Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-05
COUNTY BUSINESS.
The Board of Supervisors Dispose of
Various Matters.

The Board of Supervisors Dispose of
Various Matters.
The Board of Supervisors met again yes
terday, all the members being present.
The petition of citizens residing in the
vicinity of Brighton Crossing for the repair
of the bridge near that place, was referred
to Supervisor Greer for investigation.
Constable Phillips, of Gait, presented a
bill of S139 40, mileage and expenses in
Cured in making two trips to San Fran
cisco after the embeZzler, John Doheriy.
The mileage item called for twenty cents a
mile each way The Board thought that
this ought to include the officers hotel ex
penses. The District Attorney is to be
called upon for an opinion on the subject
At the afternoon session, bids for supply
ing the commissary department of the
County Hospital with the regular sched
uled groceries for the next three months
| were opened, and contracts were awarded
to the lowest bidders on each separate item
Robert T. Deylin, to whom the petition
of Hale & Bauman, of the Indian Diggings
| hydraulic mine, to have the injunction
against them raised, was referred, appeared
before the Board and reported. He also
smoke for attorney Oatman, with whom he
| for the Supervisors. The mining people,
| he said, had set forth that in the prosecu-
| ton of their industry they would and did
| in no way harm the Costumes river. As
! to the truth of this the attorneys were not
| able to eulighten the Board. But if such
were the case they could see no reason why
| the Board should not accede to the request
| of the parties. AT any rate, it would be
advisable to send some competent per-
son to the mine, with the view of investi-
eating and subsequently reporting to the
Board.
Supervisor Ross considered that the ad.
vice of the attorneys was sensible, and he
| would favor sending some one as suggested
| Mr.. Bates did not believe in spending
| any more money in the matter.
Mr.. Greer said that if it were true that
| the mining in no way harmed the river he
would favor raising the injunction which
| now prevented the mining people from op-
Grating, But he would not vote to relieve
| them of the Injunction until he was thor
oughly convinced that the river would not
| be injured.
The matter was finally laid over for fur
| Their consideration.
A communication was received from
| Alexander Brown merchant of Walnut
| Grove, in which permission was asked to
| build wharf into the Sacramento river at
| point three quarters of mile below the
| head of Grand Island. The Board felt dis
| posed to grant the request, but as the mat
| ter was in the nature of a franchise, and
covered by an ordinance, il was decided TO
refer the matter to the District Attorney
who will in turn notify Mr.. Brown of the
proper course to proceed.
The petition of destitute widow to be
! relieved of the paying of $50 taxes on her
| little farm several miles out of town was
next considered. A neighbor of the wild
| dow appeared before the Board and stated
that the lady was penniless, and if COM
PEELED to pay her taxes her home would
have to be sold by the Sheriff.
| The Board was considerably perplexed
az to what to do in the matter The law
prevented them from relieving the woman
Under Sheriff Coons. who was present,
| was called upon for his opinion, but he
said there " as no legal way out of the mat
ter. "Bnt. m tell you what can be DONE"
continued Mr.. Coons, diving down into his
| pocket, there are twenty of US here and
I've got dollar" With that he dropped
a dollar into his hat and then passed the
hat around the room. In less time that it
takes to tell it, the 500 was collected and
the widows taxes were paid. The Board
| made the formal announcement, however,
that it would draw the line of generosity
with this case, and will not give another
such sample of their magnanimity.
A communication was also received from
David Quad, lsborer. who, while work
ing in gravel pit near Suffers Fort in No
yember last, under the supervision OF Road
Overseer Judge, had his foot injured by
cave. Quad stated that, by reason of the
accident, he had lost twenty-five days en-
ployment, and was forced to pay doctors
bill of So The total amount he was out
was SAT, and he desired that the Board
would reimburse him to that amount. This
was also referred TO the District Attorney.
Quite debate arose over the request of
Road Overseer P.ummer for permission to
use some lumber which belonged to Over
seer Browns district on the Jackson road.
Supervisors Ross and Bates argued that,
as the lumber belonged to the county, any
Road Oyerseer who needed it might take it
without accounting to the district from
which it wss taken.
Supervisors Tebbets and Greer, however,
contended that Plummer should pay
reasonable amount into Browns fund fol-
the lumber, as the latter mad to draw upon
the money allotted TO him in order to get
the lumber in the first place. They did not
think it fair that one districts fund should
be taxed for material used by another dis
trict Mr.. Black agreed with MessTs. Greer
and Tebbets, and the three, being ma
iority of the Board. adopted motion to
the effect that if any 0verseer wanted ma
terial from another he would have to pay
for it.
An adjournment was then taken until
to day.