The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-28

Means.
The committee also reported on A. B.
Oh, relative to letters of administration,
ana A. Is. 925, relating to detrauding pro-
prietors of livery stables. recommend
ing that they pass as amended.
Dodge, for the Committee on County
and Township Governments, reported
adversely on a. b. 920, relating TO pur-
chase OF toll roads by counties through
which they pass; recommending that a.
Is. COS, relating to sanitary districts, pass
as amended, and reporting back a. b.
927. TO abolish the third Judgeship in
Fresno County, without recommends
ton.
Powers, for the majority. OF the San
Francisco delegation, reported favorably
on ). 3. Isl, relating to erection and
maintenance of inebrlates' homes, and
also a minority report adverse to II; ad-
verSely on y. j. Al, prohibiting The
burial Of the dead within the corporate
limits of cities of over 100, 900 Inhabitants;
a majority favorable report on \. Is. 54l,
repeating the San Francisco fee bill, and
a minority report adverse To Ii; favoraDly
on 4. Is. 500 for the erection Of State
Hospital, and >. b. 229 to provide an Of
tlcial stenographer for the Coroner of
San francisco.
Brusie, for the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported on a. b. los, reimburs-
IN prosecuting crimes committed in San
Quentin; recommending that 5. Is. %
be substituted for it and passed; re-
commencing that A. Is. 2l0. pro-
yiding for State Veterinarian, and
A. y. $780, 10 pay the CuiyOJWiH Demo
6T0t Company S4,150 Tor publish
ing the constitutional amendments,
pass az amended that >. =. ljl, Tor CON
struction OF a cement floor Tor the Nor
mai School at Chico, be substituted Tor y.
Is. 1870 ordered; adversely on \. Is.
l5l, tor fence IN front OF the Chico \ or
mai School; \. IS. rs, creating the Office
or State Engineering Examiner OF De-
sert Lands; \. Il. III, for the construction
of an administration building tor the
MendociDO Insane Asylum; y. B. 437, es-
tablishing an ice plant at Folsom State
Prison; ~. Is. GO 10 establish ccrdag6
factory at Folsom; :. b. 100, for the ereC-
ton Of an additional building at the Chico
Normal School, and 4. b. SOL, 10 pay
claim OF George Miller.
Laird, Tor the Committee on State
Prisons, reported fayorabLy on \. i. So,
to purchase additional land for the Pres
ton School.
Coleman, for the Committee on Coun-
ties and County boundaries, reported on
y. Is. $50, taking Sherman Island from
Sacramento County and anneXing it to
Contra Costa County. recommending that
the author be allowed to withdraw it.
On motion of Reid, 4. b. $50 was made
the special order for Friday morning.
On motion of Powers, the constitutional
provision was suspended and a. 3. l,0I4,
providing for the erection Of Il building
for municipal purposes on the site Oh the
Old City Hall in san Francisco, was in
troduced and referred TO the san Fran
cisco delegation.
The Assembly concurrcd in the Senate
amendment 10 a b. /, aud ). b. was
substituted for 4. b 1913 and ordered to the
special Senate file, and 5. b. so was SUBJ
situted for \. B. 59l and ordered 10 the
special Senate Tile.
Mchelvey's motion to reconsider the
vote whereby ). b. SS-the OIeOmargarine
bill-was passed, was taken up and lost
by vote of ayes to 81 noes.
A resolution by Reid that the State
Printer be directed to print 800 copies of
the reasons given by the Committee on
Revenue and Taxation why sections of
the revenue laws should be changed was
adopted.
The Committee on Rules reported Pow
ers' resolution as amended so that when
a bill on the'urgeucy file is amended it
shall be sent to the printer and retain lis
place on file. Adopted.
THE ROAD LAW.
A. b. $50, the road law, was then taken
up.
Berry offered an amendment striking
out all OF Section =, which creates the
office of County Road superintendent,
1t created an officer, he said, TO take
care of the roads of the whole county.
Each Supervisor, is at present the super
intendent of Roads in his own district,
and has all he can attend TO in so doing.
Spencer and Belshaw favored the
amendment.
Swisler said there seemed to be a mis-
apprehension in regard to this bill, which
Is recOmmendeazb the Good Roads Com
mission. There are gentlemen who
wished this provision made mandatory
but as others were opposed to it the com
mittee tried TO please both in a measure,
and made the provision permissory and
dependent on the counties themselves. H
pointed out that fact, and also the fact
that the appointment OF County Road
perlnteDdent would not entail moro
expense to the counties than the present
system.
Hail said the creation of a Superintend-
ent was q most important thing to the
State. The reason why we have such
poor roads is because there has been no
head 10 manage and systematic the
work. Most OF the Road Overseers have
been men who knew little or nothing
about building roads. He hoped the
amendment would not pass.
Reid said he had letters from his con-
stituents asking that his county might
have the roads put under one head. They
were tired OF the present system. which
puts the carrying on OF the work and the
passing on and auditing Of the bills in
the hands OF the Supervisors. Great
abuses had been carried on under the
present system, and there should be
change.
Rowell said that at first he was opposed
TO the creation OF uperlntendent, but
alter nearing the arguments before the
committee he had changed his mind, and
thought II all the members could nave
heard the arguments before that commit
tee they would favor the Superiatend-
ency.
Berry was certain that the Superinteud-
ent could not get over the whole county
to see that the work was properly done.
Hall said that as the superintendent
had only 10 look alter the roads, he could
give his whole attention TO them.
The appointment was carried.
Osborn offered an amendment striking
out all of Section ,, providing for the
election of road pverseers.
Hatfield supported the amendment, In
the past the energies of many men had
been directed 10 their election as road
overseers, in order to get hold Of the
money in the road fund.
Spencer said that the people wanted the
Road OVerseers and wanted to get rid OF
the system by which the Supervisors put
in their own horses and made places for
their brothers and their cousins ana their
aunts. III answer to a question whether
the Road Overs6ers would not do pre-
cisely the same thing, he said that in that
case there would be more cousins and
aunts to be employed and the people
would get the benefit of it.
Brusie said he did not know what ma
terial for Supervisors they have iii Las
sen and Humboldt Counties, but in Sac
ramento County they have d class Of men
who emulate each other in doing the best