The record-union., 1892-02-03
MAY Be TROUBLE.
The Sxteenth-Street Road PROPOSE
tion Getting Interesting.
Twelfth Street People are the object
ors-The New Floating Bridge
Across Bannon Slough.

The Board Of Supervisors resumed its
session yesterday morning, all the mem
bers being present and Chairman Greer
presiding.
A communication was received from
Locke d Lavenson. asking the county to
assist them in meeting the expense of
improving public levee road near their
place at Walnut Grove.
The communication was fled and will
be considered later on. Supervisor Bates
announced himself as opposed 10 making
such an appropriation. He said that
money could not be taken from the gem
eral fund for such purpose, as the law
forbade the use of county money for re-
pairing levee roads.
THE sPERRY DYE ROAD.
The Sperry Dye road matter came up
again in a mild form before the board
This case has been before the Supervisors
for years, and every time it makes its ap-
pearance the members exhibit Fremont
tions of apoplexy. The petitioners have
been trying to get new road back of
1sleton, and, on account of the opposition
met with, only succeeded recently in get
ting favorable order from the Super
Visors. And this order was in the nature
OF q compromise, as it placed the road on
some cross leveeS near the Sacramento
River and Jackson Slough.
Ihe matter came up yesterday in the
shape OF communication from County
Surveyor Winn. That official SURVEYED
the proposed levee route at the request
OF Chairman Jenkins Of the Road Com
mlttee and submitted a report of that
survey. he also recommends the adop-
ton of the proposed route. The report
was accepted and in all probability the
road will be ordered opened during the
present session Of the board-and that
VIII forever settle this ancient wrangle.
sIXTEENTH-STR ROAD.
The proposition to connect a road with
Sixteenth street and the American river
bridge, thus giving two outlets from the
northern end Of the city, is likely to de-
Yelop into quite an interesting dispute
As has already been published in the
RECORD-U UNION, this extension was pc
tltioned for by Conrad Schepp and others
living in that locality, but it has met with
strong opposition from those on the
Iweltth-street road-now the only north
ern outlet. The latter people fear that
with the opening of Sixteenth street,
Twelfth street will be closed, but from all
that can be learned these fears are ground
less.
The entire Board of Supervisors went
over this proposed new road yesterday
afternoon, so as to familiarize themselves
with the locality. They satisfied them
selves that the ground is higher than that
Of Twelfth street, and that Il better road
than the latter could be located there
About 800 feet Of trestlewOrk would be
necessary. The only objection that any
of them could find was that the new road
would cost too much. They took the
matter under consideration, however,
and may reach decision this week.
ACROSS BANNON SLOUGH.
From the Sixteenth-street road the
Supervisors drove over the old Marys-
vile road 10 Bannon Slough, near the
point where it empties into the Sacra-
mento River. This trip was made for
the purpose of inspecting the new bridge
just constructed across the slough by con-
tractor George b. Dean. The bridge is "a
small affair, but still is gem of its kind.
1t is ninety feet in length, and is what is
known as a floating bridge. structure
of this kind is necessary at this point, as
the water from the Overflow fre-
quently submerges this entire district in
winter, and any ordinary bridge would
be quickly washed out and hoated down
stream. The new bridge, however, is
anchored by wire cables to the surround
ing trees, and rests on no piles or piers.
When the water rises, the bridge will
simply rise with it-being held in place
! by the cables-and when the water falls it
viii drop back into place and be ready
for traffic again. The Supervisors ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with it.
Returning to the city. the board passed
an hour in examining the monthly bills
against the county, and then adjourned.