The record-union., 1897-03-06
GRAVE MATTERS DISCUSSED.
Supervisors Elect Franklin Cemetery
Trustees.
The Board Will Go Down and lnveSti-
gate the Work on the Sutter
Island Road.

When the Board of Supervisors met
yeSterdya morning l.. L. Hatfield pre-
sented a petition from c. Swanson q
Son for permission to set poles and
string wires from the intersection of
the Riverside road, where it meets the
city limits, to their packing house, in
order to conduct electric power to it.
Chairman Jenkins said that a similar
petition had been filed with the board
from Folsom, which had been referred
to the District Attorney for his opin-
ion. This petition would be governed
by his opinion on that one.
Morrison said there was plenty of
room to put up the poles along the side
of the road if the board found it had
power to do it. They would not inter-
fere with anything He moved that the
matter be referred to the Road Com
mittee to confer with the District At
torney, and with power to act. So or
dered.
Mr.. Hatfield said he was willing to
have included in the petition provis-
ion that if anyone else down that way
wished to convey power they should
have the privilege of using the poles
put up by Swanson for that purpose.
The Contract Committee reported
that the lowest bidders on stationery
were Messrs. Purnell and Parker, and
the board adopted the report and fixed
the prices on that basis
A Mr.. Gray appeared before the board
in relation to the road on Sutter Island,
half the expense of constructing the
road having been assumed by the
board. A claim for 81 ,792 II had been
presented to the board for road work.
He would like to know if the Road
Committee or the County Surveyor had
inspected the work, to see where the
money was going to. 1t was not levee
building. but the construction of a
highway. Before going any further he
would like to have the Board of Super
visors and County Surveyor inspect
the road carefully and ascertain
whether the work is being done for rec
lamation or for road purposes, and he
SO moved.
Mr.. Gray said that there was a coun-
ty road on the tevee, and had been for
many years, and the residents want it
raised and strengthened.
Morrison spoke at length on the mat
ter, and Surveyor Boyd said he had not
had time as yet to take any measure
ments, and did not know how much
work had been done, except that the
dredger had gone almost around the
levee, and the work is about thirds
done. 1t must all, however, be leveled
down and strawed. If there is no
limit to the boards liability under the
agreement, it should be abrogated be
fore the cost amounts to too much, as
the people are doing more than they
originally intended.
1t was decided not to pay the bill un-
til the board had gone down and in
yestigated the work.
w. H. Devlin filed the papers in the
matter of the application of the San
Joaquin Transportation Company for
leave to erect wharf on Sutter Island,
and at his request the matter was set
for Tuesday. April 9Th.
District Attorney Ryan reported in
relation tc advertising for bids that
there was nothing in the law to prevent
the board from advertising in a weekly
paper, as many counties have no daily
papers within their borders
He also stated as his opinion that the
board had the right to grant the priv
ilege to parties to put up poles for pri-
vate use without advertising for a
franchise, but if it We're for a public
use il must advertise for a franchise
The County Surveyor was authorized
to make a survey of the land that
George Basler proposes to deed to the
county, in order that a proper deed can
be drawn.
Walter Willets addressed the board
in relation TO the refunding of certain
money advanced by residents of Ty-
lor Island, now that the land has been
reclaimed. He explained the law un-
der which the demand had been made
and the difficulty that has arisen from
the fact that the Commission formed
at the formation of Reclamation Dis
trict No. t, which originally included
the whole island, the Commission hav-
ing been abolished some years ago and
the island having been divided into four
districts since. The other districts
have drawn their share of the money
and nearly 81 300 remains in the fund.
The matter was referred to the Dis
trict Attorney, to be reported on at the
next meeting.
Mr.. McAdamS asked if the Board in
tended TO finish the piece of road on