The record-union., 1897-12-10
THAT DANGEROUS LEvEE.
THE PLACE NEAR THE BEACH
RANCH WILL BE FIXED.
Supervisors Accept the Bridge
Near McConnells, and AL
low the Claim.

The Board of Supervisors allowed
number of claims yesterday Tor various
things. Supervisor Mclaughlin voted
no ON the claim of James McMahon Tor
moving the old Mormon Island bridge,
saying he believed the amount too
large, and that he had voted against
the motion to have the work done, for
the same reason
Supervisor Curtis moved that the
bridge built by Darby Laydon & Co.
over the Costumes River near McCon-
nells be accepted.
The report of Expert Stoddard on
the bridge was read by the Clerk.
Mclaughlin objected to accepting the
bridge, on the ground that the END
piers We're not placed as designated III
the specifications. 1t was a good bridge,
he said, but the piers should have been
placed according to specifications.
The other members agreed that it is
q good bridge and thought that 1t
should be accepted, which was done,
Mclaughlin voting no.
When the bill for the bridge came
up for payment, Mclaughlin said that
he should have to vote no, on the
ground that the District Attorney had
given the opinion that there was no
money with which to pay it, and there
fore it could not be paid.
Chairman Jenkins said the District
Attorney had said if there was no
money.
Supervisor Morrison said the board
had proceeded carefully and within the
limits of the law in this, as in all other
no ha turned in
the amount Of money that would be
raised by taxation, and the board had
kept within the limit. If all the taxes
are not collected according to the AS
SCISSORS figures it is not the fault OF
the board, and as the matters have
gone to the court, the board has to
wait on its action. If D. o. Mills Bank
does not pay its taxes as assessed, 9th
er people in the county should not be
compelled to pay taxes on their little
properties. The owners of the bank
own property here, and are protected
in their rights, and receive all the
benefits other citizens do, and should
pay their share of the taxes. Must the
board wait for six months, every time
any matter is taken to the courts, be-
fore it can take any action on county
matters?
The claim was then allowed, Nc
Laughlin voting no.
SIXTEENTH STREET ROAD.
The report of the viewers on the pro-
posed new Sixteenth-street road across
the American River bottom to Hol-
lands place, was read. The new road,
the report states, will be 1,029 feet
longer than the present road, and the
great bulk of the travel will pass over
the road west of it, The cost of the
road will be from s., 55S 90 to 81 433 A,
and a road for summer use only could
be built for 81, $50 or thereabouts.
The report was received and placed
on file
A DANGEROUS LEVEE.
Supervisor Jenkins said the matter
of repairing the road below Freeport,
where the levee is caving between the
lands of Messrs. Baumgartel and Lein-
hack should be attended to-
County Surveyor Boyd said that the
levee was in condition that is dan
gerous at that spot, but can easily be
fixed. He had examined the place. and
found that the levee can be graded
twelve feet wider for 200 feet and a
brush fascine on the outside as revet-
ment work. Frank Baumgartel, he
said, will do the work for So, and it
ought to be done Immediately. before
the river rises.
Frank Baumgartel addressed the
board, and said Surveyor Boyd and he
mad looked over the work that would
nave to be done, and he had agreed to
90 the work on the estimate that the
Surveyor had made. If the board
wishes him to do the work Immediate
~. he would go at it on Monday morn
ing.
The board Instructed him to start the
work Immediately.
AN ECHO FROM FOLSOM.
In the afternoon Charles Conlev ad-
dressed the board relative to a bridge
over Dry Creek below John Bandeen,s
property.
supervisor Morrison suggested that
the clerk look over the returns from
Gay Station precinct and see how If
voted on the Folsom road pronosition
but Supervisor Jenkins said that while
MS constituents could get along with
out good roads, they needed an occa-
slonal bridge. This bridge he stated
was necessity and much of the tim
Der Tor 1t could be taken from tho ola
bridge over the Costumes rnalx;no +to