Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-04
BOARD Or SUPERVISORS.
EIGHT HOURS MUST BE A DAYS
WORK ON COUNTY CONTRACTS.
Bids for Painting the Court House
Opened-Two Old Neighborhood
Rows Settled.

The Board of Supervisors resumed its
session yesterday afternoon, all the mem
bers being present.
The first business taken upwas the open
ing of bids for painting the County Court
House. There were three bids. A. H. An
derson offered to do the work for $779 rs,
VIM. Daley & Co.'s bid was $3.50, and G..
81. Rott & Co. presented four proposals the
lowest being s293 and the highest 81, $40.
The bids were referred to the Committee
on Contracts.
Bids for furnishing stationery were next
called up, but there was only one bid
offered-that of H. S. Crocker g. Co. This
was referred to the committee.
Overseer Hack. of Road District II was
ordered to remove all obstructions-in the
shape OF temporary saloons and gambling
tents or apparatus-from the highways in
and about Beach's Grove to-day during the
picnic which is to be held there
After these matters were disposed of the
Board reluctantly called up the matter of
the proposed road from Brighton to the
Lower Stockton road, through the Monte
which there was a grand row at the Nav
session of the Board and which was laid
over for further hearing this session.
The opposers and advocates of the pro-
posed road were all on hand again, liber-
ally arraged in war paint.
b. +. Leonard opened the ball by insist
ing that the Board should grant the petit
ton and open the road. He enumerated
the many advantages to be had, and said
1t was the wish OF the majority of the peo-
pie living IN that vicinity to have such a
road.
Jud G. Brusie, on behalf of his aunt,
through whose ranch it is also proposed to
extend the road, protested. He said his
aunts land was already badly cut up. and
being small ranch another road through
1t would injure it seriously.
others, representing both sides, followed,
ana gave evidence that there was no more
nope Tor satisfactory agreement than there
was at the last session.
One OF the advocates of the road, Abner
Burns, got into an alteration with Super
visor Greer, and some very warm language
was exchanged.
The wrangle lasted an hour or more and
the Board, in desperation, finally voted to
refuse the petition.
The members laid back in their chairs
and heaVed signs of relief.
District Attorney Bruner then appeared
before the Board and made two reports.
Inc hrst was IN reference to the eight-hour
law. He said he had examined the stat
ute closely and had arrived a. the con-
clusion that it was valid, and that the Su.
perylsors in letting contracts for public
work must insert a stipulation to the effect
that eight hours shall constitute DAVIS
labor on such work. His other report was
IN regard TO the proposition to make up a
new Great Register. He was of the opin-
ION that the precinct registers could be
used without registration by publishing
notices 10 the effect that all persons who
had changed their residences since the last
election appear before the County Clerk
and report the same.
Then another squabble-partly fought at
the last session of the Board-was revived.
1t was the petition of C. II. Ruman and
others, to have the road leading to Dry
town, through Oliver Plummer's and Flint
q Raymond's ranches, opened, and re-
lieved of all distractions.
Mr.. Plummer was on hand and insisted
that the road should be opened. as it was
necessity.
Mr.. Flint was also there, and pointed
out to the Board that as the road passed
through his private property he had right
rftalntaln gates there. If the gates were
removed it would result in great damage to
his place.
The Supervisors entered into the argu-
ment, and merry ding-dong was kept
up until after o'clock, when Mr.. Bates
moved that Flint be allowed to keep a
patent gate on each side of his ranch
where the road enters and makes its exit,
and that such gates be allowed to stand
until the Supervisors see fit to order them
removed.
The motion was carried, and an adjourn
ment taken until o-day.