The record-union., 1893-02-24
The BRIDGE PAID FOR.
Final Payment Made Yesterday by the
Supervisors.
Members Exercised Over the Hydraulic
Mining Bill-Some Minor
Matters.

Yesterday afternoon the Board of Su-
pervisors held a meeting for the purpose
OF considering the acceptance of the Fol-
som bridge and some minor matters.
Grove l.. Johnson stated to the board
that he had been out of the city, and on
his return found that the bill for the re-
sumption of hydraulic mining had been
recommended by the Assembly Commit
tee and was likely to pass both houses.
He had asked Assemblyman Owen to let
him know when the committee would
hold its meeting, SO that he could go up
and address it on the subject, but he had
neglected to do so. If this bill should
pass all the work done and money spent
by this and other boards will have been
| thrown away, and the evil we have been
fighting for years will sweep US away at
last.
1t means, he said, the destruction of
our county, for the greatest injury done
is not to the navigable rivers alone, but
to the American, Cosumnes and Moka-
lumne and the country adjacent to them,
which are not protected in the bill. The
board, the City Trustees and members of
the Legislature from this county should
all oppose it. They should pass reSolu-
tlons to the Legislature asking it TO pro-
tect US by defeating it. If hydraulic min
ing is resumed under this bill, no power
on earth, can stop it again, and we are
doomed. We must act Immediately if we
want to do any good.
Supervisor Todd said two members of
the board were members OF the Anti
Debris Association; they had an attorney
to look after it also. He thought with
Mr.. johnson that something should be
done Immediately, and presented the
following resolution:
| wv HEREAS, There is now pending be-
fore the Legislature of this State the
Senate bill, known as the Ford hydraulic
mining bill, and we consider that the
passage OF this bill would be detrimental
the best interests of this county as
well as to all the agricultural counties
now subject to damage from the effects Of
hydraulic mining; therefore be it
''ReSoIUed, BY this board, that the mem
bers of the Legislature from this county
| be requested to oppose said bill, and that
they at once take such steps as are nee
essary to have said bill re-referred to the
proper committee in order that this board
and its representatives may have an op-
portunity to be heard on the merits of
said bill"
The resolution was unanimously
passed.
THE FOLSOM BRIDGE.
| The board then took up for discussion
the matter of accepting the Folsom
bridge. Supervisors Curtis, Miller and
Jenkins all agreed as to the satisfactory
test OF the bridge, and on motion of the
latter that the Folsom bridge be accepted
by this board, it was so ordered.
Supervisor Curtis was complimented
by the members of the board for the good
work he had done in connection with the
bridge.
With an eye to business while loading
the wagons with gravel for the bridge
test, he had so arranged it that they were
unloaded as they " ere drawn off the
bridge, building up the Folsom approach
to 1t and saving the county quite large
sum Tor the work, ana getting it done
much sooner than it would otherwise
have been done.
Supervisor Jenkins said that one-half
the purchase price OF the bridge had been
palu, and as IL was now accepted, the next
thing was to pay for it. He therefore
moved that warrants be drawn in favor
OF the San Francisco Bridge Company,
one OF S5,Ol5 from the general road fund,
one OF $4,000 from the general fund and
one OF SlUO from the road fund of Dis
trlct No. q, and the board so ordered.
OTHER MATTERS.
District Attorney Ryan stated that in
the case of Plummer VS.. Sheldon, Belcher
and others, to open the Grant line road,
near the CoSulnnes River, STA 20 costs
had been owing to the county, which
he had collected and paid over to the
Auditor.
Some bills were audited, and the board
| adjourned till the March meeting.