Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-05-14
Another Wagon Road.

The following is the Act passed by the late
Legislature. relative to the construction of
wagon road from Clovcrdale, Sonoma county
through Weavervile, to Yreka, Siskiyou county
SEC. l. The County Treasurers of the counties
of Sonoma, Napa, MendocinO, Humboldt Trinity
and Sskiyou, are hereby authorized and required
to retain the States portion Of the poll tax less
that portion authorized by law to be paid into
the General School Fund, which shall be colec-
ted in said counties for the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty nine. and for the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty, to be applied
! to the construction and improvement Of a Wagon
Road leading from Cloverdale, in Sonoma county,
through Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity and Sis
| kiyou, to Yreka.
SEC. 2. The County Treasurers of the counties
of Sonoma, Napa and Mendociuo, are hereby au-
thorzed and required TO pay to the orders of the
Board of Supervisors of the county of Mendocino,
any and all moneys authorized to be retained by
them, according to the provisions of this Act,
whenever such orders shall be presented, and said
orders shall be the Treasurers' receipts for the
amounts so ordered to be paid.
SEC. 3. The Board of Supervisors of Mendocino
county shall cause the money to be received, ac
cording to the provisions of this Act, from the
County Treasurers of said counties of SOnoma,
Napa and Mendociuo, to be expended for the con-
sruction and Improvement of Wagon Road
leading from Cloverdale, by Hutton's Ranch,
! Felix's Ranch, through Ukiah Valley, Little
Lake Valley, Long Valley, and to the southern
| boundary line of Humboldt county
SEC. 4. That portion of the poll tax which shall
be collected in humboldt county, and retained,
in accordance with the provisions of this Act,
shall be applied and expended for the contnua-
ton and improvement of the afore mentioned
road within and through Humboldt county, to
the boundary line between Humboldt and Trini-
ty, at point TO be determined by viewers, to be
appointed as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3. The Board of Supervisors OF Mend0cino
county, and the Board of Supervisors of Hum
boldt county, shall each, on or before the second
Monday in July, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty nine, appoint one viewer from their respec-
tive counties, to view out road from the termi-
nus of the road in Long Valley, in Mendocno
county, TO, and through portion of Humboldt
county, to point on the western line of Trinity
county, which shall be a point on the shortest
and most practicable route from Long Valley,
through Humboldt to Weaverville, in Trinity
county; which route after having been viewed
out by said viewers, and sanctioned by the Boards
of Supervisors of said counties of Mendocino and
humboldt, shall constitute portion Of the road
entitled to appropriations and required to be con-
structed and improved from the Road Fund au-
thorized by this Act, and in accordance with this
Act.
SEC. 6. That portion of the poll tax which shall
DC coiltCtcu III Iflhlty county, ana retained IN
accordance with this Act, shall be applied to the
construction and Improvement of the road within
Trinity county to be commenced at the point to
be designated as provided in section five, Of this
Act and leading in the most direct and practical
bic route through Weavervilc, and in the direc-
ton OF Yreka, to the boundary line which sepa-
rates Trinity county from Siskiyou county.
SEC I. That portion of the poll tax which
shall be collected in Siskiyou county, and re-
tained, in accordance with this Act, shall be
applied to the Improvement of that portion of
the road leading from Weavervle to YIeka,
which traverses the county of Siskiyou