The record-union., 1897-04-06
BUSINESS or THE COUNTY.
4 Busy Days Session Of the Board Of
Supervisors.
School District Lines Altered-The
County Asked to Assist in
Drainage.

/ their regular monthly session. President
/ Thomas jenkins presided, and there
were present Messrs. brennan, Curtis,
Mclaughlin and Morrison-a full board.
/ The Hospital Committee was author
lied to have fence between the County
Hospital and the Williamson lands re-
paired.
John Schell was allowed to have his
place changed from Capital to Elder
Creek School District, Supervisor Curtis
voting in the negative.
| The petition of residents of Reese
School District for change in the
boundary of Jackson and that district
was granted.
The petition for the formation of a
school district to embrace Andrus Is
land was granted.
The change petitioned for in the boun-
dairy line between Elk Grove and Vic
tory School Districts was granted.
Changes in the line between Wash
ington and Junction School Districts
were granted in accordance with petit
tons therefor.
RELIEF FROM WATER ASKED.
w. M. Sims appeared before the board
District $50 (he Pocket locality and
asked that action be taken to prevent
the further drainage of high lands into
the lowlands by means of road grading.
The system of draining lands into the
roads and thence turning the water
into the Pocket had been working a
great hardship on the people of the lands
near the river.
Mr.. Sims said it was undoubtedly true
that the county could legally assist the
property owners in the lowlands toward
maintaining a pumping plant for the
purpose of relieving their lands of the
water that is being thrown upon them.
Mr.. Sims idea was that the County
Surveyor should be directed to ascer-
tain and report to the board the guam
tity of water drained into the Pocket
outside of that which would naturally
find it's way there. With such data to
begin with the board would be able to
act intelligently and legally
/ Supervisor Morrison thought some
thing should be done for the relief of the
people of the lowlands. 1t was his
opinion that the Trustees of the district
mentioned should make their own es-
Inmates of the cost of puNping plant.
There is no question but that a great
deal of water is drained upon them, and
the county should assist in granting
them relief The complete protection of
these lands would add greatly to the
taxable wealth of the county.
The people and the engineer of the dis
trict said Mr.. Morrison, have a better
| knowledge Of the quantity of water
drained upon them than the County
Surveyor could gain by an investigation,
as the conditions change from one sea-
son to another On the report of the
district engineer he thought the Super
| visors could act.
Supervisor Curtis was also satisfied
that a great deal of water was being
drained upon the lowlands that does not
belong there. He preferred however,
that the matter be investigated by the
County Surveyor.
Mr.. Sims suggested that both Mr. Nor
rison's and Curtis ideas should be in
corporated in any order that might be
| made The district engineer and the
County Surveyor should work together
| in the matter
Supervisor Mclaughlin said he would
like to see the people down there do
something for themselves before asking
the county for aid.
One of the landowners in the dis
trict explained that if the county would
take care Of its water the people of the
district would not ask for any outside
aid. They are perfectly willing to take
care of what water naturally belongs
| there, but if the county is to continue
4 IN d,-ai ha
would expect to aid in disposing of
the water.
County Surveyor Boyd thought the
suggestion made by Mr.. Sims would be
in line with the proper action of the
board in the matter.
Supervisor Morrison thought the
county could and perhaps should
assist to certain extent toward
the cost of pumping out the
surplus water thrown upon the
| land in the district by the system of
road drainage, but it could not pay
anything toward the cost of a pumping
plant, nor have any interest in the
plant.
Mr.. Sims said nothing was asked of
the board now except to instruct the
County Surveyor to investigate and re-
port to the board concerning the GUAM
tity of water diverted from natural
sloughs and by road drainage and
thrown upon the lowlands After that
is done some definite proposition would
| be made to the board
! supervisor Morrison said this would
be agreeable to him, and he then moved
that the County Surveyor be so in
structed.
The motion was carried. all the mem
bers voting for it except Mclaughlin,
who declined to vote
FREEPORT ROAD REPAIRS.
George Hack reported that there are
some bad holes in the levee between
Freeport and Richland that should be
filled in. 1t would cost about SD to
repair the worst of them. but the work
that should be done would cost about
$50
On motion of Supervisor Morrison.
Mr.. Hack was authorized to repair the
roadway for three miles below Free
port at cost not to exceed SO.
| SURVEYORS REPORTS.
County Surveyor Boyd submitted
plans for the proposed improvements to
lcertain public streets in Elk Grove. the
improvement to be made by the use of
macadam.
He also submitted plans and esti-
mates of material for the proposed
macadamizfng OF the road north from
the long trestle on the Twelfth-street
road.
| Similar plans and estimates were
submitted Tor the matchmaking of