The record-union., 1897-08-27
FOLSOMSTATE ROAD MATTER
CONCERNING THE ELECTRIC
COMPANY's POLES.
District Attorney Ryan Will Ken
der His Opinion of the Bond
Question To-day.

The Board of Supervisors held an ad-
journed session yesterday. Supervisors
Jenkins, brennan, Mclaughlin and Cur
tbs being present.
L. T. Hatfield appeared before the
board on behalf of the Sacramento
Electric. Gas and Railway Company,
and stated that the County Surveyor )
report is to the effect that number
of the poles of the company will have
to be moved along the Folsom road
when it is constructed, the poles, ne
said. had been set by the company I'M
der the direction of the board, and ne
did not think ii should be compelled 10
move them at its own expense. ana ne
suggested that the cost, about $40 each,
be included in figuring the expense OF
the road to the county
Chairman Jenkins said that If the
board found that it would be neces-
sary to move the poles there was no
doubt that the company would have 10
do It, and at its own expense, too. A
franchise had been granted to the
company. but 1t was under the Jurls-
diction of the board.
Mr.. Hatfield said that of course the
company would remove the poles II
ordered 10 do so, but thought as the
poles had been placed where they are
under the direction of the Surveyor
the county should pay for moving
them, if necessary.
B. r. Wilder appeared before the
board in relation to the bridges overthe
Costumes near its junction with the
lagoon. the dirt from the end Of which
is being washed away by the action
of the water, undermining the bridges
and rendering them unsafe. The cur
rent there is very swift, and cuts away
the ground and there is no use OF I'LL
ing in so that it was asked that some
piles be driven He could not get his
hay out unless it is fixed. and it would
be a great convenience to him and his
neighbors.
Chairman Jenkins said that piles are
the only thing that will hold, as butts
of the bridge are undermined and
washed away There is a piledriver
now at McConnell's that could be taken
over there and the bridges rendered
secure.
Mr.. Wilder explained how he thought
the bridges could be fixed so that they
would stand securely. and thought the
expense would not be very heavy He
and his son had repaired the bridges
last winter. and prevented one OF them
from being washed out by the flood.
He did not care to do the work. but
wanted the use of the road. He had
offered Superintendent Jenkins, how
ever, to do the work for SIS per day for
self and team, and if the work was not
done satisfactorily the board need not
pay his bill.
On motion of Supervisor Mclaughlin
the Supervisor from the district was
authorized to put the road in condition
at a cost not to exceed 500.
DR.. G. A White, Superintendent of
the County Hospital. was granted
leave of absence from the county for
fourteen days.
The Chairman announced that Darby,
Layton & Co. have completed the steel
bridge over the Costumes River at
McConnens. but that Mr.. Layton had
not been able to get the board together
this week to go out and inspect it, and
was not now in the city.
The board met as a Swamp Land
Board, allowed some warrants, and re-
convened as Board of Supervisors.
George w. Mcconnell addressed the
board, recommending that two 32-foot
bridges on the Hicksville grade. south
of the new steel bridge, be taken out
and one bridge put in. He had seen
the water running over both of them,
and the bulkheads are so rotten that
they are very likely to go out this
winter in high water. There is also a
longer bridge that is so narrow that
harvesters have great difficulty in
crossing it. He would like to have the
board examine into the matter.
Chairman Jenkins said that the board
should go down and inspect the new
bridge and the others.
District Attorney Ryan, who was pre-
pairing an opinion as to whether. If the
question of issuing 100000 bonds for
building macadam roads throughout
the county was carried by a vote of the
people, the city would have to pay its
share toward redeeming them or not,
had not been able to consult all the au-
thorities he wished. and it was stated
that his opinion would be ready this
morning.
The board then adjourned till II
q. m. to-day.
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