The record-union., 1895-04-02

Heintz road on the San Juan grant. He
said. as it was getting late in the season
for doing road work. repairs should at
once be commenced. Very little work,
Mcmillan said, had been done on the
road for eight years past, and it has cost
the county but small sum for repairs.
1t is difficult matter, he said, for farm
ers to get into this city on account of the
bad condition of the road.
William Basler said he brings to this
city nearly every year between 600 aud
700 cords of wood, and it req uires almost
an entire days time to come TO town on
account of the condition of the road.
The matter was taken under advise
ment.
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
The sum of SSl 1886 80 was reported as
being in the treasury after the money
was counted Saturday afternoon.
LICENSE COLLECTIONS.
County License Collector III. K. Miller
reported having collected the sum of
S2,274 90 for licenses during the month of
March.
THE GAME WARDEN.
The selection of Game Warden was
then brought up by the reading of a
communication from the State Sports
mans Association, requesting the board
to select a competent person for that
office.
The communication from the State
Sportsman's Association was as follows:
10 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors:
The Legislature just adjourned, recogniZ-
ing the Importance to the State of its
game and fish interests, has vested you
with authority to appoint Fish and
Game Warden in your county at your
first meeting held in April, 1895. A copy
OF the law upon the subject is herewith
inclosed.
- our most earnest attention is very
respectfully called to the necessity of
making this appointment without delay.
The close season is at hand and the rapid
depletion of our State OF its game and fish
renders your prompt action herein of the
utmost importance.
The necessity of your appointee being
man Of intelligence, honesty and deter
mlnation in the performance or his pecu-
llar duties Is too clearly evident to re-
quire comment.
BY order of the Board of Directors of
State Sportsman's Association. Very re-
spectfuIly, S. e. KNOWLES, Secretary"
Chairman Morrison said a Game War
den was urgently req quired in Sacramento
County, and gave a number of reasons
to support his views in that respect.
Supervisor Todd said he was of the
opinion at first that there was no need of
Game Warden in this county, owing to
tuS IaCb tHdI tue lah0S III Inc county are
fully protected by the various sporting
clubs that have charge of them. But he
had had so many people ask him not to
oppose the selection Of Game Warden
that he had come to believe that such an
officer is required.
Petitions were read for the appoint
ment of James a. Elder and j. J.
Bronner.
Chairman Morrison nominated for the
position K. Helms. Todd nominated w.
II. Sherburn and brennan nominated
John Beaton.
Three ballots were taken before the
Supervisors succeeded in selecting the
Warden. On the first two ballots Morri-
son and Jenkins voted for Helms, Dre-
man voted for Beaton, and Todd voted
for Sherburn. On the third ballot Todd
voted for Helms, and the latter was de-
clared elected Game Warden, and his
bond fixed at $500.
WILL REPRESENT THE COUNTY.
Mrs. Shields of Routier's was elected to
represent the county in the State Board
of Trade.
The board then adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning.