The record-union., 1897-06-11
WHAT THE SUPERVISORS Did.
People In the MOkelumne Bottoms Want
More TreStleS.
Requests for Money for Fourth OF
July, ETC., Taken Under
Amusement.

lette and others residing in the south-
ern end of the county appeared pefore
the Board of Supervisors yesterday
and asked that certain Improvements
be made to the lower Stockton roao'
near the Mokelumne River, in the way
of treStle-work.
Mr. Glenn said the board had done
considerable for that neighborhood, IN
the way of constructing trestles over
some of the worst places in the vicln-
ity of the conjunction of the Moke-
lumne and Costumes Rivers, but more
are needed. Two weeks ago he nearly
swan his horse to get across one low
place About 400 feet of trestle IS
still needed to make it possible for
people to reach the Mokeumne bridge
No earth filling will answer. the
water, he said is now falling, but the
mud is SO heavy that it can only be
travelled by the lightest of vehicles.
why don't you ask" said Chairman
Jenkins that we extend the trestle
all the way from the main land to the
river, for that's about what it means! !"
well, that's about it, said Mr.
Glenn, but we don't like to ask for
more than we can hope to get. we
have come this early in the season, SO
that there will be no trouble about
having plenty of time to do the work.
We hope the members of the board
will go down there and see for them-
selves what is to be DONE"
Mr.. Kunsting said that while the
board had done considerable, work
down there, it was practically useless
unless omething more were done to
make the road passable between the
trestles already constructed.
The delegation was promised that
the members of the board would visit
that locality at an early day and see
what could be done toward putting
that strip of road in condition for
winter travel.
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN.
Mr. Witter, President of the Golden
Gate Dredging Company, was permit
ted to withdraw claims filed for work
on the Sutter Island levee road
amounting to $4,000.
Mr. Witter explained that the claims
We're filed under a misapprehension,
and the sums involved were covered
by claims filed by the Trustees of the
Sutter Island District.
HELP FOR AN INDECENT.
City Trustee Devine appeared be-
fore the board on behalf Of Louis lie
Blanc, an old resident upward of 70
years of age, and who is in INDECENT
circumstances. He thought the board
should insist on the Howard Benevo-
lent Association assisting Mr.. le Blanc,
who is not only poverty stricken, but
an invalid.
The county, said Mr.. Devine, pays
$500 a month to the Howards, and
should demand of that association some
relief for Mr.. le Blanc.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said he was
familiar with the case of Mr.. lie Blanc,
and would see Mr.. Dale, Steward of
the Howards, in regard to the mat
ter.
MINOR MATTERS.
The Trustees Of Capital School Dis
trict sent in their report of the result
of the late election in that district,
showing that a tax of s., 500 was voted
for the purpose of making an addition
to the schoolhouse.
A communication was read from a
woman in Denver, Col, asking the
board to assist her son, now an invalid
in Sacramento, in returning to his
home in Colorado. The son, said the
letter, would call on the board, but
as he had not done so the board took
no action
The bond of Arthur Thornton, pro-
prietor of the ferry at New Hope, was
received and filed
FUNDS FOR THE FOURTH.
A committee composed of A. He'll
bron, Tom Scott George c. McMullin
and A. c. Harrison, of the Fourth of
July Celebration Committee and City
Trustee Mckay, called on and address,
ed the board relative to the board MAX
ing an appropriation for the celebration
of the national day
After hearing what the gentlemen
had to say the board took the matter
under advisement
l.. T. Hatfield, representing the
Christian Endeavor Societies, asked
the board to appropriate $3.50 toward
the $500 that it is desired to raise for
the purpose of dressing up the Capital
City in proper shape to receive the
many thousands OF people that will be
here on their way to the great conven-
tion next month in San Francisco.
This matter was also taken under ad-
visement.
The petition of J. Hyman and others
for the closing of portions of Forest,
Natoma and Sacramento and Persifer
streets in the town of Folsom was