The record-union., 1894-03-10
THAT HIGHLAND PARK ROAD.
Talk of Running One Through a Lady's
Homestead.
The Supervisors Conclude Their Busi-
ness for the Nonth-World's
Fair Expenses.

Shortly after being called together yes
terday the Supervisors convened as
Swamp Land Commissioners, and al
lowed a number of claims against differ
ent districts down the river.
Resuming as Supervisors, the Chair
man called up the matter of the naming
of two delegates to attend the state
Sportsmen's Convention in San Fran
cisco on April 10th.
Supervisor Jenkins nominated Chair
man Morrison, and Supervisor Miller
nominated Mr.. Todd.
Both nominees preferred that someone
else should be selected for that important
duty, but the other memb ers would not
listen to any declination, and the gentle
men were both selected to represent the
county at the convention. The purpose
OF the proposed meeting is to consider
matters pertaining to the State game laws
and to frame bill to be recommended
to the next Legislature.
Supervisor jenkins called up some de-
mands that had been presented Tor ex-
penses incurred by the County Worlds
Fair Commission, and asked what should
be done with them.
kcupCANlSOI 4OQO SdlO bil0 DOdIO A1elO
appropriated the sum asked for by the
commission, and while he disliked to see
any of those gentlemen be out Of pocket
for actual expenses met Dy them in eX-
cess of the sum appropriated, he could
not see any way by which the board could
pay them. 1t could not be done without
another appropriation, and there was no
money available for the purpose.
After some further discussion of the
matter it was decided that the board could
not, in the judgment of its mem bers,
audit the demands.
AT the afternoon session the board took
up the report of the viewers of the road
petitioned for by Carl Strobel and others
to run through the property of Mrs.
Kendrick on the lower Stockton road,
between Highland Park and Oak Park,
the said road being an extension of Bonita
avenue.
Mrs. Kendrick appeared in opposition
to the road, and her cause was champloned
before the board by Attorneys Z. ).
Driver aud A. NJ. Seymour.
According to the report of the viewers,
the proposed roadway had been origi-
nally, in their opinion, dedicated for that
purpose. This proposition Mrs. Kendrick
and her counsel denied, so far as they mad
any knowledge of the matter.
Supervisor Curtis said he did not think
there had ever been any dedication OF the
land for road purposes, parties having
simply been allowed to use 1t by suffer-
ance. A roadway there would certainly
damage the owner.
There being number of witnesses
present, several were examined as to the
probable damage that would be caused
by opening a road there.
j. Miller thought the damage to the
three acres in question would be 5000 or
500, as the road would run diagOnally
fhrnuUb tho land and SnOil II
Robert Cook said he had paid $500 an
acre tor land near by. II the land on
which the road is to run were his be
would consider the damage to be about
$1,000.
i. w. vande1ord thought just COM
pensation for the damage would be $500
or $1,000.
Mrs Kendrick testified that she had
about three acres in the piece of land re-
ferred to-
Chairman Morrison-Did you know
there was a road through it when you
bought it?
Mrs. Kendriek-No, sir, I did not. You
don't suppose 1 am buying roads, do you?
She said she paid Sl, 800 for the land for
home purposes, and had refused 81, 900 for
1t. She worked hard to get it, wanted it
for home, and proposed to hold on to 1t.
She thought the road damaged it 1000.
j. Miller, who sold the land to Mrs.
Kendrick, said he never understood there
had been road opened through it.
Mr.. Haley, one OF the petitioners,
thought that $3.50 or 5000 would be sut-
fcient pay for the roadway through Mrs.
Hendricks lot. He had One-eighth Of an
acre, for which he paid $500.
Charles K. Loraie, another of the petit
TONERS, testified that he thought $500, or
$3.50 at the outside, would be fair price
for the roadway.
Mr.. Lewis, who lives adjoining Mrs.
Hendricks place said he sold the place
for 81, 400 two years ago, but it is worth
much more now. If Mrs. Kendrick de-
sired to keep the place intact for poultry
raising the road would ruin it. He never
heard of a road ever having been located
through the property.
ON motion of Supervisor Curtis, action
IN the matter was postponed until the
District Attorney could be consulted.
After ordering a number of bills paid
the board adjourned for the month.