Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
"A Franchise Asked for by the Folsom


Water Power Company.
The Board of Supervisors met in regular SEES
| sion yesterday, all the members present.
The bond having been filed in tie matter of
the application of T. Prothers and others, for
| new road in District No. Z, the Board appointed
Benz Bailey, George Atkinson and j. Boyd as
viewers.
a communication was received from Barton
Daniels. suggesting the necessity of making fill
ings at the ends of the new bridge, at the old
Scott crossing on Dry creek. aud placed on file
George Hack. n. Il. Hack and others, CON-
planned OF the telephone-poles along the high
way between the ely and Freeport. The Road
Oyerseers of the districts in which they are
planted were Instructed to see that all that
were distractions be removed from the road
" Strouch and T. Nj. Tracy appeared and
claimed that i'll the matter of the petition of A.
keithley and others, for certain road opened
June ., lSSS. that the viewers had not notified
them OF the laying out of said highway The
Clerk was instructed TO notify the viewers to ap-
pear before the Board next Saturday. at 10 A. NJ
A communication was received from E. E.
Barry; stating that he had finished the bridges
at SCOTS crossing on Dry Creek and at Hicks
vile, and requesting the Board to visit and ac-
cept the same next week.
THEY WANT BooMs
A. P. Catlin presented the following to the
Board. 1t was read and action deferred until 10
A. NJ. to-day:
Tothe Honorable Board of Supervisors of .Saern.
Water Power Company, a corporation duly or
ganized under the laws of the State of Califor-
mia, whose principal place Of business is in Sac
ramento county, California, does hereby re-
speetfully petition your Honorable Board for a
franchise to construct a boom for holding logs
and timber in the American river, and, in that
cenali, shows to your Honorable Board the fol-
lowing facts:
The Natoma Water and Mining Company, a
corporation, did, i'll the year 1866 commence
the construction of granite dam across the
American river in section "a, township 10 north
range east NJ. d. base and meridian, for the
purpose OF creating water power, and, among
other things, OF making q reservoir or BASIN of
still water, where could be located and con-
structed a boom for the receiving of logs and
timber OF all kinds, to be cut On the upper
waters OF said American river and run down
said river, at favorable stages of its waters to
the boom" at said dam, there TO be stored for
use III sawmills and wood factories to be located
on said water power.
The said Natoma Water and Mining Company
from the aforesaid year 1866 prosecuted the
work OF construction of said dam up to Decem-
Der s, 1881, WHEN by deeds duly recorded they
assigned all their interests therein and in the
aforesaid boom and reservoir unto your ne
titioner the Folsom Water Power Company
actively with the work of construction of said
dam, and is now engaged upon the same with
large force, and has expended and is expanding
large sums of money in the construction
thereof
Your petitioner further represents that on the
18th day of May, 1885, il made and duly exc
cuted with the State of California agreements
ana couVeyances whereby it was provided that
the State Prison at Folsom shall have the bene-
fit OF the power from the first fall resulting from
such dam, and certain other valuable rights
and privileges connected Herewith. which con-
stitutes the State OF California large beneficiary
in the undertaking.
Your petitioner further states that the said
dam IS being constructed, and the said pro-
posed boom will be located upon land belong
ing exclusively to your petitioner as per map
herewith submitted, showing the lines of its
low h IN I'D H.
boom, saltwater basin, the State Prison, and
the town of Folsom; reference to all of which
is had for full understanding OF the subject.
That your petitioner, the Folsom Water Power
Company, is corporation legally authorized
and empowered to construct, own, and operate
such boom for holding logs and timber and
Will cause mills and factories to be constructed
in the neighborhood of same for the purpose of
manufacturing such timber for the market.
That IL will be greatly to the advantage of
the public in general, and of timber owners |
upon the American river, that a franchise |
should be granted to this petitioner by your |
honorable Board, authorizing it to construct |
such a boom in said river, at the point desig- |
mated for that purpose on the annexed diagram |
and authorizing il TO maintain and operate such |
boom for the period of twenty years, and to |
collect such tolls and compens alton, from tim. |
Der owners using said boom as may be fixed and |
prescribed by your honorable Board.
That without said dam, and the saltwater |
basin created thereby, il would be impossible to |
maintain boom in said river, or to collect or |
hold timber therein, owing to the swiftness of |
the current and the extreme rises in the river |
az seasons of high water.
Wherefore your petitioner prayS that your
honorable Board will grant to it, said Folsom
Water Power Company, the exclusive privilege,
for the period of twenty t20) years, of construct
ing and maintaining boom for the purpose of /
holding logs and timber, in the channel of the |
American river, in section "a, township 10 north
range east. Mount Diablo base and meridian;
period of using the channel of said river at all |
points above said boom, and within Sacramento |
county, for the floating transportation and |
handling of logs and timber. in connection
with said boom; and with the right, during
said period of twenty years, to charge and col
lect, from owners of logs and timber who may
use said boom, such tolls and prices, for said
uses, as may be prescribed by your honorable
Board.
And your petitioner will ever pray, ETC. The
Folsom Water Power Company, by
CHARLES z. LIvERMoRE, President.
WANT A FRANCHISE.
The Sacramento Transportation Company,
Thomas Dwyer, President, presented a petition
stating that they were a corporation duly organ
lied under the laws of the State, and were en-
gagged IN business in sacramento county. a part
of their business consists in transporting earth
from the pits of the company to their brick
1ilns, on and near the Riverside road.
They desire to construct a railroad across the
Riverside road at point in swamp land sur
veys Nos. l59 and 16o, mentioned in a deed from
Antoine F. Silva to the Transportation Company.
The petitioners are the owners OF the land over
which the railroad is to be constructed, and
they ask an order ALLOW ing them TO construct |
and operate said road.
Supervisor Bates offered tie following resolu-
tion which was adopted by unanimous vote
of the Board:
Res0iued, by this Board, that the prayer of the |
petition of the said company in the above emit
tied matter be and the same is hereby granted. |
the said railroad to be constructed and operated
i'll such manner as to afford security for life |
and property. 1t is further ordered that the
said company restore the road so crossed by its |
railroad track to S former state of usefulness |
as near may be, so that the railroad shall not |
unnecessarily impair the usefulness of the said |
county road and that the said petitioner be a d |
it is hereby authorized to operate its railroad by
steam power.