The record-union., 1898-05-03
WHY THERE'S NO BUG SHARP.
NO LEGAL PETITION HAS YET
BEEN FILED.
when It is Done the Supervisors
VIII Act-Reports Of Ofn-
ciaIs For April.

ciaIs For April.
The Board of Supervisors met yester-
day, all the members being present
and Chairman Morrison presiding.
b. M. Lelong, Secretary of the State
Board of Horticulture, appeared and
called attention to the matter of the
appointment of Horticultural Commits
sioners, or pest inspectors. He re-
ferred to the law which requires the
Board Of Supervisors to appoint when
ever a petition to that effect signed by
twenty five fruit-growers should be
! filed. He had been informed that three
such petitions were on file.
Chairman Morrison informed Mr.. Le-
long that no such petition as the law
contemplated had been filed with the
board. Three different individuals had
sent in petitions to be appointed in
spector of fruit pests, but that was all.
Whenever a proper petition is fled"
said Mr Morrison, II have no doubt
the board will take the action required"
Mr. Lelong admitted that he had been
misled in the matter after hearing the
petitions read He had been urged by
orchardists who take care Of their trees,
but are at the mercy of those who do
not, to bring a mandamus action to
compel the board to appoint HOrticult-
ural Commissioners. and would do so
if he found the board had shirked its
duty, but he found it had not.
Referring to the requirements of the
law, Mr.. Morrison said there was no
necessity for appointing three Commis-
sioners and thus putting the county to
great expense.
Mr.. Lelong read list of fruit-grow-
ing counties, showing that most of them
have three Commissioners. Los An
geles County expends about $4,000
year to protect it's orchards from de-
structon by pests, and other counties
spend as high as $4,000. In many
parts of the East the fruit industry
has been completely killed by the raw
ages of tree pests, and it will be so
here unless orchards are kept free from
them. Most of the larger growers do
protect their orchards, but there are
small growers whose orchards are but
pest breeders. Unless every grower is
made to keep his trees free from pests
the orchards of the county will ultl-
mately be ruined.
Mr.. Lelong suggested that three pub
Iic-spirited horticulturists could be Sc
lected as Commissioners, to serve with
out pay, and they could choose a COM
netent person to act as inspector. Thus
good work could be accomplished and
vet the expense be kept at the smallest
figure. as the three Commissioners
would direct the operation, while but
one man would receive pay.
ROAD SPRINKLING.
Fred Harvey of Gait asked the board
to have the four miles of new road from
Gait to New Hope sprinkled during the
summer In the vicinity of New Hope
some 5000 acres are being planted to
sugar beets, which will greatly help out
that section in the absence of grain
crops. The New Hope trade will come
to Gait and Sacramento if the road be
kept in good condition, otherwise it will
go to Lodi and Stockton,
F. NJ Cannon sent a communica-
ton to the board asking that the road
from Franklin to the river be sprinllled.
All the freight and produce shipped
from that section goes over that road
and it gets so badly cut up in the sum
mer as to be almost impossible.
Both these matters were taken under
| advisement.
REPORTS FOR APRIL
! D. F. Fox, County Veterinary In
spector, reports having tested 145 cows
for tuberculosis Three found to be dis
easeds were killed and the tests veri-
fed Two horses were examined for
glanders One was found to be not af-
fected and the other was quarantined
for further examination. The quaran-
tine has been raised on three hog
ranches. and placed over another One
hog afflicted with cholera was killed.
Poundkeeper Fuller of Orangevale re-
ported that two COWS and two horses
were impounded They ate Sc worth
of hay The horses were not redeemed,
as they were not of sufficient value.
The pound is now empty, but the re-
port does not state what was done with
the horses.
NJ D. Coon, Health officer for SUIT
ter Township, reports the general
health of the district as good. There
We're two deaths during the month, and
a few cases of measles were reported.
The meat market, etc, are in good or
der.
License Collector G. p. Royster re-
ported collections for April to the
amount of SAFE 80.
County Auditor Cohn reported the
money in the various funds to be as
follows:
State fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s1.774 s.
General fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 "a
Hospital fund ........... ........ 2679 IS
School fund ..... ............... 81, 800 %
General road fund ................ III 81
Sinking and interest fund ..... 1S7 "a
Bonds of 1892 fund .................. $50 $
BONDS of 1892 fund .,........ II 09
Bonds OF 1sSs fund .... 84S 73
Bonds Of 1895 fund .......... 327 rs
Salary fund ............. 14S 3
s ana q land fund ..... 4343 50
Law Library fund .......-....... 132 94
JTnanportioned ........ ...... 81 f,046 II
Total . ....................s So, $50 SO
The Auditor reported the condition of
the road funds as follows:
District Amount to credit S114 81.