Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-10
COUNTY MATTERS.
THE SUPERVISORS ALTER THE DOVE
SHOOTING ORDINANCE.
Helping the Road District County Build.
ings to be Painted-CoDcerning
the Great Register.

days session of the Board OF Supervisors
was the adoption of an ordinance, offered
by Mr.. Tebbets, changing the local game
law SO as to prohibit the shooting of doses
between the 1st Gay of January and the
ist day of July of each year.
This extends the close season for doves
one month.
The demand OF E. c. Taylor for 500 for
work done by order OF Overseer Warren,
in District No. 10, was reduced to $40 and
allowed.
The matter of establishing the center of
the road near the American river bridge
was referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
On motion of Mr.. Tebbets, the sum of
S305 81 was ordered transferred from the
general road fund to Road District No. IS.
The sum of Sl4 81 was also ordered
transferred from the general road fund to
District No 6.
These transfers were for the purpose of
meeting pressing demands against The dis
tricts named.
W. G. Bryant was, on motion of Mr..
Tebeets, appointed Poundmaster for Mis-.
sissippl Township, on giving bond in the
sum of $3.50
Mr., Teb5ets referred 10 the fact that the
Grand Jury OF last year had recommended
the painting OF the Courthouse and Hail
OF Records, and he moved thai the Board
advertise for bids 10 paint the same.
Mr. Greer thought the Board should ad.
veftise for separate bids for the material
and the labor. The county should have
good work done, or none al all
The matter was debated at some length.
and II was finally decided to advertise, as
proposed, with the understanding that an
expert De engaged TO supervise the work.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Greer:
WHEREAS, the Great Register of the comfy of
sacramento has been in use several wears and
a large number of names have acc,lInuiafed
thereon which owing to deaths removals and
o on. causes. DO not now represent qualified
whereas, under the present law. new precincts
Will nave to be established and more pollino
places, IN order to conform to the law, it is
therefore declared necessary that there should
be re-registretion of the electors nj seid
county; therefore, be il
Resoleed, That the County Clerk is hereby or
dered 10 procure e new book or hooks for Tho
registration OF electors of said county to be
known as the Great Register of the County IF
sacramento, in which must be Registered The
names OF the qualified electors OF the said
county within the time and in the manner re-
quired by Chapter l II. Article III, Title H.. of
the Political Code of the State of California. re-
lating 10 the registration of electors
Nh. Black moved that the matter be laid
over ter one month, and be referred to the
Judiciary Committee to report upon.
The motion was Endorsed by Mr.. Greer.
MI. Bates thought the precipitation of
the matter at this time was out of place
Mr.. Blacks motion was adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Tebbets. the sum of
SIG % was ordered transferred from the
general road fund to District No. 3, to paw
certain demands
Mr.. Bates opposed the transfer. arguing
that the Overseers would not do their duty
IN collecting funds if the Board continued
to help them out in that way.
The sum of S145 6S was also ordered
transferred to Road District No. 10. bv
unanimous vote
The sum OF $40 was ordered transferred
to Road District No. 2, to meet an old de-
mand.
An order made at previous meeting
empowering Roadmaster Chance to grade
certain portion of the lower Stockton
road, was. on motion of Mr.. Tebbets re-
ferred to the Committee on Roads and
bridges, with power TO rescind the same. if
deemed desirable
On motion of Mr.. Greer the sum of
1888 36 was ordered transferred from the
general road fund to District No. s, to REIN.
burse Overseer Piummer for MONEYS ad.
vanced by him, Mr.. Bates saying that he
voted for the transfer with the understand
ing that these transfers should cease and
overseers be required to collect in their
moneys.
Mr.. Tebbets said the winter had been a
hard one on the roads, aud it was o1ly
right to help the Road Oyerseers out at the
beginning of the season. The general road
fund was created for that purpose.
he moved that the sum of Sl3I be trans
ferred to District No. s, in which Oyerseer
McDermott had done considerable work.
MT. Greer complimented Mr.. McDermott
for the excellent work he had done. This
would wipe out all demands of that char
acter, and after this month the Board could
call halt; but it was not des rable to have
these demands accumulating against the
county.
The transfer was made, Mr.. Bates voting
no.
The demand of Thomas Brown. Over
seer OF District No. Z, for $102 81 was also
ordered paid, that being the sum required
over and above the money in his fund, to
pay for work done.
Certain demands of Overseer Warren of
District No. 3, were laid over.
After allowing few more demands the
board adjourned for the term.
Suffer Fort.
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