The record-union., 1897-10-06
LIGHTS FOR HIGHLAND PARK.
CITIZENS OUT THERE ASK FOR
THREE ARC LAMPS.
Dairy Cows That Had Tuberculosis
What the Supervisors Did
Yesterday.

AT yesterdays session OF the Super
visors a petition was received from res
idents of Highland Park asking that
three electric lights be established
there.
Or. +. Fox, County Veterinary III
spector, filed his report for September.
He reported that he had tested 16f
COWS for tuberculosis, two Of whlcn
were found to be affected. Five others
We're suspicious, and viii be again test
ed The condemned were killed ana
examined, and found to be diseased.
County Treasurer Greenlaw's 5 report
for September shows the receipts-with
the balance on hand September 1st-
Were SS7, ,329 II, and the disbursements
S2l, ,S42 43, leaving on hand balance
Of SEQ, ,4S6 IS.
County License Collector Royster re-
ported collections for the month OF
SO, ,034 so
John Bandeen appeared before the
board in regard to the repairs needed
to the road from Gait to Arno, opposite
Conleys Station. Some culverts are
needed. he said. and portion of the
road required TO be rounded up Tor
about one mile. He thought the cost
OF the NClk LHdl SuOuAQ NC AOAAC HS~4N
be about $50.
Supervisor Curtis moved that the
Commissioner of the Fifth District be
authorized to have the work done at
not to exceed that figure. There is
q great deal of heavy hauling over that
road, and it should be repaired.
The motion was carried unanimously,
but Supervisor Morrison took occasion
to remark that where so much WORK
was to be done the matter should have
been presented to the board before Mr..
Bandeen was told to go ahead.
Chairman Jenkins admitted that he
should have laid the matter before the
board at the first meeting after he had
ordered some of the work done, but
had overlooked it.. The work was nee
essary, and he had taken upon him
self the authority to order it done. II
this was not satisfactory to the board
he would pay for it himself.
Supervisor Morrison insisted that in
all cases, except where immediate local
repairs are needed to make bridge
or culvert safe, the work should be or
dered by the board, to be done under
the direction of the Commissioner OF
the district The law holds the board
responsible for all outlays, not individ-
ual members. Recently he found man
rakinge stones off side street in Fol-
som. and the board had not ordered
any such work The street was seldom
used, except for a waterway.
Supervisor Curtis explained that in
this case residents of the town had
asked him to have the stones raked
off the street 1t was a small matter
and one that he thought came within
the authority of the Commissioner
from that district to have attended to.
The law on the subject was referred
to. and it was found that it was very
explicit in directing that all applica-
tions for road work shall first be made
to the board.
Assessor Berkey appeared before the
board and asked for an order requiring
the Surveyor to prepare the necessary
maps and block books for preparing
the next assessments. It will take sew
eral months to do the work, and ar
rangements should be made now. The
county valuation or block book now in
use has been employed for ten years,
and is about worn out. There should
be another
Mr.. Berkey said he could make the
book himself. but could not get any pay
for it. The District Attorney construed
the law to be that the Assessor must do
the work
Supervisor Morrison said the late law
of the Legislature provided that the
Surveyor must make the map books re-
quired by the Assessor, but he did not
know that any such provision is made
for the book referred 10.
Mr. Berkey said that in some counties
he believed the Assessors refused to
have any map-bo because not al
lowed to prepare the books themselves.
Supervisor Morrison read the law on
the subject, which provides that when
ever the Assessor shall require map or
block-bool1s the Supervisors shall en-
power the Surveyor to make them. and
the latter shall receive for such work
$500 in addition TO his regular salary
No action was had in the matter,
which was taken under adviseTnent.
The remainder Of the session was
spent in examining and allowing de-
mands.