The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-12

in the Courthouse. He had been ap-
pointed Chairman of the committee
having charge of those things, and had
seen that the offices We're properly fur
nished If he had done wrong, he
wanted it shown to be so. He moved
that committee be appointed by the
Chair to investigate his action so as
| to put a stop to such remarks.
| Supervisor Curtis said he had not
! charged that Supervisor Mclaughlin
had done anything wrong. He had
only said that if he had a right to con
| tract bills without the consent of the
| board, that the Road Commissioners
| had just as much right to do So as the
| law gives him certain powers to Go
work
Supervisor Jenkins said there was 10
intention to reflect on Supervisor Me
| LauShlin. He had at one time made
| Jocular remark about the Supervisor
but it was not intended as anything
/ but joke.
There being no second to McLaugh
lin the matter dropped
A ROAD FOR THE PUPILS
IN the afternoon the report of the
: ''N'sSi7 III lliC iildll0I VI Tie lOet'l III
! Goldberg district. petitioned for ly
Morris Brooke and others, was read by
the Clerk
! L. y. c. Nichols addressed the board
in relation to what he called the read
ana schoolhouse scheme. The school
house had been built on the corner Of
| the Goldberg place. and he thought it
was scheme to have Goldberg get a
Il i.
posed road. as he asked 500 He IA
vored a road farther west, where two
thirds of the right of way will be given
I free
e Greer said the petition expressed
his sentiments, as what he wanted was
the greatest good for the school dis
trict. The road asked for win connect
with one already south of Vine street
The schoolhouse is situated as near the
center of the district as possible and
the road would accommodate more
children than the road MIR. Nichols
wants. and which would make the chill
dren go a mile and half day, IN
stead of half mile.
Morris Brooke said that the road on
the Kellogg place, advocated by Mr.
Nichols, would accommodate only four
pupils, While the road asked for would
| accommodate fifteen or twenty The
petition is not prepared in the interest
of Mr.. Goldberg or any one else, being
only in the interest of the school.
Supervisor Curtis said ne had heard
much dissatisfaction with the location
of the schoolhouse. Mr. Goldberg had
told him that the Trustees had prom
Used, in consideration Of giving him a
low price for the school lot they would
get the Board of Supervisors to allow
him 5000 for the right of way of the
road. He had said SO twice
Mr.. Greer, as one of the Trustees. de
MED emphatically having made any
| promises to FIR. Goldberg He had
seen Mr. Goldberg offered 5000 an acre
for his place and he asked that price
for the lot, but for the good of the dis
trict. he consented to take S1O0 There
was no promise of any kind made.
Mr.. Brooke also denied that any
such agreement had been made; n
fact the Trustees would be foolish to
make any such promise as they had no
control over the Board of Supervisors
Curtis moved that the matter be taxi
en- under advisement.
Mr.. Greer said that. if it would cut
any figure. the residents of the dis
trict would do the work on the road
free of charge. and Mr.. Goldberg would
/ wait for his money until it could be
spared
Supervisor Curtis said that. although
he did not think the road would be
where it should be- under the circum-
stances he would withdraw his for,nc~
motion and move that the prayer of
the petitioners be granted and the road
opened.
The motion was carried unanimously.
BOUNDARY CHANGED.
The matter of the petition to change
the boundaries of Natoma and Granite
school districts came up and the petit
ton and counter petition We're read.
The case is a peculiar one. p. j.
PeraZZo. the petitioner. asks to be set
off from NatOma district into Granite
as his five children have at present to
go five miles to get to school, and says
that unless his petition is granted, he
Will move out of the district and into
Natoma District 1t was feared that
the transfer would leave the number
of census children less than twenty
and reduce the apportionment from
$JJ00 to S400
County Superintendent of Schools
Howard was called on to state the case
and said that he had investigated the
matter and thought that If the change
was made. from all the information at
his command it would leave the dis
trict twenty pupils. ard Mr.. Perazzo
said it was TO him simply a matter Of
being set off into the other district or
moving out OF it, Under these cir
cumstances. he would favor granting
the petition
The petition was granted unani-
mously and the board adjourned till
to-day.
SUPERIOR COURT.