The record-union., 1897-07-09

Surveyor Boyd said that he saw early
in the work that the dredger, instead of
widening the road, was piling the sand
on top of the levee, where there was al
ready passably good road He spoke
to the contractor about it at that time,
but found later that the same course
was being pursued, although the leVee
at first was plenty high enough. What
was wanted was simply fourteen
foot road.
Judge McKune said that the Trustees
had not understood the matter in that
light They had done the work as they
understood it was to be done.
Morrison said il looked to him as if
the property owners We're expecting to
have the county build a high levee for
| them.
Trustee Elliott said the sand was on
top of the levee, and could easily be
pushed down the side and the road
broadened. It was very hard for the
dredger TO put sand on the side of the
| levee, as it would slide down. The
/ Trustees have lived up to the agree
ment as they understood it, and did not
know that they had a right to grade
/ the road, except under the direction Oh
/ the board, and had expected the board
/ to put on a grader and widen out the
| road.
Supervisor Morrison said that the
| board had not agreed to do anything
! of the sort.
! ]. E. Blanchard, on behalf of Granite
! School District, presented the report
of the Board of Trustees, that at an
/ election for that purpose, special tax
! Of ST 800 had been voted for enlarglng
/ the school accommodations. He asked
the board to levy the special tax in ac-
! cordance with the report
THE FOLSOM HIGHWAY.
In the afternoon c. w. Luhrs, P. c.
Cohn and N II. LauridsOn, the Fol-
som Highway Commissioners, accom-
panied by Bureau of Highway Com
missioner Price, appeared before the
board and Mr.. Luhrs, after few
predatory remarks, asked Mr. Price to
state their case.
Mr.. Price said he thought the first
/ thing to be done was to secure the
right of way before the State would
do anything. For this preliminary work
a certain amount Of money is necessary
! There is a preliminary survey needed,
/ as well as other work. 1t is necessary
for some one TO take the first steps, and
/ if the board has power to appropriate
sufficient money to make a survey ana
have estimates made he hoped ii would
do So After the matter is set on foot,
! it will go on to the end.
He considered this one of the most
! Important roads in the State, and 1t
will give the people a chance to learn
what a good road is. The Bureau OF
! Highways has been for two years col
! lecting information regarding good
roads. This road viii add to the county
untcld wealth and bring much good to
/ the city of Sacramento. The sooner
Boards of Supervisors learn that per-
! manent work is the cheapest in the
! end, and that temporary building or
roads is only waste of money, the
better it viii be.
Mr.. Cohn said he had always been IN
| favor Of good roads. This road, II
properly constructed will bring much
trade to Sacramento. Two years ago
he had canvased for subscriptions for
! the road, but under the present situa-
| ton the farmers cannot be expected TO
carry out the agreements they MADE
then. He had talked with them, how
ever, and found that they We're willing
to bear their share if the necessary
money is raised by tax. Other coun-
ties that he had been in would not have
allowed so much time to elapse after
such a proposition had been presented
| to them, before taking advantage of it.
! He believed that, if the proposition or
| taxing for the construction of the road
were submitted to the people, almost
| all of them would vote for it. Here
is twenty-five miles of road that, when
finished, will be turned over to the
State. which will then take care of it,
without further cost to the county.
Mr.. Lauridson said he had been
raised in a country where the roads
were owned and taken care of by the
Government and the roads were like a
floor. He wanted to see good roads
in the country where he now lives, so
that his neighbors can have the bene-
fit of them. The State gives the ma
terial and he hoped the county would
do the rest. He had feared that the
people would be opposed to a tax for
building the road, but had found out
by talking with them that they favor
the raising of the necessary amount by
tax.
Mr.. Luhrs said the business men raw
ored the calling Of a special election
and voting the tax. He was confident
that the Judges of Election would serve
without pay for such an election.
Supervisor Morrison said the power
of the board to help in the matter de-
pended on the decision of the Supreme
| Court in the Clark road law case. He
wanted to know if the county would
| have to deed to the State the entire
width of the present road, which is
in some places more than a hundred
| feet wide, and in others not sixty feet.
Mr. Cohn and Mr.. Lauridson thought
! that sixty feet would have to be decided
| to the State.
Mr. Morrison regretted that District
Attorney Ryan was not present, as it
was a serious question whether or not
the board could give away a county
road although it can abandon it. He
! believed that the city would vote for
| special tax, if an election were ordered.
| Every member of the board, he was
| satisfied, favored the road.
Mr.. Luhrs said that when the road is
built there will be stone bridges built