The record-union., 1893-08-12

erai investigation into the recent assess
ment levied, and the board set the mat
ter Tor hearing on the 23d instant. He
thought that Sims petition should be
heard at the same time.
Mr.. Sims said the other matter had
nothing TO do with the election. Any
owner in the district had right to call
Tor an election. The terms of the pres
ent Trustees would expire on the 18th of
September and he did not think they
should hold over longer than necessary.
Sims.
Ex-Judge Armstrong, attorney for the
otner faction, came in at this juncture,
ana asked that the two matters be con-
sluered together. He referred to the
other side as "kickers," and said they
should come before the board on the 23d
and face the music.
Mr.. Curtis moved that Sims petition
be heard on the 23d, and the motion was
carried.
LUXURIEs FOR PRISONERS.
Mr.. Morrison offered resolution that
the county furnish no more tobacco to
the County Jail prisoners.
Supervisor Jenkins opposed the reso-
lutlon. be said tobacco did not cost the
county much, and was one of the few
comforts the prisoners had. He re-
minded the Chairman of his own weak
ness for cigars, and asked him how he
would like it to be shut off from them.
He thought Mr.. Morrison had started i'll
at the wrong end to economize. Hun
dreds OF dollars month could be saved
10 the county by doing away with the
chain-gang whereas only a small amount
could be saved by stopping off the
tobacco.
Chairman Morrison said the prisoners
IN the jail were there for punishment and
not for picnic. Because man had an
appetite for tobacco was no reason why
the county should furnish it to him.
!here were prisoners there who had no
desire for tobacco, but longed for whisky.
lie had as much right to be supplied with
whisky as the other had to get his to-
oacco., There were those, too, who
craVed for opium. Why shouldn't they
have it as well as the other fellow his to-
oacco? lie was in favor of furnishing
prisoners in every shape and form, so
That they would not come back as hobos.
lie wanted them to keep away from Sec
lamento County.
Mr.. Jenkins replied in witty speech.
ana there was considerable fun over it.
III said there were lots of people in the
JAIL who were there for getting drunk.
Ihey might have goneinto Mr.. Morrison's
place and got little too much liquor,
after which brass-buttoned ''cop" would
take them To Jail.
On my WHISKY DON'T XIII on the
spot" said the Chairman.
mo, that's So" said Mr.. Jenkins, 81
can testify TO that myself"
Morrison's resolution was defeated and
he declared that after this he would be in
favor of supplying prisoners with opium
and whisky, too.
o'NEIL's MILEAGE.
The opinion of r. T. Devliu to the
effect that Sheriff O'Neil is not entitled to
mileage at the rate OF 20 cents a mile. as
he has been in the habit of charging, was
Then read by the Clerk. 1t was simply
placed on file.
Major Gett then addressed the board
again with reference to the claim of In
gram Sutlitfe, for damages, alleged to
nave been sustained through being
dumped into the drainage canal because
there was no safety-rail on bridge on
the Riverside road. The board has here
totore refused to consider the claim be-
cause they claimed that the bridge was
under the control of the city, and not the
county. Mr.. Gett said that all he wanted
was for the board to either allow or reject
the claim SO that suit could be COM
menced.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison the claim
was rejected.
The board then adjourned until to-day.