The record-union., 1891-11-03

acre. our population and wealth would be
materially increased. Every county in
the State viii be represented in this book,
and for Sacramento to be left out would
be disgrace to this board"
Il strenuously object" insisted Mr..
Bates, ITO imposing upon immigrants by
flooding the East with exaggerated de-
scriptons and pictures"
= do, too" replied Mr.. Greer, ''but
facts are facts, and that is what we pro-
pose TO place in our literature which we
send abroad.o
Upon motion of Mr. Black the matter
was referred to Chairman Greer, with
power to act, Sl75 to be the limit of the
expense.
COUNTY LAW LIBRARY.
County Clerk Rhoads addressed the
board with reference to the County Law
Library fund He said that the last Leg
islature established a library for each
county, and provided that the State
should furnish each with a complete set
OF California reports and the codes. Fees
were then collected by the County Clerk
when a suit is filed, and this goes to
fund which IS TO purchase other books for
the library. Mr.. Rhoads said he had
called the attention OF the board to this
matter last April, but no attention had
been paid 10 it. He had now collected
something like $780, and If the Super
visorS did not propose 10 establish the
library he intended to return the money.
There would be no expense to the county,
except to tit up a room for the reception
of the books. According to the new law
the Chairman OF the Supervisors, the two
Superior Judges, and two members of the
bar, to be selected by the Supervisors,
should constitute a Board of Library
Trustees. and have charge of the library.
Chairman Greer explained that action
was not taken on the matter last April
simply because the board did not under
stand the matter.
Mr. Bates said he didn't '.hooray'' for
/ the library in April because he supposed
it would entail big bill upon the county.
1t was decided 10 establish the library
/ Immediately IN a spare room in the
/ Courthouse, and the board appointed
Frank ID. Ryan and W. \. Anderson as
I the two trustees from the bar, TO act with
/ the Chairman and the Superior Judges.
AN EScRoACHISef LEvEE.
/ Road Overseer Hamilton of District No.
III addressed the board, at the afternoon
/ session, with reference to the levee work
! going on in his district. The leyee build
/ ers had encro3ched upon the county road
some ten feet, and he desired TO place the
matter in the hands OF the board. He
+ considered it his duty TO report the
matter.
Supervisor Bates thought that if sufTici-
/ ent road was left 10 answer the purpos 5
! of travel the board should not interfere.
( The Ieyee was q good thing and would
save the county considerable expense.
! Mr. Greer agreed with Bates. lie said
I that there would be no sense in interler-
/ ing until somebody complained that the
/ road was too narrow.
/ 1t was agreed to let the matter rest, as
! there is q thirty-twO-foot road left which
( VIII answer all purposes.
DIILMAN ROAD AGAIN.
{ There was quite number of Oak Park
I people present to give their views on the
proposed Sacramento avenue and Fruit
/ Ridge road. It appeared that a number
| of persons out there had been credited
with having donated the land for the
road some time ago, but yesterday they
claimed that they aid not donate it TO the
/ county 1t was true, they said, that the
road is now open TO the public, had been
! so for two years, and If left so for five
! years would become a county road by
usage, yet they considered it now pri-
/ vate road, and wanted 1t TO remain as
such. They had 10 objection to the road
remaining there, butt the county wanted
it, they want it TO be PAID for at the
rate Of about 500 an acre for the land
taken from them.
II. J. DilInIan, one OF the principal
/ petitioners for the road, was present, and
he and the non-consenters got into a
wratIly wraugle, which had To be quelIed
/ by the Chairman several times.
4 conIical incident occurred during the
argument. One Of the non-consenters. a
Mr.. Palmer, was endeavoring to convince
I the board that he should be paid at the
rate Of $500 per acre for his land, because
il was worth S700. He declared that he
even wouldn't sell for SEQ an acre. In
the midst Of all this County Assessor
Irving stepped in and quietly took a
seat. He remembered that this land was
I only worth SlG0 when he went to assess it
recently, so he pulled out his notebook
and Jotted down some data. There was
( CONSERVATION in the uon-cousenters'
camp when they discovered the Assessor,
but it was too late. He said he would
need the figures next year.
The discussion of the road matter con-
sumed the entire afternoon, and no
understanding was reached, so the matter
was postponed Tor further hearing until
to-day.