The record-union., 1891-07-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The Proposed County Hospital I'M
provements Postponed.
The Howards Want More Assistance
Clerk Rhoads Gets Another Dep
uty-Equalizing Taxes.

The Board Of Supervisors met yester-
day for the July session. Mr.. Greer was
in the chair, and all the other members
were present. The board will indulge in
an unusually long session this month
probably sitting the entire month-as
this is the time of year that it is required
to act as Board of Equalization.
THAT OAK PARK ROAD.
A report was received from the viewers
who were appointed to look into the mat
ter of the road petitioned for by NJ. J.
Dillman and others in the vicinity of Oak
Park. The viewers recommended that
the road be opened, but informed the
board that E. K. Alsip and others of the
Oak Park Association would object to
opening the road. The report was placed
on file, and the clerk was instructed to
notify the parties interested to appear be-
fore the board on the first Thursday in
August, when the matter will be heard.
IA viewers report was also received re-
gard1ng the road wanted at the Monte
Vista tract.
Attorney Bruner asked this board to
hear the matter as soon as possible, as the
people there were isolated and had no
way OF getting to town with their pro-
ducts.
The matter was set for hearing for the
same day as the Oak Park road matter.
FoLsoM's BRIDGE.
George B. Dean, the expert who was
appointed by Chairman Greer to inspect
the wire bridge at Folsom, reported that
the towers of the bridge were in q bad
condition and needed repairing, but
otherwise the bridge was all right.
The report Of the County License Col
lector for the month of June was read.
1t showed that IS ,624 had been collected
1t was ordered placed on file.
A report of the election held to vote a
tax for school purposes in Hicks
vile School District was read. AS no
record was sent of the vote, Mr.. Bates
thought it was not according to law, but
the point was strained and the bill was
ordered fled.
NOT JUST YET.
Mr.. Jenkins, on behalf of the Hospital
Committee, reported that nothing had
been done in relation to improving the
sanitary condition of the County Hos
pital, because he had ascertained that
new plumbing system would cost $3, 900,
and he did not believe that amount could
be spared from the funds at this time.
The matter was laid over indefinitely.
County Clerk Rhoads presented an
affidavit to the board in which he stated
that it would be impossible for him to at
tend the sessions of the board during the
equalization of taxes, and he could not
spare any of his deputies. He, therefore,
asked that he be allowed an extra deputy
for one month.
Supervisor Miller presented a resoIu-
ton allowing the extra deputy, but Mr..
Bates kicked. He said he understood Mr..
Rhoads had refused TO attend the ses-
sions. If this were the case the board
should select a new clerk
Mr.. Rhoads said he had not refused TO
act. He simply stated that it would work
great hardship upon him to have to do
the work alone.
Mr.. Bates then intimated that the board
should have appointing of the new
deputy instead of Mr.. Rhoads. The
latter, however, said that he had the
right to appoint his own deputies and
would insist upon that right.
After some further talk Mr. Miller's
resolution was adopted. Mr.. Bates and
Mr.. Greer voted in the negative.
Mr.. Rhoads then announced that his
new deputy would be w. W. Coons.
Richard Dale of the Howard Benevolent
Association appeared before the board
and protested against the cutting down of
the associations allowance. He said that
the expenses of the association now were
more than its income and it could not
keep up. The county had heretofore
allowed it $3.50 a month, but now the
allowance was cut down to $50.
Chairman Greer assured Mr.. Dale that
in the future the board would be more
liberal.
The board then adjourned, but recon-
vened Immediately as Board of EquaIi-
zatlon, and consumed the rest of the after
noon In equalizing assessments.