The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-08
THE FRENCH ROAD MATTER.
SUPERVISORS HEAR TESTI-
MONY ON BOTH SIDES.

SUPERVISORS HEAR TESTI-
MoNY ON BOTH SIDES.
The Petition is Taken Under Ad-
Observation-Disclosures Army Shell
ter Camp Allowed 5000.
At the morning session of the Board
of Supervisors yesterday, at which all
the members were present, the viewers
report on the petition Of P. H. Gard
ner and others for road from Old Riv-
er to Georgiana Slough on Andrus ISL
and, was read.
| The petition asked that road be
| opened on the south line of the land OF
Geo. A. Knott, across the island, but
owing to the nature of the surround
| ings, and to the further fact that by
opening the road farther to the north
a greater number of persons would be
accommodated thereby the viewers re-
ported adversely to the petition, and
substituted recommendation that the
proposed road be opened on the north
line and wholly on the land of George
A. Knott.
The road, as proposed by the viewers,
will contain 4.26 acres. The cost OF
bridges, culverts, etc, was estimated at
500, and the damages to Mr.. Knott
had been estimated at $3.50. all OF
which the viewers recommended be al
| lowed.
On motion of Supervisor Jenkins, the
/ and nIanl6 file
and Monday March 18th, at 2 o'clock p.
M. set as the time for hearing by the
| board.
At the afternoon session the board
| took up the report of the viewers in
| the matter of the petition of Mrs. j. Nj.
French and others for a new road in
District No. ). The road petitioned for
/ is described as follows:
/ Commencing at the southwest corner
of the southeast quarter of section ~,
running south through the center or
section Is through the land Of CLAIMS
and Mrs. Nicolaus, thence west through
the land of CLAIMS and Mrs. Nicolaus,
/ then through the land of CLAIMS and
| Mrs. French then through the land of
CLAIMS and j. K Houston, then through
the land of CLAIMS to the Lower Stock
! TON IOdu, the Sdliit W bS ity iNtt NiAC-
| A remonstrance was also read against
the opening of the road and signed by
Messrs CLAIM, Nicholas and Christian
son.
| Senator ellis Doty, on behalf of the
petitioners. called ]. K. Houston, VINO
| testified that ever since he had lived
there, some seventeen years. there had
! been a road through there, but lately
| the gates have been locked, shutting
| them out from the schoolhouse, Post
| office and blacksmith shop. Seventeen
| years ago q road was laid out, but had
not been used lately except in winter.
| When the water is high, however, he
| considered it absolutely necessary to
| have the road opened. There has been
| a gate across the Stockton road for
| many years, but stock has made the
road almost impossible at that point.
| 1t is on the main road to the New Hope
bridges The gate was put in, he be-
| lieved, to accommodate the land owners
in that vicinity and help restrain their
stock The proposed road, if opened,
would make the most direct road to
Elk Grove and the ''Siwash" Country,
as we'll as to the bridges mentioned.
Andrew Baker testified that he lived
on Mrs Frenchs ranch and at present
could only get out by going out through
the lands of Houston and CLAIMS. He
| considered that the road asked for
would be the nearest and the best, be-
ing on higher ground, to get to the
| bridges on. 1t would be. about two
miles nearer for him to get to the
school and blacksmith shop.
ia. Wilder's reasons for wishing the
road opened were that he must at pres
ent ride through Mr.. CLAIMS dooryard
or else go two miles out of the way
and then two miles back in order to get
to the bridge at New Hope. He hauled
about fifty cords of wood for Mr.. Brad
ford last fall and if he had not had a
special permit and a key to the gate on
the Nicolaus property, he would have
had to haul it around by Franklin in
order to get it home. There We're six
gates to go by Houston's.
Preston A. Strong said he thought the
road would be a great convenience to
those who went into the bottom to haul
out wood Nicolaus' gate had always,
he thought, been open until last ran,
when he heard 1t was locked because
people passed through and left the gate
open. letting his stock out.
c. F. Walther said he owned the
blacksmith shop and he thought the
proposed road would be great conve.
nience to his customers.
J. Sprock gets his wood from the bot
tom and thought it would be great
benefit to ranchers to have the road
opened. He thought it would be near
est and best for all those living east
of it. Last fall the Nicolaus gate was
locked while he was hauling wood and
he had to go away around
THE OTHER SIDE.
II. NJ. La Rue. Jr., who appeared for
the opposition, said that he wished 70
show that the proposed road would do
far more damage to Mr. CLAIMS than 10
the petitioners. He has about 1,oou
head of cattle and it would cut them OF
from the slough in which they get wat
er. and put him TO the expense OF put
ting up a plant to water that amount
of stock.
Vincent CLAIMS said he was engaged
in raising stock, and considered that ne
lad a range second to none in the coun-
ty. His cattle range from the bottom
where the slough is to the upland AFTER
he takes off his crop. If the road Is
run through his land he will have to put
up plant to water his stock, and more
than that. he will have to haul hay
mile in the winter to feed his stock ana
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