Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-10
Board OF SUPERVISORS.
THE BELCEER-PATTERsoN sQUABBLE
IS FINALLY SETTLED.
Lively Set-to Between MIR, Tebbets and
Chairman Ross-Both Get
Very Wrathy.


The Board of Supervisors met again yes
terday forenoon, all the members being
present.
The Committee on Contracts made its re-
port regarding the bids opened at Tuesdays
session for the painting of the County Hos
pital. The committee recommended that
the contract be awarded to Patrick Nash,
namely, 81, ,4S0.
The petition OF ]. Goslin for assistance
from the Board to repair the road from
Swinderman's old corner to Goslins slough
and Bridges.
The next matter on the calendar was the
Belcher Patterson squabble, which took up
SO much of the Boards time on Tuesday,
This time Mrs. Belcher was accompanied
by attorney A. L. Hart, who did all the
talking for her, besides laying down few
legal propositions to the Board which
pretty clearly demonstrated that Mrs Bel
cher's complaint against Patterson of mar
rowing the Sheldon road unlawfully, was
well founded.
Patterson was not present, SO another
set-to between him and Mrs. Belcher was
denied the Board.
After considerable discussion, Supervisor
Bates moved that the width of the road be
declared sixty feet (the width which Mrs.
Belcher claimed it should be). and that
the Road Ogerseer of that district be in
structed to remove all distractions.
The motion was carried and this ended
the warfare.
The committee appointed to investigate
the petition of the Folsom Water Power
Company, to have certain streetsin Folsom
closed, so that some bitches might be con-
structed, reported in favor of granting the
prayer OF the petitioners The recommen-
dation was acted favorably upon by the
Board.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Richard Dale
appeared before the Board in behalf of the
Howard Benevolent Association, and re.
quested that the monthly donation of $3.50
which has of late been made by the county
be continued for three months longer.
The request was granted.
Road Overseer Warren of District No. 10
was the next person to address the Board,
and his address caused almost as much
collision on Tuesday.
Mr.. Warren made simple request that
he be allowed to incur an indebtedness of
5000, so IS to make certain necessary re-
pairs on his road. The funds of his dis
trict were exhausted, he said, and the work
had to be done.
Supervisor Tebbets raised q row imme-
diately by referring to the irregularities of
some Road Overseers, and concluded by
calling the attention of the Board to reso-
luton drawn up recently by himself and
adopted by the Board, the effect of which
WAS to prevent Road Overseers from rum
ming the county into debt indiscriminately
Chairman Ross dropped his cigar, and
shaking his finger at Mr.. Tebbets, said
that the Board had never had any trouble
until that resolution had been introduced.
81 don't know what that resolution was
intended for" he said; 81 never did know
and don't suppose ever will be able to.
l don't see any sense in it at ALL
That's pretty good" retorted Mr.. Teb-
bets. IF you were a man of business,
you would see the sense of it,
That's all right" said the Chairman;
II know enough about business to get
along"
''It don't look like it." said Tebbets
Now" said Mr.. Ross, picking up his
cigar ags5n, "the way l look at this -
"YoGT4ave got to look at it legally" in
terrupted Tebbets
At this point Mr. Greer took hand in
the matter and restored peace temporarily
by making long speech about road busi-
ness in general.
But it was not long before hostilities
were renewed.
As soon as Chairman Ross got chance
to speak he reverted to Tebbets' boasted
resolution, and said that almost without
exception the Road masters considered
that the resolution intimated that they
were all thieves.
Then Mr.. Tebbets was mad He bounded
to his feet, and glared ominously at the
Chairman. Mr. Ross," he said, ''you are
the Chairman of this Board, but | call you
to ordec for that remark. AS long as YOU
sit in that chair, sir, you must be gentle
man. The gentleman who moved for the
adoption of that resolution, as well as my
self, do not propose to sit here and allow
you TO Use such language. That resolution,
sir, was for the purpose of protecting the
Taxpayers, and in no way was a reflection
upon the honesty of the Road-masters. y
Mr.. Tebbets stopped to take breath, but
resumed his TRADE, when Mr.. Ross ex-
hibited premonitions of making wrathy
reply. Mr.. TebbetS talked for some time,
but gradually cooled off as he proceeded,
until By the time he had finished Mr.. Ross
forgot what he was going to say in reply.
Mr.. Greer ended the matter by moving
that Mr.. Warner be allowed to go ahead
with the proposed work, and that il be paid
for as far as possible out of the road poll
taxes collected.
This was carried and the Board ad.
iouned.