Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-08
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
THE SUPERVISORS CONSIDER SEVERAL
road MATTERS.
Allowance of the $500 to the River I'M
provement Committee-Other
Business Transacted.
Supervisors convened YES

The Board of Supervisors convened yes
terday forenoon for the April term.
The first business brought up was the
petition of II. C. Lawson and others for
a pound ordinance for Mississippi Town
ship. 1t was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Supervisor Greer made report in refer
ence to his investigation of the complaint
made at the last session that man named
Patterson had unlawfully narrowed por-
ton of the Sheldon road. Mr.. Greer said
that he found the road plenty wide enough
and would be in favor of letting it alone.
The matter was discussed at some length
and finally laid over until to-day, when
Patterson and others interested will be
present.
E. W. Stickney and a number of other
residents in the vicinity of the upper Stock
ton road, appeared before the Board and
asked for assistance in graveling and put
ting that road in repair. They stated that
they would stand half of the expense il
the county would stand the other half.
They wanted the money drawn out of the
general road fund.
District Attorney Bruner informed the
Board, as well as the petitioners, that the
law did not permit the drawing of any
money from the general road fund for the
various road districts unless the district
funds were Impoverished.
The Board then agreed that the improve
ments should be gone ahead WITH that
the money should be taken out of the dis.
trict's fund, and when that fund was ex.
hnr, fal ha IL -
the general fund.
Recess was then taken.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Tebbets
moved that the Overseer of Road District
No. liz be instructed to remove encroach-
ing fences and straighten the road near
Reynolds farm, on the road leading from
the Freeport road to the Riverside road. So
ordered.
Quarterly reports were filed by Road
Overseers A. Van Maren of District No. 5,
A. L. Warren of District No. 10, Bartin
Daniel of District No. 10, and n. D. Hack
of District No. II.
Mr.. Hamilton, Overseer of Road District
No. III, informed the Board that the pro-
prietor of the Three Mile House had
damned up an opening which he (Hamil-
TOM had made in ditch to prevent the
overfiowing of the road. The person re-
ferred to had threatened the Overseer with
suit for damages, and he (the Overseer) de-
sired to know what course to pursue.
The Board instructed Mr.. Hamilton to
again close the ditch and to keep it closed
despite the objections of the proprietor of
the Three-Mile House.
A communication was received from res.
idents of Amador county who had occasion
to traverse the Michigan Bar road, COM
planning that gate is maintained across
thn hrv, loyr rl.,
from an opportunity to reach Sacramento.
Mr.. Tebbets moved that the matter be
referred to the Committee on Roads, with
power to act.
Mr.. Greer said the Road Overseer was
the proper person to act in the matter. If
he could not remove the obstruction then
the Board might do something else.
Mr.. Tebbets amended his motion so as to
instruct the Overseer to remove the OBJ
struction within thirty days, and it was
SO ordered.
William Mitchell conveyed to the Board
deed to forty feet of land in Road District
No. 15 for road purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Greer, the rules were
suspended and the Board allowed the $500
agreed upon to meet the expenses of the
river improvement delegation now in
Washington soliciting Congressional aid
for the improvement of the Sacramento
and other rivers.
A. NJ. Plummer Overseer of Road Dis
trict No. s, stated to the Board that there
was very little money at his disposal, but
that work was necessary that would prob
ably cost some 5000. He desired to know
whether or not he would be permitted to
incur any Indebtedness for that purpose.
Mr.. Tebbets informed Mr.. Plummer that
the rule adopted by the Board was in
fat1 ladt 10
their districts into debt without the knowl-
edge of the Supervisors, who in the past
were frequently surprised by being in
formed that certain district funds were
bankrupt. When the Board was informed
as to the exigencies or any particular case
it would not object to granting the relief
desired. Besides this being election year.
it was desired to avoid the trouble of hav-
ing road district funds exhausted before
new Overseers should come in.
Mr.. Greer spoke to the same effect, and
Overseer Plummer went on to explain the
condition of the roads in his district and
the work necessary to be done. He said
he had paid for certain work in his district
that should have been paid for out of the
general road fund.-
Chairman Ross informed Mr.. Plummer
that this was his own fault
After some further discussion, Mr.. Teb-
bets moved that Mr.. Plummer be in
structed to proceed and do the necessary
work on his roads. 1t was so ordered.
petition was read from taxpayers and
residents of Folsom asking the Board to
order certain streets and Highways in that
town opened. Referred to the Committee
on Roads and Bridges.
The streets mentioned in the petition
are: Persifer, from Sibley to Forest Bur-
nett, from S. V. R. r. to Bidwell street
and Forest street, from S. Y. r. R. to Bid
we'll street.
Clerk Hamilton read from the records of
the Supervisors in August, 1861, showing
that Persifer street was then declared a
public highway, as also was Burnett street.
Recess was taken till this morning.