The record-union., 1895-08-10
FARMERS Want A PLANK HIGHWAY.
Cut OFF From the MokeIumne Bridge
Most of the Year.
An Expensive Piece of Work - How
Grand Islanders Put Up tor
Reclamation.

1t was late in the afternoon yesterday
before the Supervisors did anything e1-
cept examine claims.
4 petition was presented by Philip
Herzog and w. &. Lovdal, as follows:
Your petitioners respectfully show
that they and each of them are landhold-
ers in Reclamation District No. 53o; that
on or about the 30th of September, 1898, a
board of Trustees WAS elected for two
years in pursuance OF the provisions OF
Section 3f9I of the Political Code; that
the term for which said Trustees were
elected will expire on the 18th OF Septem-
Der, 1895, and il will therefore be neces-
sary TO elect new Board OF Trustees for
said district.
Wherefore your petitioners ask that
the Board OF Supervisors call an election
for the purpose OF electing Board OF
Trustees for said district under the pro-
visions of the Political Code"
The petition was granted, and the board
ordered an election to be held on the 2lst
day of September, 1895, commencing st
10 o'clock a. NJ. and closing at p NJ, at
Oak Hall on the Riverside Road. Everett
Pierce was appointed inspector and {. j.
Schreiver and Frank Aschnauer judges.
EXPENSIVE RECLAMa aTION.
The Supervisors allowed large num-
ber OF claims against swamp Land Dis
trict No. ) Grand Island), amounting to
,643 66
W. X. Smith, one OF the Grand Island
Trustees, was present and i'll response TO
inquiries by members of the board stated
that they are dredging the river along the
island and placing the material on the
levee. They expect to keep on dredging
for three years, and propose TO place the
oil fro In
building the levee they are also raising
and improving the road around she
island, and now have road that can be
travelled at all times.
''Some other swamp land districts"
said MIR. Smith, have spent consider
able money, but | think Grand Island
has more 10 show for what has been laid
Out there than any district in the county"
AN ISOLATED BRIDGE.
J. X. Hewston, Peter Glenn, 0. II.
Owens and &. Walther. residents beyond
Franklin, came in to ask the Supervisors
if they intended to construct the ap-
prOacheS to the NJ Okelumne River bridge.
Messrs. Hewston and Glenn both said
to the board that the bridge is of no use
TO the people there i'll wet weather. The
land is very low for some distance from
the bridge, and trestle is necessary to
enable people to reach the bridge, which
can now be approached during only
some three months in the year.
MIR. Glenn said that unless a trestle was
built over the Water-swept ground SO that
people driving stock along there could
reach the bridge, he would be compelled,
for selt-protection, to close his land there
and thus shut off travel, for the stock
kept his pasture cleared OF feed while de-
tanned there.
Chairman Morrison said the board un-
derstood the situation there, and it was
merely a question OF expense. 1t would
take considerable money to build the
trestle. but the board desired to grant the
relief asked if possible.
The report OF 4. 6. Winn, late County
Surveyor, who made an estimate OF the
cost, was read, showing that $50 feet of
trestle. and 800 feet Of grade would be
required to make a good winter road
from the high ground TO The bridge The
cost of the trestlework would be about
So 200, and OF the grade, s., 900.
The bridge WAS built some years ago,
and Chairman Morrison said &c could
not understand why the former Super
visors had bridge built there without
making some provision for reaching 1t in
winter.
Mr.. Hewston said the board a year ago
promised to have the trestle built. and
the people down there hoped the board
would keep faith with them. The water
-
be done this fall.
Mr.. Glenn said that if people could
travel that way they would rather come
across the Mokelumne and trade in Sac
ramento than go to Stockton, and if they
had good road they would come here.
Mr.. Hewston said grade was not
wanted there, as 1t would easily wash
away during high water. What they de-
sired was all trestlework to the high
ground.
Then, said Chairman Morrison, the
cost would be about $1,000. The best
thing to do i'll his opinion, would lie to
trestle the worst places this year, who're
there are sloughs and gullies and add
to the work from time 10 time.
Supervisor Jenkins said lie felt just as
he did a year ago-he would like to help
the people out down there.
Mr.. Morrison suggested that before the
next meeting of the board the Committee
on Roads and Bridges visit the locality
with County Surveyor Boyd and see
what would be the probable cost OF brdg-
ing the two worst sloughs this fail.
1t was finally agreed that the Chairman
should go with the Surveyor and make
the inspection.
The board viii meet again this morn
ing.
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