The record-union., 1897-12-04
WHYWE SHOULD VOTE FOR 1T
MEETING IN FAVOR OF THE
FOLSOM ROAD LAST NIGHT.
Convincing Addresses by Highway
Commissioners, Senator Doty
and Others.

The Folsom road meeting at the Old
Pavilion last night was, owing to the
coolnesS Of the weather, not a success
considered from the number VINO at
tended but what was lacking N NUM-
berS was made up in enthusiasm, ana
every mention of voting bonds for the
construction of the road was met with
applause.
Mayor elect Land, County Treasurer
Greenlaw, Judge Hinkson, Trustee
Leonard, Supervisor Curtis and j. Hen
ry Miller occupied seats around the
speakers table, while other prominent
citizens were also in the nan. Ihe
closest attention was given the speak
ers, and every point advanced was ap-
plauded to the echo.
The meeting was called to order py
G. A. Luhrs, who made characters
tic speech, and said the cause OF the
road was in good shape in the southern
part Of the county.
The speaker then explained bfleIly
the action of the Legislature in appro-
priating rock for building the road. The
eyes of the State, he said, are on Sacra-
mento County, and if the bond election
will go up all over the State. He in
sisted that his hearers go to the polls
early this morning and stay late; get
their friends out, and win the hight
The road, he said, will be built by Sac
ramentans.
Mr.. Luhrs then introduced William
Ingram as Chairman of the meeting.
Mr. Ingram said he hoped to-day the
people of Sacramento will take steps
towards relieving the condition of the
roads leading into the city. 1T
horses, he said, could vote. there would
be no need of appeal to them.
State Senator Gillis Doty was intro
duced and said if the slim attendance
was due to the fact that the voters Of
Sacramento took no interest in the Fol-
som road, its friends might as well go
home. He. however, did not believe II
was from lack of interest, but because
the voters knew all about the road, and
intended to vote for bonds for its con-
struction.
Doty explained that in passing the
bill giving granite for the construction
of the road, the sentiment of the mem
bers was to make a model for the state
at large, rather than a good road for
Sacramento. The Legislature realized
he said, that the Capitol was at one
end Of the road and the Folsom Prison
at the other, and the idea was to build
a model road between two such points
OF interest.
The speaker said there was no doubt
about there being a frost on the Dond
question IN the southern part or the
county. and he felt ashamed to be
obliged to turn from his home and ap-
peal to Sacramento. He prophesled
that after the next session of the Leg
islature the rock crushing plant at Fol-
som will be shut down. and recommend
ed that the people of Sacramento corner
all the crushed rock possible before that
event takes place.
In the southern part Of the county,
the speaker said, the opponents OF the
road say:
"Oh; you can't build that road for
S75,O00" They claim that the first
call for funds is but a beginning. Not
being a civil engineer, Doty said, ne
could not accurately answer their as
sertion, but positively believed that the
road can and will be completed with the
funds asked for. In his opinion, ne
said the State VIII have made its last
offer to Sacramento County, unless the
people come forward and accept the
gift offered. He referred to the recent
failure on the part of the farmers TO
secure the erection of sugar beet rae
tory in this city, and inquired wnetner
a similar farce was to be enacted To-
day by failing to secure the construc-
tion Of the Folsom macadamiZed road.
John r. Price, Commissioner Of State
Highways, was the next speaker and
aln
and forcible manner He explained
the bond proposition in a lucid, logical
talk. and dressed his facts in new
clothes. He explained that for the
first ten years. the interest on the
bonds. allowing S33, 600 600 assessable
property valuation in the county, Will
be lust / cent on each 500. At the
end of the tenth year when the first
instaliment of the principal must be
paid. the tax on 500 will be about three
and two-tenths cents, and this amount
viii steadily decrease until at the end
nr the tenth year; from that time, the
debt will be paid and from the time
of IFS COMPLETE the State VIII keep II
in. repair.
He explained that the property own
er,s along the line OF the road will In
reality build the road. because the in
crease in property values along the line
viii increase and be taxed according
ly. He considered voting the bonds
simply meant a loan to the property
owners along the line of the Folsom
road.
Commissioner Price called on his
hearers TO lift the city out of its silur-
ian shell. He called attention TO the
fact that the city pays taxes on Slo:
OOO. 600 while the county outside OF the
city, pays on only S14.o00,OOO. If, he