The record-union., 1893-11-11
ETEEN MUST GO.
Oak Park to be Delivered Of His Hood
Ium Resort.
Deer Creek Bridge Contract Let by the
Supervisors-Alfred Spinks to Sue
ceed Constable Martin.

The first matter taken up at yesterdays
session of the Supervisors was Mr.. Cur
tis' motion TO revoke the license of John
Steen emitting him to maintain saloon
at Oak Park, but that his bondsmen be
relieved of any responsi bility.
Some remarks were made by Supervis-
ors Miller. Curtis and Morrison. The
Chairman said he was certain the people
Of Oak Park did not want saloons in their
midst that attracted crowds of roughs
and hoodlums. Under these circum-
stances he would favor the motion. II a
man wants to stay in the saloon business
he can very easily conduct his place re-
specially. Some men do it, and all can
who make the effort.
The motion to revoke Stems license
was carried unanimously.
Then Supervisors Miller and Curtis ad-
vocated the construction Of Jail of some
sort at Oak Park, but Messrs. Morrison
and Jenkins did not think 1t a good idea,
and no action was taken.
After some discussion it was decided to
make the order revokIng Stems license
operative at once, and after to-day Steen
viii not have a saloon in Oak Park where
male and female hoodlumS may congre-
gate and befoul the atmosphere with their
billingsgate nor offend public decency by
their orgies.
RELIEF FOR A POOR WIDOW.
On motion of Supervisor Curtis an or
der was given to a widow in distress, for
herself and four childen, for Sl4 to be
paid by the Howard Benevolent Associ-
alton.
The board then went into session as
Swamp Land Commissioners and allowed
r,1rtnbar Of dopnandS AGAINST several
reclamation districts.
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET.
At the afternoon session the board
opened bids for the contract for the con-
sIruction of 240 feet of bridge over Deer
Greek on the Kelly and Vermilyea road
on the Sheldon grant near the Cosumnes;
also, for 400 cubic yards OF grading. The
bids received were as follows:
Healey, Tibbits IL Co. of San Francisco,
81 80 per lineal loot.
Danger & Hastings, Sacramento, 81, 1877
for the trestle and eighteen cents per
ubic yard for the grading.
Z. ID. Warrieh, Sacramento, 1888 for
the whole work, trestle and grading.
Thompson Bridge Company, San Fran
cisco (by w. e. Hays. SI,l9S for the
trestle.
james Lewis, Sacramento, thirty-five
cents per cubic yard for the grading.
X. Il. Thornton, Stockton, 1920 Tor the
trestle.
q. B. Dean. Sacramento. 81 26 per Ii n
cal foot for the trestle.
&. E. Barry, Elk Grove, $1,O72 for the
trestle.
The Committee on Contracts, Messrs.
Jenkins, Miller and Todd, retired for
consultation over the bids and reported
that the bid of r. r. Thornton was the
lowest for the trestlework, and that of
Danger IL Hastings the lowest for the
earthwork., The committee therefore
recommended that the contracts be
awarded to Thornton and the latter firm.
The report and recommendation of the
committee were adopted and contracts
made accordingly.
CHANGE OF HEART.
A petition was received from residents
of Enterprise School District, requesting
the Board to annul the result of the spe-
cial election recently held in that dis
trict. at which a tax was voted for the
purpose of building new Schoolhouse.
The petitioners declare that times are
hard and the tax an onerous one, and
they desire to avoid the necessity of going
TO the expense entailed.
Supervisor Jenkins stated that District
Attorney Ryan had advised him that the
matter had passed out of the control of
the Supervisors, and could be settled
only through the Intervention of the
courts. Hence no action was taken.
TAXES ILLEGALLY COLLECTED.
Lawyer r. NJ. Clarken appeared before
the board in the afternoon and filed an
application on behalf of Mrs. Melvina
Jaqua, for the rebate OF taxes collected
from her on LOO acres of land near Mich
igan Bar, for the years 1887 to 1923, in
elusive. amounting to 500 q.
This sum, Mr.. Clarken holds, was ille-
gally collected from Mrs. Jaqua, because
the title to the land remained in the Fed
eral Government up TO the 9th of October
last, wnen Mrs. Jaqua made her final
proof and received a patent from the Gov
ernent.
Itwas further explained by Mr.. Clarken
that In 1880, through stress of poverty
Mrs. Jaqua became delinquent on the
taxes assessed to her, and the land was
sold for the taxes. but aflerward re-
deemed by her.
Mrs. Jaq0a is a poor widow with FIVE
children, and her counsel urged that the
county should do her the Justice to re-
fund the moneys illegally collected from
her, as the organic Act under which Cali
fornia was admitted TO the Union denies
the right OF the State or county to assess
Government lands.
The 500 q referred to was collected on
the land alone, in addition to which Mrs.
Jaqua paid considerable sum in taxes
on personal property.
The matter was taken under consider
alton in order that the advice of the Dis
trict Attorney might be obtained in the
matter.
REVISION OF ORDINANCES.
Chairman Morrison called attention to
the fact that several of the ordinances are
worthless and that they needed revision.
A gentleman had told him that the matter
could be corrected between now and the
1St of January at an expense not to ex-
ceed Sl00. He would like to have action
taken on the matter at the present session
OF the board.
On motion Of Mr. Todd, the Chairman
was instructed to have a general ordi-
nance prepared TO cover the defects that
exist in the other ordinances.
ELECTION OF CONSTABLE.
For Constable to fill the uhexpired
term of George r. Martin, deceased, Su-
pervisor Curtis nominated Alfred Spinks,
Todd nominated Larry Farrell, Miller
named b. \. Bugbey, Morrison named
Ben Chambers and Jenkins Il. 4. Isham.
Each Supervisor stuck to his man dur
ing the nrst three ballots. On the fourth
ballot Bugbey and Spinks each received
two votes and Cham bers one.
on the fifth ballot Spinks received
three votes, and his election was made
unanimous. The successful candidate is
son of the late Alfred Spinks. who was
County Treasurer many years ago.
The board then took recess until 9 A,
n. this morning.