Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-06
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
THEY NEARLY CLOSE THE BUSINESS
OF THE YEAR.
The Members of the Board win
Visit the Hicksyille Trestle
and Inspect IT.

Yesterdays session of the Board of Su-
pervisors was chiefly devoted to the exam
nation and auditing of demands against
the county. the members expressing de.
sire to clear the decks as nearly as pcs.
sible before the new members of the Board
should take their seats
The viewers in the matter of the re.ition
of c. W. Clark and others for road near
Walnut Grove, in District No u, presented
their report, which was filed and set for
hearing on Wednesday, January I, 1891.
Mr.. Greer offered a resolution to the
effect that the county road money be ap.
portioned to the several road district funds.
The resolution was adopted
On motion of Mr. Tebbets Mr.. Black
was authorized to inquire into the matter
OF having the County Hospital grounds
properly drained, with power to act.
With reference 10 the matter of employ.
ing physician for the local dispensary. a
communication was received from District
Attorney Bruner to the effect that the
Board had the authority to make such an
appointment for the benefit of the INDECENT
sick.
Charles Widen appeared before the
Board and asked that his claim of Sl25 be al.
| lowed for damages sustained by reason of his
family having been thrown from the bridge
at Twenty first and Y streets in consequence
OF the insecure condition of the structure.
The matter was debated at considerable
length, and the claim was finally allowed
by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Greer offered resolution that Conn.
ty Treasurer ]. L. Huntoon be authorized
to prepare the county financial statement
Tor the past six months for publication and
that the same be published once in the
RECORD UNION.
Mr.. Tebbets moved to amend by adding
the ThemiS, and Mr.. Ross moved to further
amend by including the Sunday Leader.
Mr.. Greer thought that one daily paper
would be sufficient for the publication. If
published in more than one paper all
would be after it, and it would entail
large and unnecessary expense if published
in several papers.
Mr.. Tebbels said that all the papers stood
well with himself and the other members
of the Board. The advertisement properly
belonged to the RECORD UNION this time
but he wished to add one other. and the
statement should be widely published, but
he thought that two papers would be sutfi-
cient.
Mr.. Ross also spoke in favor of his
amendment. The extra cost entailed
would he small, and he thought one of the
weeklies should have the statement.
Mr.. Bates had not much to say. but that
little was OF the emphatic order. He held
that one paper was enough, and didn't care
which one was selected.
The roll was called on Mr.. Ross amend
ment, and Ross, Tebbets and Black voted
aye, and Bates and Greer no.
Mr.. Greer changed his vote and gave
notice Of motion to reconsider.
II guess we'd better take recess till
next week" said Mr.. Tebbets, "and then
close up the sessions business"
He did not make any motion to that
effect, however, and Clerk Hamilton then
called the roll on Mr.. Tebbets' amendment,
with the SAME result as on the Ross amend
ment.
Mr.. Bates changed his vote to ave, and
gave notice of a motion to reconsider.
The original resolution, as amended was
then adopted by unanimous vote
1t was decided that several members of
the Board should visit the new trestlework
on the Hicksville grade and inspect the work
done by the contractor, Mr.. Berry. The
work, Mr.. Tebbets said, had been done at
a very low fgure-so low, that it was said
the contractor had lost money on it. 1t was
an Important matter, ana the Work Snoulu
be examined by the Board in order that
the members should be able to vote under
standingly.
Mr.. Greer said he understood the trestle-
work had not been constructed in accord
ance with the plans. The specifications
provided that the piles should be placed
ten feet apart, but the contractor had made
them twenty feet. 1t may be that the work
is all right, and cheap, and all he desired
was that justice should be done to the con.
tractor, the county, and all the bidders.
The Board fixed upon Wednesday next
| as the day to visit the work
The Board then took recess until Mon
| day, the 14th inst.