The record-union., 1894-09-04
BAD COUNTRY ROAD SPRINKLIEG.
Two Contractors Deprived of Their
County Jobs.
Road Repairs on Grand Island Pro-
vided for-The Public School
Tax Levy.

The Board of Supervisors met yester-
day morning, all the members being
present aud Chairman Morrison presid-
ing.
Supervisor Curtis called the attention
of the board to the unsatisfactory man
ner in which the sprinkling has been
done on the Upper Stockton road from
Thirty-first and NJ streets to George E.
Duden's shop. The work had not been
done according 10 the contract and he
moved that the contract of Mrs. Burns
for sprinkling the road be cancelled. 1t
was so ordered by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Curtis also made complaint about
the way sprinkling was done on the
Riverside road, south of Oak Hall, by
James Finnigan. Finnigan's contract
was also cancelled.
A petition was received from A. T.
Williams and others, asking the board to
have that portion of the Riverside road
near Gosling's Slough repaired and grav-
eled. The petitioners agree to give cer-
tain amounts toward making the repairs
and improvements desired
On motion of Mr.. Jenkins the petit
TONERS were authorized TO put the road
Az BOoo couQILlOh az Il COSG hot 10 exc CGeO
500. The board decided that when the
road is repaired it will make arrange
ments to have it graveled.
The hearing OF the petition of Joseph
Studarus and others for u new county
road in Road District No. was contin-
ued until this morning.
Ia the matter of the petition of c. p.
Benson and others for repairs to the
county road on the lower portion of
Grand Island, Supervisor Jenkins moved
that ID. ). Matthews be appointed TO visit
the property-ownerS and ascertain the
amount necessary to be expended in
front of each ones land in order to put
the road in good condition. The motion
prevailed.
The report of J. c; Boyd, expert ap-
pointed by the board TO examine the
plans and specifications for bridge over
the Costumes River at the site OF the Nc
Cracken wire bridge, was read and re-
ferred TO the Contract Committee.
Contractor Darby Layden asked that all
OF the bids be read, as he understood that
some OF them were unsigned. On going
over the bids again it was aScertalned
that that of b. McMahon 81 Sons was not
signed.
lie committee was instructed to con-
suit the District Attorney as to what
effect the unsigned bid would have on
their propositions submitted for the con-
struction of the bridge.
a communication was received from
County superintendent of Schools B. III
Howard, stating that in compliance with
Section 1917 of the school law, requiring
County Superintendents OF Schools TO
submit to the Board of Supervisors and
the County Auditor an estimate of the
minimum amountsof the county school
moneys required for the ensuing year, he
reports the total number OF census chill
glR.nV1
preceding census returns, to be S.Oe9;
amount required to be levied, S. for each
1000, making a total of S4S, ,054.
Sheriff O Neil sent in Recommendation
that credits be allowed TO the following
named prisoners confined in the County
Jail: Levi Holden, assault; F. |. Marks.
Thomas German, w. L. Gray, Bart Brad
ley, petit larceny; Kate Jenrey, Sadie
Ryan, Joseph Buck, Jose Wolf, John
Riley, Charles Collins, John Carroll. Jas.
Mctarlan, John German, Grant Pitman,
Joe Miller, vagrancy; John Vantine, bat
terry.
The board took recess until 10 O'Clock
this morning.