Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-21
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
A New Division Of the County into Road
Districts.

Districts.
The Board of Supervisors met at the usual
hour yesterday, all the members present, and
proceeded to consider the subject of changing
the present division of the county into road
districts, with view to reducing the number
of districts, and thereby the expense as to
salaries of Overseers.
1t was stated that the division which has
existed for the past few ye hrs has in many
cases required all the taxes of the districts to
pay Road Oyerseers' salaries, and leaving no
| funds to apply for Improvement or repairs of
the public highways. After full considera-
| division and reduce the number of districts
to as low number as could be advisably
done.
A plan of redistricting was finally agreed
| upon, and the following are the new road dis.
tricts, with a description of each, as adopted
by the Board
District The city of Sacramento This
is designated by the statute as Road District
No. l, but is under city control, and has no
Road Overseer.
District 2-Beginning at the center of Sec
ton %, in township 9 north, range 6 east /;
thence north to the corner Of Norris grant
line; thence west along the north line of said
grant to its intersection with the dividing
fbe between sections Is and 16, township 10
north range 8 east; thence north on said
line to the northern boundary of Sacramento
| county thence west on said boundary lire
to the Sacramento river; thence following
down the Sacramento river to the city of Sac
ramento; thence along the north boundary
OF said city to the northeast corner of said
city where it touches the American river ;
=, Fo1lou,.ro, he -aiH riv In tho
place Of beginning.
District 3-Beginning at the center of sec.
ton IS, in township north, range 6 east !;
thence north to corner of Norris grant line ;
thence west along the north line of said grant
TO its intersection with the dividing line be-
tween sections Is and 16, in township 10
north, range ) east thence north on said
section line to the north boundary of Sacrs-
mento county; thence east along said bound
ary line to the dividing lire between ranges
6 AMI z thence south TO the American river !;
thence down the American river to place Of
beginning.
District mississippi township.
District 5-Granite township.
District 6-Natoma township.
District 7-Cosumnes township.
District S-Eee township
District 9-Beginning at the southeast cor
nec OF Brighton township, running thence
due north to the American river; thence
down the American river to the northwest
corner of section thence doe south on sec
ton line to the township line thence east
following the township line to place of be-
ginning.
District 10-Commenciug ut the southeast
corner Of section &C. in township s north,
range east, running north TO the American
river thence west, following the American
river to the section line between sections 80
and SO, in township 8 north, range 5 east ;
thence south on the section line to the south
east corner Of section 81, in township S north,
range east thence due east to the place
of beginning.
District 11-Commencing st the southeast
corner Of section 80, township north, range
) east thence north to American river !;
thence down said river to Sacramento City !;
thence along the east and south boundaries
Of said city to the Sacramento river thence
down said river to he line between townships
7 and S; thence due east on said township
line to place of beginning.
District 12-B Junded on the north by the
line dividing townships Z and north +; on
the east by the township line dividing town
ships and east, and the west fork Of the
Mokelumne river on the south by the San
Joaquin river; on the west by the slough
dividing Twitchell and Sherman islands and
the Sacramento river.
District bah OF Franklin township east
of township line dividing townships ana )
east
District l4-San joaquin township.
Districs 15-Ala bana township.
District 16-Dry Creek township.
District fisherman Island.
By this division the number Of road dis.
tricts in the county is reduced from IS to II .
This was Effected by reducing the number in
Supervisor District No. ,, from Is to z; in
Supervisor District No. g. from to 8, and
Supervisor District No. Z. from q to 6 This
makes total reduction Of 81 road districts,
and as no Road Overseer is required for Dis.
t.ict No l Sacramento City, this leaves the
total number OF Overseers in tbs county
at It,
The vote Of the Board was unanimous in
making this reduction and the new division,
with the exception of those in Supervisor
District No. 6. When this district was
reached Mr. Christy made strenuous effort
to prevent a greater reduction taan from s.
its old number, to .. a long discussion fol
lowed, Mr.. Christy claiming that as matter
of courtesy, he had a right to divide his dis
trict as he desired and the other members
had no right to interfere. The other mem
bers refused to recognize that any right IN
der the idea of courtesy exist ted as heritage
of the Individual members OF the Board in
such matters that nothing would justify a
discrimination in favor of one portion of the
county over another and that the sole object
of the reduction in the number of districts
and O yerseeTs was to reduce the amount paid
for salaries and have the money expended
instead for improvement OF the roads.
Mr.. Christy sill maintained with warmth
and Dissemination that reminded Of the New
York Senatorship, thai he was entitled to
the degree Of courtesy which he claimed !;
that he was elected 10 represent his Super
visor District, and he would not consent to a
reduction OF more than one from the old
number, thus leaving FIVE. Finally the Board
decided to reduce the nu,qaer from six TO
three, by full vote of the Board, with the
exception of Mr.. Christy, who protested and
voted in the negative.
Upon motion, r. r Patton was employed
to make a new map of the county, showing
the road districts under the new division,
also all roads aud the owners of real estate,
as shown BY the present assess ment roll. The
cost Of TIE map was fixed at $780,
Mr. Wilson submitted a resolution, looking
! 20 the purchase Of the American river bridge
BY the county, which was adopted.
! The office OF Constable in Gsorgiana town
ship, owing to the removal of Constable
| Armstrong to another township, was declared
/ vacant. A petition was presented asking the
I appointment OF henry lAcbO ~ VIC NdSaiiSy
so created, and he was UNANIMOUSLY elected.
| A claim for S35 Ga was allowed in favor Of
B. d. Beckley, after which the Board ad-
! journed fer the term.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-About 9 o'clock
/ last evening as gentleman who is employed
at the Golden Eagle was walking along l. street
| near Fifth, man walked up behind and
| struck him a blow back OF the ear which
/ knocked him down. He undertook to get
up, but was struck again upon the nose and
! knocked again to the walk. He called out
! loudly for help. Officer Lee heard the alarm
and rar to tue spot, but whoever the would
| be robber was had by this time made bis es-
! cape in the darkness, going in the direction
of the lumber yard in that vicinity.
DECORATION DAY.-Arrangements are be-
ing perfected for the Observance of Decoration
Day. Committees to make collections have
been appointed. consisting of L.. Tozer, J. f.
Sheehan, Mr.. Hawk. c. E. Adams, 7. Por.
ter. J. n. I.arkiu, n a. Burnett, @. V Kel.
! fo,,s, a e. 'rufts I 8 Moore G. w Farms.