The record-union., 1892-06-08

except Mr.. Jenkins present.
The legality OF the signs placed on the
various county bridges by direction of
the board-warning persons not to drive
across them faster than a walk under
lehalty OF $40 fne-was discussed again.
Assistant District Attorney Buckley
read the law to the Supervisors on the
subject, showing that they could only
impose 1ne OF IS, and that they would
cave to bring suit in order to collect the
me
NICE FIX.
Wen,' said Supervisor Bates, I" if
that is the case Pm in for tearing down
all the signs, and letting the people race
over the bridge if they want to. If the
county has to sue for the 50 it will have
to pay the costs, and if the culprit has
nothing al our trouble and expense will
Ue for nothing. ii he has anything it
viii cost $40 or $50 TO collect the 50. 1t
seems funny that we have been threat
ening $50 hne all these years, and now
Ind out that it is illegal This must be
some new law"
That can't be helped" replied Mr..
Buckley. tits the law, and 50 is all you
can impose
Alter some further talk the subject was
dropped without any action being taken,
the other members evidently believing
with Mr.. Bates, that it would not be
economy to impose and try to collect
- fine.
OAK PARK SALOONS.
Justice Allen of Guthrie Station ap-
peared before the board with reference to
affairs at Oak Park. He said the good
citizens of that thriving community
were in need of protection against the
encroachment of myriad of disorderly
saloons. They were springing up in
formidable array. He declared that too
many licenses were being issued. An
other thing he wanted 10 call the boards
attention to was the need Of a jail at Oak
Park. As it was now, when an arrest
was made the officer had to convey his
prisoner in town to the County Jail-a
"Trip that consumed at least two hours.
During this time the community is left
unprotected and to the mercy of a band
of tOughS who frequent some of the
saloons. He believed that it was the
county's duty to have calaboose erected
out there.
Mr.. Bates said he recoIlected that
similar request had been made before,
and the county, through The Supervisors,
had agreed to stand half of the expense.
Nothing further had been heard of the
matter, however.
HOW IT FELL THROUGH.
Justice Allen explained that at that
time the Oak Parkites had reason to be-
Heve that the Electric Railway would
pay the other half Of the expense, but
when the matter reached focus Manager
l.. l.. Lewis backed out.
Chairman Greer said he was in favor of
assisting the people of Oak Park. 1t was
evident something should be done. as
citizens of the rapidly growing village
were being very much annoyed by the
hOisterous conduct of drunks and hood
INNS w thnnpht do inc
they pleased because they were outside of
the city limits. He promised Judge
Allen that some favorable action would
be taken II the matter was brought up in
proper shape.
A petition for an appropriation for a
calaboose viii be presented.
THE HOwARDS' ALLOWANCE.
At the afternoon session Chairman
Greer announced that he had complaint
TO make. The county, he said, had been
very kind to the Howard Benevolent So
ciety, donating to it all the way from 5000
To S40O per month-the former sum dur
ing the summer months and the latter
during the winter months. There was
distinct understanding, he said, that
whenever member of the Board of Su-
perviSorS sent q destitute person to the
society for relief they should be attended
TO at once, and the order OF the Supervis-
ors honored. But, said he, he had just
order for 50 and it had been rejected He
thought the board had not been treated
right, and asked the other members for
advice.
Mr.. Bates, in his usual brusaue way.
suggested that the society's allowance
had better be cut off. There was such a
thing, he said, as helping people too
much.
MIR. Greer was not in favor of this, not
caring, he said, to punish deserving or
ganization for the act of one OF its officers.
The matter was discussed for some
time, and finally the subject dropped
1t was evident, however, that the ma
jority OF the board was somewhat mitfed
over the matter their Chairman had COM
planned OF.
This was demonstrated a half hour
later when the subject was brought up
again. The allowance Is usually cut
Gown Tor the summer months, but yes
to-day the board cut it TO Sl00 a month
lower than ever before - despite Nh
Greer's effort 10 deal more literally.
PAMPHLET BILL.
The board then took up the regular
monthly bills against the county and ex-
amined them.
Everything, went along quietly until
the bill Of II. s. Crocker Il Co. for ssh IS
for 500 pamphlets containing the road
laws was reached. The board had never
ordered these pamphlets, and naturally
there was a kick Manager Mott of
the printing house was sent for and de-
Clared that the bill was not an exorbitant
one. The books had been ordered by
County Clerk Rhoads. MIR. Mott said he
Lad printed them as cheaply as possible.
Mr.. Bates took the County Clerk to
TASK for assuming the duties of the board.
80 such large order, he said. should be
gwen out without the consent of the
board
Clerk Rboads explaipad tbot ba bodo
dered the pamphlets on the suggestion of
Chairman Greer. The books We're abso-
mtely necessary. The old ones which
the Clerk had on hand contained laws
which were not now in force, as well as
new ones, and Road Overseers had got
ten into trouble through their guidance
He had ordered the books because they
were absolutely necessary.
THE UNFoRTUNATE DEPUTIES.
The next thing done was to formally
Iop oil the heads of the extra deputies
now employed by various county officers
In accordance with the recent decision
OF the supreme Court in the case of
Dougherty VS.. Treasurer Austin of Ma
nm county. The ak was welded by Su-
pervisor Jenkins, who offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, Alta former meeting of the Board
ot SuperNIsors OF Sacramento County. several
OF the COu.i'S oLicers OF said county made APP
plcatlon Tor certain deputies and fled their
respective athuavits showing thar fhe Salaries
would not justify them in paving the exprnse
OF 1ilS ,H e,L pto4 tlleht OF any extra deputies;
ana, ~IeISs's II appeared TO the satisfaction of
this board that the services of si,cb extra
deputies were absolutely REQUIRED for fhe
proper dischargs OF the duties of tho rasrect
i've county Offices; and whereas IbiS 5Ei,ord
now recognize that said deputies are StiiI re- =
quired for the proper discharge of the comfy
business, yet, this board in rsco9nitjC,r ~ ~
late decision ofthe Supreme CONF ~ III -
IN the case OF Laugherty VS.. Austin, in which