The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-12
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS DAY.
For the First Time in Months All the
Members Were Present.
Some Claims Rejected, and Others
Laid Over-Offers OF Bonds for In
Yestment of school Funds.

of State Brown and Attorney-General
Fitzgerald were also present
There has accumulated about $3.50, coo IN
the State school fund, which, under the
law, must be invested by the State Board
of Examiners in United States bonds and
State of California and county bonds for
the benefit of the school fund.
After Secretary Markley brought the
matter up, Governor Budd said it was the
last thing he heard spoken OF before he
was taken sick.
Attorney General Fitzgerald said that
q bond speculator in San Francisco had
offered TO sell about $4,000 worth of
Placer County Courthouse bonds. Mr..
Fitzgerald said if the bonds were issued
to raise money for the construction of the
Courthouse and other buildings, the issue
would not be valid, but If all the county
officers were to be located within one
building the issue would be perfectly
good. That was one OF the reasons, he
said, why be rendered an opinion some
time ago against the purchase OF the
bonds.
The other reason was that he was in
formed that the residents in five precincts
in Placer County did not vote on the
question of the issuance OF the bonds, and
issuance the proposition would have been
defeated.
Subsequently he was informed by read
ing the tull abstract of the meeting OF the
Board OF Supervisors, when the bonds
were ordered TO be issued, that the
county offices would all be in one build
ing. and also from the Great Register of
the county that if the five precincts had
voted the proposition would not have
been defeated. In accordance Herewith
he modified his opinion.
Secretary Marley said he had reason
to believe that Kings and MADEIRA Coun-
ties would otter TO dispose OF bonds to the
State. He was instructed to notify them
TO submit to the State the lowest sum
they would accept for the bonds. The
same action was taken regarding the
offer of a man in Chicago who wants to
dispose of SOC, 900 worth OF the San Fran
cisco depot bonds. and also the offer TO
sell to the State S24, 600 worth OF San Joa-
Quin County bonds and $40, 0O0 worth OF
Kern County bonds.
John w. Denning sent In claim for
SO. 900 for injuries received on the State
tug Governor IRWIN on May 9th Of this
wear. He was a deckhand, and while
climbing a ladder it broke and he fell TO
the deck. receiving serious Injuries. The
claim was rejected on the ground that it
was not proper charge against the State.
OF the board was the claim Of a. Page
Brown OF San Francisco for s., OBJ IS for
services rendered the State ct the request
of the State Board of Harbor Commits
sioners as Superintendent of the con-
struction OF the approaches to the new
ferry depot in San Francisco.
Attorney General Fitzgerald said he
had rendered an opinion wherein he held
that Browns appointment 10 superintend
that particular kind of work was illegal.
The attorney for the Board of Harbor
Commissioners gave contrary opinion,
and there the matter stood. The old con-
tract with Brown had been abrogated and
new one was entered into wherein he
was 10 superintend the construction of
the pier.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said he would like to
know what is the Chief Engineer of the
Harbor Commission tor If it was not his
duty TO superintend the construction OF
the concrete approaches to the ferry de-
pot. He could not see what they needed
an architect for in the performance OF
that work. The plans for the work, Mr..
fitzgerald said, should be submitted to
him to pass upon.
II am not the attorney for every board
or commission in the State,o he said.
THE two bodies with which have moth
ing 10 do are the Regents of the State Uni
yersity and Harbor Commission"
Governor Budd suggested that the
whole matter be referred 10 the Attorney
General. He also requested the States
chief law officer to inquire into the rights
OF the various boards and commissions
interested in the matter.
The members of the board all agreed
that Mr.. Brown had done his work TO
perfection.
The next matter brought up was the
claim of Sheriff Whelan of San Francisco
for about $1,000 for the transportation of
prisoners. They had been laid over from
previous meetings OF the board on &C
count of vouchers not accompanying
them.
They are mostly overcharges," said
Secretary of State Brown. HE will be
badly fooled if he thinks he will be paid
more than he had 10 pay himself, and
more than Gny other Sheriff is allowed"
Secretary Markley said that nearly ali
the State institutions have contingent
funds, and where they get the money for
the funds and what they did with II was
more than he could tell. He said the
Whittier State School, was the only insti-
tuition that has sent in a statement con-
corning its contingent fund.
The board was Of the opinion that all
State institutions should De required 10
submit like statements.
The board declined to allow the claim of
Otto Won Geldern Tor $40 80 for survey
Folsom. He was employed TO do the
work by the Bureau OF Highways.
Marsden Manson, Chairman Of the
Bureau OF Highways, said that during
the preparation OF the plans for the rock
crushing plant it was found necessary to
employ a surveyor, as all the mem bers OF
the board were 81 that time very busy at
tending to matters requiring their per-
sonal supervision.
Governor Budd said the expense of The
work was chargeable TO the rock crushing
piant fund, and not to the bureau fund.
The demand would have 10 be presented
to the STATE Prison Directors first, and
then be finally passed upon by the Board
of Examiners.
Attorney General Fitzgerald said be did
not want TO be considered as desiring 10
be mean or hard on the Bureau of High
ways. but he wanted To know OF Mr..
Manson what good would be accom-
plished by sending q member OF the
bureau TO the Road Conference which
meets at Atlanta, Ca, this month.
Mr.. Manson gave various reasons why
the State would be benefited by mem
Der Of the bureau attending the confer
ence. He said various methods OF apply
ing machinery for road work would be
placed on exhibition there, and to witness
The experiments would be OF great value
10 the State. Mr. Manson said we can
furnish bitumen TO our Eastern friends,
and it would benefit our State TO have
them know that fact.
Governor Budd asked Mr.. Manson if he
thought it proper that the State should
pay a mans expenses 10 go East in the
interest OF tbs asphalt companies III this
State.
Mr.. Manson said he did not intend to
convey that impression.
The Governor also ask ed Mr.. Manson
if he thought he had the right TO go out
side of the State in connection with his
duties.