The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17
Supervisors Will Meet Next Year
at Fresno.
Visit the County Hospital on
Saturday.

The Supervisors Convention was
tardy in getting to work yesterday
morning, the members being slow IN
making their appearance.
The Committee on Roads and High
ways made it's report, Incorporating the
amendments as instructed. The amend
ment for turning licenses into the gem
eral road fund was stricken out.
Henderson of San Joaquin, said he
had carefully looked over the bill intro
duced by the Bureau of Highways and
failed to find any Objectionable features
in it. He would like some one to ex-
plain what they were. He did not
think the convention could afford to go
on record before the people as oppos-
ing the bill, as it would make it appear
ridiculous. AS for abolishing the Blu
reau of Highways, he thought that
would be impossible. The. Legislature
yesterday passed the bill for construc-
ton of the Tioga road, and Congress
man De Vries is endeavoring to get an
appropriation from the United States
Government for permanent roads.
Chairman Curtis said that that Blu
reau of Highway law suits Sacramento
County, as it is just what it has been
trying to do. 1t has built seven miles
of macadam road within the past three
years and it is the only way in which
a county will get good roads, as they
will be built in pieces.
Henderson said that the minority of
the Senate Committee has introduced
the Clark road law, which he thought
none of the Supervisors want. 1t will
be a choice for the State between the
IL s A.
against this bill, it will weaken the in
fuence of the boards, and they will
lose
Justro said that Henderson did not
understand the law. 1t would take the
money away from the small districts
and leave an insufficient amount in their
funds
Randall of Contra Costa bitterly OPP
posed the bill and said the convention
had unanimously decided against it.
Roeth also opposed it and said it
would work an injustice.
Putnam of Sonoma said that the con-
vention wanted to go on record for
what they thought. and did not care
for the bureau or legislative commit
tees He thought the present law need
ed no amendments.
Miller of Del Norte opposed the bill
and thought the present law all right
The report of the committee was read
for the information of a number of the
members.
Henderson moved that all reference
to TIE Bureau of Highways be stricken
out, as he did not think the convention
could afford to antagonize it.
The report was adopted, Henderson's
motion receiving only four votes
Mitchell. for the Committee on Legis-
lation, reported, favoring an amend
ment to the County Government bill,
providing that the expenses of Super
visors attending the annual sessions
shall be paid as other county charges
are; that. boards may, at their discre-
ton, advertise for bridge work to cost
in excess of $500; also that the matter
of compensation of Justices of the
Peace and Constables should be left to
the members of the Legislature repre-
senting the several counties of the
State, to regulate compensation and the
various classifications
The report was discussed section by
section.
Considerable discussion arose over
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bids when the County Surveyor claims
that he can build a bridge cheaper on
the plans. the point being raised that
the County Surveyor does not always
prepare the plans for bridges. Hender-
son showed that under the law it is
made the duty of the County Surveyor
to prepare plans for bridges.
Crane of Ventura spoke to the ques-
ton, saying that he thought the con-
vention had agreed not to monkey with
the road law and here it was tearing it
all to pieces. He was met with the as
sertion that the bridge and road laws
We're distinct and separate, but this was
met with the counter assertion that the
Supreme Court had decided that
bridges are roads.
The report was adopted
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
The matter Of selecting the next place
of meeting came up, and Anderson
nominated Fresno.
Smith of San Luis Obispo nominated
that county, saying that that commu-
nifty would treat the convention roy
ally and show the members the oil wells
and other attractions,
Sayer of Fresno dilated on the big
vineyards and wine cellars.
Jenkins of Sacramento said that
Fresno was entitled to the convention,
as last year it was second in the race,
and gracefully yielded to Sacramento.
Connect of Mariposa said he had
thought of nominating his own county