The record-union., 1897-04-09
A STRICTLY BUSINESS DAY.
The Board Of Supervisors Wrestle With
Various Matters.
Veterinary Surgeon Fox Makes a
Startling Report Concerning
tuberculosis.

At the meeting of the Board of Super
visors yesterday morning all were pres
ent.
A petition was read from residents of
Oak Park and vicinity for the construc-
ton of a ditch from Thirty-second and
X streets to Thirty-first street.
Curtis said that the residents had suf
fered much from surface water and
wished to have the ditch dug before the
commencement of the next rainy season.
The ditch and pipe needed would have
to go through the land of a resident who
would give the right of way for laying
the pipe AS finances are little short
he moved that the matter be taken
under consideration. so ordered.
Curtis reported that the bridge on the
Riverside road crossing the canal had
given way and he had found it rotten
all through. He had put men at work
and it would be finished tonight.
Morrison called the attention of the
board to the fact that it must set the
price for printing and advertising some
time this week. The matter will come
up in due time.
The bond of G. A. Luhrs and T. Y.
Williams for the opening of the lower
Orangevale road was accepted and
Chris L. Ecklon, Philip Van Maren and
J. c. Boyd appointed viewers.
The reports of Health Officers c. c.
Clements of Gait and NJ D. Coon of Oak
Park were read and filed.
The report Of Veterinary Inspector
Fox showed that during the month he
had tested 151 mich COWS for tubercu-
losis, condemned 27 and held 80 post
mortem examinations, and had found
the disease existing in every instance,
some of them to such an alarming eX
tent as to astoniSh even those familiar
with the disease.
The report says: I'm some instances
animals that were apparently in
healthy condition, by physical exami-
nation proved to be in the last stages of
consumption and upon post norton ex
aminations the lungs and other parts
of the body were SO badly diseased that
one would wonder how an animal SO
badly affected could possibly live"
A petition from citizens of Lee town
ship for the appointment of a Pound
master was received and placed on file
on motion of Morrison.
SUPERVISORIAL CONVENTION
A communication was received from
the Chairman of the Committee on Ar
engagements of the State SuperviSorial
Convention, urging that as many of the
board attend as possible.
A communication was also read from
Chairman Henderson of the San Joa-
quin Board of Supervisors, stating that
the whole board would attend the con-
vention and suggesting that all the
Supervisors from the northern part of
the State cooperate and go together on
the same train and in the same car, as
far as possible. BY concerted action a
Pullman car, he thought. might be Sc
cured here for the Supervisors use,
which would reflect credit on this part
of the State and give a good opportunity
for consultation on the way.
A FOLSOM PETITION.
A petition was read from citizens of
Folsom, asking for the closing of that
portion of Sacramento street, in that
town, lying between blocks 43 and A
and also the alleys in those blocks, in
order that the cemeteries may use them,
also portions of Sacramento, Natoma,
Persifor and Forest streets. The petit
ton stated that it would be a public
ptACll anu HOuiQ llO private III
terests.
The petition was received and placed
on file, and the bond approved, and John
E. Butler, Charles Studarus and County
Surveyor Boyd were appointed viewers.
BRIDGE BADLY NEEDED.
T. ]. Stephenson and others appeared
from Franklin township to ask for the
building of a bridge over the canal on
the road between the Sacramento River
road and 3. Wilders, near Hicksville,
the old one having rotted out. AS some
thing in the land there rots the piers.
he suggested that concrete piers be put
in. Seven teams come daily to Frank
lin from that country, besides others.
One man, who could make the trip in
four miles if the bridge was constructed,
has now to travel thirteen miles around
daily.
Henry Ehrhardt corroborated this
statement and said that no bridge in
the county was more badly needed
Seven diaries use the road to send their
milk TO the creamery, and have to go
many miles around. They had been
using his bridge, but it was rotting
down.
c.. V. Anderson also urged the build
ing of the bridge.
Morrison said that while he did not
wish to object to the cOunty's building
the bridge, ne believed that it was the
duty of the city to build and maintain
all the canal under the Act OF Legis-
lature that enabled it to construct the
canal. There is not enough money in
the fund, however, to build the bridge
at present, and he thought after the
LIST of July the bridge could be built,
as there would be more money in the
fund. He would be willing to vote for
the bridge at that time. Besides, as
the water is high, concrete piers could
not be placed at present.
Curtis also said he was familiar with
the situation and was willing to vote
for the bride in July. brennan spoke
to the same effect.
WANTS TO GET OUT
Dwight HOLSTER said he had been
for several years trying to buy the right
of way for an outlet, but there were
some non-consenting land owners. His