The record-union., 1896-02-04
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.
Supervisors Disposed to PatrOnize Home
Industries.
Money Wanted to Send River I'M
provement Delegates to Inter
view Congressman.

Nessrs. Dreman, Curtis, Todd and Jen-
ldns, the full board.
A communication from the River I'm
provement Convention officers was read
TO the effect that the following assess
ments had been levied for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of the dele
cation to Washington in behalf Of river
Improvement:
Counties-Alameda. Butte. Colusa,
Contra Costa, Glenn, Marin, Napa, Sac
ramento, Santa Clara, San Joaquin,
Shasta SoIano, Sonoma. Stanislaus.
Sutter, Tehama, Yolo and Yuba, $3.50
each.
Sacramento. Oakland, Stock
ton, Petaluma and San Jose, $3.50 each.
Towns-Alameda, Napa, Marysville,
Santa Clara, Benicia, Redding and Sui
sun, $100 each.
Companies-Sacram Transporta-
tion Company, California Transporta-
tion Company, California Navigation
and Improvement Company, 500 each.
San Francisco $500, and 500 on the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
Merchants Association of San Fran
cisco and Sacramento Chamber of Com
merce.
The communication was referred to
the District Attorney.
BARHAM'S IDEA.
A communication from Congressman
Barham was read in relation to Con
Eressional legislation regarding the
prosecution of hydraulic mining. He is
in favor of legislation that will permit
the prosecution of hydraulic mining,
provided the interests of farmers can
be protected, and this he thinks is pos
sible
GAIT IS HEALTHY.
c. c. Clements, Health officer at Gait,
submitted his report for January,
showing that several nuisances had
been corrected and that the town has
been free from all kinds of filth diseases
during the season. The sanitary con-
dition of Gait. he says, is far above that
OF country towns generally.
The Chairmen of the various COM
Irittees reported verbally all matters in
their districts as in good condition. No
serious injury had resulted to roads or
bridges from the late storms; the pub
lie buildings have had very little re-
pairs. and matters generally are quite
satisfactory.
HOME INDUSTRIES.
a communication W dS ItNElNeQ IIOLI
the California Manufacturers Associa-
tion calling attention to the fact that
many drugs, etc. are used at the
County Hospital that are not of Cali
fornia manufacture and urging the
board to purchase only home manufac-
lures as far as possible
The members of the board discussed
the subject at some length, and all ex-
ufactures 1t was the sense Of the
board that, wherever suitable articles
Of California manufacture can be had,
they should be given preference over
those of Eastern or foreign brands.
Chairman Morrison suggested that
when the bids for the next six months
Hospital drugs come in to-day that
they all be declared off and a new list
prepared restricting bids to articles of
California production wherever possi-
ble. He understood that the railroad
company uses California drugs, etc.
almost exclusively in its hospital
The clerk was instructed to communi-
cate with the Manufacturers Associa-
tion on the subject and request that
body to furnish the board with list of
all drugs and hospital supplies that
are manufactured in this State.
BROKEN CULVERTS
Charles J. Hack called attention to
the collapse of an old culvert on the
Freeport road, just this side of that
place He thought it should be filed in.
as it was no longer needed. Another
needs to be renewed, and there are
some holes in the leyee in that vicinity
that should be filled.
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the culverts. one new one to be built
and the old one to be filled in.
OFFICE SUPPLIES.
At the afternoon session the board
opened bids for printing, blank-books,
stationery, etc. for the ensuing year
A communication was received from
Day & Joy, H S. Crocker & Co, d.
Johnston & Co and the Pacific Printing
House, stating that they were satisfied
with ne rates that prevailed last year.
Robinette & Harrison, printers. SUI
anitted prices for which they were Wiil-
ing to supply the various omces, and
bids for blank-books, etc, were re-
ceived from H. S. Croker & Co. and w.
e. Purnell.
The bids were referred to the Conn
mittees on Printing and Contracts.
GRAND ISLAND ROAD.
The matter of the road on the lower
end of Grand Island petitioned for by
Sol Wagenheim and others, was taken
up and the report of the viewers read.
Ire road is intended to facilitate travel
between Grand Island and Rio Vista
Two of the viewers advised that the
road be forty feet wide, and that George
Mcintyre be allowed $500 for the land,
hut County Surveyor Boyd, the other
viewer. thinks that 1925 would be suffi-
cient compensation for the right of
way. covering something over two
ncres.
Mr.. Mcintyre was present and stated
shat so far as he was concerned he did
not desire the road. 1t can be travelled
about seven or eight months of the
year.
The matter was taken under advise
Rnent until the members of the board
shall be able to visit the locality
COUNTY FINANCES.
E. Lyon, County Treasurer, filed his
report for the month of January, as fol-
lows:
on on hand January 1st............... S157,s96 So
4axes 4s oI 4os4......-...-....-..... 4os 81
Licenses. 2.11E 90
Personal property taxes. 90 GO
ESes-.-..-.--...--..-..... ...-............ 1859 81
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