The record-union., 1899-11-10
FREE FERRY FOR FREEpORT.
SUPERVISOR MCLAUGHLIN IN
PRODUCES A RESOLUTION.
Only q Two-Year Franchise Grant
q ed for the Clarksburg
Ferry.

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At the meeting Of the Board OF super
tvisors yesterday delegates to the con-
vention of the California State Associa-
ton for the Storage of Flood Waters
were appointed.
For the Twentieth Assembly District
ellis nominated M. Barber and w. r.
Gallup and Mclaughlin nominated H.
M. LaRue and they were appointed.
For athe Tweny-first District r. T.
Devlin, Marion De vries and H. A. Me-
sCraney We're nominated by McLaugh-
lin and appointed.
For the Twenty-second District Cur
it's nominated A. B. Humphrey and
James O'Neil and Jenkins nominated
William Johnston and they were ap-
pointed.
From the board, Chairman Curtis and
Supervisor ellis were appointed.
On motion of Gillis the contractor
for the operating room at the County
Hospital was granted thirty days
further time, some of the material not
having arrived from the East.
This board allowed the demands Of
~. Duncan $26.25, Charles Cooley
$3.50, Edwin Tullar S9S25, Edwin
Tullar $3.50, H. Strader $33.25 J. H.
Allen $31.50, all for work done in Road
District No. 4 during the last fiscal
year.
1t is understood the Auditor will de-
cline to issue warrants for these sums,
and mandamus proceedings will be in
stituted, the purpose being to settle the
Flquestion as to whether or not the funds
of one fiscal year can be used to pay
claims of the preceding year.
In the afternoon the free ferry ques-
ton came up and Frank D. Ryan spoke
in favor of the application of Weber
& Creason for renewal of their fran
chise for a ferry at Clarksburg He
said that he thought those asking for d
+ free ferry at or near Freeport would
have no objection to the granting of a
franchise
W. NJ. Sims for the petitioners for the
free ferry, said that they had no OBJ
jections to the Weber franchise, but
they were still in the field for a free
ferry above or below Freeport. Every
one has had notice
Chairman Curtis said he thought the
subject could be easily disposed of. He
was satisfied that the sentiment of the
aboard was in favor of granting a free
ferry near Freeport,s as they had the
opinion of the District Attorney that
it had a right to grant it. He did not
want to tie the board up by granting
'sa franchise as asked, which might in
terfere with a free ferry in that vi
entity. He moved therefore, that the
board grant Weber & creason fran
chise for one year.
Mr. Ryan thought that the attendant
expense of franchise would equal the
profits of so short a time
ellis said he was in favor of free fer
sries and he did not think it advisable
to grant franchises. The board has
the opinions of the District Attorneys
of both counties on free ferries.
Peter ]. Shields argued for a reason
able extension of the franchise, say ten
years. Weber & Creason had invested
considerable money in the ferry and
the granting of the franchise would not
interfere with free ferries when the
board was ready to establish them.
jenkins pleaded for a show to Mr.
Weber and said his property should
not be injured. He asked that a longer
franchise be granted.
After some further discussion, Curtis
motion was amended by him to make
two years franchise and was carried.
A FREE FERRY.
Then Mclaughlin offered a resolution
as follows:
Whereas, 1t appearing that a free
ferry, established at point on the Sac
ramento River about one mile and
half north of the town of Freeport and
run and operated from the east bank
of the Sacramento River from point
on the lands of Mrs. L. Terrio, in
Swamp Land Survey No. 1872 of Sacra-
mento County. across said river to a
point on the lands of Joseph Glide in
Swamp Land Survey Nos 263 and 279
of Yolo County, would be a convenience
TO the inhabitants of both Yolo and
Sacramento Countless and is necessary
to conduct the travel between said
counties at said point; and it further
appearing that the county of Yoio is
willing to pay one-half of the expense
and cost Of constructing and locating a
ferry at such point, and one-half of the
operating expenses thereafter of said
ferry; now therefore. be it
Resolved, By this board that the To-
eating and establishing of a free pub
lie ferry at the above-named point and
location is necessary for the convent
ence and the interests of the inhabi-
tants of Sacramento County; that this
board cooperate with the Board OF
Supervisors of Yolo County to estab-
lish and locate ferry at said point;
that the County Surveyor of Sacra-
metto County. jointly with the County
Supervisors of Yolo County, is hereby
ordered and directed to survey and To-
cate rights Of way for ferry landings,
and report to this board; and that this
board take such and all further legal
steps, and do and perform all things
necessary to locate, establish, construct
ard maintain a free public ferry at or
near the above-named point, one-half
of the expense and cost of locating, es-
tablishing and maintaining said ferry
to be paid by the county of Sacramento,
and the remaining one-half by the
county of Yolo.
Mr.. Ryan asked, in the interest of
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