The record-union., 1893-12-09
ROADWAY SHEDS MAT STAND.
But They Must Not 0bstruct Any
Traveller.
Road Commissioner Curtis Given Full
Power to Regulate Them in
His District.

The matter of the petition Of Charles
Studarus and others for the removal OF
saloon-sheds from the county road from
this city to Folsom. was again taken up
by the Supervisors yesterday afternoon.
Before proceeding to business Mr.. Oat-
man, counsel for the petitioners, said he
had a suggestion to make to the board,
which, if acceptable TO the other SIDE,
would, he thought, provide way out OF
the difficulty that would be fair to all. 1t
was that the saloon proprietors raise their
sheds that are in the road to hight OF
twenty feet; that the watering troughs be
removed from the outside of the sheds to
the side of the saloons; that they improve
the roadway outside the sheds so that
teamsters would have no difficulty In
driving around them, and that these
changes be made within sixty days.
WANTED THAT SQUIRREL SKINNED.
Jay r. Brown, representing the OPP
ponents to the petition, said the PROPOSE
>tion was not acceptable to him. He did
not think it fair, and would not accept IT,
Mr.. Oatman replied that he preferred TO
know whether or not the proposition was
acceptable to the persons interested, re-
I'VE came here" said Mr.. Brown, ito
skin a squirrel, and l insist that we should
90 on with the Job. There is petition
here, and it should be disposed Of"
MORE TESTIMONY TAKEN.
The first witness called by the oppo-
nents of the petition was Eli Wells OF
Brighton. He regarded the sheds as great
conveniences, but admitted that there
were too many of them. One every few
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shed required sharp turn to get by II,
and this was not always safe.
George Hanlon of Hangtown Crossing
also thought the sheds were convent
ence, but he preferred to travel the
straight road rather than have to turn
out, as teamsters sometimes had to do.
a. Mouton of Routier thought the sheds
a convenience, but if there were none he
supposed travellers could get along with
out them. A loaded wagon without a
brake would have difficulty in passing
the Harvey shed, and he would prefer
straight road.
John Studarus of Routier Station
thought the sheds convenience, but for
several years he had not hauled any
heavy loads over the road. The middle
of the road, where the sheds stand, is al
ways the best. The Perkins watering
trough, where there is no shed, is patron
lied as much as any.
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venience to many, but not particularly to
himself y load Of hay, three bales high
would, with low wagon, pass under the
shed; with high wagons it would be
different. He preferred driving straight
under a shed than go around it, il the
way were clear. AT the Donovan shed
there is a big mudhOle on the outside,
through which one must drive ii the shed
should be bloekaded.
George Menke was very partial to the
shed system and never found them an
inconvenience.
Patrick O'Connor, a saloOn-keeper of
Perkins, considered the sheds a public
benefit in hot or rainy weather. lie
would prefer to keep the straight road at
the Harney place, with a loaded team,
rather than go around it.
J. ID. Patterson of Routier said his shed
was from thirteen to fourteen feet high
and twenty-five feet wide. The road out
side his shed is good.
Ihls concluded the testimony in the
case, and Mr.. Brown, on behalf Of Mrs.
Harney, said that she would raise her
shed and build good road on the out
side, II the board deemed it necessary.
THE MATTER ARGUED.
The matter was briefly argued. Mr..
Oatman claimed it had been shown that
in many instances the sheds in the mid
die OF the public road are nuisances, or
The duty of the board was plain-to order
the removal OF the sheds.
MIR. Brown argued that the testimony
showed the sheds were great public con-
venences, and therefore could not be
nuisances. The petition should be de-
MED.
Mr.. Oatman said the petitioners did not
desire to be arbitrary in the matter, and
would still be willing to let the thing be
settled on the basis OF the proposition be-
fore submitted-the raising OF the sheds,
removal of the watering troughs and the
construction of good roadways around
the sheds.
Supervisor Todd said he was opposed
TO ordering the removal OF the sheds, but
thought that any saloon-keeper enjoying
the privilege of using the public road
should be required 10 keep his shed high
enough not to obstruct travel and to keep
the roadway outside in good repair.
Supervisor Curtis said If the PROPOSE
tion 10 erect sheds on the public highway
were new one he would be opposed to
granting the privilege. But they are
there, and are more or less of a convent
ence. The board should invest him with
authority TO have some changes made, as
some of the sheds are too low and the
roadways outside in poor condition. Mrs
Harney's shed should be raised six feet,
and wider and better roadway con-
structed on the outside. If given the au-
thority to regulate the sheds he would
vote not to remove them; but, as a matter
of fact, they have no business in the
middle of the road, and should be on
private property.
THE SHEDS WILL BE REGULATED.
Supervisor Todd moved that the petit
ton be denied, and that Supervisor Cur
It's be empowered to have existing evils
corrected.
Supervisor Miller seconded the motion.
and said that, while he thought prop
erly constructed shed was convenience,
he held the same views expressed by Mr..
Curtis. He did not think it right to COM
pei persons hauling heavy loads to drive
around these sheds where the roads out
side are poor.
Chairman Morrison expressed similar
views on the subject.
The motion OF Mr.. Todd was then car
ried by the unanimous vote OF the board.
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