Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-07
COUNTY BUSINESS.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE
TAX LEVY.
A wrangIe Over the Road Fund-Print-
ing the Registers The Twelfth
street Bridge.

bers being present except Mr.. Greer.
The first matter taken up was the peti-
ton of residents of Grand Island for the
formation of new road district to include
the entire island.
Supervisor Tebbets stated that the peti-
ton had been filed over month ago, and
that through an oversight the Board had
neglected to attend to the matter at the last
session. He believed that the Board was
in favor of the proposition, but he was
afraid that it was too late now. The law
declares that a district cannot be changed
inside of thirty days before general cleo
ton, as he understood it.
District Attorney Bruner, who was pres
ent, read the the law to the Board, and de-
clared that it was impossible now to legally
grant the petition.
Under Sheriff Coons stated, also, that
aside from the legal obstacles, there were
other things, such as the changing of town
ship lines, which made the desired change
impractical at the present time.
On motion of Mr. Tebbets, the petition
was denied for the reasons stated.
PRINTING THE REGISTERS.
Bids for printing the Great and Precinct
Registers were opened. There were found
to be only two bids-those of II. S.
Croker & Co. and a. ]. Johnston G. Co -
and both of these firms agreed to do the
work at the rate of l6 cents per name.
Mr.. Tebbets looked troubled He said
he could no. understand why it was that
there were only two bids. Another thing
that bothered him was the fact that at the
last election the Board had fixed the rate of
printing the registers at 0 cents per name
1t was peculiar predicament TO be placed
in, and he called upon District Attorney
Bruner to help them out.
Mr.. Bruner said there was no need of his
giving an opinion, as he had given the
Board advice once before on this subject
and ii had not been needed.
G. M. Mott Of II. S. Crocker & Co. asked
Mr.. Tebbets if it were not fact that the
Board had only fixed rate of 9 cents per
name for great registers, and Mr.. Tcbbets
replied that such was the case. Mr.. Mott
then pointed out that the advertisement for
bids called for both great registers and pre-
cinct registers. This, he said, made a diff
ference. In making his bid he had in
cluded both. II the Board only wanted the
great register, the bid would not have been
in excess of cents.
A. J. Johnston gave it as his opinion that
the bids were cheaper than any other print.
ing house in the State would do the work
for. They were at the rate of 6 cents per
name cheaper than was being paid in San
Francisco.
After sonic further discussion the bids
were referred to the Committee on Con.
tracts.
LEvEEs AND ROADS.
Two communications from parties living
on Andrus Island, requesting the Board to
ouoict in raisinr apA vpiAaniny rnods xr-l,i
were on the top of levees, occasioned con-
siderable discussion.
Supervisor Bates said, in his opinion, the
people down in those swamp land districts
were getting very bold in their demands
upon the Supervisors to reclaim their lands.
He intimated that they only wanted the
county to build their levees for them under
the pretense Of fixing the roads.
Sol. Runyon, who happened to be pres
emit, said he was well acquainted with the
roads mentioned in the communications,
and added that he was also familiar with
about forty miles more of road that was in
an equally bad condition.
1t would be useless, he said, no matter
who paid for the work, to patch up the
levees and roads in spots. The only way
to do was TO start in at one end and make
4 complete job. Mr.. Runyon referred to
his oft.repeated declaration that he was op-
posed to the expenditure of the county's
money for the reclamation of private prop
erty, and said that meeting had been held
recently at his place, at which preparatory
steps were taken for the improvement of
the levees in general. OF course when the
work was under way, the Supervisors
might see fit to attend to fixing the roads
on top of these levees. But if it was the in
tention of the petitioners to ask the county
to hrf11 1araac ha mn ~ cd t.
Mr.. Tebbets agreed with the speaker. and
moved that the matter be referred to the
Committee on Roads and Bridges. The
motion was carried.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
JIG. Baumgarten appeared before the
Board and complained that John Klotz
had in the dead of night put a culvert
through the levee recently built in Road
District No. II. without authority, and to
the injury of others.
Road Overseer Hack substantiated this,
saying that he had given Klotz no authority
in the matter.
The Supervisors present each disclaimed
having authorized KloiZ to do it, and then
Mr.. Tebbsts made motion that Klotz be
ordered to remove the culvert at once and
II he did not, that the Road Overseer be in
structed to commence suit for damages
against him. 1t was decided, however, not
to put this in force until Supervisor Greer,
the only absentee, could be seen, in order
to learn whether or not he had permitted
the work to be done.
A report was received from the Election
Board of Swamp Land District 213, an
nouncipg that at the recent election held
in that district Sol. Runyon, 2. Crew and
G. A Knott were elected Trustees.
1t was found, however, that the report
did not set forth certain necessary facts,
and it was sent back to the Election Board
for correction.
Recess.
RETAINING THE BRIDGE.
At the afternoon session bids for replank-
ing the Twelfth street bridge were opened.
They were as follows; K. A. Bovyer,
81 I50 r. w. Parker, $500; G. B. Dean,
50, $50 tprovided he be allowed to use the
new planks recently put on the BRIDGE;
Silas Garlic. S., 751 and 81 ,375; Z. E. Barry
& Co., $40 10 per thousand feet, if allowed
to lay the new plsnking over the old, and
$50 per thousand if required to remove the
old planking.
Contractor Barry addressed the Board in
behalf OF his bid. He said that although
il appeared higher than the others, he be-
lieved it was the cheapest. He proposed
laying the planks diagonally, and would
make other Improvements calculated to
make the bridge more durable than If re-
paired in the ordinary manner.
The Board, however, decided to refer the
whole matter to the Committee on Con-
tracts.
The American Bridge and Building Com
pany was allowed an extension of thirty
DAYS on its contract to complete the water
tower at the County Hospital.
Auditor F. T. johnson submitted his
annual report, which was placed on file.
THE TAX LEVY.
The Board then proceeded with the
adoption of the tax levy for the ensuing
wear. The apporlonment for last year was
as follows: State tax, 1922 cents; general
fund, 202 cents; school fund, 10 cents;
hospital fund, II cents; county bonds OF
1859, 2.5 cents. county bonds of 1872, SO
cents: county bonds of 1884, l cent; county
bonds of 1888, cent; c, z. R. R. bond
fund, l cents; county road fund, % cents
The levy agreed upon yesterday shows a
reduction in nearly every instance. The
BOARD agreed that the State tax should be
5s cents; the general fund, 202 cents;
school fand, 10 cents; hospitsltund, 8 cents;
county bonds OF 1859, 8 4 cents; bonds of
1872. 81 cents; bonds of 1884, cents;
bonds of 1855, l cents, and Z. Z. X. k.
bond fund, 8 cents.