The record-union., 1892-12-10
WARM ALL DAY.
Inc Supervisors Session Was RepIete
With AcrimonY.
The License Collectors Contract-Two
Road Overseers Sat on-Justice
Starr Gets Hot.

Yesterdays session of the Board of
Supervisors was replete with life and
warmth.
Throughout the day there were trans
actions which ELECTED speeches, kicks
oenunciations and even profanity.
The first wrangle was over Z. W. Bates
appointment as County License Collector,
which was approved by an unanimous
vote on Thursday. AS soon as this was
referred to in the minutes yesterday Su-
pervisor Miller arose and said he thought
that the proviso to the effect that Mr..
Bates should enter into a contract with
the county should be stricken out. He
said he dId not see the necessity of a con-
tract. His appointment, pure and sim
pie, ought to be sufficient. He thought
that the District Attorney could throw
some light on the matter.
WOULD BIND HIM.
Chairman Greer wanted a contract.
The collector would then be bound down
to his duties. he said, and the county
would have some control over him.
Supervisor Jenkins followed up the
discussion by supporting Mr. Miller and
lntlmating that the members who, on
January lst, are to succeed Black, Bates
and Greer, could look out for themselves
ami would not be likely to oust young
Lates if he performed his duty. There
fore, no contract was necessary.
supervisor Bates, who is the father of
the License Collector. said he believed
that the custom OF going into contracts,
which has prevailed in the past, was a
proper one and should be continued.
Chairman Greer added that the con-
tract would prevent ''any one man from
ousting a capable officer without lust
cause"
MIR. Jenkins evidently thought the
chairman was aiming at him and re-
lorted that there was no need of fear; that
the new Board of Supervisors would not
GUST young Mr.. Bates as long as the lat
ter did his duty, and would not permit
anyone man to run things.
The discussion lasted some time and
was quite warm at times, but finally it
was all dropped in order that Mr.. Miller
might consult with the District Attorney.
JUSTICE STARR AGAIN.
There was a short breathing spell and
then Justice Of the Peace Starr, who has
put in petition TO the board to be ap-
pointed an extra City Justice, made some
remarks. lie directed himself chiefly
against District Attorney Ryan, who had
advised the board not to pay any atten-
ton to the petition. Justice Starr was
shot in the collar" and declared that Mr..
Ryan either did not know the law or had
willtully suppressed it.
Supervisor Bates waved his hand impa-
tlently at Mr.. Starr and declared that he
was against the proposition forever. He
said the county had too many Justices
already and he for one didn't want to see
any more of them.
Chairman Greer very promptly de-
clared that in his opinion Mr.. Bates was
right.
Then Justice Starts ire arose. 81 know
all about this thing" he said. Like a
good many others, District Attorney
Ryan does not want to see me on the City
Justices bench because he is afraid I
would be put up as Police Judge under
the new charter and could not be
handled. That is the feeling, and know
It, Now, as to you Supervisors, you have
acted without knowing what your duties
are under the law. You have acted simply
on the say-so of Mr.. Ryan"
supervisor Jenkins asked that the irate
Justice be called to order. Such wild
statements, he said, should not occupy
the boards time. Mr. Ryan was the
county's legal adviser, and he for one was
satisfied to take his advice
Mr.. Bates took shy at the Justice, and
when the latter wanted to read from his
law books the whole board roared.
Justice Starr then gathered up his au-
thorlties and left the place in disgust.
WANTED A REBATE.
The board was quiet for couple of
seconds after the Justice left, but NJ.
Rnoads, observing there was a chan ce to
say something, stepped forward and
complained that the Assessor had assessed
him $3.50 for some lots on d street which
last year were only assessed for 81. 200. He
wanted a rebate, he said.
Deputy Assessor Beard was called in
and explained that there had been a
slight mistake, as Rhoads was assessed
on the books for building which was
not on the lot. In other respects the in
crease was proper.
There must be boom in that partic-
ular section OF town" suggested Jenkins.
''There isl said Beard. IAN propertv
along 9 and d streets, from Eighth to
Twentieth, has been raised in value.'
RhOads insisted that he had not been
treated like his neighbors.
The matter was dropped, however.
without any action being taken.
G. II. Ecklon Of Folsom next addressed
the board, saying that since the accident
TO the new bridge across the American
River the kOlsomites were wholly de-
prived of means to cross the river. He
asked that the board establish free ferry
across the river until the bridge was I'm
ished.
After some talk the matter was laid
over for future consideration.
SOME ROAD CASES,
At the afternoon session the board con-
veued as Board of Swamp Land Com
missioners and approved a number of
bills for work done in Reclamation Dis
tricts 535 and 407.
Reassembling as Supervisors, Mr.. Mil
Ter offered a motion to the effect that the
Clerk notify all Road Overseers to appear
before the board some day before the
close Of the year and settle up their busi-
ness with the county for the year.
Supervisor jenkins called attention to
an impossible road east of Florin. in
Road District l43, and said that something
should be done by the board to relieve
people in that section.
Road Overseer Straight addressed tho
board with reference to the road. He
said every winter the road was tioodad nv
Dry Creek, and the only remedy would
be the erection of forty-foot BRIDGE and
he said that if the board would bHy him
the lumber he would build it witbont
further cost to the county.
Mr.. Bates said their might he Soma
question as to whether or not the road
was a county road, and he moved thai tba
matter be referred to Mr.. jenkins.
Mr.. Jenkins said he was thorougblv
familiar with the whole matter and
needed no further time. He thought the
bridge should be built at once, as it was
necessity. The people in that locality
were the biggest-hearted people in the
world, said the Supervisors. Thev had
contributed to gravelIng and grading
funds for the Stockton road without a
whimper, and now when they wanted a
little bridge they even offered to build it
without cost to the county, if furnished
with the material.
Mr.. Bates motion prevailed, however,
and Mr.. Jenkins was instructed to inves-
ugate further. The latter remarked that