The record-union., 1896-11-08
SUPERVISORS IN SESSION.
Clerks Elected to Canvass the Election
Returns.
Riverside Road Ordered Macadam.
lied and Plans Adopted for
Various Improvements.

The Board Of Supervisors met in reg
ular session yesterday morning, all
being present.
Mrs. Shields stated that she had re-
ceived letter from ]. A. Filcher, Sec
retary of the State Board of Trade, ask
ing her to contribute dried fruit to the
exhioit OF the board at its headquarters
IN San francisco, as that Fart of the eX-
hlbit needs replenishing and she wanted
authority from the Supervisors to make
the contribution on behalf of the county.
1t would not exceed SS or $40
The board authorized her to do as Mr..
F'ilcher requested.
The bids for constructing the new cells
for the County Jail were ordered opened
on November 18th, at D. M, and those
for the electric motor, power pump and
electricity to run them and furnish
seventy lights for the County Hospital
Will be opened at the same time A GER
titled check for 10 per cent. must accom-
pany the bids.
Reports Of the County Treasurer,
Superintendent of County Hospital.
County Auditor and License Collector
were read and placed on file.
A number of saloon keepers bonds
were approved.
and the board took a recess till = D. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Dreman, the board de-
cided to employ five clerks, one to repre-
sent each Supervisors District, at So
a day, to canvass the votes of the coun-
ty instead of $40 day as on former oc-
casions.
A ]. Startling was chosen for the First
District.
S. Gottleib and z. Fitch were nominal :
ted for the Second and Fitch was chosen.
#. ]. HeintZ, Emil Baer and H. Van
Bibber were nominated for the Third
and Van Bibber was chosen.
l. P. Eldred and Burt Hayden were
nominated and Eldred was chosen for
the Fourth.
H. c. Bryan was the only nomination
for the Fifth and was chosen unani-
mously.
County Surveyor Boyd presented his
plans an destmates of rock required for
macadamizing the Riverside road 1t
will require 500 cubic yards of coarse
rock for foundation, $40 yards of
medium rock and 300 yards of fine rock
to make roadway ~ feet wide half a
mile south from the drainage canal and
three-quarters of a mile from the Suit
terville House south.
The board decided to order the rock
Mr.. Boyd also made a report on the
work to be done on the upper Stockton
road from the new steel bridge over the
Consumes River, near McConnell'S, S,
about 1000 feet south toward Hicks
vile, giving plans and specifications for
the grading.
adopted and bids advertised for, the
bids ro be opened on the 18th instant.
Curtis said there was about seven
miles of grading on the Auburn road
that should be done Immediately. The
ground was plowed last spring and four
graders should be put on it in order to
get it done.
He was instructed to have it done as
soon and as economically as possible.
Peter CLAIM asked what the board in
tended to do in relation to the proposed
trestle on the lower Stockton road near
Benson's ferry.
The report of the County Surveyor
was read, containing the plans and
specifications for the work, and bids
We're ordered advertised for, to be
opened at D. m on the 18th instant.
Veterinary Inspector Fox reported 157
cows inspected for tuberculosis and five
condemned.
The board adjourned till tomorrow at
10 a. m.