The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
A Rumpus Over One of Clerk Rhoads'
Appointments.
a Proposition to Reopen a Hydraulic
Mine in Placer County-A
Long Discussion.

The Board of Supervisors was in session
again yesterday, and spent most of the
day in looking over the bills which had
accumulated against the county during
the month.
The investigation was interrupted now
and then by other matters. County
License Collector Bates reported that he
had collected 8, 468 during the month OF
August. Under the head of reports of
standing committees, Supervisor Jenkins,
Chairman of the Road Committee, re-
ported that the Putney and Williamson
bridges over the Consumes River were
in bad condition and needed repairing,
as farmers had to cross them with their
loads of produce. The board authorized
him to make the repairs. Mr.. Bates, OF
the Finance Committee, briefly reported
that if bills kept coming in as rapidly as
they were at present the County Treasury
would soon be exhausted. The County
Treasurer's report showed that there
was 81, S02 81 in the treasury.
AN OLD BILL.
Complaint was made that there was
an obstruction in the county road adj
joining Mrs. Thisbie's ranch in District
IL, and the Road Overseer of that district
Attorney C. II. Oatman presented
bill Tor 81, $40 from the defunct American
Bridge and Building Company OF San
Francisco for work done over year ago
at the County Hospital. The original
claim was filed with the clerk, but itnever
came before the board. Sub-contractors
put in their claims and they were al
lowed, and thus the bill settled up. Now
comes a copy of the original claim filed
by j. NJ. Streaton, assignee OF the bridge
company, and Attorney Oatman de-
manded its allOwal or rejection. He said
he expected the latter, and that suit
against the county for the 81, $40 which
was paid to the sub-contractors would be
brought. The board took the matter un
der consideration, and promised to give
Mr.. Oatman an answer before the end of
the week.
REGISTRATION POSTERS.
The examination of bills was then re-
sumed and everything went along
smoothly until Mr.. Bates ran across one
called on this BILL he said, handing il to
Chairman Greer. 1t was the bill of
Thomas II. Boyle for $40 for hanging up
registration posters. This board never
appointed anybody to do that work."
continued Mr.. Bates, land never author
lied the appointment of anybody that |
know Of"
Chairman Greer looked at the bill, pro-
nounced it eXorbitant, and agreed with
Mr.. Bates that the employment of Boyle
was unauthorized. did any Supervisor
say that this man should do this work."
he asked.
Mr.. Black-I didn't.
Mr.. Miller-I did't.
Mr.. Jenkins-I didn't.
Mr.. Bates-You bet l didn't.
And l didn't either" added Chair
man Greer"
CLERK RHOADS DID IT.
There was a big silence. and then the
Chairman turned to County Clerk
Rhoads with: Ibid you do it?''
''Ne s, sir,' replied the Clerk promptly.
a close examination OF the bill showed
that Boyle claimed 10 have worked ten
days. Mr.. Rhoads said Boyle had about
300 posters to put up; he told him to do 1t,
and supposed, as the claim was sworn to-,
that it was correct.
The Supervisors from the country dis
tricts stated that they had put up the
have to go out OF town.
But here's bill for s. for buggy
just the same," said Mr.. Bates.
There was quite "kick'' over the mat
ter, but it was finally dropped until the
bill came up for passage.
\ TIYDRALIC MINE.
At the afternoon session Judge Wallace
Oh RACER county appeared before the
board and presented communication
from James Finley, proprietor OF the
Yankee Jim placer mine, located twenty
five miles east Of Auburn. Mr.. Finley
asked that he be permitted to open his
hydraulic mine during the winter. He
proposed to erect restraining dams in
DEVILS Canyon.
Judge Wallace urged that the board
give Mr.. Finley permission to operate
his mine and assured them that he was
q man of honor and would do all that he
promised.
HAD BEEN THERE.
Eir. Bates told the Judge that the
board had already had ''tough' ex-
perience in this line. They had gone to
Iowa Hill once and inspected some mines
Which 1t was proposed to operate. Some
people who did not know anything about
the case denounced the board, fearing that
the Supervisors were going to do justice to
the miners. he (Bates) told them to ''go
TO the DEVIL and came out fiat-footed
with his opinion. The other members of
the committee. however, were frightened
OF. They had been threatened with
everything that was terrible if they dared
to do what was right. one newspaper
fairly frothed at the mouth over it, They
We're accused of being bought and
"hushed."
We'll" said Judge Wallace, ''Placer
County can't afford to buy anybody, so
they won't have anything to howl about
this time"
"Ihey will howl, just the same" re-