Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Business Done and Business Undone
Including Some Funny Business.

Andrus Island was granted.
The Board sometime since employed En-
gineers G. E. Grunsky and L. F. Bassett to
investigate the effects of the restraining dam
in the Bear river near Dutch Flat, erected
by the Liberty Hill Mining Company.
Their reports were submitted, read and
placed on file for future reference and
action. A full synopsis of the reports ap-
pear in another column.
A sMALL.sIZED CIRCUS.
The dam business having been disposed
Of the much talked of looping off of sur
plus deputies in county offices was entered
upon, Supervisor Greer opening the prun-
ing business with the following resolution:
Resolred, That the Clerk furnished and paid
county to the County Assessor, at a salary of
SlOO per month, be and the same is hereby dis
continued.
Mr.. Ross moved to amend the resolution
SO as to make it include the deputies in the
offices of the District Attorney and the
County Auditor. He thought the deputies
IN these offices were just as useless, Just as
expensive In the way of political ornaments
and could just as easily be disposed of with
out being missed, and their salaries saved,
as that OF the surplus deputy-McManus-
IN the Assessors office. He did not believe
in making fish of one office and fowl of
another.
Mr.. Bates was agreeable to Mr.. Ross
amendment and seconded it. He was
willing to vote for all needed help in the
county offices, but there should be a limit
somewhere, and the proper limit was the
point of necessity. These deputies were
granted to the several offices upon the ex-
pectation, on the part of the Board that the
employment would be temporary only and
not be continued for a lifetime, but it
seemed that when once in they had become
regarded as permanent fixtures
President Tebbets called Mr. Ross to the
chair while he took the floor and made
hot speech in opposition to the amendment.
He was in favor of the original resolution,
but he could see through the object of the
amendment, which was to legislate Repub-
llcans out and then, as soon as done, put
Democrats in their places. He was aware
OF the scheme to put a Democrat in the
place OF Deputy District Attorney Brown,
but he would give fair notice that the plan
would not work. They could declare the
offices vacant, because the Democrats had
majority of the Board, but the fllling of
| them again was another thing aud they
| would find it out. The law leaves the ap.
| pointing of deputies to the officers whom
| they are to render official assistance. The
officers are Republicans, and they would
appoint who ever they wish, and the Board
| OF Supervisors could not help themselves
Mr.. Greer shook the political dust from
| his garments kicked up by Mr.. Tebbets'
| remarks. For himself the CLASSIFICATION did
not hit him nor the remarks fit him.
| He had no candidate for any office. The
| matter was purely one of making a
| proper saving of the peoples money
| by cutting OFT needless expenditure He
| knew considerable about the duties of the
| Assessors Office. He knew perfectly well
| that there was no necessity for the ad-
ditional deputy at this season of the year.
To permit the continuation of the deputy
was therefore piece of favoritism which
the Supervisors had no right, in disregard
ofsthe interests of the people, to do
a warm discussion continued for some
| time, Mr.. Ross calling the President back
| to the chair two or three times, so tnat he
himself should not be extinguished in the
debate, by the honor of presiding, showered
upon him. Pending the discussion, the Dis
| trict Attorney and other auditors addressed
the Board, presenting their claims as to me-
cessity OF aid being accorded to their re-
spectlye headquarters. Finally vote on
the amendment was reached and. as all
the members had voted in the affirmative
before the Chairmans name was called. he
completed the record and announced that
| the resolution, as amended, was adopted
| and the deputyships in question were w.
| cant.
| This condition of nakedness did not long
| continue, however, for by the time the vote
| was completed the District Attorney had
| an affidavit drawn in accordance with the
statute, setting forth the overpressure of
| work IN his office and the great need for
| deputy to assist in taking care of the legal
| business of the dear people. Accompany
! ing the affidavit he also submitted a resolu-
tion authorizing the employment of an as
sistant at $l00 per month. Like the bash
fui maiden at the supreme moment, the
| Board, after q gery brief hesitation. said
! yes! !"-all except Mr.. Black.
! By this time the Auditor had recovered
| himself and came forward smiling, and
with affidavit of necessity, backed with
| companion resolution of authority to en-
| ploy deputy-just one, at hundred dol
| lars month, the Board commenced wrest-
| ling again with the problem of undoing it.
self. The Auditor made it forcbly plain
that he must have another deputy or the
work OF the county would go to the bow
| wows-if not to some worse place.
| By this time the Board recalled the fact.
which to the public has long been appar-
| ent, that if there was any of the county
| offices which needs additional clerical help
it was the County Clerks, and this seemed
! TO be the unanimous expression of the
| Board. The declaration was therefore
made that if the Auditor had an extra man
the County Clerk should also, so after
proper amount of consideration and causes
| therefor, an additional clerk was allowed
| to each office at 800 per month
| At this juncture the County Assessor put
| in an appearance, which reminded that his
office was the only one not cared for. He
| therefore made affidavit of the urgent
necessity Tor an additional appointee-the
restoration of the clerk-at which the origi-
| nal resolution was aimed, and who was the
only one now shiveriDg in the political
cold OF the outside-and with the regula-
ton resolution that had just served such
good purpose for the other offices, asked
| PERMISSION to employ an extra deputy at
| S100 per month.
| 1t was no use however for the majority
| of the Board, while expressing Willingness
/ to grant additional help at the season of
the year when the work of the Assessors
| office might require it. were stout in their
| belief and declarations that the present was
not that time of year, and hence the re-
| quest was denied, the vote standing: AYES
Ross and Black. Noes-Greer, Bates and
| Tebbets.
In this connection it should be stated
s1os -,AA' OtSCi oppOscu anu NOt6u dSdluSt
granting deputies to either the Auditor or
| County Clerk.
The voting out and voting in again
| forcibly reminded of that eloquent patriotic
couplet:
The King of France went up the hill
With twenty thousand men;
The King of France came down the hill
| And nerer'' lost a man.
OTHER MATTERS.
Supervisors Greer and Ross-to whom had
been referred the petition of George Duden
| and others, asking 10 have the boundary
lines OF Road District No. 10 changed so as
to conform to the boundary line of Pre-
| cinct No. 5-recommended that the PRAYER
OF petitioners be granted.
A remonsrance was presented signed by
thirty-one residents of the district, protest
ing against the change.
Sheriff McMullen appeared in favor of
the remonstrance. On motion of Mr.
Bates, action was postponed to the next
meeting of the Board
Supervisor Greer introduced the follow
ing resolution
Resoitsd. That from and after January 10, 1882