The record-union., 1897-08-17

country people ) cents and make the tax
on the city and county. The first year
the levy to pay the bonds would amount
to 1876 cents, the second year 10 cents,
the tenth year cents and the twentieth
year little over cents. The PROPOSE
ton is that no roads be built but stone
roads
This amount would build 100 miles of
roads through the county includ
ing the Folsom road. The PROPOSE
tion is to submit to the vote of the peo
pie the question of bonding the county
for 5000, 900 in + per cent. bonds to run
forty years. Practically, this would give
back to the people the cents and give
them the use of good roads now instead
of waiting for their children to get the
use of them. 1t would bring the pro-
ducts of the fertile lands around the city
in this and other counties to its doors
and would build it up into large and
prosperous city. 1t would enhance the
value of farms and city alike, and bring
trade to the latter and prosperity to all.
The proper way would be to submit
the two propositions-dire tax of Sfo,-
1000 to build the Folsom road. Yes. No.
Bonds for $500, 900 to build county
roads. Yes. No He believed the lat
ter was better than the direct tax, as 1t
would benefit every one in the city and
country and was the only means that is
aVailab BILE at present. He believed the
people were ripe for the proposition, and
he would be willing, if the board would
submit it, to go before the people and
advocate it
Commissioner Ashe agreed with Mr..
Price, and said that the tax for the Fol
som road would necessitate a levy OF
about % cents These bonds would not
be all sold at once, as the material could
not be furnished fast enough to build
all the roads at once. Twenty-three per
cent bond tax would carry them on for
nearly four years without any other tax
and we would get immediate results
Folsom Road Commissioner c. A.
Luhrs said that at the Good Roads Con-
vention the city representatives voted
to stand in with the country and build
the road. 1t would build up the city.
Lots of people he knew had turned their
backs on the country because of its poor
roads. He believed that country people
StlOulQ De dDIc " i've a. OOAAAAC N~-S-S
as those in the city, and good roads
would help them to do it. If we could
witness the roads as they are built in
Europe, we would feel sad that they
are so far ahead of US in this respect,
although we feel that we are superior to
them.
Folsom Road Commissioner P. c.
Cohn desired to voice the sentiments of
the others in favor of good roads. They
help to build up both city and country.
He would rather drive to the city than
come on the cars if he had a good road.
1t brings money to the city and spreads
it in the community whenever an out
slider comes to town. 1t is not in the in
terest of the railroad, of course, but it is
in the interest of the farmer and busi-
ness man. He thought the bonds the
best and most reasonable way of get
ting the roads, and hoped the propo-
sition would carry.
In the afternoon Chairman Jenkins
said he had been talking to the Assist
-ant District Attorney, and there were
some questions he would like to have
settled before he voted on the road
question. They were, whether the city
of Sacramento could participate in the
election to vote on the road tax;
whether, if either the tax or the bonds
were voted, Sacramento could be held
for its proportion of the tax. If it could
not there was no use of going any fur
ther in the matter, as the country could
not do it alone. The bond question was
discussed some years ago, and good law
yers were then of the opinion that she
could not be so held, and he thought it
better to get an opinion on the matter
before moving further.
Supervisor Mclaughlin moved that
the District Attorney be directed to file
an opinion before the 26th inst. as to the
power of the board to convey the Folsom
road to the State. Carried.
He further moved that the District At
torney be directed to give written
opinion as to whether the board has
power to levy a direct tax on the prop
erty of the whole county to build the
road to Folsom, and also as to whether
county bonds for road purposes could
be issued that would include the prop
erty of the city. Carried.
Curtis moved that the board issue
proclamation for an election to be held
on September 18th for the people to de-
termine whether they would vote bonds
or not for either a. direct tax of $4,000
or the issuance of county bonds for
S5OO.OO0. He asked Assistant District
Attorney Jones whether, in case such
proclamation were issued by the board
for an election on September 18th, to
submit the question and subsequently it
discovered that the tax would not be
borne by the whole county, such publi-
cation would render the county liable
for more than the expenses of publish
ing the proclamation in one newspaper,
and the latter answered that he did not
think it would.
Considerable discussion ensued on the
various points raised that were con-
nected with the matter in hand, and it
was finally determined to await the
written opinion of the District Attorney
on them.
The board adjourned until the 10Th
inst.
g.