The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
AFTER Mr.. BOOTHS SCALP.
A HORTICULTURAL COMMITS
SIONER SUSPENDED.
Supervisors Reject a Demand for
Lamp Shades-Sherman ISL
and Ferry, Etc.

The fruit growers in the southern part
or the county are up in arms against
horticultural Commissioner W. r.
Booth. AT yesterdays session OF the
supervisors there was presented peu-
ton signed by some thirty prominent
orchaTdists of the Fifth Supervisor DIS
tr1ct asking the board to remove Bootn
from office. The petitioners claim that
ne is incompetent, too officious and that
he abuses his authority.
Supervisor Morrison thought that pc
fore the board could take any action IN
the matter charges should be FLED OF
specific character, Mr.. Booth notined
and a hearing regularly had
David Reese of F'lorin, who present.
ed the petition said that if the boaro
was to postpone action in the matter
it should call Mr. Booth down and pro-
tect fruit growers in the meantime from
interference by him. Mr. Booth, he
said, seems to imagine that the respon-
sibility of the entire fruit industry OF
the county rests on his shoulders. lie
has caused arrests unnecessarily ana
has forced poor people to procure appa-
ratus for spraying two or three trees
when in fact the protective parasites
were rapidly eradicating the scale. He
and asked other Commissioners to have
people arrested The other Commits
sfoners are not in sympathy with Mr..
Booths manner of doing things how
ever.
Referring to the case of A D. Muir
ply, in which the latter was arrested
and prosecuted, Mr. Reese said that
Murphy was ordered to spray ON Sat
urday, but was delayed in procuring his
apparatus. but got at it as soon as pos
Sible; yet he was arrested while in the
very act of spraying his trees.
P. H. Murphy also addressed the
board and related in detail what he
claimed to be the facts connected with
the arrest and prosecution of his SON.
Mr.. Booth he said, had not sprayed his
own trees at that time. He has been
venting his personal spite against peo-
pie and abusing the power of his office
Mr.. Morrison said he was still OF the
opinion that the charges must be regu-
larry investigated.
Mr. Reese then asked that, pending
hearing of the charges preferred, Mr..
Booth be suspended from duty and not
be allowed to harass people and carry
out threats that he has made of causing
them trouble.
Mr.. Morrison Thought that would be
the proper thing to do. and seconded
motion by Mr.. Mclaughlin to set the
matter for hearing at 2 p. m on the
18th instant.
The motion was carried by a unani-
nous vote.
TO CLOSE AN ALLEY.
A petition from Charles w. Todd and
others of Oak Park was read in which
they asked that the alley running
through block 56 in that town be aban-
doned The block is the one in which
the public school is situated, and it is
desired to close the alley in order 70
make certain contemplated improve
ments
E. r. Daily and G. C. Snyder were
appointed viewers to take the necessary
preliminary action for closing the alley
and report to the board
SHERMAN ISLAND FERRY.
At the afternoon session Charles T.
Jones' appeared before the board in be-
half of J. NJ. Thonpson's application for
a franchise to operate a ferry across
the river at point opposite the land
of G. ]. Hewston on Sherman Island,
where was formerly the Beesley Ferry.
Mr. Jones also read to the board the
to franchise for a ferry connecting
Sherman Island with the Solano side
of the river. The communication stat
ed that when reclamation shall be final
ly accomplished the property -owners
will ask for a franchise to operate a
ferry from Sherman Island to the So
lano side, and the board is asked TO
deny the application of Thompson.
Mr.. Upham, one of the protestants,
who was present was questioned re-
garding his reasons for opposing the
franchise, which were about as out
lined in the written protest.
j. NJ Thompson, the applicant, testi-
fled that, while there are no residents
on Sherman Island except a few fisher
men, the people on the Solano side
would like to have the ferry. 1t was
his purpose not to build the ferry at
the present time, but when the land
had been reclaimed and there would be
some patronage. He was not aware
that there would be any opposition to
the franchise.
In his argument Mr.. Jones suggested
to the board that action in the matter
be postponed until such time as the
board might think it proper to grant a
franchise for a Sherman Island ferry.
In the meantime the parties interested
may get together and come to some
understanding in the matter.
Supervisor Morrison said that Sher-
man Island is now under water. and it
may be long time before a ferry will
be needed. He moved that the appli-
cation be denied, and it was so ordered
by the votes of all the members of the
board except Jenkins. who was not
present.
ROAD SPRINKLING.
Mr. Morrison moved that the Com
missioners for the Fourth and Fifth
Districts report to the board next
month what roads will be required to
be sprinkled, their length, etc, and it
was so ordered.
On motion of Morrison, it was or
dered that the Janitor of the Hall of
Records be required to sleep in the
building at night, in order that it may
have better protection
OTHER MATTERS.
The Clerk was directed to notify Cor