The record-union., 1897-10-26
RIVERSIDE MACADAM ROAD.
WILL BE SIXTEEN FEET WIDE,
INSTEAD OF TWELVE.
Live Oak Bridge Repairs Will Cost
About $1,2OO-Special
Bond Election.

The Board Of Supervisors met in spe-
rial session yesterday, its chief business
being to issue the call for the Folsom
highway bond election. All the mem
bers were present except Morrison
Silas Carle presented report on the
condition Of the bridge over the COsum-
mes River, known as the Live Oak
bridge. The report described the re-
pairs necessary to place the structure
I'm safe condition.
With the repairs recommended Mr.
Carle said the bridge would be practi-
cally new, and would certainly last as
long as a new floor say eight years
These repairs he said, would cost not
To exceed 81 200.
Supervisor Mclaughlin moved that
the County Surveyor be instructed TO
prepare plans and specifications for re-
pairing the bridge in accordance with
the report of Mr.. Carle, and that bids for
the work be advertised for.
Surveyor Boyd said this would mean
a delay of a month or more. If the
water should rise in the Costumes in
the meantime the temporary repairs
that now make the bridge passable
would be washed out. If there ever was
a case of emergency, he considered this
was one.
Chairman jenkins agreed with Mr..
Boyd He said the bridge is regarded
as unsafe, and the repairs should be
made at once. However, Supervisor
Morrison is absent, and case of emer-
gency must be voted on by all of the
members.
In response to a question. Mr. Carle
said that about a days work on the
worst part of the bridge would proba-
bly, make it safe enough for the pres
ent.
Supervisor McLaughlin's motion re-
ceived but two votes, his own and that
of Mr.. Curtis, Dreman and Jenkins
voting no.
Supervisor Curtis then stated that
he considered the present situation one
of emergency, and moved that Mr.. Carle
be employed to make the necessary
temporary repairs to the bridge, the
cost not to exceed S12.
Supervisor Dreman moved to amend
the motion so that the matter be refer
red to the Commissioner from that dis
trict.
Chairman jenkins said he preferred
to have the matter left just as Mr.. cur
tbs had stated it in his motion, and it
was so ordered.
ASSESSORS BOOKS.
County Surveyor Boyd brought up the
matter of the making of the map ana
valuation books to be used by the Coun-
" Assessor. He wished to know just
what action the board had taken.
The clerk read from the minutes that
the SURVEYOR had been instructed to
make the necessary map and block (or
valuation books.
Mr.. Boyd said the law requires him
TO make the map book, and if he were
REQUIRED to make another and addi-
tional book he would have to engage ex-
ira help in order to get the block or
valuation book out in time for the AS
SCISSORS use.
RIVERSIDE MACADAM ROAD.
Bids were opened for constructing the
12-foot macadam roadway on the Riv-
erside road, the bidders being FELTON,
Lowry, S7,945, exclusive of stone pipe;
w. ]. Schmidt, 81, 4,795; Burris & Twad-
die had a bid for so much per yard,
which was not according TO specihca-
tions. The bids were referred to the
Committee on Contracts
AMERICAN RIVER BRIDGE.
The bidders for plank for the Ameri-
can River bridge were: Richards &
Knox, SIG per thousand; Sacramento
Lumber Company, SIG %; Friend & Ter
1.y Lumber Company, $702 for common
Oregon pine, and lumber for Michigan
Bar bridge for S400 delivered there.
These bids were also referred to the
Committee on Contracts.
DOWN-RTVER ROADS.
The report of County Surveyor Boyd
on road work in the southern part of
the county on Grand Island, Tyler
Island, Walnut Grove and McConnells
was submitted.
On Tyler Island there is danger of the
read caving in, and there are only two
ways to remedy it, piling, backed by
brush, or moving the road back. The
cost for piling would be about $3.50, but
it would be only a temporary expert
ment. The moving of the road back
would cost about S415, but would make
the roadway absolutely secure and per-
manent- He recommended immediate
action be taken.
He calculated the amount of earth
necessary to grade up the roadway on
the lower end of Grand Island, 5000 feet
long, would require about 7,049 cubic
yards, which could be done with a