The record-union., 1899-09-06
THOSE CHAIN GANG CLAIMS.
JENKINS AND MORRISON OBJ
JECT TO PAYING THEM.
Oak Park People Petition Super.
visors to Call a Sanitary
District Election.

At yesterdays meeting of the Board
of Supervisors, Governor Cages proc
lamation calling for aid for suffering
Porto Ricans was received read and
placed on file.
CHAIN GANG CLAIMS.
A large number of bills for salaries,
work performed, etc., were approved,
but Jenkins took exception to two.
they We're for Sl3.33 each, and were
for expenses incurred by sending out
the chain gang last month. The mem
Der from the Fifth District said he de-
sired to cast his vote against allow
ing them, on the ground that the chain
gang had been abolished by the board
and that its reorganization had never
been authorized
'How's that?" INQUIRED Morrison;
was the chain gang reorganized and
sent out without authorization by the
board?"
That's the size of it," replied Jen-
kins.
Then | change my vote on those two
claims and vote no." said Morrison.
The claims We're, however, approved
by the votes of Curtis, ellis and Nc
Laughlin.
ROAD REPAIRS.
deputatlon of citizens residing near
New Hope bridge, on the lower Stock
ton road, appeared and requested that
, Immediate action be taken to rebuild
the road on this side of the New Hope
bridge, which had been washed out.
The board realized the necessity of re-
pairing the road before the fall rains
set in, and on motion of Jenkins the
County Surveyor was instructed to
make plans and specifications of needed
| repairs and present the same to the
board at the earliest possible moment
RECLAMATION DISTRICT TRUS-
TEE
Attorney Grove L. Johnson appeared
on behalf of Mrs. Rebecca Thisby, who
at recent meeting of the board was
appointed a Trustee of Reclamation
District No. 556-Andrus Island Mr..
Johnson explained that Mrs Thisby
who is the largest property holder in
the district, had Intentionally failed to
qualify, because she was conscious of
her inability, during the absence of the
third Trustee, to meet with Trustee
! +. H McGrath. In view of that state
of affairs, Mrs. Thisby petitioned the
board to appoint in her stead Henry
Hebb
jenkins called attention to the fact
that an election would be held in the
district in about two months, and
| thought matters could run along until
| that time without electing a successor
to George G. Knott, deceased, whose
place Mrs. Thisby had been selected to
fill
Mr.. Johnson said that there is much
work to be done in the district within
/ the next two months, and insisted on
action being taken by the board
On motion of Curtis, Mr. Hebb was
elected a Trustee Of the district to fill
the vacancy made by the death of
George A. Knott.
Henry Hebb, the newly elected Trus-
tee, appeared on behalf of Mrs. Smith,
property-owner of the district, and re-
quested that she be allowed to raise the
levee in front of her land, and on which
the county road is located. On motion
of Jenkins the request was granted on
the understanding that the work would
cost the county nothing, and that the
road would be left in good condition.
THAT SANITARY DISTRICT.
Attorney ]. H. Liggett on behalf of a
portion Of the resident freeholders of
Oak Park, presented a petition re-
questing the board to call an election
for the purpose of voting upon the
proposition of establishing a sanitary
district in and around Oak Park
The petition was filed, and on motion,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock was
the date set for hearing the petition
1t will be remembered that at last
months meeting of the board a SINH
lar petition presented by Mr.. Liggett
was rejected on the ground that suf-
ficient number of signers We're not res
ident free-holders according to the
county assessment roll.
COUNTY HOSPITAL FIRE.
On motion of Morrison a vote of
thanks was extended to Chief of the
Fire Department, H. A. Guthrie, and
his firemen, for their prompt and eff
cient action in responding to County
Physician Whites appeal for aid in
fighting the flames at Saturday nights
fire at the County Hospital At Nor
rison'S suggestion it was decided either
to remunerate the Chief and his men
for their services, or in case such action
cannot be taken to donate such aggre-
gate amount of remuneration to the
fremens sick fund.
The matter of rebuilding the struct-
ures destroyed by the fire was taken
up, but it was decided to take no de-
finite action until the underwriters
might be seen, as they, it was thought,
might prefer to replace the buildings
destroyed
Morrison suggested that in any case
the buildings should be set further back
from the main hospital building so as to
reduce future danger of fire from that
source to a minimum.
In the afternoon the board examined
claims.
On motion of Morrison, who stated
that the Commercial Travellers would
have their day on Friday, and hoped
to have the board and county officers
present, the board voted that when it
adjourns on Thursday, it will adjourn
till the following Monday, Saturday be-
ing Admission Day.
The board then adjourned till 10 q.
m. to-day.