The record-union., 1892-01-07
TRAVELLING IN STYLE.
Supervisor Bates Objects to the Com
forts Taken by Prisoners.
The County's New Ambulance Ac-
cepted-River Improvement Dele
gates Selected.


Black.
A communication was received from
!. S. Phillips of Gait resigning his
position of Constable at that place. He
gave as his reason for resigning that he
was now a resident of San joaquin
County. The resignation was accepted,
but no successor was appointed.
THAT AMBULANCE.
Supervisors Miller and Jenkins, who
were appointed as special committee to
have an ambulance built for the County
Hospital, reported that the vehicle had
been completed, and they considered it a
splendid piece of workmanship. A full
description of the ambulance was given
in the RECORD UNION recently. 1t is
just such device as the city needs and
has needed-and the police have begged
tor-for years.
On the recommendation of the COM
Inittee, the board accepted the ambulance
and ordered warrant drawn for Mr..
Meister, the builder.
Mr.. BATES DISCOVERY.
The board then took up the monthly
bills against the county, and consumed
the balance of the forenoon examining
them. The only incident that occurred
during this work was when Mr.. Bates
found a demand from the Sheriff's office
for sleeping-car accommodations for
prisoner and Deputy Sheriff from Los
Angeles to Sacramento"
"Moly Hoses ~ calculated Mr.. Bates.
''Looky here-they're packin' their gum
Casted prisoners around in palace cars
now. What will happen next? Give
'em champagne dinners, suppose. This
don't go-I WON'T sign it."
MIR. BUGBEY EXPLAINS.
Under Sheriff Bugbey heard of the
Tumpus, and, appearing before the board.
offered an explanation. Deputy Sherifls
were human beings, he said, and were
entitled TO some comforts when travel
ing. Then they could not leave their
prisoners outside, and it was proper that
the latter should be kept in bunk for
safe keeping.
Mr.. Bates finally signed the bill, re-
Iuctantly.
Mr.. Bugbey was then called upon for
an explanation regarding a mysterious
looking bill of 81 for postage stamps, but
he got through all right, and this bill was
also allowed.
ANTI-DEBRIS DELEGATES.
At the afternoon session the matter of
appointing delegates to the coming River
Improvement Convention was taken up.
a communication was received from
DR.. G.. NJ. Dixon, Chairman of the con-
vention's Executive Committee in which
the writer requested that the Supervisors
include themselves among the delegates.
IT was agreed to abide by the suggestion.
The following list Of delegates was then
selected: J. w. Armstrong, Christopher
Green, Captain j. H. Roberts, w. +.
Knox, Jr., Hon. r. 7. Devlin, Captain A
-1endes, II. c. Wolf, William McLaugh-
lin, NJ. Miller, NJ. Hornlein, Grove l..
Johnson, B. U. Steinman, A. Abbott,
Eugene j. Gregory, G. w Baker, V. S.
A1Iynys- FlIacI- HliJo
Captain A. Foster, w. w. CoOns, J. O.
Stevenson, Dwight Hollister, Sol Run
yon, Phil Riehl, George Figg, +. Greer,
S. b. Moore, w. II. Dixon, George w
Kelly, John Hanlon, r. d. Stephens, T.
Demming, James McNasser, John
Rooney, Thomas jenkins, J. Reuter-, J.
=. Camp, r. J. Merkley, L. c. Perkins,
Joseph Studarus, William Beckman,
Charles A. Jenkins, Governor Booth,
Mike Howard, Frank RuhstalIer, r. w.
Parker, W. d. Comstock, Frank Miller,
James A. Elder and J. Nj. Morrison.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Supervisor Jenkins inquired of Chair
man Greer what it was proposed to do
with the request Of the miners to appoint
delegates to their convention.
Mr.. Bates announced himself as being
in favor Of being as fair to one side as to
the other. 1t would be no more than right
for the board to select delegates to this
convention, too.
Chairman Greer did not feel disposed
10 recognize the miners convention. He
said he would not consent to sending
delegates to it, unless they were pledged
10 oppose hydraulic mining. They need
not be opposed to mining as an in
sustry, but they should go there prepared
10 fight against attempts TO change the
laws regarding hydraulic mining.
Mr.. Bates was not in favor Of putting
any restrictions on the delegates. Let's
GO the thing fairly" he said. IF we are
going to appoint delegates to the mining
convention at all, lets appoint good
1nen-men who are not cranks on either
side, and who will look out for the best
interests of the State. They should
know how we are situated here in the
valleys, and the dangers that are liable
10 crowd upon us; and at the same time
they should understand the position of
the miners"
Supervisors Black and Jenkins agreed
with Mr.. Bates. After some further dis
GussIOn, however. it was agreed, on the
suggestion of the Chairman, to postpone
action until to-day, when the delegates
viii probably be selected.
MR.. GREER's OPPORTUNITY.
Chairman Greer's jealous guardianship
Ct the interests of Folsom have been di-
lated upon already in these columns, and
particularly the anxiety he experienced
the other day when Health officer was
appointed at Gait, whereas Folsom was
not so honOred,
Yesterday petition came in from citi-
zens of Folsom requesting that John
Harris be appointed Health Officer at
that place. Mr.. Greer was absent when
the petition was read. and Mr.. Bates,
who occupied the chair, loosely suggested
to the other members that they KNOCK
cut Greer's hobby"
vote was about to be taken, when
FIR. Greer came in, and Immediately
sought to save the situation. 1t was too
Late, however, for majority of the Super
visors voted to deny the petition.
Mr.. Greer was then rather warm in the
region of his collar. He Immediately
changed his vote and gave notice of a
motion to reconsider the vote. Then be
made a speech. Folsom was, without
Goubt, the most important community in
she county outside of Sacramento City,
and was one Of the most promising towns
in the State. He hoped the members
would reconsider the matter-in fact, he
demanded that they do so.
A motion TO reconsider was carried,
and on the next vote the petition was
granted.
Mr.. Bates had only one restriction TO
Dut on the new Health Officer. He
wanted the board to have the privilege OF
knocking him out if any dead hogs
were found in the drinking water
bitches"
After auditing number Of bills the
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