Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-02-14
Proceedings Of the Board of Supervisors
FEBRUARY TERM.
Present, NJ. T. GRIFFIN,
WM. VAN SCuAACK,
LEVI RFyNor

Ordered. that Dennis Searles be appointed road |
oversccr for Palmer's district in place of T.. Pal /
mer. dec.
Ordered, that Henry Darling be appointed road
overseer for buttons district in place Of l.. Mark
ham, resigned.
Ordered, that John ". Phillips be appointed
road overseer for Tayor's Flat district in place
of A. T. Rice resigned
Ordered, that Charles Stuart be appointed road
oyerseer for Ridgeyille district.
Ordered, that l.. A. Noyes be appointed road
oycrseer for Chadbourncs S district.
Ordered, that John T. Weaver be appointed
road oyerseer for Stuart district in place Of Jno.
n Best.
Ordered, that the contract for repairing Court
House be awarded to Turner RowlinsOn Co.,
and that they receive 5000, and $50 for new
chimney, to he paid in county warrant when COM
pletcd. E.Neblett and Levi Reynolds appointed
to examine repairs when completed. and if done
in accordance with contract, to certify the same
TO the Auditor
1t having been satisfactorily proven to the board
that Thos ID. Jones is fitting recipient of aid
from the INDECENT Sick fund the auditor is author
lied to draw Il warrant on said fund to the order
Of VIM. }. Organ, and he is authorized to disburse
the same for the present and future actual neccs-
sItcs of said Thos d. Jones and not for any debts
or demands against said Jones, heretofore CON
tractCd.
Ordered, that E. A. Kelly Mpon pcttion,) be
appointed road ovcrsecr for North Fork township.
in place Of s. L. Moore.
;. l.. Moore's Oycrseers report received and
placed on file.
John Hawk and Craven Lee appointed to view
out trail from llamilton's bridge, across North
Fork, to the mouth of Rattlesnake, on the road
to Salmon river
Ordered, that the trail from Shasta Co. by way
of Gayin's bridge be declared public highway
commencing at the county line on Trinity noun
tam, thence running to Galvn's bridge thence
across said bridge and up Trinity river to the
mouth OF Suarts Fork thence up Stuarts Fork
TO Bates ranch. thence mp East Fork to Stark's
ranch, thence across to Trinity Center. thence up
Trinity river on the road leading to Yreka to the
county line on Scot's mountain.
Ordered, that the boundary of Chadbourne's
road district be changed as follows commencing
at the mouth of Swift creek and comprising all
the country drained by Trinity river above said
creek and the northern branches of Swift creek
excepting those crossed by the present Salmon
trail by way Of Stark's ra3ch.
Ordcr. d, that the boundaries of Ridgev lie road
district be changed as follows comprising all
the country drained by Stuart's Fork and its trb-
utarlcs, and all the southern branches of Swift
creek, including the route of the present travelled
trail up Swift creek to Salmon river.
Ordered. that Weavcrville road district he d-
vided into three districts to he called Weaver
4 vile, Rice and Ware districts
Ware district shall comprise all the country
drained by West Weaver creek and its tributaries
from the upper end of Shows fat to its head
all the country drained by Sidney gulch above a
line drawn in westerly direction across said
gulch from Farrell's butcher shop in Weaver
willie all the country drained by Garden gulch
above line drawn in a westerly direction across
said gulch from r.. c. Dungeys garden house
near the head of TAYLOR street
Rice district shall comprise all the country ly-
ing north of line drawn from VIM Omstcd' S
ranch on East Weaver creek to the ranch known
as " Bugbee' e" on Browns creek including all
the country drained by East Weaver and Browns
creeks above said line also, all the country
drained by Five Cent gulch from ''Arcole bridge
to its head including the road from said bridge
10 said Olme ted S ranch
Weaverville district shall comprise all the
country adjacent to and drained by Sidney guch
from Wares district boundary at Farrell shop
to its mouth, including Ten Cent gulch and the
country drained by it also, all the country
drained by West Weaver creek from the upper
end of Snow fiat to its mouth all the country
drained by main Weaver creek and its tributaries
from its mouth up, not included within the lines
of Ware and Rice districts.
DR.. VIM. Ware appointed ovcrscer for Ware
district.
VIM Olmstcd appointed road ovcrsccr for Rice
district.
\. Shepard appointed road ovcrsccr for Wca-
verviIle district
Ordered, that no duplicate Co. Warrants will
be issued for any that are lost or destroyed until
the August term of the board.
Ordered that accounts for services as Hd gCS.
inspectors and clerks of election will not be al
lowed unless the parties claiming the same pre-
sent their accounts to the board.
1t appearing that 4. Simons and Y. B. Jones
of Wcayorvilo ore fitting recipients of aid from
the INDECENT Sick fund, it is ordered that the Au-
4. 4
[ of f. Nebett, for one hundred dollars, and that
said +. Neblett be hereby authorized to dsburse
the same fer the present and future actual neces-
stiles of said indigcnts.
Ordered, that Henry Murphy he appointed to
take care of said Simons and Jones: and that he
be allowed therefor $50 per month.
Upon report of viewers |. G.. McssCc and 4.
Shepard, heretofore appointed by the board, it is
ordered that the route set forth in said report
he declared a public highway. to wit leaving
the Shasta trail at the corner Of Olmsted's cor
rail- following the wagon road that leads to
Rice's mill up East Weaver creek to pine tree
about ESQ yards below Rice's mill, leaving said
wagon road at said pine tree to the left crossing
the water race that runs back of Rice's house at
a large black oak tree, thence up said race three
hundred yards or thereabouts to large black
oak stump, (holow at the top) crossing said race
at said stump and crossing the east branch of said
East Weaver creek at the crossing formerly used
and known as the old crossing, leading up the
west branch of said East Weaver creek, thence
following blazed trees to a hume conveying wa
ter to the saw-mill of Warren 4 Co., thence up
said branch or creek on the cast side thereof to
pine tree one hundred yards above the head of
a water race known as Bates old race, and the
road ovcrseer of Rice district is hereby ordered
to open said public highway.
Messrs. c. p. Rice and others appear by their
counsel, d. W. Potter and object to the action of
the board in declaring said highway.
Ordered, that TreaSurer's report be placed on
file for further consideration.
f. Neblett authorized to sell the Chinese ar
mory" now in his possession and place the funds
arising from such sale in the County treasury.
Ordered that Jno. Fehlcy's pistol, now in Sher-
IFS hands, be given to Michael Duffy
/ Ordered, that when this board adjourn they adj
journ to meet on the first Tuesday in March,
/ Whereas, in view of the present embarrassed
financial condition of this County and the fact
that our expenses are constantly increasing and
exceeding the revenue derived from all sources
within the county this board do therefore deem