Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
A SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZED AT
ORANGE VALE COLONY.
A Lively Discussion Over Proposed
New County Road-Mr. Tebbets
as Protector.

New County Road-Mr. Tebbets
as a Protector.
The Board of Supervisors met again yes
terday morning, all the members being
present.
John Mccullough, of Amador county,
attempted to induce the Board to rescind an
order made Monday By which a gate is per-
mitted to be maintained on the road run
ming by way of Michigan Bar and Ply
mouth into Amador. After brief discus.
sion, however, the matter was dropped and
no action taken.
Several gentlemen, representing the
Orange Vale Company, addressed the Su-
pervisors IN relation to the proposed or
ganization of a school district in the
colony. 1t was set forth that there were
children in Orange Vale who have no
school privileges whatever, the long dis
lance to the Roberts District making it
practically impossible for them to attend
school therein. The Company propose to
erect building on the colony for the pur-
poses of a school-room and hall. It in
tended to donate the house to the residents
of the colony, and the services of teacher
would be paid by private subscription.
Already fifteen pupils had signified q will
ingness to enter, leaving a membership of
twenty or more to the Roberts school. 1t
was proposed to have the school building
ready for occupancy in June
The Board unanimously decided to
grant the petition.
City Trustee Wolf dropped in at this
juncture and held a whispered converse
ton with several members. The result
was that Mr.. Tebbets got up and moved
that i. be the sense of the Board tina, the
changing of the County Jail be EMPLOYED
In breaking rock and granite for the uses
OF the city and county, and that the matter
be referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges for conference with the CITY
trustees as to the place and date of begin
ming operations. Carried.
The request of ]. P Counts, representing
the Red Mems Picnic Committee, for the
keeping of the roads adjoining Natoma
Grove free from distractions on Monday
next, was granted. The gentleman stated
that il was proposed not to dispense intox-
lcants IN the grove, and it was not desired
grounds.
Road District No. Z was granted permits.
sion to incur Indebtedness of $3.50 for i'm.
provements. Supervisor Bates fought the
proposition savagely, but it went through
Just the same
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After recess the bids for furnishing sup
plies to the County Hospital for the next
three months were opened and then re-
ferred to the Committee on Contracts.
The petition OF j. II. Allen and Others
for new county road near Guthrie Station
was on motion of Mr.. Tebbets granted.
and the road formally declared public
highway. The matter was fully heard at
the April session of the Board.
The matter of the petition of F. E. San
ders and others for new road running
from Brighton to the Upper Stockton road,
then came up, and interested the Board for
the remainder of the afternoon.
The proposed new road cuts off portion
OF field owned by Supervisor Bates, and
the latter was bitterly opposed 10 it. He
and Mrs. Brusie were he non consenters to
the petition. Mrs. Brusie was not present
at the session, but Mr.. Bates said he would
speak for her. He said the road was un-
necessary, as there was another road near
shy, which answered all purposes Mr.
.-ates said that his place contained but
thirteen and quarter acres, and if be gave
any of it up for road it would leave him
very little.
Abner Burns, who was one of the adyo-
Gates of the new road replied to Mr. Bates
warmly. He said that everybody in the
neighborhood was willing to give the
county the land for the road, because they
all realized that il would be great benefit
To Them tf wnnld laceon fha 10
Sacramento and would be great conyen-
fence.
Bates contradicted Burns, and the latter
talked back. The two had it up and down
for awhile, until Chairman Ross called
them to order.
Supervisor Tebbets asked Burns if the
proposed new road YVES not intended more
as drain for their ranches than for public
travel.
Mr. Burns replied that it would assist
the drainage greatly. but in this respect
would benefit Mr.. Bates and Mrs. Brusie
more than anyone else.
81 don't like this draining business at all, ;,
said Mr.. Tebbets, holly. ave have nothing
but complaint from the people living in the
lower part Of the county on account of the
people above them draining their ranches
down upon them. They'll be bringing
damage suits against Us the first thing we
know"
n. ID. Gage, another of the petitioners for
the new road, declared that il would not act
as drain for his ranch. There was a
natural flow of water, and the road would
only serve TO carry ii off sooner in its nat
ural course
Ben Leonard was strongly in favor of the
road, and declared that it would be an out.
rage if the Board did not grant it. The
-ltx had rfr,l+ b
road which was necessity. The drainage
question had nothing TO do with it. In
conclusion, Mr.. Leonard announced
that if the Board would grant the road
the Monte Vista Company would donate
q magnificent read through its tract. sixty
feet wide, all graded and planted with or.
ange and olive trees, which road would
connect with the proposed new road, and
thus make direct connection between
Brighton and the upper Stockton road
Suppose the road should drain the ranches
around there, what of it ?" asked Mr.. Leon.
ard. 1T should not affect the Board in
granting it when it is necessary to the trav-
cling public. Ii other people suffer, why
that's their lookout, not ours
"Oh, hol" calculated Mr.. Tebbets. 81
thought that was it. OF course you don'i
care if other people have to suffer as long
as your land is all right. People on the
lower Stockton road can be drowned out in
winter for all you care. But I'll tell you
sir, that as long as I'm a Supervisor I'll
oppose any such proposition. / propose
that these people shall be protected
Mr.. Leonard wanted to reply to the
Supervisors. Mr.. Burns said be could
throw some light on the matter, and
Supervisor Bates was anxious for another
shy at Burns. They all began talking al
once, and none were in the best of humor
Chairman Ross poured oil on the troubled
waters, however. He called Mr.. Greer tc
the chair, and then taking the floor said be
thought matters had gone far enough
Some of the Supervisors, he said, were un
familiar with the country through which
the new road is to pass, and he thought il
would be good idea to give them an OPP
portunity to familiarize themselves with it
He therefore moved that the matter b,
postponed until the June session OF tn,
Board
After some haggling this motion VS.