Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

The Board Of Supervisors met in regular
session at 10 A. ". yesterday. TWAS ordered
that the Auditor place thirty-6ve per cent.
of property road tax collected and road poll
tax receipts sold, into the general road
fund, and apportion the balance collected
to the different road districts. The Clerk
was authorized to advertise for bids for sup
plies for the County Hospitsl, to be furnished
within the next three months. Thomas AL
lens proposition to pay $50 O month for the
use If the Pavilion for skating ring purposes
was rejected. An order was passed authoriz
ing the Clerk to advertise for wood, stationery
and the doing of the county printing.
The following writ of mandate was served
upon the Board by attorneys Jones & Martin
and Grove L. johnson:
In the Superior Court, State of California County
of Sacrauento-Ida Z. Andrews applicant, vs. The
Board Of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento
The People of the State Of California TO the Board
of Supervisors Of Sacramento county Whereas, it
is ALLEGED on the part OF Ida E. Andrews, the appli
cant herein, by affidavit and application duly filed
October s. 1888 with our said Superior Court that
she has filed with you in due and proper form, duly
verified her claim sgansJ the county OF Sacramento
for S5l 900 for damages by her received by her acct
fully made in public highway in said county, and
that you the proper Board with whom to file
said claim, and the proper Board to pass upon
the same, and that although said claim was filed
September 49, 1888, and you have been often re-
quested so to do you have refused and still refuse
TO act upon said claim in any manner; therefore,
you are hereby commanded, on or before the Sth
day of October 1885, to act upon said claim, to
show cause before our laid Superior Court OF Sacra
mentO county, on said Sth day OF October 1888, at
Cou t.room of Department One OF said Court, at 10
o'clock A. N Of said day, why you have not done So
Herein fail not.
In witness whereof we have caused this writ of
mandate TO be signed by the Clerk OF our said Su-
ror Court this 9Th day OF October, 1885, and at
tested by the seal of said Court.
CHAs NJ. CoGLAN, Clerk.
Grove L. johnson said the attorneys
wanted the Board to p,ss upon the claim.
They did not expect the Board to allow it or
order it pzid. They expected it to be re-
lected, and then tbs mstter could be taken TO
the Court. He said the claim was presented
under Section 81 of an Act in relation TO pub
lie roads in the county of Sacramento, ap-
proved April l, 1876. which reads follows !:
The county is responsible for providing and
keeping passsble and Ill good repair bridges
and all public highways; and the Supervisors
must appoint semi-apnually special meet
ing at which the Road Ogerseers on days set
apart for their respective Districts, to hear
highwsy and bridge reports and complaints
from officers and citizens, when such orders
mus: be made and such action had regarding
the same as the public welfare 6emsnds.
The matter was referred to the Committee
on Roads. The bond of Carrie & Croly,
bridge contractors, in the sum OF S.. coo, was
read and approved.