The record-union., 1898-12-30
FOL SOM HIGHWAY

road, not only for the city and county,
but as an object lesson for the rest Of
the State To get the matter before the
meeting he moved that the legislators
and citizens be requested to use their
every effort to have the road built.
J. H. Devine contended that a gen.
eral system Of State roads ought to be
adopted He called attention to the
fact that $4,000 had been expended on
roads in this county during the past
year, and said that as a taxpayer he
hoped lasting roads would be con-
structed, and favored the construction
of the road.
Charles r. Hughes, Secretary Of the
Folsom Road Commission, said he had
at the request of Assemblyman-elect
Johnson, drawn a bill asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the con-
struction of the road. He would sug-
gest that if it was found impossible to
secure the passage Of the bill, that our
members Of the Legislature should at
tempt to secure the passage Of bill
similar to the one Of two years ago, and
again try the bonded proposition.
j. II. Devine said he favored the con-
struction Of the road, but that he also
favored some definite system of modern
road building.
Mr.. Shields motion was carried unan-
imously.
On motion of J. H Devine a motion
that the members-elect to the Legisla-
ture be requested to attempt to secure
the repaving of Tenth street, from L
to NJ, or that half Of it belonging to the
State, was carried.
STATE FAIR.
A general discussion of the subject
under the head of 'SState Fair" was
had, but the general opinion seemed to
be that while there might be an at
tempt made to have the fair removed
to some other city, there was not much
danger of success in that direction
Grove L. Johnson, Frank Miller and J.
o. Coleman spoke to the question, after
which it was passed without action.
j. o. Coleman suggested that an ad-
journment be taken and that the mem
bers of the Legislature be assured that
the citizens would rally to their aid in
their efforts to secure legislation favor
able to the city.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Senator Doty said he would like to
have an expression on the question of
river Improvement, and the continu-
ance Of the life of the Commissioner
Of Public Works and the Auditing
Board to that Commissioner. He said
If the citizens present thought the
money entrusted to the care of the
Auditing Board had been beneficially
expended, that, regardless of political
inclinations, they would say so.
Frank Miller said that beyond doubt
the Commissioner of Public Works and
the Auditing Board had done good
work. and in doing so had expended
only a third of the amount of money
entrusted to them. He moved that it
be the sense of the meeting that the
legislators be requested to work for
the continuance of the commission and
the Auditing Board, and for the ex-
penditure Of the remaining 100000 III
the fund.
r. T. Devlin said he considered the
question of river Improvement the
most important of any to the City of
Sacramento. He said that the destruc-
ton Of the river meant that Sacra-
city. While people could see the Cap
itol building and the State Fair, they
never saw the river except in flood
time
Mr.. Devlin traced the history of the
measure which permitted of the i'm
provement of the river and told how,
while in Congress, Grove L. Johnson
had secured the appointment of a COM
mission to investigate and report upon
the advisability Of improving the chan
mel of the Sacramento River, and ex-
planned that on the 10th of the present
month that commission reported
back recommending an appropriation
of $2S0,00O.
Mr.. Devlin spoke of the work done
by the Commissioner of Public Works.
and explained that 100000 out of the
100000 appropriated for river I'M
pTovement, still remained in the fund.
He said that a determined fight would
be made to prevent the 100000 being
used for the purpose intended.
J. o. Coleman, Secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, heartily in
dorsed what had been said by Mr..
Devlin. He paid a high compliment to
the members Of the Auditing Board to
the Commissioner of Public Works,
who had, he said, given attention 10
the -ninutest details Of the work done.
He spoke of the unqualified opinion of
United States Engineer Major Heuer,
that the work was done better and
cheap than any he had ever seen or
read of, and with Mr. Devlins consent
wished to incorporate in a resolution
being prepared by the latter a clause
showing it to be the sense of the meet
ing that the present Commissioner of
Public Works and Auditing Board be
retained in office
The resolution as prepared by Mr.
Devlin and adopted by the meeting was
as follows:
Resolved, That we do respectfully
request our Senators and AssembIymen
to use their best efforts to secure the
continuance of the plan pursued by
the Commissioner of Public Works by
re-enacting the present law or other
wise, and also to see that the unex-
pended appropriation be utilized for
further work and to secure additional
appropriations if necessary. That
they also be requested to favor every
measure that may be submitted for Sc
curing the improvement of Sacramento
River and its tributaries, and that
they use their best efforts to secure the
defeat of any measure that may be
presented that will tend in any degree
to injure or impair the Sacramento
River and its tributaries; also that we
express our appreciation Of the work
done by the Commissioner of Public
Works and the Auditing Board and
thoroughly indorse and approve their
action, believing that they are entitled
to much commentator in securing the