The record-union., 1893-07-04
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The County Assessment Roll Foots
Up $33,575,l45.
The Mormon Island and Live Oal
Bridges CONGRATULATIONS Road
Matters and Special Taxes.

The Board of Supervisors met in regu-
lar session yesterday.
A communication was received from
Mrs. A. Valensin stating that a bridge
was necessary on the county road near
the Falensin canal, near Hicksville,
In order to take care of the water, making
claim against the county for $500 damages
done to her alfalfa by the surplus water.
She also announced her intention of
taking possession of the old road, claim
ing it to have been vacated by the open
ing of new road opened from the canal
to Arno station in 1883.
The communications were read and
placed on file.
A communication was received from
Thomas J. Stephenson and others, to
widen the lane running from the north
east corner of the Bennett ranch and run
ming east on the division line between
g. w. Clarke and Dwight Hollister, one
quarter of a mile.
A petition was presented by James
McQuirk and others for a bridge and re-
pairs in Road District No. q, being the
bridge at the Valensin canal.
The petitions were placed on file.
DISTRICT REPORTS.
Supervisor Curtis reported that he
had attended to the repairs found neces-
sary on the Mormon Island bridge, which
were jointly made by this county and Ell
Dorado County.
lie had also repaired some other
bridges. The Twelfth-street road to the
American River has been repaired by the
chain-gang, and is now in better condi-
ton than for ten years past.
supervisor Jenkins reported that
the Live tlak hrIHura n, O,lat
having been frightened up and repaired,
and was now perfectly safe, there having
been no real occasion for the scare with
regard to it. People have been driving
over it on trot, and he had left orders to
have word sent to him as to who they
were, and hereafter they will be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law, as he
was determined to put stop to the prac-
tice.
Supervisor Miller reported that the
painting at the Hospital was progressing
well, and that as on account of the stor-
age of gasoline for the engine the insur-
ance men wished to raise the price of the
insurance he had removed it to another
place.
ASSESSMENT ROLL FINISHED.
County Assessor Irvine presented his
assessment roll to the board, stating that
1t was all complete and on time and he
hoped the board would examine it care
AAEly anu St6 Aildl ne ndD uOnO Ills NuLY
talrly and lmparually TO all taxpayers.
If the burden to taxpayers is COM
mensurate with the size and weight OF
the books and the work done on them by
the Assessor and his deputies there will
be considerable growing about hard
times this fall. He has taken unusual
pains to collect the poll taxes this wear
and has been very successful.
lie also presented a tabulated state
ment OF the assessment roll of both city
and county property as follows:
The number of acres assessed is 612, ,725;
value of real estate other than city and
town lots, Sl2, ,6O7, 100; value of improve
ments thereon, 81, $50, ,595. Value Of city
lots, S7,677, ,3l5, and of improvements
thereon, ST, l95, 40. Value OF lots in out
side towns, S2ll ,595, and improvements
on them, Sl95, 635. Value of personal
property, exclusive ofmoney and solvent
credits: In the city, 81, ST, ,490; in the
county, Sl.303,3l0. Amount of money
and solvent credits: In the city, S531 ,U55:
in the country, Sl03,635. Total value of all
property after deductions: In the city,
SlO,I2l 90; in the country, ST, ,203, $40.
Total taxable property for 1898, So, ,575, las.
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAXES.
The Trustees of Onisbo School District
reported that a special tax of 500 had
been voted by the residents of the DIS
trict for repairing and refurnishing the
schoolhouse.
The Trustees of the Brighton School
District also reported that a special tax OF
$1,000 had been voted for building a
schoolhouse.
The board received the reports and or
dered that special tax be levied in the
two districts for those amounts.
ARCADE ROAD.
G. II. Dunn, appearing for Mrs. Gafney
in the matter of the Arcade road, stated
that she was willing to accept as damages
the sum of So, but if the board declined
to pay that amount she would not consent
to the road being opened through her
land, and they would have to condemn it.
Mr.. Dunn was informed that the board
had accepted the report of the viewers
and had awarded her 50 80, and he stated
that she would refuse to accept it.
The board took a recess till Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, after having beer
invited to take part in the parade and ex-
ercises to-day.