The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-09-04
THAT ELECTRIC CAR FRANCHISE.
Supervisors Want Time to Think it
Over.
They VIII Consult the District Attor.
ney-Cost of Repairing the Bridge
at McConnell's.

|
morning when the Supervisors met was
the reading of the report of the Pound
master at Oak Park.
1t showed that he had taken up, adver-
tised and sold in due form horse The
expenses were IS and the horse brought
S.. Supervisor Jenkins moved that the
report be received and the Chairman pay
the balance due the Poandmaster. The
Chairman, however, declined to embrace
the opportunity to show his generosity.
| The bonds of dozen or two saloon
keepers were approved.
a. l.. Warren appeared to ask pay for
pumping water to sprinkle the roads
with. In former years, he said. he had
received pay for pumping. MIR. Curtis
asked him if he had ever received pay for
pumping since he (Curtis) had been on
the board and Warren said he had not,
| but formerly he was paid by the day and
| Tor pumping extra. 1t was necessary to
! have man TO pump. as 1t took all the
! sprlnkler's time Oh the road.
| Morrison said he did not think the
board could pay any bill for pumping
| water.
| jenkins asked Mr.. Warren if Curtis
had not engaged him at S. 80 a day 10
sprinkle the roads without saying any
| thing about pumping, and he acknowl-
| edged the fact.
Curtis said that other sprinklers en-
gagged IN the same way had not put in
bills for pumping, and the board decided
not to allow The extra bill.
Warren left, saying that ho would see II
there was any way III which he could get
his money and was told that that was his
privilege.
IN the afternoon l.. T. Hatfield APP
peared Tor W. ID. Lawton in regard to the
latter's application for q franchise for
electricians over the upper part of the new
bridge into 1olo County, and to adver-
Using Tor bids for the franchise. La re-
gard TO the width OF the bridge. he said,
clause could be inserted requiring the
cars 10 back off the bridge when they
met team.
The railroad company's engineer in
charge OF the bridge had given it as his
opinion that IL would stand the strain Of
| car traffic. 1t was proposed to extend the
road into various portions of Yolo
County.
Todd asked who the projectors OF the
road were, and Hatfield said that they
did no. care u have their names known
until after heir bid was accepted. 1t
would take thirty days to advertise and
thu matter should be settled as soon as
possible.
An opinion of the District Attorney
was read. showing the power of the Su-
| pervisOrs TO grant the franchise.
Morrison said that he thought the ad
vertising Tor bids would indicate that the
! board intended to accept It. There were
| several questions liable to arise on the
acceptance Of the bridge. The county
had contributed to the building of an
overhead roadway, it being understood
by II that the bridge was to be OF iron or
steel, whereas 1t appeared that the bridge
WAS 10 be OF wood. The question of the
old bridge was also likely TO come up.
The board WAS not disposed to expose it.
| self to criticism in the matter.
jenkins thought the matter had better
lie over Tor a little while, SO that the board
could investigate it.
| Morrison said be did not feel justified
in proceeding without the presence OF the
District Attorney, and Mr.. Hatfield en-
deavored TO find him, without success.
! and the matter was laid over till this
morning.
Under Sheriff Reese appeared in rela-
ton to Dill OF $40 tor pursuing the thieves
who stole the tobacco from the Jail. He
| stated tEat the Office received notice that
| they were selling the tobacco in Rose
vile. and as it lacked only ten minutes OF
| train time there was no time to get a
warrant, and Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald
! went up to try TO arrest the thieves. The
unskllliul efforts of Constable up there
to arrest the thieves. however, had given
them the alarm, and they escaped before
| the officer reached there.
The District Attorney refused to O. h
! the bill, because the deputy had not pro-
cured warrant, and Reese wished to
know II, III future, when the Office was
| notified that criminals who had escaped
| into another county could be caught thew
\ a = 4 md Int tIe,N,
| because there was no time before the
train left To got warrant.
MORRISON said It was a bad state of
! affairs, but il that was the District Attor-
Hoy's opinion, ho did not see what the
board coGid do. 1t would ask the Dis
trIct Attorney concerning the matter.
An opinion OF .6e District Attorney in
relation 10 LIE boards paying for index
! ing the Assessors books was read. and
tAe board viii consult hun further on the
! point.
+. IL. Harvey notified the board that
the Aiokelumne River had been declared
a nayiEable stream between it's mouth
and the first tails, and that the New Hope
bridge at Bonson's Ferry having been
constructed without a draw laid the
county liable for damages, and If the
matter was not refnedled the board would
proceed with full notice hereafter
tho notice OF uEeriutGndeut OF Schools
Howard that SIS. 40S would be required
for the county schools was placed on file.
y number of bills were allowed. The
Chairman called attention TO the manner
II which the Grand Jury claims wore
made out. that OF the foreman. amongst
others being simply Tor hny-nine days
service, 10 dates being given. He did
not think that they could be legally al
lowed and wau,od the District Attorney
10 pass upon them first.
The report on the condition of the
bridge al McConnelis was read and Com
tractor e. T.. barry said, in answer to
question as 10 expense that it would cost
1T least $40 to repair TWO spans of it. 1t
would need to be replanke1. There
would also be other repairs necessary.
He could put Ill two spans over the main
stream, Us feet. with good concrete piers.
for 81. 800, which he thought the cheapest
proposition as it would make that much
new bridge.
Morrison said the county had no such
amount Of money to spare and that the
repairs bad best be made.
y Mr.. kenolick asked for the construc-
ton of bridge over Dry Creek on the
line between this and San JOAQUIN
County. ON motion of Jenkins. the
board took the matter under considera-
ton.
Curtis thought Mr.. Barry was asking
too much for the work on the Mcconnell
bridge, and the matter was deferred, to
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