Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Hospital supplies-Ihoss Fatheriess TX
pert Claims-Bills Allowed.

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At the meeting of the Board of Supervisor
Yesterday all the members were present
The Committee on Contracts made its re
port upon the bids presented for furnishing
hospital supplies for three months from cat
of the 7th inst, and contracts were awarue'
TO the lowest bidders, as follows
no 7. Gerber & Bro. TO furnish fresh meat
beef by the side, at a cents per pound. ant
mutton bv the carcass at 81 cents per pound
To G. III. Kuchlsr to furnish bread at 81 4;
per 100 pounds.
To A. Schaden to furnish 600 pounds beani
tsmall whitel at 81 ~ per cwt 100 pounds
raisins at q cents per pound; 500 pounds O
salt at 20 cents per cwt. +; zoe pounds navy
tobacco at S4l So per cwt.
To Butterfield i White TO furnish 40t
pounds breakfast bacon at u cents pei
pound 1,5oo pounds cornmeal at 81 so pei
cwt. $50 pounds hominy at 81 SO per cwt.
200 pounds Our Taste hams at SO IS pei
cwt.; 10 gross matches at 81 13 per gross
200 pounds pearl barley at So IS per cwt.
800 pounds fine crushed sugar at SlS ~ pel
cwt. 200 pounds sago at s. 69 per cwt.
1,500 pounds laundry soap at 81 % per cwt
800 pounds cracked wheat at 81 is per cwt
To S. Dwyer, to furnish 800 pounds Of
Costa Rico coffee, at So IL per cwt. l0t
pounds common starch, at IS IS per cwt.; l0t
pounds of candles, at S1l 20 per cwt.; l0t
pounds California cheese. at S11 OF per cwt.i
II dozen oysters, at 50 14a per dozen; 81
pounds pepper, at - cents per pound, and
500 pounds sal soda. at 81 so per cwt.
To H. Winters, to furnish dozen brooms.
| No. l, at 81 80 per dozen COO pounds cod
fish. at So 37I per cwt.; 800 pounds chicory,
at So 371 per cwt.; 1G0 pounds maccaroni, at
So cents per box; half barrels mackeTei, at
SS % per half barrel; 500 pounds oatmeal,
at 81 so per cwt.; 2.G00 pounds golden Y
sugar, at S11 so per cwt,; so pounds OF X.
and 0. starch, at 7b cents per pound. and 500
pounds NJ NJ tea, at S3l per cwt.
To Schaden Rodegerdts, to furnish 800
pounds fresh roll butter, at S22 43 per cwt /:
| fifteen pounds California mustard, at Ii Z
cents per pound 200 pounds dried peaches,
at Sl3 per cwt 200 gallons No. California
syrup, 1924 cents per gallon; 100 pounds
yermicelli, at 81 cents per box.
To D. Dierssen to furnish 1000 pounds
dried apples, at s. per ewt 400 dozen eggs.
at Al cents per dozen; 500 pounds onions, at
! 70 cents per cwt $50 pounds Carolina rice,
at s. 70 per cwt. and ], 1,Q01 gallons vinegar.
at 10 cents per gallon.
THOSE PARENTLEss EXPLORING CLAIMS.
Expecting that the c. inns for recent al
legged services to the county by J. II. Sulli-
van and G.. f. Allardt, for reported explora-
tions Of the upper American and Costumes
rivers, would come before the Board for
allowance District Attorney Buckley yes
tarday flied the following protest
against their being favorably considered !:
s'To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
the city of ramento-Gentiemen As
view the law. l deem it my duty to respect
fully urge an objsction against the allowance
by your honorable body of two certain claims
fled against this county by J. H. Sullivan
and g. +. Allardt for the respective sums Of
s302 and $500. Said sums Of money purport
to be due from this county by reason of SER
vices rendered by claimants in examining
the north fork of the American river and the
Cosumnes river, and reporting upon the ef.
fscts OF mining debris. The minutes of the
proceedings of your honorable Board fail to
show that either of said claims were author
lied by a proper order OF the Board of Su-
pervisors, and | am informed that claimants
were employed by private Individual to do
the work, and for the performance of which
they now seek compensation from the treasury
of this county. In view of the foregoing
I respectfully protest against the allowance
of the claims herein mentioned"
Upon motion, the communication was
placed on file.
Mr.. Blair, Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, said the bills had been fled with him,
and asked what should be done with them.
The first one. be said, by J. II. Sullivan, for
nineteen days services, at $40 per day. and
SIP for travelling expenses. The other, that
of g. f. Altardt, was for fifteen days, at
$40 per day, and $50 for travelling expenses.
MIR. Chtisty said he was not aware that
Mr.. Sullivan was an expert at mining and
exploring, and his services valuable. He
thought the rate OF expenses prOportionateiy
/ high.
Mr. Blair thought the best way was for the
committee to refer the bills to the Board
without recommendation and let the Board
act upon them. They were SO referred.
MIR. Blair, continuing, said it was a fact
well known by the Board that at the time
Mr. Cadwalader came before the Board ard
desired assistance to procure facts to aid him
in prosecuting the hydraulic mining suits, be
stated that it was in connection with the
Miocene case, and not for making an ex-
ploration of the American and Costumes. He
mentioned the Miocene case as tho one in
which he wished to obtain information, and
also said Re did not think it would cost mora
than $500 il all at the most. In conclusion,
Mr.. Blair said the bills wera extravagant,
and he moved that the bill of Mr. Alardt be
reduced for services from $50 to SO per day,
and that OF Mr.. Sullivan from SO to 50 per
day.
MIR. Butler seconded the motion, and be.
lievei the reduction should be made if The
bills were to be allowed.
Mr.. Wilson was not sufficiently acquainted
with the services rendered to kno| what was
a proper charge. If the bills were too high
he would vote for a reduction, but did not
wish to get them too low. He preferred to
have the matter postponed until to-day, to
~, e,yct auc,a of vi J1unn IL
Mr.. Beckley said that his understanding
with Mr.. Cadwala3er was that these men were
to perform this service by the day, but no
amount was named. and it was proper Tor the
Board to now fix il at reasonable amount.
MIR. Christy remarked that the Board fire.
quently employed the County Surveyor, and
the highest that official had ever charged was
SO per day and expenses. He did rot wish
the consideration Of the bills postponed.
Mr.. Blair did not think it would make any
difference whether postponed or otherwise as
there was no official record Of the authorize
ton of their employment upon the minutes
of the Board no record that any one had
any authority to employ them, and he
doubted whether the Treasurer would be
allowed to pay them, as there being no record
! they were not legal bills.
I The Clerk said he was present at the meet
| ing referred to and took minutes, but Mr..
/ CadWaiacer asked OF the B0ArG that their
action should not be put upon the records at
present, and he understood that to be the
I orders q the Board and obeyed them. He
supposed the object of the request was TO
keep the matter from the press.
/ Mr.. Blair djdu't suppose when the meeting
was called that it was to be secret or he
! would have had nothing to do with it, and
/ he would give notice now that he would never
be caught In this manner again. No action
/ Of the Board should ever be held from the
| public for any one. The public were en-.
titled to know all the proceedings Of the
Board, and they should in future SO far as he
4 was concerned.
! MIR. Wilson requested the Clerk to state
whether he received any instructions from
/ The Board not to enter the proceedings upon
/ the minutes.
Mr.. Berkey replied that there was perhaps
! misunderstanding about the matter, but
I that he understood that the proceedings were
to be kept secret for the present, and sup
posed he was carrying out the directions O
the Board in omitiing them from the records
Mr.. Wilson did not think that the fac
there was no record upon the subject that II
would invalidate these bills.
Upon motion Of Mr.. brennan, their further
consideration was postponed until P. NJ. to
day.
The following bills were audited and or
/ dered TO be paid A. Meyer, for road labor,
$40; n. A. Kidder, salary : A. j. Vermilya,
inquests. S104 25 Dan Foley, road labor
$23; T. r. Beckiey, salary, sls7; E
/ Christy, salary, S123 T. u. SERVER, livery
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