The record-union., 1893-08-11
F0LS0M'S LITTLE FERRY.
The County Would Not Pay for Its
Operation.
1t Was for the Use of the san Francisco
Bridge Company Only-No Chain-
Gang at the Park.

At yesterdays session OF the Board of
Supervisors superintendent Krusie of
the San Francisco Bridge Company called
the attention of the board to some de-
mands of his company that were before
it, and which he desired to have paid.
Times are hard and his company needed
the money.
One bill, for constructing the ap
proaches to the new Folsom bridge,
amounting to Sl6S, was allowed, but
when Supervisor Curtis took up one for
something over $3.50 for maintaining a
temporary ferry across the American
River while the bridge was being built,
he moved it be rejected.
Mr.. Krusie claimed that the ferry was
a necessity to the people of Folsom and
vicinity, and he thought the company
should be remunerated for having main
tanned it.
Chairman Morrison said the board had
pretty straight proof that the ferry was
maintained for the use of the company in
building the bridge, and that when others
wanted TO use it they could not be ac-
cOmnOdated.
The motion to reject was carried unan-
imously.
Some controversy then ensued over
another demand of the Bridge Company
for $50 for planking the bridge. The
contract called for three-inch plank but
the board aiterward decided that four
inch plank would be better, and the COM
pany was authorized to put the latter
down.
The minutes Of the board falling to
show what action had been taken in the
matter, eN-Supervisors Greer and Bates
lfr.f1T "a I
1he difference in the cost OF three-inch
and IOUr-inch plank was some $50.
ir. Greer said the agreement with Mr..
kruSie was made in open board, and
there should have been a record Of it.
supervisor Curtis said the county had
received the fUli benefit of the extra
heavy planking; it was in his Judgment a
proper demand, and he moved that it be
paid. The motion was carried.
George ". Hancock, one of the direct
ors Of the State Board of Agriculture, ap-
peared before the board and asked that
tAe services of the chaingang be allowed
Tor lew days in cleaning up Agricult-
uraI Park preparatory to the coming
State Fair, 1t is true, the latter is a State
institution under the law, but the State
allows no money for anything but pre-
luiums. All other expenses Of the e'societv
have to be paid out OF its receipts, and
these were not sufficient to meet the out
lay. The society is some $4,000 in debt
now, ana has no funds to pay for the
work. The city and county are greatly
concerned in the success of the Stale Fair,
and certainly should do something to
help out under the circumstances.
Supervisors Todd and Miller opposed
The request of MIR. Hancock, insisting
that the society should employ free labor
1or what it needs.
Supervisor Curtis thought the request a
very proper one. The county had al
lowed the prisoners to do this work in
years past, and he thought it right and
proDer that the county should assist the
society 10 that extent.
Supervisor Jenkins said the board
would have 10 reScind its resolution abol-
lshing the chain-gang if the request were
granted.
Chairman Morrison asked Mr.. Han
cock what it would cost to hire free labor
10 Go the work which he wanted the
chaln-gang to do, and the latter replied
that tho cost would be about Sl00
Mr. Morrison said that if it cost not
more than 500 he Tor one would vote to
lave the county pay one-half Of the cost
ii the city would pay the other half
10th city and county were interes sted in
the matter and between them the cost
should be met. He did not believe in
having traInps and prisoners doing work
that should be given to men Of families
earn bread for their little ones. There
are hundreds of men out Of employment
these days, and If there is any public
work to be done it should be given TO
those who need it.
Mr.. Hancock smiled and took his de-
parture, remarking that perhaps the
society might be able to get along with
out calling ON the board for financial aid.
The board opened bids for supplies.
consisting Of groceries, drugs, meat and
bread for the County Hospital, the con-
tract to mold good for the next three
months. The bidders were: Groceries
Z. Dierssen, :. Dwyer and Christianson
d Dierssen. Bread-Franll Sadler, - 50
per 100 pounds; 5. Dwyer, 81 S4l; Union
Bakery, S2 20; ana New York Bakery,
s. 99l. Meat-Gerber Bros, cents per
pound for beef and cents for mutton.
Irugs-Joseph Hahn and Kirk, Geary
d Coz
The board then went through the hun
dred and one items of the grocery and
drug bids and made up a list of the low
est prices, awarding the contracts ac-
cOrdingly.