The record-union., 1891-09-09
THAT OAK PARK ROAD.
It is Finally Declared Open by the
Supervisors.
NJ. J. Dillman is Accordingly Happy
Renonstrauce Against the Mackey
Road-Other Matters.

The Board Of Supervisors having now
temporarily disposed of the liquor IL
cense matter, settled down to business at
yesterdays session.
The report of the viewers in the matter
of the new road through the Oak Park
Tract, being a continuation of Sacra-
mento avenue, along the line Of the cleo
tric railway to the Fruit-ridge road, petit
toned for by NJ. j. Dillman and others,
was read to the board. The whole matter
was then set for hearing for the first day
Of the October session OF the board, and
the non-consanting landowners viii be
notified to be present on that day and
state their objections.
DILLMAN AND DEVLIN.
Then the road pctitioned for by Dill
man and others which is to connect the
! upper and lower Stockton roads, through
cak Park, was talcu up. Mr.. Dillman
represents his own interests in this con-
! trOversy, while those who arc opposed to
the new road are represented by AttCr-
ney Robert II. Deylin. These TWO gen
tlemen were on hand yesterday to see
| that Their respective Interests were pro-
/ tected. Although the case was not up
for hearing, these two gentlemen got into
| a slight alteration.
Mr.. DeVlm seemed inclined to rag Mr.
/ Dninan because Tho latter had n0L en-
. ployed an attorney. He s&id that the
! whole Of Mr.. Dillmans procedure was
I illegal, ana that much OF tho work was
/ done by the clerk Of the board outside OF
his authority. lie accused Dilinan OF
! attempting to ride into prosperity with
the owners Of the Oak Park tract.
Mr.. Dillman did not take kindly 70 this
onslaught. ''Well," said he. ''if You will
,1-.,
am noted fer penuriousnCss in this city.
If cnoose TO act rs nay own attorney it is
my business and not yours. thiah |
/ have been about us publiC-Spiritod as the
/ learned attorney. | have applied TO the
Board OF Supervisors for Il road, and 1
cannot see that [ should be subject to
ridirule because [ choose TO place faith in
the members and not consume lhcir time
! with a long argument Of an attorney"
THE ROAD OPENED.
/ Chairman Greer desired to ask why the
strip twenty feet was reserved on the east
! side Of tie tract.
at is 10 keep anyone from opening a
road" said Mr.. Devlin.
oh. that is the little joker you have
! thrown around your town." put in Mr..
| Bates. "Weu, Pm in favor OF busting
that"
Mr.. Devlin insisted that the owners of
/ OakParll had improved their property and
! enhanced it's value, and that Mr.. Dillman
sought to get the benefit of their enter
prise by opening the proposed road.
u wish to ask the gentlemen" said Mr..
! Dillman, what ! am to do. He says ii
reminds him OF a dog with a bone. one
gets it and all the rest run for it. Now.
want it understood that I owned the land
/ before the other dogs appeared, and that
/ had the bone some years before they aD-
peared on the scene. What am l to do
with my land? Am to take it up bodily
and convey it to some secluded spot i'm
order that may not share the influence
Of your improvements Y' continued Mr..
/ Dillman.
Il move that the petition for the road
/ be granted and the Oak Park Association
/ be allowed $50 damages" +" interposed MIR.
/ Bates.
The vote was unanimous and the road
declared open.
MORE ROAD MATTERS.
/ \ petition was received, asking that
the roads through Oak Park, as shown OH
! the map on file III the Recorders office,
/ be declared opened III accordance with
the said map. This was laid over
/ \ report was read from the viewers APP
/ pointed to lay out the road petitioned for
! by Mackey and others for q continuance
Of Sixteenth street toward the grant
: The report favored the road.
| There is a remOnstrancG TO this petition,
and Matt. +. Johnson has been employed
to urge it. The ease was set for the first
Tuesday in the October session. The OBJ
jecting parties set forth that the Ameri-
can River bridge furnishes an adequate
( highway; that the new road would un-
( necessarily destroy the lands of James
/ Holland, John Silva and Conrad Schepp;
( that it would entail a heavy expense upon
/ the county, which would have to pay for
/ trestlework half mile long
HOSPITAL CEMETERY.
/ A. G.. Winn, County Surveyor, sub
/ mitted the result OF survey for
! burial ground in the County Hospital
grounds, and the plan as presented was
adopted.
Attorney r. NJ. Clarken was present to
urge the demand of Mrs. Hannal for the
! opening of an alley in Folsom. motion
! by Bates to grant the request was lost.
! but Mr.. Clarken will take another tack in
! the form Of petition.
A communication was received from
the Franklin Farmers Alliance protest
| ing against the repeal OF the license ordi-
nance.
Mr.. Jenkins suggested the petition
came too late.
We'll, suppose it does" said Chair
man Greer, "we should show due respect
| by placing it on tile.''
County Assessor Irvine applied for
and was granted leave of absence from
the State for one month. He is going to
Mexico.
The afternoon session Of the board was
consumed IN examining the regular
monthly bills against the county.