The record-union., 1893-05-05
THE COUN7Y'O BONDS.
The Board Of Supervisors VIII Refund
$4,000 Worth.
Sprinkling of the Country Roads
The Conley Station Road
Ordered Opened.

railroad bonds, but no action was taken
in the meeting matter, excep: to suggest
the preparation of a resolution to accept
bids foa refunding.
Auditor johnson stated that he thought
from what was said by the State officials,
the State would take the bonds at four
and-a-half per cent. The old bonds were
paying at present eight per cent. interest,
and there were S77 800 worth OF them out
standing now.
Supervisor Miller thought the best plan
would be to issue bonds for 1000 and
pay the other $500 off, and his idea was
accepted by the board.
THE CoUNTY's DEBT.
Chairman Morrison stated that the
county was paying at present over S3O,OOO
interest annually. He made statement
of the condition of the county bonds,
which shows that what is known as the
bonds of 1859 (which are due in 1888 there
are $50, 800; same bonds due in 1902, S39.-
800, total of $l04, 500, at 6 per cent; Cen
trail Pacific Railroad bonds, S77 800, at s
per cent; bonds of 1884, due in 1904, 500,
COO, at A per cent; bonds OF 1888, due in
1905, SS4, 900, at per cent; bonds of 1893,
due in 1913. S220, 900, at AZ per cent.-mak-
ing total Indebtedness of 1856, 300.
The county has the privilege of paying
5 per cent. of the principal OF the bonds of
lSS4-SS-93 annually..The yearly interest
on all these bonds is S30,24O, and the re-
funding of the railroad bonds will reduce
the interest s., ,625 annually.
SOME OLD ROAD CLAIMS.
William Basler, Road Overseer of Dis
trict No. 2, asked the board in reference
TO two bills for S37 and SIS, respectively,
which were flied by him about thirteen
months 400 bnt ha had heard nothing
from them since. Other bills had been
allowed since, to the amount of several
hundred dollars.
Supervisor Jenkins said that lot of old
road bills had been allowed, but some
districts had unfortunately no funds to
meet claims on them, and he thought Mr..
Basler's district was one of them.
y search of the archives of County
Clerk Hamilton failed to reveal the miss
ing claims, and Basler was advised to
present duplicates.
sPRINKLING MAGNOLIA AVENUE.
a petition for the sprinkling of Mag
nolla avenue, signed by large mum Der
OF residents of Oak Park, was received.
Supervisor Curtis said that, as the board
knew, Oak Park was growing very rapidly
and within year from now would have a
large population. The dust and the con-
diuon of the roads there are becoming
nulsances, and the people can only look
for relief to the board. He thought the
avenue should be sprinkled. 1t had been
made county road, and was much used
and being badly cut up by the amount of
travel coming to the city over it.
The county has good tank now on the
Lower Stockton road, near his place. He
himself was putting up a new tank and a
centrifugal pump. He would cheeriully,
as he had for the past four years,
continue to furnish the necessary water
Tor road sprlnkling, and the county's
tank and windmill could be removed
over to oak Park and used there.
The farmers who came to the city by
the Upper Stockton road have formed the
habit OF coming through Oak Park to
avoid the danger of runaways from the
steam exhaust at the pottery near Guth-
rie'S Station, and their teams are cutting
up Magnolia avenue very fast.
Chairman Morrison said that the ex-
haust at the pottery was nuisance and a
menace to the safety of people driving
along that road, and that the board should
take some action to have it abated. A
number of runaways had already oc-
CURED, one lady being nearly killed
short time ago, and the county will some
time have a big bill of damages to pay if
the cause of danger be not removed. Old
and well-broken horses are afraid of it. as
well as young ones.
Supervisor Jenkins said the county had
for several years borne part of the ex-
pense for sprinkling on several of the
main roads. The question of from what
fund the appropriation for sprinllling such
roads is to be taken should be settled now,
in order that the Road Commissioners
could know how the funds stand in the
future. He knew that the roads were in
bad condition, and so was the road fund.
Sprinkhng is expensive and uses up
money very fast.
SnnnrNiSnr Gnrtio soil l,a H.,
been to contribute $50 per month and
raise the rest by subscription in the dis
trict. Then the party who did the work
could not collect the subscriptions, and
there were claims in his desk now for de-
ficiencies so caused. No one would take
the M-street road on that account He
thought it would be well for the county
TO assume the whole expense. 1t would
only amount TO about SlOO per month in
each district. The county should assume
it all or drop sprinkling entirely.
Chairman Morrison thought that keep
ing roads well sprinkled, to keep down
dust and avoid the wearing of holes in
them, was cheaper than filling up the
holes after they were made. He thought
a good idea would be to lay out sprinkl ling
districts and advertise for bids.
Supervisor Jenkins said that in the past
his district had paid more into the general
fund than any other district, and had
on motion of Supervisor Morrison it
was ordered that the two Road Commits
sioners from the country districts make
out list of main roads needing to be
sprinkled, lay them out in districts, and
present them for action to the board next
Monday at 10 A. NJ, and that all those in
terested be invited to be present at that
time.
CoNLEY STATION ROAD.
Supervisor Jenkins brought up the De-
tition of Frazier and others for q road
near Conley Station, which was presented
to the board last September, and taken
under advisement by them at that time.
There were three new members IN the
board now. and he wished the matter
explained to them.
The board seemed TO think that as the
road was so much desired, the damages
asked were rather heavy and aggregated
quite sum.
Chairman Morrison thought that the
old board, by not acting upon it, had re-
jected it, and that the best way would be
for Jenkins to bring it up again and have
q day set for hearing it.
After some discussion it was agreed to
Esk the District Attorneys opinion on
the subject.
LICENSES ISSUED.
License Collector Miller presented his
monthly report, showing that he had
issued licenses TO the amount of 8, ,553.
RIVERSIDE PUBLIC HIGHWAY.
By resolution of Supervisor Curtis the
board recognized the abandonment of the
Riverside road declared it an omen free