Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-04-11
Wagon Road Convention.

Wagon Road Convention.
We find the following call for wagon
road convention in the Aary,Ti!le EEp'r'0'
and endorse the movement.
WHEREAS: BY recent act Of Congress,
liberal appropriations have been made for
the construction Of a wagon road from the
Valley of the Mississippi to the eastern
boundary of this STATE, and whereas, 1t be-
hoves the citizens Of the Northern portion
Of the State, in order to avail themselves
of the great benefits to he derived from the
construction Of said road, to take such ac-
ton as shall result III a combined, unanl-
nous and speedy effort, 10 farther the lnte-
rests OF the counties in the Northern part
of this State. by including the overland EN-
ftration to this country through the most
feasible and practicable route into the
Northern mining and agricultural districts;
therefore, we the unders gned, Senators,
Representatives and citizens of the counties
Of Shasta. Plumas, TehanI, Butte, (uha,
Sierra. Colusl Sutter, lol0 and Nevada. re-
spcctfuI1y recommend that Convention be
held at the city of Marysville, ca Monday,
May 4th, 1897, for the purpose OF consider
ing and adopting measures for a speedy
commencement and construction If n wagon
road from some point in the Sacramento
Valley to the terminus Of the government
road, in the vicinity Of Honey Lake, Piu-
mas county:
SENATORS.
] o Goodwin, Yu5a and Sutter counties
Jno B. McGee, Butte and Plumas.
W c. Burnett, Yuba.
S, II. Chase, Nevada.
AssEMBLYMEN
D W. c. Rice, G. n. Swezy, NJ. Fuller,
W. Burns, Iuba
5 NJ Miles, B j Coll, Sierra.
5 Il. Warrington, Sutter
Thos. II Anderson, Napa.
Parker H. Pierce, VIM e. Weir, E NJ
Davidson NJ Cassin. Nevada.
RI J Morrison. j. 5 Long, Butte.
d NJ Steele, Co,nsi.
J S. Curtis, Yolo.
A NJ Stevenson, Solonas
I>aac Mape. Shasta,
Richard Irwin, Pumas
The citizens of Marysylle held n meeting
on the 8th, for the purpose of devising
measures towards building q wagon road
from that city to Honey Lake. The meet
ing adopted the following resolutions
WHEREAS : a portion Vi lHe CltlLeHS "a
Yuba county, feeling deep interest in the
enhancement of the interest and prosperity
of this portion Of the State, and believing
that the construction of good wagon road
from Marysyille by the best route to lleney
Lake, there to connect with the Atlantic
wagon road, to be OF the utmost Importance
to this section of the country and in order
that the great expense of building such "A
road should not fall alone upon the most lib
era! and energetic citizens, therefore be it
Re>Oired-1hat our Senators and Repre-
sentatives be requested to strongly urge the
passage of such law authorizing the Su-
lervisors of luba county TO issue bonds,
not to exceed the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars, towards the construction Of said
Road
ResoiUrd-That we highly approve Of the
action taken by the Senators and Represcn-
tatives Of the northern districts, in calling
Il Joint cunvenion tor the purpose of the
speedy and certain construction o. IA Wagon
Road to Honey Lake, and that n committee
of seven persons be appointed by the Char
to take such steps a. may be deemed nee
essary to hold such convention, and to call
a meeting to select delegates to attend such
convention.
Resoired-That a copy oE this Preamble
and Resolutions he forwarded to our mem
bers of the Legislature, and to each Of the
newspapers of this city AMI those OF the
counties Of Shasta, Plumas, Iehama, Butte,
Sierra, Colus, Yolo and Nevada,