The record-union., 1891-03-04

session yesterday with all the members
present, and Chairman Greer presiding.
A communication was received from
the committee recently appointed by one
of Carl Brownies street meetings, asking
the board to indorse the urgent necessity
fund bill now pending in the Legislature.
The communication was, after some
discussion, deferred for future considera-
ton.
THE FRUITRIDGE ROAD.
Mr.. Keefe, who resides on the Fruit
ridge road, asked the board to take some
steps toward having the water drained
from that road. Farmers in the neigh
borhood had ditched their land and
forced the water upon the road and Mr.
Keefe's wheat field.
The matter was referred to the Road
Committee.
A petition from the citizens of Alabama
Township asking that certain public
highway established at 60 feet be reduced
to the limit of 50 feet was received and
upon motion of Bates was rejected.
Barton Daniels, Road OverSeer for the
Alabama District, was ordered to remove
the fences of kennyteck and Overmeyer,
now obstructing the highway.
THE OAK PARK sQUABBLE.
There was a lull in the workings of the
b9ard for few moments, and while the
Ihembers We're occupying themselves i'll
drumming on their desks with their pen
jcils, or in putting their cigars, NJ. j. Dill
man dropped into the room and took a
: seat.
Nobody suspected what was on hand,
however, until Mr.. Alsip, of the Oak
Park Association, came in and COM
menced to frown at Mr.. Dillman.
Chairman Greer asked Mr.. Alsip if he
, desired to address the board.
Mr.. Alsip looked at Mr.. Dillman. 81
have come here" he said, ITO ask you if
you made a statement before this board
yesterday that the Oak Park Association
was going TO close up Sacramento ave-
8 nue?''
Mr.. Dillman glared back and said 81
didn't say the association was going to do
it, but said that you said it was going
! to be done"
Mr.. Alsip then produced map of Oak
Park and unrolled it on Mr.. Greer's desk.
After showing the Supervisors where
Sacramento avenue was, and how the
land laid, he said he never thought of
planned, however, that Mr. Palmer.
who owned land facing the road, had
given the right of way provided the Cen
trail Street Railroad would furnish him
with free passes. The company did so
up to the time it changed hands, when
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he wanted to take his land back. This
was all there was to the talk of closing
the road, said Mr.. Alsip.
HOT WORDS EXCHANGED.
Mr.. Dillman reiterated that Mr. Alsip
had told him that he intended to close the
road.
At first Mr.. Alsip did not heed Mr..
DilIman's charge, but when the latter
repeated it again, Mr.. Alsip fatty denied
that he had ever said anything of the
kind-and he was mad, too.
Mr.. Dillman fired up, too, and in
timated that Mr.. Alsip said what was not
true.
There was some loud and forcible Ian
guage used then, and both men We're
saving the air with their arms.
Chairman Greer poured oil upon the
troubled waters by asking why the road
had not been decided over to the county.
II was private road now, and the Super
.visors had no control over it, and the
Whole debate was out of order.
Mr.. Alsip said he was willing to give
his share to the county.
Mr.. DIilman similarly expressed him
self.
Both gentlemen thought that every
body else on the road would do the same
thing-and the dispute ended thus.
ANDRUS ISLAND ROAD.
There was another squabble at the after
uOOn StSSlOH Vi llle DOdfU, DuI over Il dit
ferent matter.
The petition of Sperry DYE and others
for road on Andus Island, which has
been before the board for some time, was
called up for final consideration.
The ball was started rolling when at
torney blanchard got up, and, after stat
ing that he represented the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Company, through whose
land 1t was proposed to run the road, said
he appeared to object to the hearing going
on because the company had received no
notification that it was 10 be heard.
This brought Mr.. Dye to his feet. Ue
declared that in his capacity as Deputy
Assessor last year he was informed by A.
7. Allender that the insurance company
did not own the land any more, and that
he (Allender) had purchased it. The
statement was made out in Mr.. Allender's
name, and it was that gentleman who
paid the assessment. 1t was that gentle
man, also, VINO appeared before the Board
of Equalization and asked that his assess
ment to reduced to $50 per acre This.
said Mr.. Dye, certainly did not look as
though the insurance company owned
the land.
Grove L. Johnson, who appeared as
counsel for the petitioners, stated that the
question as to the ownership of the land
was one for the courts to decide, and did
not concern the Supervisors.
THE ONLY DIRECTOR.
Clerk Rhodes then read the petition and
the report of the viewers. The latter rec
commended that the road be opened. as it
would 'be a great advantage to the farmers
of Andrus Island, and they also recon-
mended that damages be allowed Mr.. AL
lender at the rate OF $3.50 per acre for the
land taken from him.
Attorney Johnson said that under the
law the first thing for the board to do was
to take action on the report of the viewers:
Supervisor Jenkins moved that the re-
port be adopted, and his motion was car
ried.
Sperry Dye was then sworn, and testi-
fed that the proposed road would be a
great advantage to the farmers, as they
now have no outlet in the direction of
Isleton. He considered Mr.. Allender's
land worth about $50 an acre. Mr.. Allen
der was the only person who opposed the
project, yet Mr.. Dye thought the road
would be great advantage to Mr.. Allen
der too.
f, 7. Donnelly gave testimony similar
TO that of Mr.. Dye.
Allender was not present, but it was
shown that he had been duly notified to
attend.
TIE ROAD TO BE OPENED.
Supervisor Black moved that the prayer
OF the petitioners be granted, and that
Aliender be allowed damages at the rate
of 500 per acre.
The motion was carried, and Dye and
the other petitioners departed in high
glee.
Another road matter was then taken
up III was the petition for n new county
road pranchlng off from the Drytown and
Plymouth road near the Costumes River
The petitioners were all present to
speak for the road, but it was discovered
that the petition had not been properly