The record-union., 1894-04-14
THE old HICKSVILLE ROAD CLOSED.
District Attorney Ryan to Look Into
the Matter.
Supervisors VIII on Monday Inspect
the LeYee Road South of
Freeport Town.

At yesterday mornings session of the
Supervisors r. NJ. Clarken appeared on
behalf of W. Z. Prethero and asked for a
rebate of the State and county taxes paid
by the latter on Government land to
which the applicant has not yet received
title.
The matter was referred to the District
Attorney for his investigation.
a communication was received from
the Council of Federated Trades thank
ing the board and citizens of the city and
county for the liberal assistance granted
the unemployed in resuuiing their jour
ney East.
A communication was read from Louis
Dumas Of San Francisco relative to the
county making an exhibit of its products
at the coming exposition at Lyons,
France.
The report of the Viewers in the mat
ter of the road petitioned for in District
No, 5 by G. V. Graham and others was
received and placed on file. The hearing
thereof was set for May 7th.
The delegates from the River Improve
ment Convention, who went to Washing
ton in the interest OF river improvement,
submitted their report, which was placed
on file All the points were published a
week ago in the RECORD UNIoN.l
The petition of George l.. Figg for a
franchise to maintain wharf az his place
some five miles south of Courtland was
set for hearing May 18th.
Chairman Morrison stated that there
were some pills presented by the Sheriff,
and the Superior Court had decided the
case of the Sheriff against the county on
some similar claims. These, however,
have been filed since the decision and
under the direction of Judge Johnson.
The Sheriff, he said, felt that it was a
hardship to have to wait for the return Of
money be had been compelled to pay out
of his own pocket, and the Chairman was
inclined to think so, too. Mr.. Devlin,
special counsel for the board, being abb
sent on his wedding tour. and having
shown so little consideration for the
board US to get married previous to this
meeting, he therefore wished to know if
the board cared to take the bills up in his
absence.
Supervisor Jenkins said that the AS
sistant District Attorney had stated to
him that the findings of the court had
not yet been filed in the District Attor-
news Office, and he thought it would be
well to postpone action until they were.
1t was resolved to defer action until the
findings were filed.
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Dunlap for a roadway near Hangtown
Crossing was accepted and ordered re-
corded.
It was decided that the members of the
board would go down below Freeport
next Monday morning and examine into
the matter of widening the road on the
levee.
Supervisor Jenkins stated that he had
received a telephone message from Hicks
hot oil n hod hT1il
a fence across the old Hicksville road.
He thought it was clearly an obstruction,
as the road had been travelled for twenty
five years at least, and belonged to the
county,
The Chairman stated that the records
showed that the former board had given
to Mrs. Valensin the privilege of closing
the road, in consideration of her giving
10 the county another road running by
the station. She had done SO, and now,
by advice of her attorney, had closed the
| road in order TO protect her rights, before
they expire by Limitation.
The matter was referred to the District
| Attorney, with instructions to look into
the matter.
The matter of burying the INDECENT
dead of the county came up, and II was
decided to advertise for bids therefor.
! It was decided that the District Attor-
ney be instructed to commence suit
against non-consenting property owners
| on the Bryan road, near Hangtown Cross
| ing, to compel them to open the road.
Supervisor Jenkins called attention to
the fact that two gates were being main
tained on the Terry place. near the La
coon. on public road. 1t was decided
that if Mr.. Terry did not take action the
District Attorney should be instructed to
look into the matter.
The board then adjourned till the regu-
lar May meeting.