The record-union., 1898-11-12
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
VARIOUS COUNTY OFFICIALS
MAKE THEIR REPORTS.
Seven Hundred Dollars Given to
the City With Which to
Buy Hose.

The Board of Supervisors met yes
te1day in regular session, Supervisors
Morrison, Dreman, Curtis, Mclaughlin
and Jenkins being present.
Most of the morning was passed in
| auditing and allowing claims.
In regard to the petition to change
the boundaries Of the Poundmaster
District at Orange Vale and Fair Oaks
District Attorney Ryan said he did
| not see how it could be granted, but
would examine into the question fur
ther.
Reports of several county officers
We're read.
County Veterinary Inspector Fox re-
ported that he had been told that cat
tie from herd in YoIo County infected
by anthrax had been brought into this
county and turned out at Willow
Slough. He investigated the matter and
found out that it was mistake, aS the
cattle had come from a place two miles
from the infected herd. He also de-
tailed the finding of splenetic fever at
Gait and the quarantine measures he
had adopted, heretofore published in
the Record Union"
The Poundmaster at Fair Oaks and
orange Vale made a report of stock
lmpounded, showing that he had lSne
land Office business for the month,
having collected S475O and being the
cause of the petition for change Of
boundaries of his district
M. ID. Coons, Health Officer of Sutter
township, reported the slaughter houses
anc meat markets in fairly good cen
d1tlon, but that there is a great deal of
complaint in reference to the winery at
Guthr1e'S Station and the Thirty-first
street canal, the stencil from both being
terrible, especially at night, and that it
IS gong to cause a great deal of sick
ness unless something is done before
the rainy season sets in.
Ihe board convened as a swamp
Land Board and approved a number
or warrants on District No. BAL
1t reconvened as a Board Of Super
ViSors and the Auditors report was
read, showing that the two road dis
trlcts and the general road funds are
overdrawn.
Inc various funds having money in
them are as follows: State fund, S12,-
5611O; general fund, S72274 hospital
fund, 67.12; school fund, S7,474 26;
general road fund, $3919; sinking and
interest fund, S487.33; bonds of 1892
fund, $3SS; bonds Of 1893 fund, S1.4O:
bonds of 1888 fund, S6S.05; bonds of
1890 fund, S5O27; salary fund, 1914. 13;
swamp and overf1owed land fund, S4.-
2l1.oS; Law Library fund, $16994; un--
apportioned fund, $40, 50; aid Of
Fire Departments, $1,O24O9; total S4S,-
441.27.
MONEY FOR HOSE.
S. Luke Howe addressed the board.
saying that there was deposited with
the County Treasurer a sum of money
from foreign insurance companies
for the benefit of the Fire
Department, to be expended in
improving the Fire Department.
It amounts to $1,O24O9. The
Chief Engineer states that the depart
ment needs new hose very badly, and
he asked on behalf of the city that
the board appropriate the proper pro-
portion to the city in order that the
hose may be purchased.
Chairman Morrison asked why the
city had not provided money for hose
He thought that with the rate of taxa
ton at $2.O4 enough could be spared to
buy hose with There are several out
side towns that have small volunteer
fire departments who should be given
the benefit of this fund. He knew that
Folsom and Elk Grove have organized
fire departments He knew the latter
had a good one, for he saw it at a fire
recently and it did splendidly and threw
water farther than the Fire Depart
ment here does. He thought these
places should be protected.
Supervisor Curtis thought Oak Park
should be protected and needed fire pro-
lection. He moved that Supervisor
Mclaughlin be authorized to expend
500 for the purchase Of hose for this
city and that S15O each be held until
further notice for the benefit of Elk
Grove and Oak Park.
The motion was carried Morrison and
Jenkins voting no. as they did not think
Oak Park was getting its proper share.
Supervisor Curtis said that, although it
has not yet an organized fire depart
ment, that sum will serve as a nucleus
until more money comes in
The board took a recess till this
morning.