The record-union., 1896-07-07
SUPERVISORS IN SESSION.
They Will Sit Two Weeks as a Board of
Equalization.
Two Short Roads Ordered Opened
Condition of the County
Funds, Etc.

The Board of Supervisors met yes
terday for their regular monthly trans
action of business, and also as a Board
of Equalization to hear and determine
any objections that may be presented
to the assessment roll of the county for
this fiscal year For this purpose they
will remain in session for two weeks.
There were present Supervisors Nor
rison Gn the chair), brennan, Curtis,
Todd and Jenkins-a full board.
County Assessor T. II. Berkey was
also on hand with the books contain
ing the assessments of the property in
the city and county. When the mem
bers had listened rapturously to the
Evolutionary display of Clerk Hamilton
In his reading of the minutes of the last
session, Mr. Berkey briefly addressed
the board He said he was there to
turn over the assessment roll of the
county comprising six handsomely
bound voIumes). He had made some
changes in valuation since the last roll
was submitted, and he supposed some
applications would be made to the
board for reductions. He stood ready,
as Assessor. to make whatever conces-
sions might, on the proper showing,
seem to be just, and during the sitting
of the board his time and services
would be at its disposal for the pur-
pose of explanation in regard to his
assessments should any be required.
But one application was made during
the day for a reduction Frank H. Nc
Cormick, representing the Figg estate,
applied for reduction on the property
en- l. street, between Fourth and Fifth.
1t is assessed at S16,600-of which
$500 is on the real estate and So
on the improvements The petitioner
asks that it be reduced to So, 900, and
stated that it is offered for sale at that
figure
The application was placed on file and
will, with any others that may be made,
be acted on toward the end of the ses-
sion.
NEW ROADS.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by George Sherman and others,
south of Folsom, the report of the view
ers was read. 1t recommended the
opening of the proposed new road and
the abandonment of the old one
All the necessary action having been
taken, and no protests being filed
against the proposed action, it was or
dered that the report be adopted and the
petition be granted, on motion of Super
visor Curtis.
The petition of J. F. Gladney and
others for a new road in Center Town
ship, affording an outlet between Ante
lope and the Placer County line, which
was presented last year and taken under
advisement, was called up and granted
j. f. Cross and associates were al
lowed $780, and the McBride's $50 The
road was then declared public high
way.
+. c. Lauritzen appeared before the
beard in relation TO the matter of the
road on the Mcintyre place outside the
reclamation line on the southern end
of Grand Island. Mcintyre asked $500
damages, but the report Of the viewers
recommended that $500 be allowed.
Mr.. Lauritzen said the water is now
off the land and he desired that mem
bers of the board visit the locality
The. road connects with his ferry for
Rio Vista, and has considerable travel.
The board postponed action in the
matter until later in the session.
Supervisor Curtis moved that the pc
tition for a short road from the lower
Stockton road into Highland Park,
made a long while ago, be granted, and
that Mrs. Kendrick, through a portion
OF whose property the road would run,
be allowed S100. So ordered.
AGAINST HYDRAULICKING
Supervisor Curtis offered the following
preamble and resolution, which We're
adopted
Whereas, It appears from evidence
obtained by the Board of Supervisors
that Cyrus Mulkey, J. f. Vandergrift
and others are mining on the COsumnes
River and tributaries by the hydraulic
process. to the injury of property in Sac
rament0 County and threaten and in
tend to continue such hydraulic mining
operations to the injury of Sacramento
County and its property, and it is neces-
sary for the protection of the property
Of said county that said persons should
be restrained and enjoined from so min
ing and injuring said property;
Resolved, That an action be COM
rnenced in the name of the County of
Sacramento versus said persons TO en-
join and restrain them from mining by
the hydraulic process and depositing
their mining debris. tailings, cobble-
stones, etc, into the Costumes River
and it's tributaries, to the injury of Sac
ramento County, and that Robert T.
DevIin be and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to commence and prose-
cute said action on behalf of said Sac
ramento County.
ROAD SPRINKL1NG.
Supervisor Jenkins reported that the
tanks, etc, for sprinkling the road from
Franklin to the river are being con-
structed.
The Commissioner was authorized to
purchase a sprinkling wagon, and on
motion of Mr.. Morrison one was also or
dered purchased for use at Oak Park.
COUNTY FUNDS.
County Auditor Cohn reported the fol-
lowing moneys in the various funds
State fund S2742 03
General fund . =. :. u, 194 II
UospitaI fund -. :. =. 12.6T0 07
School fund -. :. =. Is .O24 40
Road fund 1878 "a
Sinking and interest fund.- 1.96l 5b
Bonds Of 1900 fund 7.49f s.
Bonds of 1892 fund BOB %