The record-union., 1897-01-09
WAS His ELECTION void /?
Resolution Introduced by Supervisor
Curtis Yesterday.
ne Claims That Coroner Clark Was
Not Legally Elected by
the Board.

At the meeting of the Board of Super
VlScrS yesterday all We're present.
A petition was received from John
dadley for leave to construct and take
tolls on a public ferry at the Terio
place to the lands of j. FL. Glide on the
Yolo side
A. J. Bruner addressed the board fol
the petitioner, saying that about ~,
people living ON the Yolo side who trade
in this city, wish the board to gram
the franchise. 1t is a proposition tc
move the Peters ferry, the road tc
which is impossible for six months III
the year, down to this point, and estab-
liSh lit where it will best accommodate
them. 1t would save them five miles
travel, as at present they have to gG
down to Freeport in order to cross tC
this side
]. H. Glide said the road was a press
ing necessity, as for six months In the
year it was impossible to get to his
place without going by way OF Free
port. The residents there are all in
favor of the changes.
Morrison said that he favored accom-
modating the greatest number of people
and would Like to have the board in
vestigate the matter before acting. He
would not like to have the ferry estab-
iished in such a. manner as to make
the residents on that side go down the
river in order to get to Sacramento
He thought the board should take a
look at the surroundings, as he did not
wish to injure or inconlrnode any of the
Yolo residents.
Curtis thought the change would be
a benefit to the Yolo people and did not
see that it would hurt any of them.
Mr.. Bruner said that if the ferry were
changed it would allow the Yolo peo-
pie to use the levee of the new district
formed in the pocket" thus saving
seven or eight miles in coming to town
A letter of protest addressed to Su-
pervisor brennan by P. G. Riehl stating
that the change wuld bring the ferry
within a mile and a half of the Free
port ferry and would cost the county
uons'idera BILE was read.
On motion of Morrison the matter
was taken under consideration and the
board will investigate it,
A petition was received from citizens
of Oak Park for the appointment of c.
granted.
Curtis reported that he and Morrison
had visited the new trestles near Ben
sons Ferry, and found them construct
ed according to specifications. The in
cIineS, however, We're too steep, and
they ordered cleats nailed on them
They recommended that the work be
accepted and moved that it be-
Morrison said the bridge was one of
the best that had ever been built in
the county, being well constructed in
every particular.
The bridge was accepted, Mr.. Nc
Iaughlin being excused from voting as
he knew nothing of the matter.
TO LIGHT OAK PARK.
A petition was received from Oak
Park citizens asking the board to cause
electric lights to be placed in Oak Park
Mr.. Lightfoot said the citizens felt
they paid taxes in excess toward the
support of the county government, and
thought they should have some assist
ance in lighting the place, which was
now in darkness. They would like to
have ten lights if they could get them,
but would leave the matter to the dis
Cretion of the board.
Mr.. Lawrence of the Electric, Gas and
Railway Company was asked as to the
cost of lighting, and said he did not
wish to quote prices. The company
would probably extend its system out
into Oak Park and could furnish arc
lights in that case.
Morrison said he had hoped to see
Oak Park, which is growing, in
corporated into the city, and he un-
derstood that a bill to that effect was
before the Legislature, although some
Of the citizens oppose it. 1t had bet
ter incorporate itself and then it can
use its road fund for lighting and i'm
proving its roads. Besides, if this priv
ilege were granted, F'lorin, Elk Grove,
Folsom and Gait would soon be asking
the same privilege. Oak Park was well
sprinkled, thanks to the efforts of the
Supervisor of that district.
Curtis said that Oak Park contributed
heavily to the county taxes and being
suburb of the city, with much travel,
he thought the privilege should be
granted and that several lights could be
maintained out of the road fund. He
was aware that there was movement
or foot to incorporate, but he thought
the majority are OpDOSpd to it as thew