The record-union., 1892-06-07
SUPERVISORS In SESSION.
Dangerous Condition of the Twelfth
Street Road Reported.
Racing Across the American River
Bridge-The New Great Regis
ter-Riyer Delegates.

The June session of the Board OF Su-
pervlsors commenced yesterday morning
at the Hall Of Records, Chairman Greer
presiding.
petition was received from residents
of Sutter Township, asking that w. T..
Brissel be appointed Poundmaster of
of that township. The petition was placed
on file.
The bond of the Isleton Ferry Com
pany was received and accepted. The
company's schedule of fares will be the
same as that of the Walnut Grove ferry.
THE FOLSOM BRIDGE.
Chairman Greer made formal report
with reference to the trip he and Super
visors Bates and Miller made TO San
Francisco to confer with the Southern
Pacific Company about going into part
neTship with the county in the construc-
ton Of a bridge across the American
River at Folsom. The railroad officials,
he said, were not ready to commit them
selves as being in favor of the proposition
at present. They would want plenty of
time in which to look into the
matter and ascertain whether or
not the project would pay. They
gave the Supervisors to understand,
however, that even ii they did conclude
that it would be a good thing they would
not be prepared to go ahead with the
work for some time. The conclusion
reached by the committee OF Supervisors
was that the county had better go ahead
and build the bridge itself, as the people
OF Folsom and vicinity needed it badly
The board will probably advertise for
bids for building the new bridge during
the present month.
AN INUNDATED ROAD.
The attention of the board was called to
the condition OF the Twelith-street road.
Since the recent freshet the overflow from
the American River has completely in
undated portions OF the road. Teams are
mired daily and in several instances
lives were nearly lost. The board de-
cided, however, that nothing could be
done until the water recedes.
Road OverSeer Basler, whose district
includes the American River bridge.
complained that some people still violated
the law by driving over the river bridge
faster than walk. The other day some
persons had a race upon the structure,
and when Basler stopped them they
threatened to duck him in a neighboring
pond if he did not quit talking Basler
came into town to ge; out a warrant for
the parties. but learned that the warning
sign on the road did not conform with the
law and ne was afraid he could not secure
a conviction.
The board authorized Basler to put
legal sign on the bridge and then s'lav',
for the fast drivers.
At this juncture a recess was taken for
lunch.
LICENSE COLLECTIONS.
At the afternoon session County Lii
cense Collector Bates reported that dur
ing the month of May he sold county IL
cenSes amounting to s., 90.
Chairman Greer called attention 10 the
fact that the board had been called upon
to name five delegates to attend the
Farmers River Convention to be held in
this city on Friday next 1t would be an
important convention, the hydraulic
mining question being one of the princi-
pal subjects TO be discussed and he
thought the board should appoint the
delegates right away.
ON motion of Mr.. Black, the following
were named as delegates: II. T. Devlin,
Y. 5. McClatchy, +. II. Dray, George W.
Hancock and William Johnston.
NEW GREAT REGISTER.
County Clerk Rhoads notified the
board again that the time was close at
hand when the work of compiling new
Great Register should be commenced,
and he asked that he be provided with
quarters for his deputies who would per-
form that work.
1t was suggested that there were sew
eral rooms in the Courthouse that might
be used by the deputies. and committee
consisting Of Messrs. Black and Miller
were delegated to look into the matter at
once. The committee departed, and
when it returned a few minutes later it
recommended that two rooms on the
third floor of the Courthouse-one now
occupied by Janitor Sawyer and the
other used as a storeroom-be set apart
for registration purposes. The report of
the committee was adopted.
The board then adjourned until to-day.