The record-union., 1894-09-08
BURNS MUST SPRINKLE BETTER.
Deputy Sheriffs During the Strike
Want Their Salaries.
Sherman Island VIII Spend $3.50, 900
For the Reclamation of
the District.

w. 4. Gett, Jr., appeared before the
Board of Supervisors yesterday morning
and asked for the appointment OF Thomas
]. Stephenson, Lester D. Greene and
Thomas w. Dean as Commissioners to
levy an assessment of Sl50,015 40 on the
tracts Of land at the upper end of Sher-
man Island for the reclamation of that
locality. On motion of Jenkins, the gen.
tlemen named by Mr.. Gett were ap-
pointed and empowered to view the land
and make the necessary assessment.
BURNS EXPLAINS.
AT Thursdays session of the board the
Clerk was instructed to notify Joseph
Burns, who has the contract for sprink-
ling the M-street road, to appear and
show cause why his contract should not
be cancelled on the ground of his not
performing his work to the satisfaction
OF the board.
Burns addressed the board and said
that he sprinkles the road every day, and
the reason the work has not been done
satisfactorily Of late was on account OF
the pumps not working properly. lie
was compelled to lay his teams up on ac-
: count of the scarcity of water.
Chairman Morrison said he went over
road was sprlnkled In but three places
at each end of the road and at point
midway between each end.
Burns was told that there was no ap-
parent excuse for the bad sprinkllng, and
If he wanted to hold his contract he would
IN the future have TO perform better
work. de was given week IN which to
show that he has paid attention to the
admonition OF the board.
CONTRACT AWARDED,
Bids for printing the Great Register
and furnishing election supplies were
read and referred to the Contract Conn
mittee.
The committee afterward reported. rec
ommending that the contract be awarded
to D. Johnston & Co. for $575, which was
done.
The board then went into session as q
Swamp Land Board, and after passing a
number of claims against the reclamation
districts in the county resolved itself
back TO Board of Supervisors.
LICENSE COLLECTORS REPORT.
County License Collector Henry K.
Miller reported having collected during
the month of August licenses to the
amount Of S2,5S2 90.
THE STATE TAX.
a communication was received from
the State Board of Equalization, stating
that the ad valorem rate of taxation levied
and to be collected upon each 500 Of the
assessed valuation of the property in the
State. to raise the specific amount of
money required for the forty-fourth fiscal
year. is 1913 cents, and is fixed and ap-
portioned as follows: For the general
fund, 20 cents; school fund, Is cents;
interest and sinking fund, 1.3 cents.
A levy of an ad yalorem tax OF one
cent on each SI00 of taxable property was
also declared for the support OF the State
University.
The Supervisors are required to levy
the tax on the 2th inst
A BRIDGE WANTED.
a petition was received from William
Mitchell, James Conley, @. II, Bland and
other residents of Alabama Township
asking tor bridge across the lagoon on
the new road known as the White and
Fowler road. The County Surveyor was
instructed to visit the locality and make
an estimate Of the cost of the bridge.
SCHOOL TAX.
The judges of school tax election held
at Rio Vista on the 9th of May last re-
ported that at the election it was decided,
by a vote of 28 to s, that tax of 81 200
should be levied for the maintenance of
the public school.
The board decided to levy the tax in ac-
cordance with the result of the election
On motion OF Jenkins, the school tax
for the Elk Grove High School was also
ordered levied.
FREE WATERING TRoUGHs.
A petition signed by j. Everson, J. w.
McManus, j. L. Boyd and other residents
on the upper Stockton road was read,
asking permission to erect a free water
ing trough at the couuty's water tank
two miles north of Elk Grove, and one at
tank one and half miles east of Elk
Grove Station.
The board by a unanimous vote granted
&ne permission requested.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. q. A. White, County Physician.
was granted a weeks leave of absence.
County Surveyor Winn submitted
plans and specifications for bridge
across Arcade Creek on the Antelope
road. The board passed an order calling
for bids to construct the bridge.
The County Surveyor also submitted
his report and profile of work necessary
to be done on The lower end OF the Lower
Stockton road to make that part of the
1Dad good for winter hauling
The matter of procuring a new steam
boiler for the County Hospital was re-
ferred to the Chairman of the Hospital
Committee.
DEPUTIES SALARIES
Len Kidder, who was one of Sheriff
O'Neifs deputies during the late strike.
appeared before the board in the after
noon and asked what action was to be
taken on the bills of the deputies who
were sworn in by O'Neil. Kidder saws
that the Sheriff found it rather difficult to
get deputies, and that he was one of them
and should be paid by the county for his
services, which he values at Sl9.
Supervisor Miller said he was in favor
of paying all the deputies, which would
amount to 1924, but thought that O'Neil
should have consulted the board first.
Supervisor Todd said be did not think
the board could legally pay the deputies,
The Sheriff should not appoint deputies
unless he wanted to pay them himself.
Supervisor Curtis said the District At
torney, TO whom the bills were referred.
reported that he could not find any law
that would authorize the payment of the
claims.
Todd said the Sheriff informed him
that If the board did not allow the claims
he would pay them himself
Chairman Morrison said the men
should be paid if the condition of affairs
during the strike warranted their em-
ployment.
Further action was deferred until the
Eherin could appear and explain the
matter to the board.
An adjournment was then taken until
next Friday morning, when the board
will hear the matter of repairing the
road on the levee adjoining Senator
Johnston's ranch down the river.
WANTS THE MONEY.