The record-union., 1891-12-09
THEY OBJECT 10 BARBBD WIRE.
Oak Park Residents Protest Again
to the Supervisors.
An outlawed Claim-The New License
Collectors Bond-objection-
able Notary Fees.

The Board Of Supervisors resumed its
session yesterday morning, all of the
members being present and Chairman
Greer presiding.
Attorney G. n. Post addressed the
board with reference to an Objectionable
barbed-wire fence at Oak Park. He said
That the residents of that locality wanted
the fence removed. 1t had been erected
across street by the managers of Oak
Park, and was the means Of preventing
the said residents from reaching the cleo
tric cars.
The matter was laid over until Friday,
and will in the meantime be looked into.
ADVISED NOT TO PAY.
District Attorney Ryan rendered an
opinion to the board in the matter of the
claim of John Doherty of Oakland, for
s466 for work performed by him some
Swo years ago in Swamp Land District
No. 205. Mr.. Ryan said that the statute
Of limitations outlawed the claim, and it
would therefore be illegal for the Super
visors TO pay it.
The bill was, in consequence, perma-
nently pigeon-holed.
a bill for S5l3, presented by the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company against
Supervisor Jenkins offered a resolution
instructing the County Clerk to have the
Treasurer's semi-annual statement of the
county's finances published in the
RECORD Z MON, Gait Gazette and Fol
som Telegram. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
THE HowARDs.
The board then began the examination
and auditing of the cartload of bills
ial s1ofA Thn
during the past month. There were gas
bills, electric light bills, chain-gang eX-
penses, attorneys fees, bills for the ex-
bensive improvements now going on inlthe
Courthouse, Justices and ConstableS' fees,
and innumerable others.
When the bill of the Howard Benevo-
lent Association for the monthly appro-
priation of $3.50 was read Chairman
Greer said he had been considering the
advisability of dividing the amount be-
tween the Howards and the Protestant
Orphan Asylum, which was in need of
money. Fifty dollars per month would
be about the right figure for the asylum,
1t was decided to postpone action on
The bill until Mrs. Irvine, of the asylum
managers, could appear before the board.
The request OF Mrs. NalenSin, for a
bridge over the Valensin Canal at Arno,
was referred to Jenkins, Chairman of the
Road Committee.
BATES BOND.
At the afternoon session Chairman
Greer announced that he had formally
entered into a contract with e. w. Bates,
the newly-elected License Collector, by
which the latter agreed to faithfully per-
form the duties required of him.
Mr.. Bates presented his bond. and it
was, on motion of Supervisor Black, ap-
proved. The sureties are Colonel James
McNasser, Sheriff Lee Stanley and Will
lam Mitchell, each Of whom qualities for
81 900.
The board then resumed the examina-
tion Of bills and consumed the remainder
of the afternoon in that work.
Supervisor Bates, as usual, ''kicked''
about a number of demands which he
considered exorbitsnt. His principal
objection, however. was to several bills
presented by Martin Devine, the District
Attorneys clerk, for Notary's fees. 1t
appeared that the bills were for acknowl-
odgments and execution for deeds of right
Of way. Mr.. Bates said the county had
officers who were supposed to do this
sort Of work, and if outsiders did it they
should get their compensation elsewhere,
and not present their demands to the
county. Mr.. Bates concluded by report
ing the matter to the District Attorneys s.
Office and declaring that he would not
audit such demands.