The record-union., 1892-06-11
SUPERVISORS FINISHING UP.
Warning Factions From Sutter Town.
ship Indulge in a Wrangle.
a Unique Objection to Pound Ordf-
nanee-The Dunshed Road Contest
Settled-Other Matters.

The Board of Supervisors resumed its
session yesterday. All the members were
present, and Chairman Greer presided.
A large number of bills against the new
Reclamation District No. 535, for levee
work, were approved.
James O'Neill addressed the board in
behalf of property living on the
lower end Of the Riverside road, between
Oak Hall and the first ferry-about three
miles in length-and asked that that road
be sprinkled this year as it was last year.
The board granted the request, and Or
dered that $50 per month be allowed for
the work during the summer months.
CHANGED A PRECINCT.
George B. Katzenstein and L. B. Hall
presented a petition bearing twenty-six
signatures, asking for the change of the
voting precinct from Ashland to Orange
vale Schoolhouse, thereby accommodate
ing the majority of voters in the precinct.
The matter was referred to Chairman
Greer, who Will act in accordance with
the request when he establishes the pre-
cincts for the next election.
a petition was received from residents
of the Eleventh District of Sutter town
ship asking for pound ordinance for
that district.
A UNIQUE OBJECTION.
A remonstrance to the petition was also
filed and a number of Sutter township
ties, representing both sides, accompa-
MED the documents and were prepared to
talk. The objectors presented decid-
edly unique reason for not wanting a
pound ordinance. They declared that
the impOunding of stock would permit
the growth of weeds around the grain
fields and these weeds would become dry
and increase the danger offire, thus max
ing the rate of insurance higher.
During the discussion one Of the petit
| TONERS objected to the name of James T..
Jones on the remonstrance on the ground
strants came to the rescue, however, and
showed that Jones was the owner of a
| dog.
QUITE A wRANGLE.
| The debate over the petition was quite
warm and the opposing sides came near
clawing each other several times.
q. w. Cavitt, goodnatured, venera-
| bic farmer, thought he saw into the plot
the petitioners had on foot. He declared
| ler' who desired to start up the political
| ladder and was anxious to start in first
as poundmaSter.
One of the petitioners got back at the
old gentleman by declaring that the
adoption of a pound ordinance would
prevent Cavitt from turning his stock out
| into the roads, as he was wont to do.
! Not only this, but Cavitt was charged
with saving off the horns of his COWS SO
that they could poke their heads through
! the neighbors' fences and feed on the
| growing crops.
After quite a lengthy wrangle, the
| Supervisors ordered that the prayer OF
the petitioners be granted, and then re-
cess was taken for lunch.
AN OLD ROAD CONTEST.
| At the afternoon session the old Dun
shed road contest was taken up again,
| and couple OF hours were consumed in
! hearing testimony and arguments. J. r.
| Dyer and others petitioned to have an old
! road opened which was formerly in
! Placer County, but which now, under the
last survey, lies-or rather portion of il
! does-ln Sacramento County. George
| Nicolas, through whose land some of the
road runs, closed up that portion OF the
road in this county, and Dyer claims
| that he is injured thereby. Nicolas had
an attorney with him yesterday, and
| they made vigorous protest against
| opening the road. They declared that il
never was a public road, but the other
! side produced evidence from Placer
! County to show that some twenty wears
Supervisors Of that county.
After hearing the statements of both
sides, the board declared that the road
should be kept open, and ordered Road
| Overseer Berry of that district to remove
the fences that Nicolas had blocked the
road with
The remainder of the afternoon was
consumed in the examination of bills.
AS this work was not concluded, there
will be another session this morning.