Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-05
WaILE THE Sun SHINES.
SUPERVISOR TEBBETs WANTS THE
ROADS AND BRIDGES FIXED.
Poor Economy to Wait Until Winter
Widespread Advertising of the
Registration Call.

The August session of the Board of Su-
pervisors opened yesterday forenoon. All
the members were present except Mr..
Greer, and Mr.. Black presided.
After the minutes of the last session
were read and approved, Road Overseer E.
B. Bryant, of Gait, addressed the Board in
relation to the condition of the Dry creek
bridge. He said it was greatly in need of
repairs, and could not last through another
winter. The timbers were rotting away.
and new underpinnings and stills were
needed. He also suggested that while the
repairs were going on the bridge be raised
several feet higher. During the recent
winter, he said, the water passed over the
bridge to hight of two and half feet,
and nearly washed it away.
Supervisor Tebbets thought that the mat.
| ter should be referred to the Road Commit
| tee for investigation, and report to the
Board. He believed that the work was
| necessary and should be done at once, and
the sooner the committee went to work the
better.
Mr.. Bates did not think Mr.. Tebbets un-
derstood the matter The bridge was not
now in an unsafe condition, but it was the
desire to have it strengthened and raised
| before next winter.
| Mr. Bryant substantiated this He was
| confident that the bridge would hold out,
with proper care, until winter, but it could
not stand another freshet.
Mr. Tebbets said he thoroughly under.
stood the matter, and that was why he did
not want to delay. THAT bridge should be
fixed as soon as possible" he said. IN NV
opinion, as much of this repairing should
be done during the fine weather as it is
possible to do. This thing of waiting nm
til the roads and bridges become impassa.
BILE is the worst sort of economy. This
Board has had several experiences of that
kind, which should be remembered. The
road near the Twelfth-street bridge was an
instance. The Board ordered the road
graveed, but the work was put off until
winter, when the mud was three feet
deep. 1t cost the county over 81 900 to
gravel little piece of road which in sum-
mer would not have cost 5000 at the very
most. That was saving money, wasn't it?
Now this bridge will afford Just another
such instance unless it is attended to right
away. One life lost by means of its rotten
condition will cost us more through dam
age suit than would build twenty new
bridges. Pm favor of going right ahead
with these repairs, and am also in favor of
notifying all other Road Overseers to make
all necessary repairs in their respective
districts before the wet weather sets in.
move, Mr.. Chairman, that this matter be
referred to the Road Committee, with
power to act, and that they be requested to
go out and examine that bridge this week"
Mr.. Ross seconded the motion. He knew
the BRIDGES condition we'll 1t was origi-
nally built when he was boy and the old
timbers were still endeavoring to bear up
the various new floors laid in the past
twenty years.
The motion upon being put to vote
was carried, all voting for it with the ex-
oeption of Mr.. Bates, who did not think
there was any need of hurrying in the
matter. He was also opposed to giving the
Road Committee power to act, although
he is member of that Committee him.
self.
This matter disposed Of Mr.. Tebbets
called the attention of the Board 10 its re.
cent action in regard to the advertising of
its call for re-registration of the county.
At that time, he said the Board resolved
to advertise the call in but one daily news
paper Mr.. Tebbets said that since then
he had met and heard of scores of people
who were not aware that new registra-
ton had been called for. This was no
doubt because the matter had not been
sufficiently advertised In conclusion Mr..
Tebbets moved that the call for re-regis-
trstion be advertised in every newspaper
in the county.
Mr.. Bates was opposed to it, He thought
that by sending out circulars the work
could be accomplished far cheaper and just
as effectively.
Upon a vote being taken all voted in
favor of the proposition except Mr. Bates,
who responded with vigorous No"
The Board then took recess until 2 P. NJ.
At the afternoon session, Jacob Cassel-
man, Poundkeeper for Suffer Township,
presented his resignation, which was &C
copied
George Williams, 0verseer of Road Dis
trict No. d. appeared before the Board and
reported that bridge across the laguna,
near the LoreDZ place. was in an unsafe
condition for another winter.
On motion. of Mr.. Tebbets, the matter
was referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges, with power to order necessary
work done.