The record-union., 1894-01-12
STILL WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS.
The Supervisors to be Approached
From Another Direction.
Petitions for the Special Bond Elec-
tion to be circulated Through
out the County.

The Executive Committee of the
County Road Convention held meeting
yesterday afternoon, at which were pres
ent w. D. Lawton, II. Weinstock. K. e.
Irvine, J. o. Coleman, Charles Aull, Jo-
seph Routier, John Miller, j. A. Wood
son, E. w. Hale and j. F. Gladney.
In the absence of the President, j. A.
Woodson was called to the chair.
w. D. Lawton was compelled by other
duties to resign the office of Secretary,
and R. G. Irvine was elected in his stead.
ii. Weinstoc6 reported the result OF the
presentation by the special committee OF
the application to the Supervisors for
special bond election. The committee,
he said, sincerely believed that fully two
thirds of the people of the county are in
favor not only of having the election
called, but also in favor of the issuance
of the proposed 100000 in bonds for the
construction of good and permanent
roads. The Supervisors seem to think
otherwise, wherefore it devolves upon
the committee to convince the SuperylS-
Ors of their error
Mr.. Weinstock suggested that the
proper method would be TO circulate Pc
titions among the people, and thus show
to the Supervisors that the people are IN
favor of the bonds.
Mr.. Aull moved that the Secretary be
directed to prepare petition blanks for
circulation in all parts of the county, the
same 10 be returned within two weeks, il
possible. The motion was carried.
THE PETITION.
A discussion ensued as to what classes
should be asked to sign the petition
qualified electors, citizens, or simply tax
payers. AS the result the following form
was adopted:
"7o tie Honorable, the Board Of .Stper-
UiS0rS Of Sacramento County: We, the
undersigned, qualified voters OF the
county of Sacramento, hereby respect
fully petition your honorable body to
call special election for the issuance Of
S500,000 in bonds, to run for forty
years, at a rate of interest not to exceed
5 per cent, to be expended on the main
trunk lines of wagon roads by macad-
amiZing said roads in permanent man
ner and under the supervision of compe-
tent ROAD engineers and by contract
"We ask this election to be called on or
before the 9th of March, 1894. in order
that as many miles as possible Of good
road may be constructed and completed
before the coming winter OF lS94-95."
FREE POWER FOR CRUSHING ROCK.
Captain Aull reported that the State
DlT0ctOTS dG IuSlT ldSL Iu60lluS
empowered him to furnish free all power
necessary to crush stone for road work.
In few months compressed air power
will be available probably at Folsom.
There is an unstinted supply OF cobbles,
however, and these can be crushed
cheaply and will make far better roads
than granite.
VOLUNTARY ELECTION OFFICERS.
1t was decided to obtain signatures to
the following paper at the same time the
petitions are circulated:
I'VE, the undersigned, voters of -
precinct, Sacramento County, hereby vol
unteer to act without pay as election
officers at a special election to be called
for the purpose of submitting to the
voters of the county the proposition of
issuing $500,000 IN bonds to be expended
in constructing permanent macadamiZed
roads within the county,"
TO CIRCULATE PETITIONS.
1t was decided to request the delegates
to the late convention to circulate the
petitions in their respective neighbor-
hoods; also that the Executive Commit
teemen from the city district the latter
and circulate the petitions through the
city delegates.
On motion of Mr.. Weinstock, all mem
bers of the city delegation to the late
Road Convention were requested to meet
at the Supervisors room at $3.50 O'Clock
on Monday next for brief consultation
on the subject and to arrange for getting
signatures to the petitions.
ADDRESS To THE PEOPLE.
Messrs. Weinstock and Woodson were
appointed a committee to prepare an ad-
dress to the public setting forth all the
facts concerning the building of perma-
nent roads, rates of taxation, ETC., the
same to be circulated in connection with
the petition.
The committee then adjourned until
the call of the Chair.