The record-union., 1897-02-06

Folsom and Orangevale. They were
found in bad order owing to the long
and heavy rains, and the Surveyor rec
commended ditching and draining at
the earliest opportunity.
PETITION LAID ASIDE.
A petition was received from resi-
dents of Oak Park asking that the pro-
prietor of the Iowa Market out there
be restrained from further slaughter
ing of animals at his place.
After some discussion action on the
petition was indefinitely postponed.
When Supervisor Curtis moved that
the petition be Indefinitely postponed
Chairman Jenkins said that c. D.
Lightfoot, one of the signers of the pc
tition, told him on Thursday that
Curtis desired the matter brought to
trial. If it were, he QightfooD would
bring in 200 witnesses, who would have
to be paid their fees. In response to
this he told Lightfoot he should not do
SO while he Jenkins) was Chairman of
the board
Supervisor Morrison thought the Pc
tition should be thrown out of the
window Oak Park has a Health Off
Ger to look out for such matters.
Supervisor Curtis had something
more to say, and it was to the effect
that Lightfoot had no right to make
the statement he did to Jenkins. 1t
was after Lightfoot had spoken to the
latter that he conversed with him on
the subject
The petition remains buried in Clerk
Hamilton's photographic cemetery.
PURE DRINKING WATER.
Eight county officials filed q request
that their offices be supplied with Blue
Canyon water for drinking purposes.
Agent Lusll for the company in
formed the board that the water would
be supplied at two cents per gallon.
Mexican "ollas" or coolers would be
supplied at the company's expense.
On motion of Morrison, seconded by
Mclaughlin, the water was ordered for
one month by the unanimous vote of
the board.
The petition was signed by Frank T..
Johnson, r. T. Cohn, Judges Matt. F.
Johnson, Joseph NJ. Hughes and f. c..
Hart, and B. F. Howard, w. b. Hamil-
ton and E, Lyon.
A RECLAMATION PLAN.
A communication was received from
A. NJ. Wyle submitting a plan for the
reclamation of swamp lands and the
Improvement of navigable streams;
also, a plan for disposing of the sew
age of Sacramento City and the drain
age of Snodgrass Slough.
The communication was placed on
file.
WANT TO BE CONSTABLES.
Robert Goods filed a petition for ap-
pointment as Constable for Sacrament
to Township, vice j. P. Brissel, who
resigned in November last.
similar petition was filed by James
Faris, Jr.
HOSPITAL PUMP.
J. H. Lawrence and T. A. w. Shock
of the Sacramento Gas, Electric and
Railway Company appeared before the
board and stated that the pumping
plant erected at the County Hospital
by Frank Lyman was of fully three
times the capacity of the former pump,
for the operation of which the electric
company had contracted to supply cleo
trio power. At an expense of about
50 for a readjustment of the gearing,
however. the difficulty could be over
come.
1t was decided that during the noon
recess the Committee on Contracts
should visit the hospital and examine
the pump. The committee had not re-
turned at the hour of adjournment, 4
o'clock.
LICENSE COLLECTIONS.
George P. Royster, collector of Ii
censes, reported collections for January
TO the amount of 81 S12 30.
The board will meet again to-day.