The record-union., 1897-03-03
OBJECT TO BEING FLOODED.
The Bainbridse-DaVis Controversy Comes
Up Again.
supervisors Will Look Into the hat
ter of Draining the
Roads.

AT the meeting of the Board of Super
Visors yesterday morning a petition was
received for grading the road at the
Levi Painter ranch between CORTLAND
and Walnut Grove which has been al
most impossible for the past two
months. 1t was taken under considera-
ton.
1t being finance day the members
passed their time in examining bills.
Supervisor Curtis said that Mcmahon
q Sons had presented a bill for part
payment on the Mormon Island bridge,
and asked if the Board of Supervisors of
I'll Dorado County had paid over any
thing to this board
Clerk Hamilton explained that the
contract provided that 81, 500 should be
paid by each county when the material
Tor the bridge was on the ground, and it
had been there for some time. The Ell
Dorado Supervisors had not yet paid in
any money.
Supervisor Morrison said his under
standing was that the FL Dorado Super
visors promised to pay the money in
January.
Supervisor Dreman's understanding
was that they said Ell Dorado County
could not pay the money before the first
of January, but would pay it then.
BAINBRIDGE-DAVIS MATTER.
AT the afternoon session Surveyor
Boyd submitted a report on his exam
ination of roads south of the Cosumnes,
regarding the drainage of which a con-
troversy has been going on for some time
between Davis and Mrs. cambridge.
The latter has claimed that Davis pri-
vate road there had been so graded as
to cause surplus water to overflow upon
her land from the Davis ranch.
Surveyor Boyd in his report explained
the condition of matters in that vicinity
and suggested methods by which the
water could be carried off and drained
into the Costumes River.
Mr.. Bandeen, son of Mrs. cambridge,
explained to the board the situation and
action of the water as he understood it.
The matter was discussed at consd-
cradle length-as to how the water
should be disposed of At times it grew
pretty warm between Chairman Jenkins
and Supervisor Morrison.
Finally the latter moved that the
Commissioner from the Fifth District be
instructed to notify all persons out that
way that they will not be allowed to
construct any unnatural drainage to
conduct the water from their farms into
the roadway under discussion.
Chairman Jenkins left the chair and
spoke against the motion. He said that
if the board made il compulsory on him
to do this he would simply refuse to do
it. He spoke at considerable length
giving his reasons why he regarded the
motion to be impracticable.
Mr.. Morrison said that if Mr.. Jenkins
believed there was any other way by
which the difficulty could be overcome
he would willingly withdraw his mo-
ton, but the Chairman had declined to
allow him to do so and had put the mo-
tion before the board. He (Morrisom
was still willing to withdraw his motion
but he wanted some guarantee that the
persons who suffer from the present
condition of things should have some re-
lief before another winter. If the water
were not taken care of properly it would
be forced down upon the McCauley
Cantrell and Valensin ranches and then
there would be more trouble.
Mr.. Jenkins moved to amend Morri-
sons motion by referring the matter to
the Supervisor of the Second District
(McLaughlin), requiring him to notify
all persons in the county that they shall
not drain their ranches into any road
way.
Mr.. Mclaughlin moved to further
amend by leaving the entire matter to
the Road Committee of the board for
Investigation, and with power to act.
This amendment was carried unani-
mously.
Mr.. Bandeen said that if something
were not done very soon to afford relief
resort would be had to the courts.
COUNTY MONEYS.
County Treasurer Lyon submitted his
report Of the condition of the treasury