The record-union., 1891-10-06
DESTITUTE CHILDREN.
The Board of Supervisors Do An Act
of Charity.
The Oak Park Road Matter Again
The Folsom and Consumes
Bridges Repaired.

The Board of Supervisors met for its
October session yesterday. Chairman
Greer being absent from the city, Super
visor Bates was called upon to preside.
All of the other members were present.
The report of License Collector Dolan
was received, showing that during the
month of September he had collected
1924 81.
The report of Sheriff Stanley showed
that during the month he had received
81 prisoners; discharged II, and had on
hand stilI7I.
The petition of Carl Strobel and others
for road at Highland Park was tabled,
as no bond accompanied the petition.
UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN.
City Physician c. B. Nichols appeared
before the board and called the members
attention to the destitute condition of
four little children who reside on z street.
The mother was mentally deranged and
the father had cruelty deserted the
family. Chief Of Police Drew had called
his attention to the case, the neigh
bors having reported the matter to
the Chief. The doctor said he had
endeavOred to have the children ad-
mItted to the orphan asylum, but under
the rules of that institution this could not
be done, as the children were not
orphans, nor even hali-orphanS. 1t was
desirous that the mother should be sent
to an asylum for treatment, but he did
not know what to do with the children.
They could be taken care of at the orphan
asylum, provided they were paid for, and
he asked the Supervisors to send them
there. The youngest child was only four
a RI,
Z, 10 and y years, respectively.
Chief Drew corroborated the doctors
Temarks, and joined with him in the re-
quest that the county provide for the un
fortunate children. They were all very
bright children, he said, and it would be
Q pity to permit them to longer live the
AIte they do now.
''Pn take one of these children and
will provide a good home for it, said p.
CLARK, kind-looking old gentleman who
lives at I2l7 J street.
DIR. Nichols thanked Mr.. Clark and
took his address.
Chairman Bates said the proper thing
10 90 would be to have the remaining
three children sent to the ASYLUM. and tor
the county to foot the bill.
Mr.. Black offered q motion, embodying
Mr.. Bates suggestion, and it was carried
unanimously.
THE FOLSOM FRIDGE.
George b. Dean, the contractor, ap-
peared before the Supervisors, and noti-
fled them that he had completed the re-
pairs on the suspension bridge across the
American River at Folsom. He had
placed IN new towers, and considered it a
good job. He asked that it be inspected
as soon as possible so that he could get
his bill paid. Mr.. Dean added that the
north end of the bridge had been con-
slderably used up by gravel teams, and
needed replanking.
Road Overseer Coleman of Folsom also
asked that the bridge be replanked.
1t was finally decided that the commit
tee which should go to inspect the towers.
could also examine as to the need of re-
planking.
The Sixteenth-street road controversy
was called up for hearing, but it appeared
that there had been MISUNDERSTANDING as
TO the date of the hearing. Many of those
who desired to be heard were not pres
ent, so the whole matter was laid over
unuI the November session of the board.
THAT OAK PARK ROAD.
The petition of NJ. J. Dillman and 9TH
ers that the Oak Park road leading into
Sacramento avenue be declared public
highway, was taken UP.
In connection with this a communica-
ton from d. l.. Townsend was read. Mr..
Townsend says that he claims the road in
If it was made county road he wanted
to be paid at the rate OF 5000 an acre.
Mr.. Dlllman said that If the road was
not opened Mr.. Townsend would be
hedged in and could not get out of his
own property without going through that
of others.
Charles Coyle and one or two others
said the new road would be of no benefit
to them, but if it was decided upon they
wanted $3.50 an acre for the land taken
from them.
1t began to look as though one of the
Old-tlme discussions was going to take
place, but Mr.. Bates suggested that the
matter ought to be postponed until some
time when the Chairman, Mr.. Greer, was
present, as he knew all about the locality.
Mr.. Black moved that the case 90 over
until the next session, and the motion
was carried.
County Clerk Rhoads reported that
he had received thirty-one coyote scalps
since May last, and the slayers We're
anxious for their s. a scalp. Under the
new law the State now pays for these.
chairman Bates instructed the Clerk to
1sSues certificates for the scalps so that
they could be presented to the Controller.
The board then took a recess.
COSTUMES RIVER BRIDGE.
AT the afternoon session Contractor z.
j.. Barry notified the board that he had
pomp!eted the repairs to the Cosumnes
TtVer bridge, and that it was ready to ne
inspected by the board. No date, how
ever, was fixed for visiting the bridge.
George Hergot was present to make
proposition to the board. 1t was in refer
ence to piece of road which runs
through portion OF his land, just across
the American River. The road goes
through slough, and he offered TO give
the county some good high land for the
Epad, provided the county would do the
fencing.
The board accepted the proposition
and instructed the Road Overseer of that
district to attend to the work.
The board then took up the bills which
are pending against the county for the
month OF September, and began exanin-
ipg them. This consumed the remainder
OF the afternoon.