The record-union., 1892-12-16
4 DAY OF WRANGLING.
Another Breezy Session of the Board
of Supervisors.
Advertising Bills Take Up More Time
Bates and the Alleged ''Steals''
-Bronner's Bill.

eral being again the principal cause OF ac-
rimony.
Wells Drury, former publisher of the
NeaoS, had been summoned to appear be-
fore the board and make a sworn state
ment regarding a claim Ire had in for
election advertising, but he did not show
up. In his place appeared Charles
Thompson, the Ne50S bookkeeper, but
Supervisor Bates declined to take the lat
ter's statement
GRAND JURY INQUIRY.
Supervisor Miller informed the board
that some members OF the Grand Jury
wanted to look at the bills, and that he
had turned them over to that body, in
cluding the bills that had already been
allowed but not yet paid.
Chairman Greer said he was glad of
this, as it would put quietus on some Of
the talk that the bills were not right.
}. }. Campbell, publisher of the Gait
Gazette, then addressed the board with
reference TO the cutting down by the
board OF his advertising bills. One bill
Tor sle0, for advertising the Public Ad-
mlnlstrator's seml-annual statement, had
been rejected entirely by the board. He
said the District Attorney had pro-
nounced this bill legal one.
Supervisor Miller said that the Public
Administrator had told him that he HIM
self would pay the bill if the board did
not allow it.
Campbell said that George +. Bronner,
the Administrator, denied this, and
claimed that he had simply told Miller
not to present the bill before the Super
.Visors until after the election.
Several members Of the board expressed
the opinion that advertising should not be
given out by county officials without con-
sulting the board.
Campbell called attention to the fact
that the law, in numerous instances speci-
1lcaIIy directed county officers to do GER
tam advertising. If the board insisted
on the newspapers notifying it every timo
they were told to do a piece OF legal ad-
Neruslng, 1t should place a resolution TO
that effect on its minutes and let the pa
pers be advised thereof
The District Attorney was sent for by
the board, but could not be found. and
Chairman Greer adjourned the session till
P. NJ, declaring that at that time either
Mr. Ryan or his assistant would have to
be present. Mr.. Campbell said he would
have his lawyer present, too.
\ ROAD CASE sANDwICHED IN,
At the afternoon session r. T. Devlin
addressed the board with reference to the
petition of b. u. Steinman and others for
new road extending Cypress avenue, in
Oak Park, which petition the board re-
lected last week because the Oak Park
people could not agree. Mr.. Devlin
asked the board to reconsider its former
action and set the matter for another hear
ing for next mouth. He said the only
contention among the Oak Park folks was
with reference to which way the road
should run, but they would eventually
agree upon route. He said by recon-
sidering the board would save the county
the expense and time necessary in adver-
tising new petition.
Chairman Greer and Mr.. Bates favored
Mr.. Devlin's request, but Mr.. Jenkins
opposed it. He said that the former peti-
ton had been fully heard by the board
and finally rejected. He did not believe
it would be proper TO revive the contro-
versy.
Mr.. Devlin said if the action of the
board was adhered to new petition
would be put in and the whole thing
would have been done over again. 1t
would only put the petitioners to addi-
tonal expense and delay.
Alter some further talk Mr.. Bates
moved that the matter be reCOnsidered,
and the motion was carried, Mr.. Jenkins
alone voting against it. The case was
then set for hearing for Thursday of the
January session of the board
SAID IT WAS THE LAW.
EX-Judge J. w. Armstrong then adj
dressed the board with reference to the
Gait Gd5ettes bill for publishing Public
Administrator Bronner's advertisement.
The Judge said that if the board did not
allow the bill Mr.. Bronner would have
to pay the money out Of his own pocket.
The Public Administrator is a county
officer, and under the law should be
treated as other like officers The law
did not permit him to charge an estate
for the advertisement.
Chairman Greer asked the Judge if the
law said specifically that the county must
pay such bills.
The Judge replied that it did not-no
more than it did that the county should
pay the advertising bills of the Sheriff.
County Clerk and otheir county officers
County officers were charge against the
county, and the law did not contemplate
that they should pay for the PRINTING
that the law compels them to have done
The Chairman said that another OBJ
lection the board had was that Super
visor Miller, Chairman of the Printing
Committee, had not been consulted be-
fore the printing was given ont.
Judge Armstrong replied that the mat
ter was not prerogative Of Mr.. Miller's
nor of the boards. 1t rested solely with
Mr.. BrOnner.
Assistant District Attorney Buckley
was called upon for his opinion. He said
there was not much law on the subject.
but he and Mr.. Ryan were satisfied that
the claim was a legal charge against the
county. Mr.. BrOnner was county officer
and it was presumed that the county paid
Tor all legal advertising done by such
officers.
NEW TO THEM.
Chairman Greer explained that this
was the first time such a bill had ever
come before the board, and naturally it
was rejected. It was apparent that the
statute requiring the publication semi
annually OF the Public Adminastrator's
report had been overlooked.
District Attorney Ryan came in at this
juncture, and, being asked by Chairman
Greer, said he considered the bin a LEGAL
charge against the county.
Mr.. Bronner, addressing the board. said
that when he gave the report to Editor
Campbell he did not think there wollld
be any bill for it. He thought it wouid
be published as news item But he had
left il all in the hands of his attorney and
it was the latter who had had the renort
advertised and had advised putting in
bill.
A vote was then taken on the passage
of the bill, and all the Supervisors voted
in the affirmative except Mr.. Miller.
The next matter taken up by the board
was a resolution, offered by Mr.. Black. to
the effect that the board appropriate SIS A
month for the purpose Of paying the ex-
pense of free ferry across the American
River at Folsom, until the new bridge is
finished.
The resolution was adopted, and it was
agreed that the money be paid over to
James Burnham OF Folsom.
CAMPBELL AGAIN.
Editor Campbell was then given a
chance to talk to the board with reference
to the cutting down of his bill for an
election advertisement. He complained
that the board had allowed the Nord-C Cal
J2taia Heroids bill, which was an ille-
gal claim, yet his bill had been cut down