The record-union., 1895-07-24
STATE MEETING OF SUPERVISORS.
brennan and Curtis Appointed as
Delegates.
Do Road Poll-Taxes Make Part of Las
Years Fund !-Telephone Fran
chise Granted.

The Board of Supervisors held an adj
journed meeting yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of considering various I'M
finished business.
An acceptance by the new telephone
company of the franchise granted to it by
the board was read and placed on file.
Chairman Morrison spoke of the post
ponement till the 10Th inst. of the meet
ing of Supervisors of the State. called by
the Governor, in relation to an exhibit to
be made at the Cotton States Exposition
at Atlanta. The board, he said, was con-
tributing $50 month at present, and he
did not see how, as board, they could do
much more. The county, however, may
be able to do something toward getting
up an exhibit. He hoped that all the
board would go down to the meeting.
Jenkins said that the county had al
ways been foremost in such affairs, and
ought to still do SO. The majority of the
board. however, had business here that
would not allow OF their absence. There
was only one member that was not tied
up. Had the board been able to go he
would have proposed the appointment OF
a committee TO go.
MOTIlSOu Sdlu l0 D6Il0N6Q LDdt u per-
son could go out into the county and
get two-thirds Of the people to sign re-
quest that the Supervisors would con-
tribute from the general fund, and he
thought no one would object, except that
the next Grand Jury might take the
matter up. He Delived the people would
agree with the board III such action. He
felt that the county should be represented
and send an exhibit. 1t was foremost in
ha Of oil
had bright future before it,
Jenkins moved that committee of
two, consisting OF Supervisors brennan
and Curtis be appointed to represent the
board at the meeting The motion was
carried.
The $50 bid for the franchise of the new
telephone company was accepted and the
franchise granted.
ROAD POLL TAX.
The District Attorney was asked if the
the road poll tax levied last year and paid
before July 1st belonged TO the funds of
last year. Most OF IL was paid last
spring, bu. some will be collected yet.
He was OF the opinion that it clearly be-
longed to last years. fund, being assessed
last year.
Morrison suggested that the board get
q written opinion in regard to the powers
of the board to transfer money from one
I
road poll-taxes collected after July LIST be-
Ionged to last years fund, when the road
poll-tax becomes delinquent and what is
the penalty of delinquency.
Jenkins moved that the District Attor-
ney prepare an answer on these points.
and the motion was carried.
COULD DO NOTHING.
A woman stated that she had seven
| children and wished to know if the board
could help her to get back 10 Oregon, as
her husband had been unable TO get en-
ployment during the six months they had
been here.
She was informed that the board could
do nothing for her from the public funds.
but Chairman Morrison and the others
told her they would contribute S. each to
start subscription to get the family
back.
WANTS \ ROOM.
W. W. Rhoads asked the board TO pro-
vide room for the Public Admnist rator
to keep his official documents and effects
in, as he had no such place at present aud