The record-union., 1895-07-08
CHEAP R0AD-MAKING MATERIAL.
A State Rock-Grinder to be Put UT
at Once.
The Railroad Company's Rates 70
Hauling are Satisfactory to the
Officials of the State.

A Joint meeting of the Governor, the
Bureau of Highways and the State
Board of Prison Directors was held IN
the Office cf the Governor on Saturday.
The Bureau of Highways was repre-
sented by Commissioners Marsoen MAI
son, r. c. Irvine and Joseph Lees
Maude, and Prison Directors L. }. DePue,
r. It. Deylin and Jacob Nef were pres
ent. The meeting was held mainly Tor
the purpose Of discussing the establish
nlent of rock-crushing plant at olson
State Prison, and for the adoption OF rates
OF transportation on rock and machinery.
Commissioner Manson reported that 8
joint meeting of the bureau ana the
Prison Directors had been held IN April,
and thereafter the bureau had immedl-
ately gone into communication with the
Southern Pacific Company on the matter
of freight rates: that the Southern Pacific
Company had prepared a schedule OF
rates, which he produced, applying from
Folsom TO points within q lZ5-mlle radius;
that the same had been gone over care
fully by the bureau, and had met with lis
unanimous approval, and that said rates
averaged from three-quarters of cent TO
one cent per ton per mile.
a discussion followed as to the matter
of cars for hauling the crushed rock from
Folsom. Commissioner Maude eX-
planned that it a matter of economy
10 use q Car specially built for this pur-
pose. He had been advised by General
Stone that there is now IN use in the East
car suitable fer such work, which can
be built Tor 5000, and which can be leased
for per cent. (S36) per annum and cost
of repairs. The saving effected IN the
loading and unloading of such cars over
such work on ordinary fat cars, 1t was
claimed, would more than pay the lease
price on the same. From 100 TO 200 cars.
with capacity of $4,000 pounds each,
would be required.
Governor Budd asked if there was any
understanding or agreement with the
railroad company as to how long the
rates quoted by them would be main
tsined.
After discussion, it was agreed that it
would be well that an agreement IN
writing be obtained from the Southern
Pacific Company supporting such rates,
and Prison Director Devlin and Com
missioner Maude were instructed to at
tend TO the matter.
Commissioner Irvine suggested that it
would be advisable that the Bureau and
Prison Directors should put in their own
scales for weighing the material.
GDV0fDOr buOU SalO ne was S&LlSUou
with the rates. and suggested thai they
should be adopted by formal resolution.
The following resolution was then Of
fered, and was unanimously adopted by
the Governor, the Bureau of Highways
and the Board of Prison Directors:
WHEREAS, The Bureau of Highways
of the State of California is satisfied that
0,0O0 cubic yards and more of prepared
road and highway material. as described
III an ACT entitled IAN Act providing for
the erection aud operation Of rock-crush-
ing plants at the State prisons. for the
preparation OF highway material for the
benefit of the people of the State and pro-
yiding for the necessary advances and
appropriation OF money to carry out said
work" approved March Is, 1895, will be
taken for highway purposes, and said
bureau, aftor due investigation, is salts
fed that transportation can be had for
such highway material, for highway pur-
poses, at just and reasonable rates. ana so
as to Justify the setting up and oper-
ating as provided in said Act OF said
plant,
ReSoiUed. By said Bureau of High
ways. that the said rates so charged, aud
which are as follows, are hereby declared
TO be just and reasonable rates, and su III
cient 80 Justify the setting up and opera
tion of the plant provided for in said act:
From Folsom-Rates are in cents per ton OF