The record-union., 1896-08-05
AN OFT DAY FOR BRIDGES.
Two Of Them Refused by the Board Of
Supervisors.
One Over Figuero Street in Folsom,
the Other in the SiWash
Country.

The Supervisors spent most of yes
serday's session in examining and
passing on claims against the county.
Supervisor Curtis went home in a
not very aniable mood. He wanted
the board to order the construction of
a bridge over the ravine that runs
through Figuero street in the town of
Folsom but his motion to that effect
failed. The matter had been discussed
at last months session of the board,
and most of the members then seemed
to favor the building of the bridge if
1t could be done for a few hundred
dollars
County Surveyor Boyd had filed a
report on the subject, but according to
his estimate the kind of a bridge de-
sired by the people of Folsom would
cost some 500. Others thought it
could be done for $3.50, and the matter
was laid over for further inquiry.
Yesterday Curtis, whose district in
cludes Folsom, moved that the board
order the bridge constructed, which
was seconded by Dremon.
Todd moved to amend by providing
that the people of Folsom must fill in
the approaches to the bridge. He said
that representative citizens of that
town had promised to raise the money
necessary to do all the necessary grad
ing and filling in if the county would
build the bridge, but 10 further offers
or guarantees to that effect had been
received. He would vote for the bridge
If it were stipulated that the town must
build the approaches to it.
WI ~ iC "a
wishes of his constituents should be
complied with, expressed a willingness
to accept Todd's amendment, but Dre-
man, who had seconded the original
motion, was less disposed to compro-
mise and refused to recognize the
amendment.
The result was that when the roll
was called on Curtis motion the only
affirmative votes it received were his
and Dreman's, the otner three members
voting no.
The gentleman from the Fourth Dis
trict promptly informed the gentleman
from the other out-of-the-city district
that he would remember him the next
time he asked for something for the
lower end of the county.
SIWASHS ANNUAL SONG.
J. K. Houston, one of the dwellers in
what is known as the "Siwash" To-
cality, down between the lower reaches
OF the Cosumnes and Mokelumne rivers,
made his annual call ON the board in
support of the application for a bridge
over a bad piece of road near the
Nokelumne. But MIR. Houston will
have to come again next year.
The gentleman from the Siwash To-
cality was formerly I;oadmaster down
there, and Supervisor Jenkins put him
through a severe course of cross-ex-
animation in regard to his work at
that time. Mr.. Houston admitted that
there was never money enough in the
district fund to build the bridge or
long trestle, and Mr.. Jenkins told him
that had since been and still is the
case.
In fact, the Supervisor representing
that part Of the county, did not seem
TO be impressed with the Importance
ofroad traffic through the Siwash coun-
try as compared with other portions of
the district
Mr.. Houston retorted that there
seemed to be a disposition on the part
of the people up about Gait to discour-
age travel by the county road west of
that place toward the Mokelumne, and
he did not think it fair on their part.
He is a very good single handed talker
himself, and the discussion between
him and Supervisor Jenkins showed
no sign of abatement until Chairman
Morrison took a hand.
The latter assured Mr.. Houston that
his neighborhood vas an important
che and that the county road through
there was, in his opinion, deserving of
attention. It would be, however, an
expensive matter to bridge the low
places. and the district has not the
money with which to do it. Some day
in the near future the board might see
its way to afford the necessary relief,
but ii couldn't just now.
Mr. Houston then retired, promising
to show up again next summer.