The record-union., 1893-03-07
OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
The Supervisors Do Not Favor More
County Officials.
Applicants Tor Positions as Road Over
seers-Highway Wanted in
Oak Park.

The Board of Supervisors began their
monthly meeting yesterday morning, all
the members being present.
S. P. Higginan gave deed of right of
way for road near Hicksville, which
was accepted.
Charles H. Buel presented petition
for appointment as Roadmaster of Dis
trict No. l43, Louis Herbert like petit
ton for District No. 81, Henry Hebb one
for No. II, n. D. Hack for No. u, Philip
wise for No. is, c. Z. Bartholomew for
No 10.
A communication and application from
). H. Atkins, Offering to fill the position
OF License Collector at 500 per month,
was received, and representing to the
board that in the interests of economy it
was their duty to appoint him and save
so per month.
The communication was placed on file,
but no action was taken thereon.
Supervisor Curtis reported that ne had
had the approaches to the Folsom bridge
fixed, and that the expense of procuring
wagons and loading them for the test
| amounted to S42l 40.
\ petition from the Oak Park Improve
nent Association was received which
pIOlGSlS against lHG issuing DS tn6 DOdGu
OF any license to the w hite House Saloon,
which adjoins the track of the electric
road in Oak Park. 1t was stated in the
petition that the place was a disgrace to
the neighborhOod; that last year aban-
doned characters Of both sexes held high
revel there. and their drunken orgies
were disgusting. AS yet no application
to license the place has been received.
The bond OF Grant Mckay for 81 900 to
conduct Sa loon at 100 Il StTnpf was ra-
ceiyed and approved.
Samuel q. Foster, Justice of the Peace
of Brighton, applied for copy Of the
Penal Codes.
w. w. Rich presented a petition for
appointment as Constable i'll Sutter
Township, vice George b. Gray, who
failed TO qualify.
The board was petitioned by J. 5. Nc
Mahon to declare Thirty-fourth street in
| Oak Park, commencing at Magnoiia ave-
nue. and running to \ street and con-
meeting with the county road running
north TO Guthrie'S Station, public high
way.
Chairman Morrison offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously:
Re$ofred, That our representatives in the
legislature be requested to have the commit
tee substitute for Assembly Bill No. ~
amended so as to except and exclude the
said bill.
This is the bill which provides for
Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors, Tran
scriber of Deeds and other new officials !
Chairman Morrison said in explana-
| ton OF his resolution that the bill referred
to and now before the Legislature pro-
vides for a number of new officials in
counties of the fifth class. Sacramento
belongs to this class and they would be
entirely unnecessary to our county, be-
sides entailing an extra expense in
| salaries of $4,000 or more yearly. He
| stated that, with Supervisors Miller and
Jenkins, he had done all he could to de-
feat the measure.
w. a. Gett announced that move
ment was being made to reorganize the
Pearson Reclamation District and the re-
port of the reorganizers viii be heard
Friday afternoon.
At the afternoon session Romeo War
ner addressed the board, complaining
bitterly that the smoke from Ryan's brick
yard was destroying his property and
! that of his neighbors. The board took
the matter under advisement.
The board took a recess until 10 a. NJ
to-day.