The record-union., 1891-12-08
Supervisor Bates Son Gets the Late
P. F. DoIan's Place.
The Natoma Company is Defiant :
Wrangle Over a Proposed New
Road-Other Road Cases.

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floor, delivered an eloquent eulogy of P
+. Dolan, the late County License Col
lector. By his sudden taking away the
| city had lost a valuable citizen, the
county an efficient and honorable officer
and wife fond and loving husband. L
was proper that resolutions in respect tC
| the memory of the departed official bt
drafted and spread upon the minutes o
the records of the county. Mr. Greer
then presented the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted by the board:
! RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
| WHEREAS, The all-wise ruler of the universe
/ has called from our midst to rest from his
labOrS our friend and associate Z. +. DoIan
! therefore, be it
! Resot0ed, That we, the members of the Boart
/ of Supervisors of Sacramento County, deeply
feel his loss, and that his untimely death has
! made vacant position OF great respect anC
! trust; that the county of Sacramento has lost 9
| true and competent officer, the community 9
just ana upright Citizen q wife devoted hus
! band, and Il mother an aflecionate son; that
we deeply mourn his loss and that OF the he
reayed wife and family relatives and friends
and tender our sincere sympathy and prayers
IN this hour of severe trial.
Res0tUed, That the foregoing resolutions bC
spread upon the minutes of the Board of Su
THE NEW COLLECTOR.
Some routine business was then trans
acted, after which Supervisor jenkins
called the attention of the board to the
fact that by reason Of Mr.. Dolan's death
vacancy had occurred which it was
necessary to fill. He therefore proposed
that they proceed at once to elect q new
! License Collector.
This was satisfactory to the others, and
! supervisor Black placed in nomination
| for the office Edwin w Bates son of Su-
pervisor Bates. Mr.. Black referred to
his nominee as q young man of energy
and worth and native son.
Supervisor Miller nominated X. B.
Harmon.
When the vote was taken Greer, Bates,
! Black and jenkins voted for young Bates.
Mr.. Miller voted for his nominee, but
| changed his vote, making Bates election
unanimous. The new Collectors bond
was fixed at $4,000.
Later in the day Supervisor Black
offered resolution fixing Collector
Bates salary at S125 per month. The res
olution was unanimously adopted.
RATHER HOSTILE.
a communication was received from
Road Overseer Boyd of Folsom, who was
instructed by the board recently to in
vestigate the condition of the Natoma
| Company's bitches. 1t said that the
company has assumed hostile attitude
and had informed him that the company
had attorneys by the yard" and would
take the matter into court if the Super
viSorS attempted to compel the covering
of the bitches. The communication was
filed.
! a petition was received from Joseph
| Hulms and others asking for a change OF
the boundary lines Of the Elder Greek
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Of John Nicolaus. The petition was
granted upon the recommendation OF
superintendent Howard.
John Dougherty of Oakland filed an
outlawed claim OF S466, for work done in
Swamp District No. 205. The matter was
referred to the District Attorney.
4 petition was received from Carl Strc-
bel and other citizens Of Highland Park
asking for road leading from the termi-
nus of Bonita Avenue through the In
| gram and Clark tracts to the Lower
Stockton Road. The petition was granted.
and County Surveyor Winn and Messrs.
Traver and CreSs were appointed as
! viewers.
County Surveyor Winn submitted a
report and map Of the new road on the
lands OF George Herget and Cox Il Clarke.
a report of the viewers of the road Pc
| titioned for by Sperry Dye and others
was referred back for amendment. there
having been failure to give a list of the
non-consenting land owners.
COURTHOUSE REPAIRS.
Supervisor Black, on behalf Of the
| Building Committee, reported to the
board that he had ordered the repairs and
furnishing OF the two Superior Cour;
rooms as requested. The work was about
completed. The additional buildings
contracted for at the County Hospital
were being rapidly constructed, and the
work was very satisfactory.
a petition from G.. Shelf. j. w. Cox and
others was received and filed asking for a
| road from the north end OF Sixteenth
street to the south end of the American
River bridge. John Rider. Jacob Oleson
and Surveyor Wlnn were appointed as
viewers.
The Supervisors then convened as q
Board Of Swamp Land Commissioners.
and warrant for 500 was drawn in favor
of William Butler for work done in Re-
clamation District No. 535.
Becess.
WRANGLE OVER A ROAD.
At the afternoon session Clerk Rhoads
read petition from persons owning land
near Sutterville, who desire new road
connecting with the county road between
Freeport and Sutterville and extending
down to the Goodrich ranch.
on motion Of Supervisor Jenkins. the
petition was placed on file, and Antoine
Cook, o. A. Loydal and A. q. Winn were
appointed as viewers.
The matter of the proposed new road
on Grand Island, asked for by G. w.
Clarke and others, came up for hearing,
but it was discovered that the petition
had not been advertised according to law.
1t was then agreed to postpone the hear
ing until next month. Chairman Greer
asked Isaac O. Hail, the only non-con-
senter, II he would waive his rights in
order to save the county the expense OF
advertising. Hall said he would and the
matter went over in this condition.
| The report of the viewers on this road
recommended it as a public necessity.
| The viewers said that Mr.. Hall, the non.
consenter, should be awarded 500 dam
ages for the land taken from him.
! Despite the fact that the matter had
been laid over, Z. Z. Figg, one of the
| consenters, addressed the board. He was
in favor Of the road, but he wanted the
| board to be careful in locating the land
/ between his property and Mr.. Hall's, as
| there had been dispute between them.
| They had been in court once, but the de-
cision did not settle the line His land
would be damaged by the road, but new
ertheless he was willing to give the land.
because he realized that his neighbors
needed an outlet from their lands
Mr.. Hall was not so generous. He de-
nanded that the dispute regarding the
dividing line be settled in court, and that
be be paid for any land taken from him.
Hall and F'igg got into quite wrangle,
but Chairman Greer poured oil on the
troubled waters by advising both to get
together with the surveyors and agree
upon the line. Then the board could
consider the road matter.
Figg and Hall left the place together
discussing their differences, and the
board adjourned until to-day
LARGE LAND-HOLDINGS.