The daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-187?, 1858-02-22
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The HfghWays.

The Highways.
We have, during the last week, heard ma.
ny serious complaints concerning the roads
and highways Of the county, and We sup.
pose from that fact, and the fact that not
near the usual amount of travel has been
done to and from our city; nor the usual
number Of stages made their appearance
among us. that the roads must be in q very
bad condition. This is attributable, chiefly,
no doubt, to the fact that an unusual
amount of rain has fallen during the past
week or ten days. But to q great or less
extent, il is owing to dereliction OF duty
on the part Of some Of our road overseers.
who have not been as careful and as skilful
as they should have been, in examining and
finding, during the dry season, the bad por-
tons Of our roads, and putting thsm in such
repair as to ensure safe travel during the
rainy season. But, as that has been neg.
lected, at the proper time to have done the
necessary work, and as such work cannot
now be done, we suggest that, while the
roads are in their present impossible cOndi :
ton, and every bad, impossible or defective
spot, may be readily designated and known
so as to be improved and made good at the
proper time, the overseers Of the different
roads examine them rigidly, for that pur.
pose, ana 80 designate these places, that
they may properly improve them ut the close
Of the wet season.
Every care possible should be taken to
make and keep good roads, as next to good
public officers, good public highways con.
duce to our prosperity, as o community and
recommend US abroad
BY the way-speaking of Roads and high
ways, puts us fbrcibly in mind Of certain
slough near the confines of Marysville, which
we have heard little complaint about. 1t
did happen once on n time, that zoe had to
ferry that slough, but we know of some
whose fortune or misfortune it has been, to
be compelled to cross it, going to and from
Nyes Rancho, who could not obtain ferry
accommodations, and consequently had to
suffer the disagreable necessity Of thor
ough drenching, with loss of goods and TEN.
per.
A very important highway crosses said
slough, short distance from and. on the
Butte county side of Marysville. Said road
is therefore, of great Importance to Butte
county, the ugh Of little consequence to Yu-
ba. from the fact that she is largely interest
ed In plank roads, turnpikes and railroads,
leading to and from Marysville. or from Ma
rysville to Nevada City, Benicia, Sac. City
and other places almost equaling in impor-
lance Marysvlle herself We suggest to the
Board of Supervisors of Butte county, that
they send John Riley and his cart aud dom
key, with sufficient aids, and have said
slough filled up or bridged. at the option of
the merchants of Nye's Rancho, provided,
however, that dirt and gravel and timber
and lumber, can be had at reasonable rates
and in sufficient quantities to accomplish
the work, Or, if the Board can make good
dicker with the authorities of Yuba county,
let them do 30. and get them to do it, and as
the amount Of revenue paid by Butte is
greater than that paid by Yuba, and as the
legislative representation is also dispropor-
Tomato. let our Board make this proposition
to the Board Of Yuba county, to wit, That
II Yuba will bridge said slough for the &C.
commodaton of the citizens OF Butte, Butte
will recommend the passage Of an act by the
State Legislature, to be confirmed by an act
Of the American Congress, providing that
Yuba shall have one more, and Butte one less
member of Assembly, and that Yuba shall
have the Speakership every year. At prosent
Butte has, at alternate years with Plumas
county, one, then two members of Assembly,
and Yuba has only five annually Any kind
of bargain, so as to get Yuba to mend her
ways, and that sloughy one in particu-
lar. ID.