The record-union., 1892-06-09
TROUBLESOME COUNTY ROADS.
The Supervisors Listen All Day Long
to Warning Factions.
Poundmaster Bounce's Dilemma-A
Horse that Proved to Be an Ele-
phant-The Founding Home.

terday forenoon, and reported tnat there
are now thirty children in the institution.
Homes had been found for several, where
they will be well cared for. Those in the
institution were also being well taken
care of. She said she offered this report
in accordance with the recent request of
the Supervisors, She assured the board
that the Sl5 which the county gave the
home every month was being judiciously
expended, and for the present was of suf-
ticient assistance in caring for the young
ones.
The report was noted in the minutes
and the lady departed.
MORMON ISLAND FACTIONS.
The hearing of the contest over the pro-
posed change in a road on Mormon Is
land, petitioned for by Mrs. Murray and
others, was then taken up. This was the
time set for the hearing, and quite num-
ber of persons either for or against the
petition were present.
The petitioners first related to the board
how necessary the change was. Then
long remonstrance signed by p. G.
Cohen and others was introduced.
Supervisor Bates said it was very plain
that the case had two good sides to it.
The petitioners, he said, had presented
strong reasons for the change in the road,
and the other side had presented equally
strong reasons for not making the
change. He thought it was matter that
the board should look into itself, and he
suggested that the Road Overseer of that
district be instructed to view the road
and report to the board
Chairman Greer was opposed to taking
this action until after both sides had been
fully heard.
THE OPPOSITION.
Those opposed to the change of road
petitioned for then had their say. Mr..
Hoke said that he had not gotten up the
remonstrance simply for spite. 1t was
true that some time ago, when he wanted
to make certain change in the road,
Mrs. Murray and the others who now
back up the petition, objected to it; but
he had no ill-feeling toward them and
was not trying to revenge himself upon
them now. He declared that there were
only three signers Of the petition who
were directly interested in the road in
controversy, while on the other hand all
OF the Signers OF the remonstrance were
people who had to travel the road and
were those who would be greatly incon-
venlenced by the change petitioned for.
WARM DEBATING.
Mr.. Cohen also spoke against the peti-
ton. The change would entail a heavy
expense upon the county, which was en-
tireiy unnecessary. The people of Eel
Dorado County had some rights, and
their remonstrance should be listened to.
Mr. Cohen said the change would greatly
inconvenience him.
Mr.. Breeder Interrupted Cohen several
times, and they finally got into personal
tiles which had to be stopped by the
Chairman.
Chairman Greer called attention to the
fact that the petition for the change was
illegal. The law required that petition
must have ten SignerS who live in the
road district where it is proposed to make
the change. The petition under dis
cussion had ten signers, but only two of
them lived in the district. Therefore it
was void.
Mr.. Breeder then "moved', that the
petition be dismissed SO that he could get
up a new one. But the Chairman in
formed the gentleman that only a Super
visor could make a motion in the board.
Supervisor Black then went to Breeders
rescue and moved that that gentleman be
privileged to withdraw his petition.
Cohen and Hoke objected to this, say
ing that the board should settle the con-
troversy definitely.
The motion prevailed, however, and
the warning factions left, each declaring
that they would maintain the stand they
had taken until Gabriel blows his horn.
SILL ANOIhE
Another road contest was then taken
up.
This one was brought about by the pe-
tition of John Bandeen and others for
public road near Gait, so as to give them
an outlet. The report of the viewers
showed that Bandeen was completely
hemmed in, unless this road was de-
clared a public one. The road, they re-
ported, had been travelled for years until
within the last taV he lx Il
joining landowners had closed it.
A remonstrance to this petition was
filed, signed by Barton Daniels and
others, setting forth that there was no
need of the road; it was not public ne
cessity and If established would only
benefit John Bandeen; more than this, it
was set forth that Bandeen had another
way of getting out off his own land.
Both sides appeared before the board
yesterday with attorneys-Albert John
son representing the petitioners and c.
a. Oatman the protestants.
The petitioners were heard first. At
torney johnson first made preliminary
statement, and then Mr.. Bandeen gave
his version of the condition of affairs. He
said he and others had travelled the road
Tor yearS-Some OF them could testify that
it had been travelled for twenty wears.
The route the objectors had suggested he
should use in preference to the old road
year and would not give him the relief
he desired.
There was an hour of cross-eXamirla-
ton by the attorneys, testimony and
discussion, and then the board took a
recess.
BoUNCE's DILEMMA.
1t was agreed that the road matter was
not to be taken up until O'Clock, and
when the board reconvened at 2 O'Clock
Poundmaster Bounce of Oak Park an
peared and related tale of woe, He had
captured a spawned and asthmatic horse
IN the Wilds of his district, and, after
boarding 1t week or more at his in
closure, found the owner. The board bill
exceeded the value of the plug" in the
owners estimation, and he refused to
take 1t out OF bondage. The Poundmas-
ter was in a quandary. If the horse was
worth no more than weeks board il
would be poor economy to take the usual
course prescribed by law, namely, to adj
vertise the animal for sale. So he an
pealed 10 the Supervisors. The law was
read, and it was found that the Pound
masters duty was TO post notices of his
intention and sell the horse in public
place, at the postoifice and on the door of
the pound. Then he was to advertise in
some newspaper Tor two weeks, after
VALUABLE sTEED.
Poundmaster Bounce, when questioned
by one of the Supervisors, said an ener-
getic auctioneer might possibly run the
prlce OF the morse IN question up to %
cents-but this would have TO be under
unusually favorable circumstances.
The Supervisors were as perplexed as
was the Poundmaster, and they advised
him tn cO To the District Attorno,- g. : )