Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Insecurity of Valuable County
Property and Records.

E,Ds. RECoRD-UNI0N: OBSERVE IN YOUR
H. issue Of this morning card from Supervisor
Blair in relation to article published in your
issue OF Saturday regarding the entire lack of proper
and reasonable precaution for the protection and
security OF valuable county records and property.
Mr. Blair does not deny the truth OF any portion 81
my statement, and seems to find fault only with my
suggestion that il the county cannot pay for 3
Waterman, the Supervisors might. II that Is often
siVe to Mr.. Blair will withdraw the suggestion, and
it win be understood that apologize. What said
as to the insecurity Of the County Jail Treasury and
Records resssert, and il the Board of Supervisors
will pc nit will produce competent mechanic,
well known and old citizen, VINO will break into the
vault of the Treasury in half an hour. AS to Mr.
Blair's remarks about myself, Will state that nv
official duties are clearly defined and my compensa-
ton fixed by Sections 209 TO PA Of the Code Of Civil
Procedure, to which respectfully call his attention
Ii because Supervisor does not need to allow his
"consience" to trolble him because his compensa
ton is fixed by law, am in the same boat, espe
ciay the Legislature has fit TO cut down the
compensation Of a Supervisor one-half, and mani
tested no disp sition TO cut me down. Mr.. Blair's
Board has never rejected or in any way nterfered
with any Of my bills, except in three instances in
each OF which brought suit and recovered judy
ment for the full amount and costs. II any OF my
bills are illegal would suggest that Mr. Blair and
the Board reject them. regard that their duty,
and certainly the people do. IL am not entitled to
stationery and office room, am not aware that any
one is holding Mr. Blair and the Board from doing
ii
1t costs too much to do the public reporting, would
suggest that he take up the 6ffer i authorized HIM
10 make to the Board last week. to do the whole Of
this class OF work for about 500 month for the
average of what / have received in the last two
years. That offer is still open. The main portion
OF the amount spoken of costs to the county for
reporting was incurred in the trial Of the Gold Run
Casa case voluntarily commenced by the Board of
Supervisors, and which has cost an enormous
amount Of money. Mr. Biair however, will fiud a
Judgment in the Clerks office IN favor Of the county
for the amount Of money paid by the county for
reporting that case, and 1t strikes that the min
ers and not the county, should find fault with the
matter. / would suggest that the entire judgment
fer costs in that case in favor Of the county is
Sc 100 So, and that good way to benefit the county
will be to force that case on TO a speedy hearing in
the Supreme Court and not allow it to be continued
by consent, done last week. Mr.. Blair refers
with enthusiasm to the fact that from the LIST Of
January last incorporating effort has been
made by the Board to reduce expenses, etc. as he
has been a member of the Board for several years,
| would inquire what is the reason this thing was
not done before! My understanding Of the general
effect of the report Of the late Grand Jury is that
the depleted state OF the Treasury attributed to
the reckless outside expenditures of the Board
the building Of the Hail Of Records the commence.
ment OF the Gold Run suit without arranging with
other counties equally interested to bear the ex-
pense proportionately, and other little matters for
which the Board alone was responsible, and with
which the public are too familiar to need reference
AS | understand it, the economy that has been
effected by the new Board, and for which they are
certainly entitled to great credit, has been directed
to the curtaing of extravagances for which the
Supervisors alone were responsible. 1t is to be
hoped that the Board will continue to do as they
have done-curtail on every hand but | would
much prefer that the Board would act officially in
regard to my office, than that it's members should
make statements on the street in relation to me,
which they know have no foundation in fact The
books Of my office open to the inspection Of any
person who desires to examine them, and | think
I'm Tho ofQ hat not
income is about 5000 month.
m29.1t WINFIELD j. DAVIS.