The record-union., 1897-09-09
INSPECTING THE BRIDGES.
SUPERVISORS AND EXPERT
SToDDARD WILL DO IT.
District Attorney Ryan's Opin
ion in Regard to Shorthand
Reporters Fees.

When the minutes of the Board Of
Supervisors We're read yesterday Su-
pervisor Mclaughlin asked 10 have his
vote recorded on the question of EN-
ploying Expert Stoddard to inspect the
Mormon Island and Consumes
bridges, to the effect that he voted to
employ Mr. Stoddard at an expense not
10 exceed $50.
Supervisor Morrison said that the
motion made yesterday was simply 10
employ Mr. Stoddard and that no COM
pensation was mentioned in it and that
therefore Supervisor Mclaughlin had
not voted on the motion.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said that a
motion had been carried at meeting
III August. relating to the employment
Of Mr. Stoddard to expert the bridges
al a cost not to exceed $50, and until
that motion was rescinded he could not
vote on the other.
After some discussion on motion of
Morrison the action of the board in
August was rescinded, Mclaughlin vot-
ing no. and on motion of Morrison Mr..
Stoddard was requested 10 expert the
bridges and take his assistant with
him.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said he
would vote for the motion if the COM
pensation was fixed at $50, as he
thought the compensation should be
fixed. He did not see how members
could change their minds so quickly
Supervisor Curtis said he had
changed his mind because he saw
things about the bridge that made him
want an experts opinion on it.
The motion was carried and as Su-
pervisor Mclaughlin declined to vote
in any other way, he was recorded as
voting no.
Supervisor Morrison stated that Mr..
Stoddard had consented to go, his COM
pensation not being fixed. He had al
ways charged a reasonable compensa-
ton and it was a great deal Of work.
On motion of Morrison the board de-
cided TO go up tomorrow morning with
Mr.. Stoddard and inspect the Mormon
Island bridge.
STEEL CASES.
Deputy Sheriff Reese stated that some
months ago the Sheriff asked the board
TO furnish his Office with a steel cabi-
net similar to the one in the District
Attorneys office. in which TO keep Off
cial papers. AT present he has moth
ing but wooden lockers that anyone
could pry open, and which he can keep
legal papers in suits, which are some
times necessarily kept there for
months The board al that time put
him off until after July and he wished
to call its attention to the matter.
Supervisor Morrison said that when
the matter was brought up before. he
had advocated putting off the matter
until this fiscal year. He knew that
there was a necessity of better security
for the papers, as there might other
wise be trouble at some time.
G. w Bowen, agent for a company,
made a proposition for furnishing some
more boxes that are needed in the
County Clerks office and those for the
Sheriffs office. the former to cost S7SJ
and the latter S576. He explained that
for the Sherins office it would have
to be special work and heavier than
ordinary.
A VERY BAD ROAD.
Mrs. Terio and A F. Williams APP
peared before the board in relation te
the piece of road in the Pocket thai
a request for repairing had been made
for Mr. Williams stated that it was
a sort of boggv place about 1,2O0 feet
long that soon became miry in the
winter time. so that it was impassa-
Bile He had allowed his neighbors tc
so through his field. but intended now
TO close it up and pillow it He thought
if it could have a top coating of sand
it would make the road all right and
he would give the sand and allow il
hauled over his land. The road is
used by large number of residents
The pumping plant in the district is not
working well and the water has not
been pumped off Mrs. Terio's place. He
1bDvuh+ tor, az ty4-a1x-a inches Of sand