The record-union., 1896-09-08
SUPERVISORS IN SESSION.
Several Petitions for Opening Roads
Presented.
A San Francisco Firm Underbids
Sacramentans for Printing
the Great Register.

ula monthly session yesterday morning,
Dreman, Todd, Curtis and Jenkins be-
ing present, and Jenkins presiding.
w. B. Bradford presented a petition
for the opening of a road in San JOa-
quin township to give him egress from
his ranch, he claiming that he was en-
tirely shut in and unable to market his
products and could not obtain a right
of way through the neighboring
ranches.
The Chair appointed M. Keema and
B. w. Wilders as viewers to act with
the County Surveyor.
M. F. Huff said he was one of COM
mittee appointed by the Oak Park AS
sociation to ask the abatement of a
nuisance in the Y-street canal. It was
found to be caused by the California
Winery, which dumps it's refuse stuff
into the canal, to be carried down by
the water in winter. The practice was
stopped some years ago, but has been
recommended.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Cur
tbs, brennan and Todd to confer with
the City Trustees in the matter
A. F. Silva presented a claim of $50
for damages alleged to be sustained by
him by his horses foot going through
a hole in the long trestle beyond the
American River bridge, by which both
himself and horse were injured.
The matter was referred to the Dis
trict Attorney.
Joseph Gosling appeared before the
board to ask that the road be COM
pleted from Gosling Slough to the Free
port road, and the bridge over the
drainage canal fixed He offered to
grade, gravel and sand the road for
$500. The matter was referred to the
County Surveyor.
E. e. Barry stated that the bridge
over the drainage canal between
Franklin and the Sacramento River,
liable to ensue. Supervisor Jenkins
was authorized to investigate the mat
ter with power to act.
, Todd moved that, in consideration Of
the fact that there would be larger
vote this year than ever before, six new
booths be purchased for the use of the
county, not to exceed S14 80 each. So
ordered.
The County Surveyor reported on the
proposition of Mr.. Costing that it would
take $50 yards Of broken rock, and the
board accepted the proposition and or
dered Mr.. Gosling to go ahead and do
the work.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon Supervisor Dundon
Of San Francisco was q visitor at the
board.
A number Of bills were passed. The
oF ire Ia
Courthouse under his contract was ac-
amount of SS01.
Mrs. Swinney, whose husband broke
his leg six weeks ago, applied for aid
to pay her rent and was given an or
der on Secretary Dale Of the Howards.
They live on Twentieth street. be-
tween I and J. and she, is unable to
work and has young infant.
The petition Of T. H. B. Sheldon for
a free watering trough at the second
county tank on the M-street road, and
that of z. L. Coy for one on the jack
son road, the other side of Walsh's Sta
ton, for which he agreed to furnish
water from his tank, were referred
to Supervisor Curtis with full power to
act.
The bids for printing the Great Reg
lister We're opened. George M. Mott
protested against receiving any bids
from persons outside of Sacramento
County. The bidders were Day &
Joy, 33 cents per name; George Spauld-
ing & Co., 111a cents per name; Althop
& BAIL, p cents per name; II. S.
Crocker & Co., 221a cents per name
The contract was awarded to Spaulding
& Co, the lowest bidders.
Later in the day w. A. Anderson
telephoned to the board that D. John
ston & Co., whose bid was 1212 cents
per name on the first call, under which
all bids were rejected, and who put in
no bid the second time, would stand on
their original bid and contest the award
| of the contract.
| Curtis explained when voting. that
| had the firm put in second bid at the
same price as the first time he would
have voted for them, but it had not
done so.
The petition of Martin B. Monsch and
others for a new county road at the
| junction of the Stockton and Gait road
with the lands Of George d. Connor
| was taken up.
| H. Thomas and p. Mattice were ap-
pointed viewers in conjunction with
County Surveyor Boyd.
The hoard then adjourned till 10 a. m