The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-07

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the County Supervisors, and busy time
they had of 1t studying and scrutinizina
the various demands that had accumu-
| lated in the hands of the Clerk since the
| last session.
Just listen to the reading of that stack
of bills by the Chairman" remarked
Supervisor Todd to friend from the
country who had dropped in to see how
the county's servants transact its bust
ness. land you'll understand why the
| people have to pay taxes"
"Oh. yes, Pm taking it all in" said the
man from the country. And evidently
he was, for as Chairman Morrison called
of the amounts and character Of the
sworn demands the visitor seemed o be-
come hypnotized. However, 1t may have
been only moderate case OF heart fall
ure.
ORCHARDS AND PESTS.
j. w. Stephenson. Inspector of Fruit
| Trees and Fruit Pests, submitted his re-
port for the month of July.
The report shows that he had visited
nearly all the orchards in the county and
found them, with few exceptions, to be
| in n fair condition. Trees have been gen
orally sprayed once or twice during the
season.
The Inspector found that where lime,
| sulphur and salt had been used satlstac-
tory results followed, and he recon-
mends that compound as the best and
cheapest remedy for scale on deciduous
trees.
Mr.. Stephenson thinks the lady bug,
however, the only sure remedy for the
oottony cushion scale. This species OF
pest atllict the orange trees at the County
Hospital and he has asked the state
Board of Horticulture for some of the
UcdaiiS cOrdinattiS TO be placed on the
trees there.
ROAD POLL-TAXES.
District Attorney Ryan has filed with
the Board of Supervisors an opinion in
regard to poll-taxes-when levied, when
payable. when delinquent. and to what
fiscal year the collections belong.
MIR. Ryan gives it as his opinion that
the levy for road pOll-taxes should be
made between the LIST day of January and
| March of each year. This tax becomes
due and collecta BILE after the LIST Of March.
1t is collected by the Assessor in the same
| manner and at the same time poll-taxes
are collectable. pol. Code, Sec. 1862, p.
! 4S1, Statutes 1871
The District Attorney is further of the
| opinion that all road poll-taX collections
form part of and belong to the fund OF
the fiscal year in which the levy is made.
| Section 1854, which provides penalty OF
one collar on unpaid poll-taxes alter July
| 1st, is not made applicable to road poll
taxes, and IN the District Attorney
| opinion there is no penalty attached to
road poll-taxes after July LIST.
LICENSE COLLECTIONS.
County License Collector Henry X.
| Miller reported collections for the month
Of July OF 81, 153 81.
BRIDGE COMPLETED.
A communication was received from
| Contractor Z. L. Barry. stating that the
additional forty feet to each end Of the
bridge across the laguna on Fowler S
place is completed and ready tor lnspec-
ton by the board.
REPORTS FILED.
Health Officer c. c. Clement of Gait in
his report for the last quarter states that
| considerable work has been done there
| by his orders in the way OF cleansing
cesspools, etc., and that the health of Cali
! has been exceptionally good during the
| last three months.
Peter wager of Folsom filed a COM
! plant of a nuisance caused to his prem
ises by the village water-cart and he
wished the nuisance abated.
Poundmaster b. Z. Pennington of Oak
| had been impounded by him and that the
receipts of his office were Sl3 30.
! Demands were allowed showing that il
cost the county just $50 last month for doc
tors fees tor examining insane persons
| OF whom there were nine. Most of these
! insane persons were non-residents, anC
were probably shipped here by other
communities SO as TO avoid the expense
! of having to deal with them.
Physicians cannot, OF course, be called
from their business without reasonable
compensation therefor, but if the number
of insane sent here from other places il
TO keep on increasing it will soon pay t.
have the office of Insane Examiner ere.
| ated.
Chairman Morrison remarked to
| RECORD UNION reporter that he coul(
not see why insane patients should no
| be examined by some of the physician
| who receive regular salaries from thu
county or city. He intends to inquir,
into the matter. and il he finds that thel
can be required to do that duty and saw,
expense, he will offer resolution to tina
effect.
lost of the afternoon was spent in ex
aiming and allowing demands, afte
which the board took recess till thi
morning.