The record-union., 1897-08-03
FOLSOM MACADAM HIGHWAY.
ITS LINES TO BE SURVEYED AT
ONCE.
Supervisors Will Have This Done
Commissioners Anxious to
Start the Work.

At last there is a prospect that some
thing will be done right away looking to
the commencement of work on the State
Macadam road from this city to Fol-
som. Thus far nothing has been done
on account of the difficulties said to ex-
ist in consequence of the Clarke road
law passed by the last Legislature, but
that bungling piece of legislation was
knocked out last week by the Supreme
Court.
c. A. Luhrs, Chairman of the Folsom
Road Commission, and c. T. Hughes,
Secretary, appeared before the Super
visors yesterday, with State Highway
Commissioner Ashe, and asked that
body to have the lines of the road es-
tablished, so that something could be
done
The advice of District Attorney Ryan
was sought, and he informed the board
that nothing could be done until the
road was surveyed and the county in a
position to deed it to the State. The
proper procedure would be to first have
the County Surveyor go over the route,
establish the lines so that the roadway
would be sixty feet wide at all points,
and where it is now less than that width
procure deeds for the land
When this shall be DONE said Mr.. Ry-
an, an estimate of the cost can be made,
and then if the board should see fit to do
so, it can submit the question of taxa
ton to the people
Highway Commissioner Ashe thought
the electric poles now in the roadway
might have to be removed where they
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perhaps that could be avoided. He eX-
planned that the plan was to have a
tWenty-foot macadam road, a thirty
foot earth road alongside, and tenfoot
path for pedestrians and riders of BIZ
cycles.
Mr.. Ryan said that after the road had
been surveyed a petition could be filed
with the Supervisors for such road,
and then it could be ordered opened.
While this is being done, said Mr..
Ashe, the Department of Highways can
be preparing estimates of the cost of
the work, exclusive of the material
which latter is to be supplied by the
State.
After a long informal discussion of
the matter Supervisor Mclaughlin
moved that the County Surveyor be
instructed to at once make the necessary
surveys, in conjunction with the Fol-
som Road Commission, and report to
the board on the 10Th instant.
This was carried unanimously, and it
was also ordered that the Surveyor and
Folsom Road Commission confer with
the State Highway Commissioner, and
report at that time what will be the
probable cost of building the road
PERENNIALLY BAD.
J. Goslin, who resides in the lower end
of the Pocket" appeared before the
board and asked that the bad piece of
the cross road from the Freeport to the
river road be repaired.
Chairman jenkins informed him that
the members of the board would soon
visit that locality, and determine what
work is necessary to be done.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
NJ. D. Coon, Health Officer of Suffer
Township, submitted his report, show
ing the health of the township to be
good There are some hog ranches on
the J-street road that require some reg
ulation, and the matter will be attend
ed to.
County Auditor Cohn filed his monthly
report, showing the condition of the
several county funds on the last day of