The record-union., 1894-08-08
PUGH'S BOND WAS NOT APPROVED.
Perkins Has All the Saloons the Place
Requires.
What 1t Costs the County to Deal With
Hobos-NYarning to Road
Sprinkler.

At the meeting of the Board of SUI
pervisors yesterday morning the toll
rates on the ferry of f. c. Lauritzen,
across the river from the mouth of Old
River to the Solano County shore of the
Sacramento River, were approved.
Constable Merkley of Sutter Township
was before the board in reference to his
demand of over 5000 for the arrest of
tramps and vagrants in the district south
of the Y-street leyee. The demand had
been before the board for some time,
payment being deferred to give the board
an opportunity to investigate the matter.
The Constable said he had made
twenty-seven arrests on complaints
sworn to in Justice Mungers court, but
the prisoners were allowed to go with the
understanding that they would leave the
county. The demand had before been re-
| terred to District Attorney Ryan, who
suggested that it be paid, with the excep-
ton of the items for attendance at court.
Mr.. Ryan was requested TO prepare the
demand for proper presentation to the
board.
The Supervisors took the matter under
advisement.
Joseph Burns, who has the contract to
trSt street to Perkins, was admonished
/ to perform his work in more satistac-
tory manner, or his bills would not be
allowed.
The report of C. G. Clements, Health
Officer of Gait. was read. and placed on
file.
A communication was received from
the Trustees OF the Florin School Dis
trict, stating that on July 18th an election
was held in the district to determine
whether tax should be levied to raise
money for the repair of the district
schoolhouse. The proposition was car
ried, and the tax levy was placed at $780,
The board, by unanimous vote, de-
cided to levy the tax in accordance with
the result of the election.
A communication was also received
from the Trustees of Rio Vista School
District, relative to the election for a
special tax levy, but it not coming before
the board IN proper manner, considera-
ton of the communication was deferred.
c. I. Jones appeared before the board
and requested that the matter of the petit
ton of $. II. Pugh. to conduct saloon in
Perkins, be reopened. The board had
refused TO grant him license on Mon
day. and as he was informed by a mem
ber of the board before the session COM
menced that no action would be taken on
a remonstrance presented until future
date, he was not present, and therefore
was unable to enlighten the board on the
subject.
Mr.. Jones said that Pugh had obtained
his license and stocked his place with
full line of liquors. He asked that, in
order to give Pugh hearing, the matter
be opened again.
1t developed In the discussion which
followed that the license was obtained on
an old bond and preparations made for
the saloon before permission was granted
by the board TO open the saloon.
Supervisor Jenkins said there were too
many saloons in Perkins, and they were
too close together. Those were his main
objections.
Supervisor Todd said there is a saloon
in the building in which Pugh wanted to
conduct his, and he did not think it
would be for the best to grant the IL
cense.
Chairman Morrison said it would be
for the best interests OF the neighbor-
hood if no more saloons were opened in
Brighton.
The board refused to go into the matter
again.
The petition of w. s. Bryan and others
for road to run from near the Sheldon
Grant to the Placerville Railroad at Hang
town Crossing was read.
The board appointed as viewers John
Studarus. Jr., j. G. Patterson and A. G..
Winn.
Relative to the change in the Folsom
road in the vicinity OF Hangtown Cross
ing, Warden Aull appeared and asked
what the board intended to have done in
the matter.
postponed until the heavy teaming of the
summer had ceased, but that in due time
the matter would receive attention.
Recess until 10 A. NJ. to-day.