The record-union., 1896-12-12
POCKET PROPERTY OWNERS.
They Protest Against Being Drowned
Out.
Will if Necessary Enjoin Both City
and C0unty-New Roads to
be Opened.

The Board of Supervisors at their
meeting yesterday morning passed most
of the session in allowing bills.
Todd said that young man who had
come from Benicia a couple of weeks
ago in search of work but had been
taken sick had applied for a permit to
go to the County Hospital. He did not
believe in taking people from other
counties, as we have enough Of our
own poor to provide for.
The board decided that it would be
better to send him back to his home.
The board then adjourned as a Board
of Supervisors and convened as a
Swamp Land Board, audited a large
number of swamp land warrants and
reconvened as a Board Of Supervisors
at 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon W. E. Lovdal and
Charles e. Scriemer, Trustees Of Rec
lamation District 535 protested against
the digging of any more surface water
from the plains down into the district,
as asked for by the Oak Park people:
They also wished some action taken in
regard to the water poured down upon
them by the action of the board dur
ing Supervisor Greer's time, and which
they were advised they could legally
stop.
They did not wish to make any trou-
bic for the county and wished to keep
in peace with it, but had suffered for
several years from drainage water that
had been diverted from it's natural
channels by bitches. The Trustees OF
the district wished to have a day ap-
pointed on which they could confer
with the board to see if an arrangement
could not be entered into by which the
county could give assistance in pump
ing out the water that comes down on
them from the plains.
Mr.. Lovdal was informed that the
board would be in session on the 21st
inst. and would confer with the Trus-
tees at that time.
The report Of Superintendent G. A.
White of the County Hospital was read.
A number of saloon keepers bonds
were approved, and some that had not
been properly sworn to we're laid over.
The report Of County Surveyor Boyd
and Charles Cooley, the viewers ap-
pointed on the road asked for through
the lands of N. Clark and Mrs. Klotz,
along the south line of East Park, be-
ing a continuation of H street, was
read. 1t recommended the opening of
the road as a public necessity and the
payment of $500 damages to Mr.. Clark
and $500 to Mrs. Klotz for land, trees
and vines. The cost of construction in
addition to this would be $50.
The report was placed on file and the
hearing set for January 7th.
The viewers of the road asked for
through the lands Of Cutter Bros. and
others in American River school dis
trict, from the J-street road, was read.
1t recommended that the road be open
ed and $500 paid to Mrs Tuller, a nom
conSenting land owner. The hearing
was also set for January 7th.
Surveyor Boyd said that in accord
ance with the order of the board he had
gone out and investigated the matter Of
the water on the road running between
the lands Of Mrs. cambridge and Mr..
Davis. He found the trouble aggravat-
ed by the grade of a roadway that
backed UP the water on Mr.. Davis. He
had found by survey that a ditch could
be dug about LOCO feet between the
lands Of Mrs. Bainbridge and Mrs. Nc
Cauley, with plenty of fall, and would
dump the water into the Costumes
River. There was another way, which
would throw the water into a swale on
the land of Mrs. Valensin, but would
probably involve the county in a law
suit.
On the recommendation of Surveyor
ND t1oy TOW.
missioner Jenkins with power to act, as
it is necessary to take immediate action
before the rains set in.
The board took a recess till 10 a. M
on the 21st inst.