The record-union., 1897-05-21
REMOVAL OF PETERS FERRY.
Arguments Heard For and Against the
Change.
Action Deferred by the Supervisors
Until Their Regular rleeting
Next Month.

The members of the Board of Su-
pervisors yesterday visited the place
on the river a mile and a half TINS
side of FreepOrt, to which certain resi-
dents of the Yolo side of the river, who
do their trading in Sacramento, mad
asked to have the ferry known as
Peters ferry, but now conducted by
]. H. Hadley, a, few miles this side OF
there, removed. In the afternoon they
held a meeting to consider the petition.
Wilbur F. George appeared on behalf
of other residents down the river to
protest against the granting of the
petition.
The purpose in granting ferry fran
chises, said Mr.. George, is to accom-
modate the greatest possible number
of persons, and the proposed change in
the location of the Hadley (or Peters,
ferry was in the interest of only a few
persons.
He presented a remonstrance from
citizens in the Lisbon District, on the
Yolo side, against the change. The
property owners on the Sacramento
side of the river had not had
an opportunity to be heard on the
subject, wherefore he asked that the
matter be continued and a day set for
hearing, when all parties interested
could be heard.
Elwood Bhuner, attorney for the Pc
titioner, replied that if there are so
many persons who want a ferry far
ther up the river than the Terrio ranch
they could on the proper showing Sc
cure a. franchise for ferry at point
that would suit their convenience. The
petition had been before the board for
-four months and no remonStrance had
been filed against it.
1t appears that persons who reside
south of the Hadley or Peters ferry
cannot reach it on account of the i'm
passable condition of three miles of
Yolo river road, and they are obliged
to go back to the Freeport ferry in or
der to cross the river when they wish
to come to Sacramento.
Those who live this side of the ruined
road object to the change, and it was
argued by Mr.. George in their behalf
that the ferry as at present located
accommodates more travellers than it
would if removed.
Mr.. Bruner held that the fact that
Hadley wanted to remove his ferry
farther down was the best evidence
that it would accommodate the greater
number as Hadley evidently expected
more travel and therefore more money.
He argued that the persons living this
side of the impossible road, and who
wanted the ferry kept where 1t Is,
have a good road to Sacramento by
way of Washington and would not be
put to any inconvenience
After further arguments were pre-
sented by the attorneys, Supervisor
Mclaughlin moved that the matter be
set for hearing on the first day of the
June session.
Supervisor Dreman thought the
board should act at this time. So far
as he had been able to learn, the ma
jority of the people down that way are
in favor of changing the location of
the ferry.
Supervisor Morrison said that on gen.
eral principles he was opposed to the
proposed change. He felt sorry for those
residents of Yolo who are isolated from
their county seat, but it was not the
duty of this county to go to their re-
lief at the expense of the convenience
of those who now use the Peters or
Hadley ferry. If Yolo County would
improve her road down the river there
would be no need of any change.
He favored allowing the matter to
go over as the Yolo river road will
be improving right along, but perhaps
later on it might be found advisable to
grant a franchise for another ferry.
Chairman Jenkins spoke in a similar
strain, in which he severely scored Yolo
County for boasting of it's freedom
from debt while leaving its people with
out roads and even refusing to aid in
the struggle for existence against the
results of hydraulic mining, though
more concerned than any other river
county.
The motion to continue the matter
for hearing until June 7th was carried
Curtis and Dreman voting no.