The record-union., 1892-12-29
FINISHING UP.
The Supervisors Meet to Conclude
Their Business Before Retiring.
The Drury Bill for Advertising is
Finally Passed-A Long and
Tedious Debate.

The Board Of Supervisors met yesterday
for the purpose of finishing up its work
| before the close of the year, the principal
work left being the passage of a number
Of road bills that have been left over.
Supervisor Bates opened up the pro-
ceedings with an objection. He did not
like the way the minutes of the last ses-
sion read with reference to the boards
action in establishing a temporary ferry
across the American River at Folsom.
The entry, he said, made it appear that
the county was controlling the ferry,
when such was not the case. According
to the minutes. he said, the county would
be responsible in case Of an accident.
The matter was left TO the District Attor-
ney.
Supervisor Miller reported that he
had ordered 5000 sacks sent down TO
Peters ferry, where the farmers We're
bracing the leVee against the high water.
ONE THAT WAS LEFT OVER.
Attorney Albert NJ. Johnson appeared
before the board with reference to Wells
Drury's bill for an election advertise
ment in the N5nS. Mr.. Johnson said
that the only objection to the bill came
from rival publisher, Mr.. McClatchy
As 1t was Mr.. McClaJchy's desire that
Mr.. Drury should say under oath that his
regular rates We're such as he had charged
the county, Mr.. Diary was called before
the board and sworn. lie said his bill
was for 81 ID, and was for printing the
election proclamation and sample Of the
ticket. Mr.. Drury said he had charged
the county no more than he would have
charged any other customer. The County
Clerk lad instructed him to make the
publication three times and he carried
out the instructions. The last publica-
ton was to take place the day before cleo
ton.
County Clerk Rhoads said that the NeWs
really published the matter four times,
but charged for only three publications.
His understanding had been that the only
objection to the bill was that it was not
made out properly.
MR.. RYAN CALLED UPON.
District Attorney Ryan, at Supervisor
Miliers suggestion, asked why it was
that an item OF the bill called for an in
sertion on November 7th, when the
County Clerk, under the advice of the
board, had notified all the papers, except
the Bee and RECORD UNION, which were
making the publications required by law,
to make no insertions after receipt OF
such notice-October 9th.
Mr.. Drury explained, and was corrobo-
formal notice, that he had been instruoted
to make only three publications, and that
the last one was to be on the day before
election, November 7th. He had followed
orders. He had really made four publi-
/ cationS-One on October 9th, the notice
having only reached him at , p. NJ. that
day, but his bill only charged for the
three ordered.
Supervisor Jenkins said that the bills Of
the Calf Gazeite and the Folsom TeJegraDh
for publications after such notice had
been disallowed, under advice of the
District Attorney. He saw no reason
why an exception should be made in the
case of the NeiUS.
\ DIFFERENT CASE.
Mr.. Ryan explained that the cases were
entirely dissinlllar. He advised against
payment for these insertions in the
country papers because they had been
made in direct opposition to Tie order Of
the County Clerk, who was given au-
thority by law to make publication in as
many papers as he saw fit. 1t appeared
now that in the case of the NclcS he had
directly authorized publication the day
before election. The board could not
force the Clerk to use or refrain from
using certain papers in this matter since
the law had taken it ont of the hands of
that body. 1t could simply advise with
the Clerk.
In conclusion Mr.. Ryan said he did not
see how the board could avoid paying the
Drury bill. He added though, that judy
ing from the bids which were recently
made for city official advertising, the
rates charged the county by the papers
were too high.
1t was explained to Mr.. Ryan, though,
that the bidding for the city advertising
was made on the basis Of 1856 ems to the
square, while 240 ems constituted coun-
ty square.
After some further talk the board al
lowed the bill by a majority vote, Messrs.
Jenkins and Miller voting against it.
At the afternoon session the board
passed a number of road bills, no other
business of importance coming before it.
An adjournment was then taken until
this morning.