The record-union., 1896-05-23
not to do so until the meeting at Hang

not to do so until the meeting at Hang
town Crossing had been held tonight.
Highway Commissioner r. c. Irvine
said he understood that the crushed
rock would be available by the LIST Of
next month, but would find out in
few days the exact date when such
would be the case.
d. A Lindley said he had called
meeting two years ago to tnaugurate
a rock-crushing plant, and matters had
been engineered SO that the State had
stood the expense. Sacramento City
and county should take advantage of
the plant. He was not certain, how
ever, whether or not the city should as
sumo bonded indebtedness with which
to build county roads. He thought If
the road were built and proved a sue
cess it would be but a short time until
county bonds would be issued to macad-
amize every public road in the county.
If funds were not available to build
good road to Folsom, he advised build
ing it as far out as possible in first
class condition, so long as Sacramento
was to build the most of it.
J. w Wilson said he was a great ad-
n1irer of good streets and roads. No
city or country amounted to much with
out them. He was not prepared to say
how the funds to build the road should
be raised, but some course should be
mapped out and pursued. Once one good
road in the county was built, others
would follow, and he believed with Mr..
Lindley, that county bonds should and
would be issued for further work.
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good long way to see a really good
road, and If the county was willing to
raise $4,000 the city ought to raise the
balance.
J. II. Arnold said Sacramento County
had some of the worst roads in the State
considering its wealth. Roads leading
into the city from the country were at
certain seasons of the year almost inn
passa BILE Sacramento citizens should
remember that when the farmer brings
liz his produce he also brings himself
and usually spends his money here He,
however, would prefer to see each of
the four main roads leading from Sac
ramento macadamized six or eight miles
from the city, instead of the whole
amount of money being expended upon
the Folsom road
Highway Commissioner Maude
Thought if one good road was con-
structed it would be {. lesson to the rest
of the county, and he did not deem the
idea of expending a little money on each
of the several roads practicable.
His estimate for the construction of
the road was $4,000 cash, and 10000
might be expended in labor, for grading,
etc, SO that the total cost for con-
struGting the road approximated S32,-
600 Sacramento should be the first
city to avail itself Of the cheap rock to
be had at Folsom.
c. A Luhrs said too much money
could not be spent for good roads to suit
him. He thought the amount needed
$4,000 was merely d bagatelle for the
city The idea of Mr.. Arnold was i'm
practicable, and one good, long string Of
road would show what macadamized
roads meant. He favored going before
the next Legislature and advocating
general road tax of two cents on the
dollar for the construction Of macad
amized roads. He thought the Trus
tees should go ahead and appropriate
the $4,000, and he believed the people
would indorse their action.
r. 1. Bentley thought that the people
of the district in which the road was to
be built ought not to object to slight
increase in tax for the purpose. He
doubted if it would be proper for the
city to issue bonds to build roads out
side its limits.
Mr. Irvine explained that there Is at
present a county road tax of twenty
five cents on the 500, which amounted
to about 1900 a, year. OF this sum
there was set apart not more than 30
per cent. for a general road fund, all of
which might be used in either Super
visor District which may have become
impoverished The Fourth District
could, if it is so wished, give its entire
portion of the general fund to build the
road to Folsom. He gave some inter
esting statistics regarding the cost of
rock as compared with that Of other
sections Of the State and other States.
d. 4. Lindley did not wish to throw
cold water on the Folsom road PROPOSE
ton. but he did not believe the people
Of Sacramento would ever vote bonds
10 build the road He thought the Su-
uervfsOrs should levy the road tax up
10 the limit of 40 per cent, which would
give fund Of $4,000. Then the entire
- per cent. allowed should be set aside
into the general fund, which would give
ever s2O. 900. all Of which should be put
into the Folsom road.
/ q. Coleman said the road PROPOSE
ion was a matter of education, and If