The record-union., 1892-03-08
TWELFTH-OTREET SALOONS.
Supervisor Bates Says They Oppose
the Sixteenth-Street Road.
Mr. Jenkins Says it VIII be Too Ex-
pensive-A New Constable at
Galt-Etc.

The March session of the Board Of Su-
pervisors began at the Hall of Records
yesterday morning, Chairman Greer
presiding and all of the members present.
Ex-Judge j. w. Armstrong, attorney
for Reclamation District 535, asked the
board to correct its minutes of August 8th
last so as to include the resolution author
izing the election of a board Of trustees
Tor that district. The request was COM
piled with
GRAND ISLANDS NEEDS.
a lengthy petition was received from
property-owners at Grand Island in
which they asked that the island compose
one new road district, instead of being
divided between districts II and Is, as at
present. They believe that by such ac-
tion they will be better able to care for
their roads, and will be saved a great
deal of unnecessary trouble. They also
ask that r. B. Hall be appointed Over
seer of the proposed new district.
Supervisor Jenkins was doubtful if the
board had the authority to take away
from the present Road Overseers por-
tions of their districts. He thought
that it would be advisable to postpone
action on the matter until some future
date when the board would be better in
formed as TO what its powers in such a
case were.
The petition was finally placed on file
for future reference.
SIXTEENTH -sTREET ROAD AGAIN.
Chairman Greer made partial report
TO the board on behalf of the special COM
mittee appointed TO look into the matter
Of the proposed new county road con-
meeting with Sixteenth street north of the
American River. He said the committee
had been making thorough inveStiga-
tion and, so far as far it had gone, was in
favor of granting the prayer of the peti-
TONERS. The committee was not yet pre-
pared, though, to make a final recon-
mendation, and asked for another
months time TO prepare its report.
Supervisor Jenkins of the Road Com
mittee was asked for his opinion Of the
proposed new highway. He said he was
not prepared to say he was opposed to
opening the road, but he thought it was
going to be too expensive. and he was not
sure whether the advantages that were to
be gained would warrant the outlay A
foundation Of cobble-stones would have
10 be laid, there would be considerable
grading to be done, and quite stretch of
trestling to build Besides this the
county would have to pay out consider
aOls money for the land.
Supervisor Bates assured Mr.. Jenkins
that the road was not going to cost as
much as he was counting on. The
ground where it was proposed to lay the
road was naturally high and would not
need much grading. Then. too, the
county already owned the land-it had
been dedicated years ago-and there
would not be any expense on that score.
THE OPPOSITION.
"Well," said Mr.. Jenkins, there's a
ITemonstrance against the road here as
long as your arm"
Yes, remonstrance from the whisky
shops on Twelfth street, retorted Mr..
Bates. They're scared of losing some
whisky trade along their road If there's
another outlet over the American River. -
After some further discussion. Mr..
Greer's request for further time was
granted and the matter was laid over
until next month.
Alr. Bates called attention to the fact
that a petition had been received last
month from j. NJ. Haller Of Gait, asking
that he be appointed Constable at that
place, vice J. y. Phillips, resigned. Mr..
Taller, said the Supervisor, was under
the impression that he received his ap-
pointment last month, and had been oper-
atIng as an officer since that time No
harm had been done, however, and Mr..
Bates moved that Haller be formally an
pointed after giving proper bonds. The
motion was carried
a FANCY FENCE.
The matter OF the petition of Goodrich
and others for a new county road con-
meeting with the SutterviIle road near
Melchoir's, and extending south. came
up for hearing. The landowners had
donated the land, but it was explained
that the county had agreed to do the fenc-
ing. One of the petitioners, who was
present said they wanted a nice barb
wire fence, but Mr.. Bates did not like
this idea. He said he understood the
road was being opened so that the land
could be cut up and sold IN building lots.
and in that case they would not require
any fancy fencing. He also remembered
that several OF the petitioners had prom