Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
After Much Delay They Order n New
Great Register.

| The Board met yesterday morning and
preparatory to the event Of the day-pass-
ing the resolution for the making of new
Great Register-indulged in an informal
] discussion OF the subject Super visor Ross,
| who introduced the resolution, had but
little TO say, deeming il best to save his
ammunition until later on. The other
members, however, expressed their views
| freely on either side of the sub iect. Messrs.
| McMullen and Jackson were, as citizens, in
| favor of the new register, but as county
| officials, and having the interests Of the
| county to look after, they were not in favor
| OF making an expense when the furds OF
| the county were barely large enough TO
| meet the expenses OF the coming year
| Mr.. Ross, in calling up his resolution for
| the printing of a new register, stated that
it had been insinuated that he did it simply
| for political issue This he most en-
| phatically denied. At this point Mr.. Nc
| Mullen interrupted the speaker on point
| of oTder-Mr Ross had been speaking to
| his resolution before it had been taken
from the table. When the resolution had
| been taken up and read to the Board,
| Supervisor Ross moved its adoption, sec
Onded by Supervisor Bates.
On roll-call, Mr.. Ross voted in favor Of
| the resolution.
Supervisor McMullen's name was next
| called by the Clerk, and he voted q sharp,
| quick, emphatic Mo-" and in explanation
| of his vote, said In regard TO this new
register, l have no objection TO making one
if We are able and can pay for it. The law
| says we must make tax levy in October to
| carry on the expenses of government for
! the next year. and not having our attention
| lad
| for 1t. In this connection | may state that
we are under heavy expense for the con-
| struction of the new bridge over the Ameri-
| can river, and with the other expenses of
| the county, we will barely be able to make
| both ends meet at the end of the year, and
l see no way in which to pay for the new
| register. | think we can wait another wear,
| for the register is as good now as it was a
year ago, and as fair for one party as for the
other. vote no on this proposition"
For the same reasOns-tinancial inability
of the county-Mr. Jackson thought that a
new register could not be prepared this
| year. Accordingly his vote was registered
no.
Supervisor Bates voted aye
This caused tie, and before casting the
vote that passed the resolution, President
| Tebbets remarked: Gentlemen, you have
| placed me in very peculiar position.
have thought all along that new register
YVES needed, and had my attention called
to this necessity a great many times, and
have also talked to many of my constitu-
ents in this regard. They are, without ex-
| Ception, in favor of having a new register
| AS regards the funds for this purpose the
Auditor can tell us where we are, and, as
there will be money in the treasury shortly
! after the bills for making of the register are
due, fell that it is our duty to our constit-
uents and to our party to have new regis
ter, but think Mr. McMullen and Mr.
Jackson only opposed the resolution for
financial reasons. | accordingly vote aye
on the proposition"
Before the vote was announced McMul-
| len changed his vote from no to ave- and
gave notice that he would move to recon
| slider the vote at the next regular monthly
meeting.
The following resolution, offered by SUI
perylsOr Ross, was unanimously adopted
ReSOlred, That the County Auditor be author
lied to allow A. l.. Frost, in settlement of addi.
| tional personal property tax collected, six per
cent. on II COG &c. amounting to $50 ~, for serv-
| ices rendered.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolred, That in the future all bills against
| the county Tor lumber, or material or labor per
formed in the different Road Districts will not
| be allowed, unless the same are certified to as
| to their correctness by the Road Oyerseer of the
respective districts.
The Auditor was empowered to employ
additional service to make out the abstracts
OF mortgages required by the County As
sesor in making out the assessment. Ad-
iOurument