Mountain Democrat., 1857-09-26
FL Dorado aud Sacramento Supervisors
Im Wagon Road Convention.
FnLSoN. Sncrntnrllto @, Sepi. ], "a.

FOLSOM. Sacramento NO.,
In pursuance Of an act Cf the Legislature ap-
proved April -, ~ D. 1851. submitting I" the
people of FL Dorado and Sacrament" counties
proposition to appropriate m"ncy for the CON
strlciiun Of wagon road, and II appearing
from the official canvass of votes gwen at the
last General election held ON the End daE Of
September lSjT, in the Counties "i II D"IHdo
aud sacramento, that "a majority uf the votes
"fnr" and against wagon road, cast IN Said
counties, were in favor Of wagon Road,
therefore the Boards Of Supervisors Of Sacra-
mcnt0 and III Dorado Countie- convened at
Folsom, on Friday Sept. Is. 1851, for the pur-
pose uf organizing Joint Doard.
Present. Wcizcr, l.. X. Bcck!cv, A.
Spinks, and G.. II. Bradford, County Clerk,
cdmpnsing the Board of supervisors oi Sacra-
mcnto County; und J. VI. Dorsey, X. +. Dia-
per, and A. Lee, with u. e. Mckinney, County
Clerk Of FL Dorado County, constituted the
Board uf Supervisors 0f said County.
The ioint-mccting was called to order by tie
County Clerk of ii Dorado County. when. on
motion of X. T.. Draper, j. Wetzlcr was duly
elected Chairman Of the Joint Wagon Road
Beard.
On motion of r. F.. Draper. seconded by 5.
Il. Becklcy, the following order OF business
was adopted for present discussion. viz:
lSt. TO establish ard determine the r0iIic Of
the Wagon Road.
2nd. The time for commencing the route.
I'd. The manner OF carving oH the work
4ih The dcvsing Of means, and the manner
OfPaymcnt.
Pending the discussion of the first branch Of
the order of business, tho Board adjourned -
meet in the CITY Of Sacramento Tomorrow III
the Office of the Board Of Supervisors Oc Sacra-
mcnto county, at IL o'clock An.
SECOND DAY.
SACRAMENTO, Saturday. Sept. -, ~.
The boards Of Supervisors ofthc counties Of
FL Dorado and Sacramento met pursuant 10 an
adjourned meeting al Folsom.
Prcscnt-Julius Wctzlcr presiding ,McsSrs.
Becklcy and Spinks, of sacramento county aud
Messrs. Dorsey, Draper and Lee, of Ell Dorado
On motion Of Mr.. Dorsey, the reading "T the
minutes Of last meeting was dispensed with.
On motion Of X. +. Draper. it is ordered that
the location Of the route from the line of Sac ri
mcnto county to the intiatory point Of Days
survey, commencing at the point referred TO-
thence to Lake Valley, DC declared the route
adopted for said road and it's is further order
cd that the. said road shall be eighty feet in
width. and that the travel track in vallies and
level plats of ground, and all embankmcHIs,
shall be at least twelve feet III Width on side
hills to be cXcavated from the grade pegs into
the hill seven feet, said excavation to he on i
reguar grade Of sufficient ascent TO drain into
hill ditch, cutvcrts to be placed at proper dis
thnccs 10 erect complete drainage, eAtCnulEE
| from hill ditch across the road. The earth and
rock from the excavations TO be placed just be-
low the grade pegs in range with the cxrava-
ton and travel track.
AT one O'Clock, r. NJ. on motion. H." Board
adjourned until O'Clock +. ~. To attend che
funeral Of Hugh e. Murray, deceased. late
| Chief Justice Of the State Of California.
| EEErING SESSION.
| All present but Mr.. Dorsey. of FL Dorado.-
The time for commencing the work being um.
der consideration, Mr.. Draper offered the fol
lowing:
WHEREAS. 1t appearingto the satisfaction Of
the Board that the Act entitled An Act sui
mittug 10 the people of FL Dorado and Sacra-
ment0 counties proposition 10 appropriate
money for the construction Of a Wagon Road
failed to make the necessary provisions to au.
thorze the Board of Supervisors of the respee.
tive counties to levy the tax contemplated in
said Act ON the present assessments of said
counties; and Whereas, there are no funds on
hand, and deeming it inexpcdcnt ifno, illegal
to contract Indebtedness or liabilities of u fund
that in reality has 10 existence il is thcrcf r.
ordered that the work Oh SAID road be deferred
until the first Monday Of March, A.D.l,5
On motion. the Board adjourned 10 nee: il
| this city ON the Sd MONDAY in February Isl.