The record-union., 1895-12-21
The STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Claims on the State That Were Held
Too Long.
Governor Budd Involzes the Statute of
Limitations-SomeM More Discrep-
ancieS in Contracts.

| The State Board of Examiners met
yesterday, the Governor, Secretary of
State and Deputy Attorney General
Anderson being present.
| The claims of r. Page Brown for
architectural work on the San Fran
cisco depot were referred to the At
torney and Secretary Mark
| ley was instructed to ask the Harbor
Commissioners to send data with re-
gard to the new contract to the At
tCrney
District Attorney Theodore Bell of
Napa County addressed the board in
relation to claims of the county against
the State for the support of indigents
and half orphans under the Act of 1883,
and which run back TO 1888.
The Governor held that the statute of
limitations would run against the
claims and that he would not vote for
any claim that was over two years old.
He read the law approved February 70,
1893, which limited the right to sue
the State on such claims to two years
after the passage of the Act. He moved
that the board do not in the future al
! low any claims similar to these arising
| more than two years previous to their
| presentation to the board, that are
| barred by the statute of limitations ap-
plying to them.
These claims, he said, have been dug
UP by spectators. The counties never
! expected, when they spent the money
and had not applied to the State for
payment.
| The motion was passed.
The Viticultural Association and the
| State University both reported that it
would be impossible to make a full in
ventory before next Tuesday of the
property to be turned over by the form
er to the latter. Secretary Bonte of the
University was authorized to receive
and receipt for SO much property as was
| turned over to him.
| The Governor offered the following
resolution: Resolved, That the Regis
ter of the State Land Office be and he
is hereby respectfully requested to
| transmit to the State Board of EXamin-
| erS, with his certificates, that the land
sold has since proved not to have been
the property of the State, the proof
upon which said certificate was issued,
| said proof to be returned to the Register
after the claim is passed upon by the
State Board of Examiners.
| The resolution was in relation to
| claims presented against the State for
restitution of money paid to it for
| land to which the State had no title.
| Deputy Wiley, the Deputy Surveyor
| General said that in case of restitu-
! tion when the payment for the land had
| been made and the States title failed
| for mineral or other reasons, the money
| is paid back to the purchaser through
a certificate from the State Land Office
Proof has always to be presented to
| the Attorney General, showing the
chain of title and the property was re-
| decided to the State. The State is well
protected. Most of this business is dug
up and presented on commission by a
| certain party.
The resolution was adopted.
The bill of the Railroad Commits
| sioners' stenographer was discussed
! His annual salary had been fixed at
| $500, and he had put in a lump bill
| fo1 services and transcriptions during
| about three months, amounting to S04O
| The bill will probably be cut down
to $3.50, so that it and the next one may
! be kept within the limits of the appro-
| priation.
"Whew!' said Secretary of State
| Brown, as he came to bill of the Te
redo Proof Pile Company. These fell
| lows have a picnic. Here is a bill for
treating forty-six piles, payable out of
| the San Francisco harbOr Improvement
| fund, that amounts to 81 1854 30. What
will the State have to pay at this rate?'
The bills for the Battle Greek hatchery
created some discussion, there being a
| question as to what fund they can be
paid from. 1t was allowed finally from
! the contingent fund. The Sisson hatch
cry bills were laid over till there is
more money in the fund.
Look here!" said the Governor
| Here are the bills of the Napa and Glen
| Ellen institutions for supplies. They
both have contract with the same
| party Look at the difference. Napa
! gets white beans for 81 4215 and Glen
Ellen pays So 40; for potatoes Napa
pays - cents and another institution
| pays 81 TO-"
The claims of the four parties who are
after the reward for the the arrest of
| Ivan Kovalev, the murderer of the
| Webers, was laid over till some other
meeting. The claimants are w. T. Ham
| ilton, George H. Jost, l. w. Lees and
| Z. L. Bennett.