The record-union., 1894-10-13
SUPERVISOR CURTIS STIFF SPINE.
He Refuses to be Forced to Do Ger
tain Thing,
But Relents After Gaining a Victory
Boards Action on Election
Advertising.

The Board of Supervisors met yester-
day afternoon to establish polling-places
throughout the city and county, and to
appoint election officers for the coming
November election.
District Attorney Ryan appeared be-
fore the board and stated that it would be
proper for the board to have the names of
the candidates for City Justice of the
Peace printed on the county ballot.
The polling-places were ordered located
at points recommended by the members
of each district, and the inspectors,
judges, clerks and ballot clerks ap-
pointed.
a petition was read from number of
residents of the thirty-sixth precinct in
the Fourth Supervisor District, request
ing the board to change the polling place
In the precinct from the Natoma school
house TO the Nye schoolhouse. The mat
ter was referred to Supervisor Curtis of
the Flourish District, but he refused 10
recommend the change.
A petition to change the polling place
In the sixth precinct of the Fourth Dis
trict from Oak Hall to Sutterville school
house was disposed of in like manner.
The board then took up for considera-
tion the advertising of the proclamations
of the Governor and the Board of Super
Visors.
Supervisor Jenkins, who is Chairman
of the Building Committee, moved that
the proclamations be published in the
Bee. and 1t was so ordered. He gave as
his reason for the motion the tact that
couple Of years ago the RECORD UNION
published similar one.
1t was decided TO advertise also in the
Sunday LeGd9', Gait Gd%ette and Folsom
IeLeqrGDh.
r. Nj. Clarken of the Democratic
County Central Committee said he de-
sired, on behalf OF the committee, to have
the board change the appointment of
election In the Sixth Precinct of the
Fourth Supervisor District to that of
clerk.
The request was referred to Supervisor
Curtis, but he refused to make the
change.
John Rooney and Deputy Sheriff Tom
Johnston also asked that the change be
made, and they requested Curtis to con-
sent, but he was obdurate and refused to
do so.
Chairman Morrison said it was no
more than right for the Supervisor from
the Fourth District to grant the request
OF the County Central Committee, and it
would be an act OF courtesy on his part
to consent TO the change.
Supervisors Todd and Jenkins said the
board should not interfere with the selec-
tions made by individual members, as
they know best who to appoint.
Chairman Morrison said he did not
deem Curtis action proper in refusing
the request, and be made a motion that
the board make the desired change. 1t
was seconded by Miller.
Considerable feeling was expressed
during the discussion which followed,
and it was evident that there was some
peculiar reason why the request was
made to change Shields appointment
from judge TO clerk.
The motion was put to vote and lost,
Morrison and Miller voting in the affirm
ative and Curtis, Jenkins and Todd in
the negative.
After the result OF the vote had been
announced Curtis arose and said that he
was then willing to make the change.
His action surprised the other members
OF the board.
mir. Curtis" said Chairman Morrison,
would 1t not have been better if you
had complied with the request of the
members Of the County Central Com
mittee, instead of forcing the matter to a
vote and causing some feeling to arise ?"
!. II want it distinctly understood" ;" re-
piled Curtis, with considerable warmth,
that an attempt was made to force me to
make the change, and the reason l held
out and caused II TO come TO vote was to
IND out who my friends are in the
board"
Curtis then moved that the change be
made, and Shields was appointed clerk.
George b. Lovdal, who was originally
selected as one of the clerks, was ap-
pointed one of the judges.
supervisor Curtis was granted leave
OF absence from the State for ten days.
The board then adjourned.