The record-union., 1894-04-13
SETTLEMENT OF 4 ROAD SQUABBLE.
A Route Decided on From Arcade to
the MarysviIle Road.
Business Transacted Yesterday by the
Board OF supervisors-Swamp
Land Claims, Etc.

The Supervisors resumed their April
session yesterday after weeks recess,
all the members being present.
James Holland appeared before the
board and urged his claim for $500 dam
ages by reason of a bridge having been
built by the county adjoining his farm on
the Twelfth-street road leading to the
American River.
After hearing Mr.. Hollands statement
the matter was. on motion of Supervisor
Todd, referred to Road Commissioner
Curtis of that district. with power to act
In the premises.
Mayor Steinman addressed the board
in reference to the expense of sending the
unemployed out of the city on Friday
last. The city, he said, had supplied the
army of tourists with food and trans
portation to the amount of 5000, and he
believed the county should stand one
half the expense, as the entire county was
interested in having the visitors sent
away.
The board voted to allow claim for
one-halt the expense incurred.
A large number of claims against
swamp land districts down the river were
allowed in favor of E. Hogaboom. Peter
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A. de Bach, J. r. Olsen, NJ. j. Miller, A.
c. Adams, A. Z. Miller, A. Johnson. E..
E. Bunnell, E. w. Ralston, j. L. AL
drich, c. Falquist, All Loong. Robert
Fielder, John Crofton, w. III. Wheeler,
r. Z. Johnson, ]. W. Houston, w.
B. Callawoy, w. Holtum, Stan
ton, Thompson d Co., 0. X. Runyon.
Mrs. C. +. Trask, Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson, A.
c. Eastman, Frank Nunes, John Wraa,
Adams IL Adams, A. L. J. Reynolds, Il.
w. Dean, Nj. X. Beard, w. A. Gett, Jr.,
D. Johnston & Co., Sacramento Lumber
Company, w. II. Barry, Alex Brown. }.
n. Stephenson and c. Z. Taft.
A large number of citizens of American
Township were present in reference to
the matter of improving the road from
Arcade Station on the Rancho del Paso to
8 point on the Marysville road near the
Driver ranch.
p. S. Driver and others claimed that
the road is a public highway and should
be put in condition for travel.
Supervisor Curtis said the road now
used runs on zigzag lines across the
grant. 1t does not follow any direct line.
and unless the board should so direct
him he would refuse to eXpend any
money thereon until its proper line
should be proven and established.
Dugald Gillis said the Supervisors
three years ago promised to have the
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section lines, there is not road on the
grant that runs on section lines. So far
as the expense is concerned, the resi-
dents out that way would willingly turn
out and do all the work necessary.
Another speaker stated that when A.
Keithley was Overseer of that road dis
trict he did work on the road. The latter
had been in use for thirty years as pub
lie road and Is a necessity. II established
on section lines it would be all right.
Chairman Morrison asked John
Mackey, Superintendent of the Haggin
grant, what route, if any, he had offered
for a road in that locality.
Mr.. Mackey replied that he had not
located any road-that others had been
doing all of that business to suit them
selves. However, he had no objection to
a road there running along section lines,
and pointed out on the map where the
road might run and yet avoid cutting
diagonally across several sections.
District Attorney Ryan, being asked
his opinion in the matter, said that if the
road had been laid out as a public road,
and used as such, of course the county
has control of it. 1t was simply a ques-
ton to be established by examining the
records. If not regularly located. but
used for many years and subsequently
pIowed and cultivated in places, such
cultivation might operate against the rule
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road used for many years as public
highway becomes legally such.
P. s. Driver said the road had not been
lost by non-use. Lessees of adjoining
land had plowed close up to the wagon
way, but the latter had not been culti-
waited.
The discussion of the matter elected the
information that the line of the road had
changed more or less in places.
Mr.. Mackey said the course sometimes
varied several hundred feet, travellers fol-
lowing no particular lines. He had seen
the road plowed across in several places.
Ut never was a straight road.
Chairman Morrison suggested that the
District Attorney investigate the matter
and report to the board the real facts of
the situation, so that the latter will have
some basis on which to act. The point
is, where do the lines of the road run,
and to what extent is the county liable
for improving the roadway?
Then another effort was made to arrive
at settlement of the issue between the
petitioners and Mr.. Mackey, and it was
successful. 1t was agreed that the road
should run from the vicinity of the
Driver ranch on straight lines and at
right angles until it reaches Arcade
Station.
At the conclusion of the hearing the
board took a recess until this morning.