The record-union., 1892-02-16
pert in severe terms and finally prepared
the following communication, which they
will nraSnnt to the SnnafviSnrS.

pert in severe terms and finally prepared
the following communication, which they
VIII present TO the Supervisors:
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors of The
Co1tqtB Of Sacramento: We, the undersigned,
Road OYerseers of this county. do hereby ask
permission To protest 10 your honorable body
against the recent lnsinuationS and Tehec-
tons cast by one Seymour-an expert en-
ployed by the late Grand jury of this county
10 examine the books OF the various county
0fIcers-with reference to the manner in
which our bills against the county are pre-
! sented.
We, and each OF us. desire to take occasion
al tie ginning to assure your honorable
body aS well as the people of the county in
general, that these insinuations were entirely
Without foundation and unsupported by facts.
Ine very fact that the Grand Jury itself,
which selected this alleged expert, refused TO
consider or act upon his report, Is evidence
ductions.
This young man takes the liberty TO assert
bhat 'Road Oyerseers very rarely make re-
port under oath of the number of days they
have been employed, labor done on the road
| with receipts for the amount paid and amount
ana Naiue OF material used, as required by
law. IN many instances overseers have put
In claims for their own services and for man
ana team covering the same time. They are
either making double and Illegal charge
against the county, or have failed to get and
team.'"
Your honorable body knows that less trou-
Dlt II experienced with our blllS than any
others presented TO you. AS rule they are
correctly ltemlZed, which is evidenced by the
lact that we seldom hear complaints from
you. We do state under oath the number of
| days we are employed, the labor done, and
the amount and value of material used, as
required by law.
Being honest men, we feel keenly the asper-
slons cast upon our integrity, and we request
nay, we demand, that your honorable body
viii make most thorough and detailed in
VeStlgatlon OF our bills at your next regular
/ session. We ask this, knowing that we will
receive justice at your hands, and that you
VIII formally eXoneTate us before the people of
the county.
We would ask the late Grand Jury, or its
juvenile expert, why the road bills of1SqO
were not exported as well as those of 1891 =?
Many OF US came into Office only last year and
found no money in our district funds. 1t is
unfair on the part OF anybody to charge def
ciencies to US when we have as yet had no
funds TO handle. The insinuation that we, in
doing work on the roads ourselves, charge the
county for overseeing our own work is abso-
lutely false. The fact of the matter is that
whenever an overSeer does the work himself
instead of employing some one else, the
county saves just So Tor every day he works.
! Hoping again that you viii give this your Sc
rIous consideration we remain, yours respect
| fully.
Signed by George H. Phinney, J. II. Bryan,
| W. ii. Basler, l.. Herbert, James Heath, a. b.
| Bryant, John McDermott, J. A. Butler Bart
Daniel, William Berry Philip Wise, Gill
Coons, c. 2. Bartholomew, A. Webb and F..
STRAIT.