The record-union., 1892-01-06
FOLSOM MUST Be IN TT.
Supervisor Greer viii See That the
Town Is Not Left.
Distribution of Health Oficers-The
Towards Appropriation-AN New
Bridge Over Bannon Slough.

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forenoon. All of the members were pres
ent, and Mr.. Greer occupied the chair.
A letter was received from John
Doherty, an Oakland engineer. who was
formerly resident of Sacramento. The
writer took exception to some alleged re-
cent statements by Marsden Manson.
Secretary of the California River I'm
provement Convention. He represented
Mr. Manson as saying that there was no
Immediate necessity for action in the
river question, as the railroads were able
TO move all freights. He declared that
nothing was to be expected from the
River Convention, and that
THE ONLY WAY
Was for the different Boards of Supervis-
ors to meet and agree upon some system of
improvement, and then petition Congress
for an appropriation sufficient to execute
them. He suggested the suctiOn-pump
dredging system, by which the tule ba-
sins could be filled up. The communica-
ton was filed.
Chairman Greer was instructed to con-
fer with the Natoma Vineyard officials
once more with reference to the alleged
nuisance of ditch maintained by the
company in a Folsom alley.
During Mondays session, while the
Chairman was absent, the board ap-
pointed a Health officer for Gait. Mr..
Greer believes that, outside of Sacra-
mento City, the most enlightened COM
Inunity in the county is Folsom, and
when any improvements or progressive
movements are contemplated he makes it
his particular business to see that Folsom
is included. Quite naturally, then, his
''da1der" arose when he learned that Gait
had been honored with a branch Dr.
iaIr l. or, N,lg 10, lid
The Supervisors attention to this condi-
ton of affairs yesterday, and demanded
that the Dam City be supplied with a
Health officer forthwith.
1t was explained TO the Chairman that
Gait had asked for a Health officer,
whereas Folsom had not, and he was per-
suaded to wait until such request was
made
THE TOWARDS AGAIN.
The matter of the monthly appropria-
tion for the Towards came up for more
discussion. 1t appears that the charitable
organization has been given $3.50 during
the winter months. This year, however,
the appropriation started off at $500, and
when $50 of this was taken for the Or
phan Asylum the monthly allowance was
only $3.50. The officers of the association
complained of this at Mondays session,
but nothing was done. Yesterday Super
visor Miller declared himself as in favor
month. He thought the Orphan Asylum
was in better financial circumstances
than the Towards, and he intimated that
the latter organization needed the $50.
Mr.. Black was in favor Of raising the
allowance, and so was Mr.. Greer The
latter, however, would not consent to
taking the money from the orphans.
After considerable discussion the whole
matter was referred to the three Super
visors for the city districts-Me
Bates, Black and Miller
THE CITRUS FAIR.
Mr.. Greer vacated the chair in order to
address the board with reference to the
Auburn Citrus Fair. He said it was very
important that Sacramento should be
properly represented by an exhibit at the
fair. The fair could hardly be complete
without an exhibit from the wealthiest
county in Northern California. The peo-
pie of Placer County expected it, and the
people of Sacramento County were anx-
lous to be represented. There had been
some difficulty, however, in getting funds
enough. The Board Of Trade had taken
hold of the matter and had collected
about $500. This was not sufficient, and
it was understood that the City Trustees
would add $50 more to the amount col
iected. 1t was no more than proper, said
dr. Greer, that the county should come
forward with an equal amount. Hethere-
lore moved that 500 be appropriated from
the immigration fund and turned over
10 Eugene j. Gregory, Chairman of the
Board of Trades Collecting Committee
Supervisor Black seconded the motion
promptly, and it was carried unani-
LnOusly.
WHO ORDERED IT?
At the afternoon session John Rooney,
the veteran Of Brighton, appeared before
ihe board and spoke of the claim of J. E.
Camp for S249 so for a tank and windmill
II Al u IL -,
Iner to supply water for sprinkling pur-
poses.
The bill was on file with the Supervis-
Crs, but each of the members-and all of
them-denied that they had ever author
lied the work to be done. And naturally
no one would audit the claim
1t finally developed, however. that
Camp. who was DESTROYS that the road
should be kept in good order, had erected
the pumping plant ''on his own hook
and intended trusting to luck as to
whether or not the county would pay for
1t.
Later in the afternoon Camp appeared
himself and said that while none of the
Supervisors had authorized the erection
Of the plant, several of them approved of
the idea. He would like to be reim-
bursed, but If not he would content him
self with removing the apparatus to his
ranch and keeping it.
After some further talk the subject was
dropped, but 1t was understood that the
bill would be paid as soon as there was
money enough in the proper fund
The board then took up the regular
monthly bills against the county, and
spent an hour examining them.
STANDING CoNI3uTTEES.
1t was nearly adjourning time when
Chairman Greer remembered that he had
not announced the standing committees
{1r 1892 He said he had worried himself
considerably over the matter, and had
Gone the best he could TO place the right
Kaen on the right committees. After he
had spent considerable time arranging
the names, he found that the personnel Of
each committee differed very little from
those Of last year. He had made some
slight changes, the most important of
which was the placing Of the care OF the
Chain-gang and the insurance in Mr..
Bates hands.
The committees now stand as follows:
udiciary-Miller, Bates and Jenkins:
accounts and Expenditures Bates, Mil
Ter and Black; Public Buildings-Black,
miller and Jenkins; County Hospital
Jenkins, Miller, Black and Bates; Con-
tract and Printing! Miller. Black and
Jenkins; Roads and Bridges-Jenkins,
Bates and Black; Education and Schools
BLACK. Miller and Bates.
Supervisor Black called the boards
attention again to the condition of the
Bannon Slough bridge. This structure
has rotted out completely, and is danger
Gus TO life. The board was notified OF its
condition sometime ago, but neglected to
attend TO ii. An accident was liable to
happen at any time.
Mr. Bates, who objected on Monday TO
putting in q new bridge at present. with
Grew his objection, having come to the
conclusion that it would be cheaper to
ant in n bridge for few hundred dollars