Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-11
Report Of Wagon RUsd Commissioners

To the Hon. Board Of SMptrrtsOrs Of tie CoWTties q e.
Dorado and Sacramento:
we, the uudeFsiEpsd, Board Of WagonsROad Commits
soneTs for FL Dorado and Co.'S crewted ~
act Of legislature passed March 6th, 1853, believing
IL viii he satisfactory to the tax payers ana sens o.
feelan interest the consructon Of wagon road
theSeTTa NeVada, submit the following Report Of
the commencement and progress OF the work to this
time.
We filed bond within the days required by Law
and ready proceed with the but by the de
lay Of your immediate predecessors in lc'yng the tax
required BY said act and bone doubts were
ed their Hnal action in the matter, deemed
advisable not to proceed with the work until such levy
had been made, which caused to delay the commence
mcnt Of the survey until about the middle Of May.
We appointed +. A. Bishop, Engineer, and proceeded
locate the road Immediately after the taA for wagon
road had been levied.
We advertised for proposals for the construction Of the
road, provided by law, and the 18th day Of June
awarded to VIM. NJ. Gary a. l.. johnson sections
and being that portion Of the road commencing near
Brock Kiss Bridge and running along the North bank of
the South Fork of the American to slippery
Ford, distance Of little twenty live t25 miles,
for the tun Of a2 500 be completed on or
first day OF October next ensuing a. VIII he seen oy
copy Of contract hcreunto annexed marked A.
In the same day Cary x johnson filed their bond for
the faithful performance Of the wOEA-a COPY Of which
| IL hereunto annexed marked u.
Cary and johnson proceeded at to the commence
VI the work and continued drawing the amount
estimated due them CONTRACT until about the Sh
day OF September when they quit work the road and
declared they were unable " complete the came ~ yer
contract.
The contract then assigned by Cary johnson to
the suetes and By said surctcs to J. G. PiummeT, ho
has completed the road which has bevn BY us Ae
ecprd, and the allowances made to the Said PlumeE,
| set forth below.
The contract with Gary Johnson being 80 favorable
TO the counties and very much below the cah CatnAts
Of the Engineer "a copy Of his report 10 hereunio an
nexed marked c., that deemed IL advisable to con-
struct Il bridge tho South Fork Of the American
River BTUckss toll bridge and build that portion
Of the road, about Of mile, included in section A.
lying between SAID bridge and station, go and about
miles in section b. being that portion VI the road al
Slippery Ford We advertised for proposals fol
the construction Of said road in sections and to-
gcther with the BRIDGE provided By the act and ON
the 2ih day OF July aded said sections including the
bridge. TO j. G. Pummer, for the sum Of eli O, To be
completed before the 6rst day Of November neat
ensuing.
We sorry to have to inform your Hon. bodies tina,
said Punmer has not completed the bridge OF road
sections and provided by said contract copy oil
which 10 hereuntO annexed marked ID, as also copy
PlumeE bond marked L. Most Of the Lumber for said
bridge has been sawed and framed 1T the mill, and mosi
Of the work done the road section Al and PORTION
Of the mbeFs for the false lie hewn out and the
| ground ready for use.
| We deem fummer and his securities sufficiently re
sponSible warrant the conclusion that the WORK all
! be completed.
Statement of the Condition OF the