Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Brief Mention of the Business Transacte
at Yesterdays Session

at Yesterdays Session.
The Board met III regular session yester-
day morning for the February term. All
the members were present.
n. G. Ross, Chairman of the Committee
of Roads and Bridges appointed to report
upon the proposition of the Supervisors of
San Joaquin to re-survey and establish the
boundary between the counties, gave an
adverse opinion in the matter. The report
was received, placed on file, and the Clerk
instructed to communicate the fact to the
Board OF Supervisors of San Joaquin county
a communication was received from r.
Polk d Co., asking the Board TO purchase
number of copies of a new directory they
are preparing, for the county officers.
The bill of NJ. NJ. Drew, Sheriff, for extra
meals furnished to the chain-gang was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Build
lngs. The Chairman was, by vote of the
Board, added to the committee
A petition was received from G. Towle ct
al, requesting that a road 40 feet wide be
opened and extended and run north be-
tween townships and north, range to
intersect the road running north to the
Jackson road. Received, filed, and request
granted, and the road declared a public
highway.
Supervisor McMullen offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Reso.red, That the Supervisors in accordance
with Section 27SS of the iroad law cause guide
posts, with suitable inscriptions thereon, 10 be
erected at all such roads, crossings and forks of
ROADS as the public convenience may require.
Each Road Oyerseer is hereby requested TO re-
port TO this Board ut the March meeting all cross
roads IN their district that are actually in need
OF such guide posts, together with the name of
road and number of miles from Sacramento
city.
The report of Myron Smith and George
ID. Hack in regard to grading and gravel
ing roads in District No. IL, was received
and filed.
The road viewers in the matter of the
petition of ]. w. Houston ct al. for a new
road was received and placed on file, and
the Clerk instructed to notify the non-con-
sentlng landowners to appear before the
Board on March 9th to hear the final report
OF the viewers.
B. +. Howard County Superintendent of
Schools, called the attention of the Board
to thepoor boundaries of the various school
districts. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Education.
The following resolutions, offered by
supervisor Bates, were unanimously
adopted:
ReSotted, That from and after this date the
Sherlf OF sacramento county be and is hereby
allowed 3l1a cents per day for feeding the pris-
oners IN the County Jail working in the chain
g ang, and that the Sheriff be allowed 25 cents
per day for feeding the prisoners in the County
Jail and further
Resolved. That all resolutions in conflict with
this resolution be repealed and set aside.
Eben Owen appeared before the Board
| and requested that the public highway pc
tltloned for by A. ]. Stevens ct al. be
| opened, and on motion of Supervisor Bates
1t was so ordered
The County Auditor submitted his re-
port on the apportionment of the taxes to
the various road districts. 1t was as fol.
lows: General fund.- ST., 500 49, District No.
2, Sl,S97 ID; No. 3, $640 81; No. 4, $341 50;
No. 5, 1888 OF; No. 6, 1857 98: No. 7. $685. AZ:
No. s, 81 ,512 81; No. 8, 81 ,769 49, No. 10,
ST, 54S 90; No. II, 1.709 So; No. II, s., 247 "a
No. Is, $3.50 70; No. IA, $2,S17 IS; No. Is,
81, 457 So; No. Is, $1,964 "A; No. II, $27 rs;
No. IS, 81. S58 03; No. 10, $7S5 2S; No. 20,
S7SS 10; No. q, $672 30. Total, $40, IVA 50.
communication was received and placed
on file from the Supervisors of San Joaquin
county, relating to the completion and ac-
| ceptance of the New Hope bridge, on the
Mokelumne river. Sacramento county's
part of the bill is 1892 so.
a communication was received from A.
u. VIM and b. G. Uren relative to the es-
Enlistment of the boundary line between
Placer and Sacramento counties. The re-
port set out in detail the exact location of
the line and the boundary posts. a map
accompanied the report, which was 1e-
ceived and filed.
The various county officers filed their
regular monthly reports.