Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-28
HALL OF RECORDS.

Supervisor Samuel Blair yesterday sued
out writ of certiorari in the Superior Court,
directed to the Board of Supervisors, for the
purpose of testing the legality of the contract
with earle Il Croly to build the Hall of Rec
ords, and to set the same aside.
1t is alleged in the petition for the writ
that petitioner owns property in the county
upon which he pays taxes that he is duly
elected and qualified Supervisor Of the county
and as such opposed and voted against the.
proceedings orders and awards of the Board
in relation TO building the Hall of Records.
That on the 4th day of March the Board
adopted a resolution to advertise for plans
and specifications for s. Hall of Records, the
same TO be erected either upon the lot of the
county, known as the Courthouse lot, orr
some lot adjoining TO the Court house lot in
the same block That advertisements for
plans and specifications were accordingly
published, and in pursuance with the ad-
vertisement Mr.. Hamilton presented to the
Board plans and specifications which were
accepted and adopted. That said Hamilton
was not required to or requested by the Board
to execute and file bond as by law required,
and has not filed such bond. That on the LIST
day of June said Board caused to be pub
lished the notice to contractors for proposals
to build fre-proof building for Hall of
Records on the lot adjoining and west of the
Court house, or some lot adjoining thereto
in the same block. (The petition sets out in
full the advertisements in each case referred
to- That no other or different notice was
published by said Board inviting proposals.
That on the 6th day of july proposals to
received by said Board, as follows: A. Hen
ley, price S2S,542 G. P. Moore & Bros,
S2S, $50; William Snare, 500, 200; E. & J. S.
Boyer, $50, 033; Carrie & Croly, S2S, 779; z.
A. Miller, $50, 497 Kreusberger & Bro,
500, 600; w. P. Hawkins & Co., $50, 729 j.
g. Plummer, S31, 229. That on the 22d day
of July the Board adopted the resolution
awarding the contract to earle Il Croly at
their bid submitted, and directing that
the Chairman of the Board enter into
written contract with said Carrie
4 Croly relative to the same.
That in pursuance thereof the Chairman is
about to enter into said contract on the part
of the county for the erection of said build
ing. The petition further represents that no
fund has been provided out of which to pay
the cost of said building that the general
fund of the county for the present fiscal year
does not exceed $50, 000 that claims and
damages have already been allowed during
the present month which amount to twelfth
part of said sum, exclusive of the contract,
and said sum of SOS, 10 exceeds in amount
any sum remaining unexpended in the treas
ury and which might have been legally ex-
pended during any preceding month, added to
the twelfth part of said $50, 600; that the debts
andliabilities against the treasury of the county
already created, when added to the sala-
ries of county officers and other liabilities
fixed by law for the remainder of the year,
equals in the aggregate the revenue of the
county for current expenses; that the petit
toner is informed, believes and AYERS that
the award to earle & Croly, and the order
directing the Chairman of the Board to enter
into said contract, is null and void, and be-
yond the jurisdiction of the said Board.
Wherefore the petitioner prays that by writ
of certiorari the order awarding said contract,
and all orders and proceedings pertaining to
the same, be certified to the Superior Court,
and that the said Court annul said award,
order and proceedings.
| The Court issued the writ, and made it re-
turnable August 6, 1880, st 10 A. NJ. S.
Scion Holl is attorney for the petitioner.