The record-union., 1891-10-08
AS GOOD As NEW.
FoIsom's Suspension Bridge Repaired
by the County.
Reclamation District Plans-Troubles
of the Supervisors Over the
New Road Law.

Supervisors Bates, Black, Miller and
Jenkins went to Folsom early yesterday
morning to inspect the repairs recently
made by Contractor George B. Dean to
the suspension bridge across the AmerI-
can River at that point.
These gentlemen compose the Commit
Zee on Roads and Bridges, and it was
their duty to report to the board their
opinion of the work. Mr.. Deans COLI
tract called for the replacing of the old
towers with new ones, and the commit
tee pronounced it one of the best pieces
Of work ever done for the county. While
the specifications only called for l4xl4
timbers and inch bolts, Mr.. Dean used
l6xl6 timbers and II inch bolts. In its
present condition the bridge is one of the
best the county possesses, and with re-
planking now and then will lastfor many
years to come.
THE BRIDGE ACCEPTED.
The Supervisors returned to this city
early in the afternoon, and Immediately
went into session. Mr.. Jenkins, on be
half of the committee, reported that Mr..
Deans work was all that could be eX-
pected, and he moved that the new tow
ers be accepted and paid for. He added
that the north end of the bridge needed
replanking. He thought that this should
be attended to, so that the bridge could
De left in thoroughly good order, and, in
aSmuch as MIR. Dean had sufficient lum-
Der on the ground, he moved, in conjunc-
lion with his other notion that the con-
tractor be ordered to do the necessary re-
planking, under the instructions Of the
Road OYerseer of that district.
The motions were carried.
RECLAMATION WORK.
A delegation from Reclamation Dis
trict No. 535, headed by Colonel
McNasser and eX-Judge Armstrong,
appeared before the board and noti-
lied the members that, at a
meeting recently held in the district,
the following Trustees were elected: j..
McNasser, c. Munger and L. r. Ed
wards. The certificate OF election, ball
Lots, ETC., were submitted and placed on
tile.
Judge Armstrong. who is attorney for
the district, stated that the trustees had
employed j. G. Boyd, the surveyor, to
make surveys, arrange plans and esti-
mate the cost OF reclaiming the lands
within the district. Mr.. Boyd had made
most thorough examinations and calcu-
Latlons, and had reported back necessary
plans and had estimated the cost Of the
reclamation at S37 16S. Added to this
would be 5000 for incidentals, such as
salary for the Superintendent, collection
of the assessment, repairs, etc. ATTORNEY
Armstrong said that it was necessary
now that the Supervisors appoint three
Commissioners, whose duty it will be to
assess the property in the district to a
sufficient extent to raise the amounts
above named.
The propositions were all considered
1avorably by the Supervisors, and on
motion of Mr.. Black the following per-
sons were appointed as Commissioners
James Stevenson, William Johnston and
Joseph Sims.
THAT NEW LAW.
= a report was received from Health
= Officer Mckee of Elk Grove, showing
that the health of that place was un-
equaled by any other place in the world;
that nuisances he had ordered abated were
attended to promptly, sewers were kept
clean, as well as alleys, and that every
thing was lovely there in general.
A communication was received from
George. .Hergot, Cox & Clarke and others,
donating 10 the county the necessary land
Tor altering portion of the route of the
river road near Bannon Slough. The
object otthe alteration is to put the road
on high ground.
The Supervisors got into al te a mud
de over the matter. They were going
ahead 10 accept the proposition, when
Clerk Rhoads informed them that under
the new rodd law the matter would have
TO go through the usual course-ap appoint
ing of viewers, making of surveys, adj
vertising, etc.
MIR. Bates could not understand WHY
the county should have to pay for "a hull
lot of monkey business" when the road
was all ready TO be turned over to the
county, and there We're no obiectors.
Mr.. jenkins, however, thought the law
should be complied with so that the
county would be able to hold the road.
4 long discussion followed, and finally
ldr. Bates brought it to a close by de-
claring the meeting adjourned.