The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-12
MORE MkCADkM ROAD.
SOME WILL BE BUILT NEAR
GUTHRIE'S STATION.
Road Opened in Goldberg District
and the Boundaries of Natoaa
District Changed.

When the Supervisors met yesterday
morning County Surveyor Boyd stated
that he had been looking over the up
per Stockton road with Supervisor cur
tbs, between the city limits and the
railroad crossing, with view to ascer-
tanning the cost of macadamlZlng It.
He found that as it was close to the
railroad it would cost nothing for
switching TO deliver the rock, and that
a road twenty feet wide would take
800 tons of rock, being 1850 feet Ions.
1t would cost $500 for rock and about
$500 for construction. In all, it would
cost less than 81, coo to make the road
1t is an important road, with large
amount of daily travel The founda-
ton is already there. necessitatng only
Il top coat of crushed rock.
Supervisor Mclaughlin had doubts
as to whether the road could be built
without advertising for bids, as the
cost would exceed $50
Surveyor Boyd read the law, which
specifies that when the work in sucn
cases costs $500 or upwards the board
must advertise. He thought that this
meant the labor itself. and did not in
clude the material, which has a fixed
price and is bought by the county.
Supervisor Mclaughlin thought it
meant the whole cost, but the Sur
veyor thought that in that case the
law would read the expense"
Supervisor Curtis said he would never
vote to advertise for labor costing less
than $500 and bring contractors from
Oakland and other places with their
men when there were hundreds of
home citizens who are out of work and
need it badly. The money for this
work viii be largely from the ROAD
tax paid in the Fourth District, and
he had heard no complaints from citi-
Zens there about the way the road
funds have been expended. He would
rather put his name before his con-
stituents to-day than or the day he was
nominated for he felt that they We're
satisfied with his action.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said he had
no fault to find with the way the funds
have been expended.
Supervisor jenkins said the road has
an immense travel passing over it, on
that road is the only attraction in the
county that we are proud to show TO
Nisitors-the County Hospital-and he
wanted to see the read put in condi-
ton so that no Santa Clara man can
come here and say it is so rough that
one cannot set there.
The work was ordered done, Nc
LauShiin declining to vote.
The board decided to go on Tuesday
to investigate the proposed road petit
toned for by Mrs. French and others,
near Benson's Ferry.
The saloon bonds of n McInness,
with William Letter and @. L. SuydarG
as sureties; r. B. Russell. with A. q.
Montague and c. W Adams as sure
ties: John Salias, with Edward Diet
erie and f. c. Knauer as sureties. We're
approved.
RECOMMENDED THE BRIDGE.
County Surveyor Boyd reported on
the creek crossing on the Jackson road
near Patton's blacksmith shop. recon-
inending that a four-bent trestle fifty
eight feet long be constructed. as the
creek becomes badly swollen in the
winter time He also recommended
that the road fer a quarter of a mile
each side of it be graded with a road
grader.
Supervisor brennan said it would cost
considerable to build the bridge.
Surveyor Boyd said there was nearly
enough material on hand now to build
it,
Supervisor Curtis moved that the
bridge he constructed, and that so far
as possible the material on hand be
used in doing so, the Supervisor of the
district to superintend the work.
Supervisor Mclaughlin asked what
the cost would be, and the Surveyor
thought it would not exceed $50, the
county furnishing the lumber
4 raglEr
a DANGEROUS PLACE.
RGadrnaster c. Hack called attention
TO the river levee on the front of the
Miller ranch. where the river has cavei
the bank away so that it has become
dangerous for about a hundred feet.
and if it is not attended to it may
cut through the levee. He thought the
board should look at 1t.
Supervisor Jenkins thought it should
be- examined by an engineer. and sus-
gested that the County Surveyor would
be the proper person.
on motion of Supervisor Curtis. the
County Surveyor was requested by the
board to Investigate the matter and
report TO the board.
Mr.. Hack said that there are num-
Der of large trees near the brick yard
that are encroaching on the road. The
officers OF the company had offered to
give half the wood if the county would
cut the trees
Supervisor jenkins thought the trees
belonged to the county. wood and all,
as they are on the county road. H.
suggested that Mr. Hack be author
lied to cut down the trees and take
out the stumps. and take the wood for
his pay.
Supervisor Mclaughlin so moved,
and the motion was carried unanimous
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HE OBJECTED
Supervisor Mclaughlin said that sev-
eral times the matter had been thrown
up to him that he had spent n great
deal of money in furnishing the Offices
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