The record-union., 1898-03-09

oeived its money from the county was
when Witter and Harris told him last
! April.
! In response to questions by Supervisor
Jenkins Mr.. Elliott said the reas On given
by the board for not paying the remain
| der of the claims was that the levee had
not been leveled down for roadway. He
admitted that it was to have been made
| good, passable road, and decided to
the county, according to the petition, in
consideration of the money to be paid.
District Attorney Ryan said the mat
ter had now simmered down to the ques-
ton OF the payment of the claims still
on file He did not consider any of them
| as legal.
STATEMENT OF SURVEYOR BOYD
| Surveyor Boyd being asked to make
statement OF what he knew of the
matter, said he was one of the viewers
of the road. and had made an estimate
of the cost of the proposed work. The
Supervisors agreed TO pay sum not
to exceed $1,000, provided the district
would pay like sum.
| 1t was a joint piece of work, said
Mr. Boyd. The levee and road building
were joined. as one could not be done
! island and estimated the amount of
filing done by the dredger company,
and after making a sufficient reduction
/ to make the county safe, he estimated
the proper cost of what had been COM
tpleted at 50, $50 It was on these fig
ures that the demand for that sum
! was made.
| Mr.. Boyd said he afterward COM
| r.
was not being finished as it should be
for a roadway. Harris said it would DC
easier to raise the levee above the
point needed and then grade it down.
| He Boyd) was interested in seeing
that the county got a good road on the
leVee.
! Mr.. Witter here stated that Mr. Boyd
/ had informed him that he was satisfied
| the proper quantity of material had
| been deposited.
| Mr. Boyd replied the only way he
could determine this would have been
to make an actual measurement of the
| embankment, and this had not been
done. He would not have his official
sanction to anything but an actual
measurement.
| Mr.. Ryan here remarked that ne
knew Of nothing more to be done in the
matter.
| THE UNPAID BILLS.
| Mr.. Witter said there was still the
unpaid claims to be acted on. He was
! Informed that the road on the leVee
was being used by the public. and
! that there was a report on file from the
Trustees showing that it had been COM
| pleted.
| The report. signed by the Trustees,
was read. It was to the effect that
the work had all been completed, ana
that the district had paid out So GU
as it's share of the expense. The Trus-
tees asked that the county allow its
portion of the unpaid claims.
Chairman Jenkins then moved that
the claims be referred to the District
Attorney.
Mr. Ryan said he could give his opin-
ion then and there, and it was that
the claims are not legal. There was
no record showing that the Supervis-
ors had ever appropriated 5000 for
the work, or that the board had ever
entered into any contract with any one
TO do the work.
Grove L. Johnson, appearing on be-
half of the dredger people. asked that
the District Attorney be requested to
look further into the matter and give
a written opinion as TO the legality of
the claims.
Mr.. Jenkins motion was then car
ried unanimously, and there the matter
is left for the present.