Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-06
BOAR, OF SUPERVISORS.
THEY WIND UP sHEIR bTsINEss FOB
THE NINTH.
Arrangements Made for I.xsSovins the
Pocket Road-Indcmnity - the
Hicksvile Grade Disaster.

4AC OapClFloOlS Qtu uOt dCCOl6 F1lnA
| much at their forenoon session yesterday.
Messrs. Ross, Bates and Tebbets wers
down in the morning to examine the lane
that leads from the Riverside road to the
Freeport road below the Pocket" This
strip of road is very bad in winter and
always has been. Messrs. Gosling, Baum
gartner and others. living in that vicinity,
had petitioned the Board to purchase land
from Mr.. Coleman for the purpose of widen
ing and improving the grade, which runs
through piece of low, swampy ground,
and the members referred to went down
there to see whst arrangements could be
made.
They found that Mr.. Coleman did not
want TO sell any of his land alongside the
road. but he expressed willingness to sell
to the county sufficient material from thc
high banks at either end of the road, where
it is proposed to improve it, for that pur-
pose.
The Supervisors returned to the city and
several of the residents attended at the
afternoon session of the Board, when the
mstter came up for consideration.
Mr.. Coleman's proposition was finally
aceeded to, and contract was entered into
between him and the Supervisors by which
he is to sell to the Overseer of that road
district all the earth required at cents per
cubic yard.
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
A communication was received from the
State Board of Trade containing demand
for two months dues $500 from the county
as member of that body.
1t was shown by the minutes of the
Board that the dues for one of the months
referred to had been forwarded, but in
some way had been overlooked by the
State Boards Secretary. The demand was
therefore reduced to SIS and allowed.
REIMBURSEMENT ASKED.
The following Communication was re-
ceived and read:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Sacra-
Dsento County GENTLEMEN: Your petitioner re-
spectfully presents to your honorable body this
petition, asking that you give it due and con-
SIS you all know, my son came TO his death from
causes beyond the power of man to prevent
The death of that SOD can never be paid by this
county OR State. Money could not do it, but
your peti ioner asks that this honorable body
make sufficient provision that will assist him in
placing suitable monument to the memory OF
my son.
would ask that this allowance be made in
part for the loss of horse killed at the same
time valued by me at $50; the money, if to be
allowed by you, to be as above indicated.
Z. W. WALTON.
The communication was placed on file
for future action. 1t refers to the death of
young Frank Walton, who was drowned
near the Hlcksville grade last spring.
CONCERNING BRIDGES.
J.H. Houston, Overseer of Road District
No. 20, represented to the Board that new
twenty -four-foot bridge or culvert was re-
Quired over a slough near the old Benson
Ferry on the Mokelumne river, and he
was instructed to replace the old structure
with new one.
On motion of Mr.. Tebbets the Commit
tee on Roads and Bridges were instructed
to inspect the Twelfth-street trestle and
have any necessary repairs made thereto.
ASPHALT AS A PREsERvATIvE.
George Smith, Superintendent of the
Ventura Asphalt Company, submitted to
the Board proposition to have the bridges
of the county, or some of them, coated
with asphalt He claimed that it would
preserve the timbers for many years from
the corroding effects of the elements; and
if placed on the roadbed would prevent the
wear of the planks.
The proposition was referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges, with power
to act in the matter if they should deem it
advisable.
After transacting some minor routine
business, the Board adjourned.