's EXCHANGE is a neat little
house, built during the year SO by that
old settler and physician, so we'll known
in this part of California since 40, DIR.
Rankin, and opened by him last fall as a
hotel. Finding that his profession and
the new business were not fit partners for
each other, after few months continu-
ancc, he closed the latter, choosing rather
to administer tOthc ''ills that flesh is heir
to, than cater to the wants of the epi-
cure; and in the month of March last,
disposed Of his Hotel property to the
present proprietor, Mr.. Cyrus B. IxGMAM.
in whom at once recognized an old ac-
quaintance and friend-he being one Of
the Mutual Protection Company" that
crossed the Plains in 80 under the lead
Of your worthy fellow citizen, Capt. WIN.
Jones.
well rccOllcct when this fragment Of
emigration first encampcd within the
present limits Of your prosperous and
beautiful little town. In that little band
was numbered more females than was
then resident here, including, as it did,
four ladies'; Of the number was two OF
your present inhabitants, viz: Mrs. VIM.
Alverson (all know Mr.. Alverson, of tine
"Grcy Eagle" Stable and Mrs. DR.. Ran
kin.
The memory Of Mr.. Ingham has no
doubt nearly faded from most of the Pla-
cervillians, although in the fall of 80 he,
in small way, dealt out to the needy in
this place the various articles of small
grocery establishment. He, however,
soon fell victim to the prevailing cpl
demic Of that year, and, after weeks Of
suffering, reluctantly turned his face for a
hOmeward trip to the "Prairic State"
Not being content with his first exper-
iment here, he, last June, with his lnva-
lid wife and little "JOe," again made the