The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-05
THEY WENT DOWN THE LINE.
NONE OF THE OLD employees
REINsTATED.
Supervisors Name . New Game
Warden, Expert and Janitors
Standing Committees.

-0ta0Q10& C0mm1CIee8s
| AT the meeting of the Board of SUI
| ors Gusts, ellis, Morrison, Mclaughlin
and Jenkins We're present, Curtis. pre-
siding.
ent and called that fact to the atten-
| ton of the board.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
After roll call Chairman Curtis an
nounced his committees as follows:
Judiciary-Gillis, Jenkins and Morri-
! son.
Accounts and Expenditures-Jenk
| Morrison and Gillis.
Public Buildings-Gillis, Mclaughlin
and Jenkins.
County DISQUALIFICATION, Nc
I.aughlin and ellis.
| Printing-McLaughli Jenkins and
ellis.
Contracts-Gillis, Mclaughlin and
Morrison.
Roads and Bridges-Jenlzins, Nc
Laughlin and ellis.
Education and Schools-Gil1is, Jen-
kins and Morrison.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Morrison and
ellis.
Chain Gang-McLaughlin, ellis and
Jenkins.
Mrs. Austey addressed the board,
asking why she had been removed from
the work of copying old records. She
stated that, although hampered by
difficulties, she had performed her work
faithfully and we'll. She had been set
at other work, and for that reason had
not been able to work steadily at the
records.
Supervisor Morrison said he had
supposted Mrs. Austey had been en-
ployed on the old records, and did not
know she was engaged on other work.
Auditor Cohn was requested to state
why Mrs. Austey had been requested to
work outside of the old records. He re-
Piled that he had never asked her to do
any work and that She had been put on
the other work for practice. She had
done her work well and worked faith
fully at it.
Mrs Austey said she could have done
more work ON the old records if she
could have continued at it. She was
anxious to keep her position, as she
had four children to support, and did
not wish to have the board feel that she
had been derelict in her duties.
The matter was then dropped.
CHAIN GANG OFFICER.
Supervisor Morrison moved that
the board proceed to- elect chain gang
officer in order that the Sheriff might
know where he stood. He nominated
George F. Wittenbrock.
Supervisor Curtis nominated Frank
West, and Supervisor Jenkins nominal
ed George W. Kelly.
West received the votes of Supervis-
ors Curtis, ellis and Mclaughlin.
Morrison voted for Wittenbrock and
jenkins for Kelly, and West was de-
clared elected.
GAME WARDEN.
Nominations for Game Warden were
called for, and Supervisor ellis noni-
mated W. M. Kimber.
Supervisor Morrison said there was
doubt as to whether the office Of Game
Warden existed. He moved that the
matter be referred to the District At
torney.
The motion was lost, and Kimber was
elected Game Warden by the votes of
ellis, Jenkins, Mclaughlin and Curtis.
Morrison declining to vote without an
opinion from the District Attorney.
COUNTY EXPERT.
Supervisor Mclaughlin nominated
Tom Ahern for County Expert, and SUI
pervisor Morrison nominated Joseph
Hill, saying he thought it would be well
to have no change.
Ahern was elected, Morrison alone
voting for Hill.
COPYIST OF RECORDS.
| Nominations being in order for Copy
| list of Records, Supervisor Morrison
said he would like to have the Printing
Committee report as to what is the
amount of copying recommended done,
the books being three.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said that two
books had been copied and the third be-
gun. He thought there was plenty to
be done He nominated Mrs. Mary c.
Cavanaugh.
Supervisor Morrison nominated Mrs.
Austey, who had been doing the work,
saying that he thought it better to give
her the job than to have her go to the
Towards for support.
Miss Cavanaugh was elected, Morr1-
son alone voting for Mrs. Austey.
The positions of Comparer Of Records
| Charles Rumam and Copyist of Papers
| George Ebert) were passed.
The office Of Janitor for the Hall OF
Records was also passed temporarily.
COURTHOUSE JANITORS.
| Supervisor jenkins moved that the
office of Courthouse Janitor be also
passed. He met with no second, and
then nominated George W. Bailey. the
| incumbent, saying he had done his duty
well.
Supervisor Mclaughlin nominated
Martin Keegan, and he was elected by
the votes of ellis, Mclaughlin and
! Curtis, Morrison and Jenkins voting Tor
Bailey.
| For Assistant Janitor jenkins nomi-
mated George W. Bailey, and Nc
Iaughlin nominated Henry Morse. The
latter was elected by the votes of ellis,
Mclaughlin and Curtis.
! OTHER MATTERS.
| Tn regard to the road petitioped for
between the Lower Stockton and Free
port roads. County Surveyor Boyd ad-
dressed the board, suggesting the re-
session Of the boards action and the
| allowance of supplemental report,
| there being some errors in the report OF
| the viewers. He suggested that the
matter be referred. to the District Attor-
ney.
supervisor Morrison favored the res
ending the action of the board and
starting entirely anew. He SO moved
and the motion was carried.
| The original petition was then denied
| . -, n ,,xxxr ysofition will be presented.