Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-04-07
Proceedings Of the Board of Supervisors.
APRIL TERM, 1866.

Board met on Monday, April End. Pres
ent, full Board, J. ]. Stoddard presiding.
In the matter of public road at Copper
opolis, remonstrance against the opening
of said road was received and placed on file.
Petition Of James Kehoe, claiming $1,000.
damages to his property, situated on the line
of said road, if the same be built as propos-
ed, received and placed on file. w. JEFF.
Gatewood appeared for the petitioner.
1t is ordered that J. NJ. Pike, R. Eccleson
and J. w. Griswold be, and they are hereby
appointed Viewers, to view, locate and re-
port to this Board as to the practicability of
establishing certain road, situated in the
town of Copperopolis, 9Th Township, and
described as follows: Commencing at the
southerly corner of the school house lot and
extending thence no1thwesterly through a
portion of said school lot and the lands of
F. F. Culver, along the rear of, or north
westerly side of the corral of Tower & Bis
bee, to the intersection of the new grade of
Brewery Hill, within thirty days from this
date, and report to this Board ..
First. Who of them were present.
End. That they were sworn.
3rd. Whether the locatian is or is not
desirable.
4th. A plot and field notes of the survey.
9Th. The expense of the view and survey.
9th. The amount of damages sustained
separately by each applicant for damages.
7th. The width of the road, which shall
not exceed so feet.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is
hereby directed to serve copy of the above
order on the viewers named therein.
TUESDAY, April ard.
In the matter of establishing the rates of
toll over the Big Bar Brldge-C. L. Parish
having appeared before the Board on behalf
of said Bridge Company, and the Board
deeming it advisable that Commissioners be
appointed, to ascertain and report the annu-
al cost of maintaining and keeping said
bridge and the revenue derived yearly from
the same, as one of such Commissioners, the
Board selected w. K. Boucher, and c. L.
Parish selected Isaac Tripp-the said Boueh-
er and Trip to select the third Commission
er. The Commissioners are to report to the
Board as early as practicable.
In the matter of the petition for the estab-
lishment of a new school district from por-
ton of 5th and 7th Townships: The petit
ton of Chas. w. Cleary and others for the
establishment of a new School District hav-
ing been considered, by the Board it is order
ed that a new School District be, and the
same is hereby created and established from
portion of 9TH and 7th Townships. to be
called the Washington Ranch District. and
bounded and described as follows, to-wit:-
Bounded on the North by Murray Creek on
the east by north and south line intersecting
the county road leading to Ell Dorado, at the
eastern bondary of George Cox's ranch on
the west by north and south line intersecting
the county road running from the camp of
Old Gulch to San Andreas, at certain hume
to the west of the camp of Old Culch about
one hundred yards, and on the south by
IO'Neirs Creek.
In conformity to Section 81 of the revised
school law, approved March Oath, 1866, re-
quiring the Board of Supervisors to levy
school tax equal to three dollars for each
child between the ages of five and fifteen
years, it is ordered that the tax of twenty
five cents on each $lOO for school purposes,
loy;o1 bv bo Road Moroh IL 1oec L.
increased to thirty-fve cents on each S100.
The LEGlsLATuRE.-The Legislature ao-
journed sine die at IL o'clock on Monday
night.