The record-union., 1898-03-08
SCHOOL DISTRICT LINES.
SUPERVISORS ALLOW THEM TO
BE CHANGED.
Petition Heard for a Proposed
New Roard on Andrus
Island.

The Board of Supervisors met yester-
day morning, Supervisors Mclaughlin
Curtis and brennan being present ana
brennan in the chair.
The matter of the Golden Gate
Dredging Company and Reclamation
District No $40 was set for hearing,
and Messrs. Henry Elliott, and Harry
Cook, Trustees of the District, w. j.
Witter of the Dredging Company, and
w A Gett, attorney, were subpenaed
to be present at 10 a. m. to-day and
bring with them papers relating TO the
claim against the county.
County Superintendent Howard ap-
peared before the board in relation to
the petition Of a number Of citizens
for a change of boundaries of Isleton
and Andrus Island school districts. He
recommended that the petition be
granted. There being no remonstrance,
the board granted the petition.
Superintendent Howard asked the
board to set the time for hearing a pc
tition for change of boundaries in the
Natoma and Granite districts, as there
is considerable controversy in the mat
ter, and he thought the people from the
districts would like to be heard. The
board set the hearing for Friday at Z
p. m.
License Tax Collector Royster report
ed that he had collected $2,0I1 for IL
censes during the month Of February
1t being the day set for opening bids
for 172 feet Of trestle at Pressbury
crossing, over Dry Creek, six miles
from Gait, the bidders were found 20
be: Lightfoot 6, Ormsby, S6S3; E. f.
Barry, S794; II e. Clark, 69S; G.. r.
Rhodes & Co, $729. The contract was
awarded to Lghtfoot & Ormsby, the
lowest bidders
ANDRUS ISLAND ROAD.
A. L. Shinn appeared beoTe the board
to represent the petitioners for the
opening of a road on Andrus Island
asked for by p. H. Gardiner and others
The road is described as follows: Be
ginning at a point on the east side of
a county road extending along and
parallel to the Sacramento River at a
point where the said road intersects
the division line common to Swamp
Land Surveys 322, 360 of Sacramento
County surveys. and running thence
from said point Of beginning along the
said division line common to said sur
veys and on the line between the lands
of George A. Knott on the south and
the lands of Mrs j. Smith and ]. S..
HARRISON on the north, south 81 de-
grees, j. minutes, east 1880 chains to
the road now located on the right or
west bank of Georgiana Slough-the
same to be forty feet wide.
The report of the viewers was read.
which said the route of the road asked
for was unsuitable, and even if the
petition were granted the petitioners
would not be benefited until another
road was opened along Knott's land.
They therefore recommended that the
petition be denied and that a road be
opened along another line that they
had examined. for which Mr. Knott
asked $500 damages. which the view
ers considered reasonable as it would
necessitate moving fences, trees, etc.
T. B. Knott testified to the value of
the land, thinking that the valuation
made, Of SO an acre, was a very raa-
sonable one. His father, he said was
not interested in the road as his land
ran clear across the island, and he
maintained a private road on it. Re
had allowed the public to use it for
many years, but it had become nui-
sance, as parties committed trespasses
neighbors should have an outlet how
ever. from the back side of the islanu,
and had asked only what he deemed q
reasonable amount
County Surveyor Boyd detailed The
state Of affairs found by the viewers,
and said that he thought the road IL
dicated by them was the best route.
Supervisor Curtis moved to continue
the matter for the present, on account
Of the state Of funds in the district, as
he did not see any present possibility
of expending such an amount of money.
although he realized that the petition
ers needed the road.
Supervisor Jenkins explained that
under the law all the money that
will be available for several months
TO come is already appropriated fer ex-
listing contracts. The matter could be
taken up at any time when the money
becomes available.
Mr.. Shnn thought the board could
approve the report Of the viewers and
the money need not be appropriated
until the non-consenting land owner
accepts the award.
Supervisor Jenkins and the board
did not agree with him, and the mo-
tion of Curtis was carried, with the
understanding that it may come Ut
again to-day.
County Surveyor Boyd presented tbs
block book and maps for assessment
roll ordered by the board. it being the
first Monday in March. and asked thal
the board make note of the matter
which was done, on motion Of Super
visor Curtis.
The Assessor was requested, on mo-
ton Of Supervisor Mclaughlin, 70 IN
spect them and report to-day
Acting Health officer f. Springsteat
addressed the board. saving that he
had three families at Sheldon and ELI
Grove that are quarantined on account
Of diphtheria. In the family at Eli
Grove five members are down with
the disease. and another nurse is need
ed. there being no money to employ
one. The neighbors had requested hin