The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-06
ALL THE FUNDS ARE SHORT.
CREDITORS OF THE COUNTY
MUST WAIT.
Bridge Bids and Everything In
volving an Outlay Of Money
Set Aside.

AT the session Of the Board Of Super
visors yesterday morning a report was
| read from Auditor Cohn stating that
the several county funds would require
amounts as follows for the remainder
of the fiscal year:
General fund 500, OS2. "a, hospital fund
$21, 9OS86, general road fund 81, OO2 50,
road district No. 4 fund 81, 141.73, road
district No. fund $2.3259O He also
reported that not cent Of money could
be allowed during the January session
of the board. The estimated receipts
for the balance of the fiscal year are
| as follows: General fund S54, 1866,
| hospital fund $6,S94.3O, general road
fund $3,991.13, district 4 SIS, 7S5. Is, dis
trict 5 $3.236.95.
Morrison objected to signing any de-
mands on the road funds which were
overdrawn and this excited a discussion
on the financial problems confronting
the board. He read the law prohibit
ing the mourning of any Indebtedness
for any one year that would exceed the
| resources of that year and that the
board must not exceed the Auditors
estimate in it's expenditures. He held
that at present the Auditor had no right
to draw a warrant for any amount.
From this time on, as long as he was
Supervisor, he would not sign or vote
for any demand until the Auditors
report showed money in the fund. There
had been a number of improvements
made at the Courthouse, at considerable
outlay, that were not absolutely neces-
sary and could have been deferred
while. There must be halt somewhere
and it was time for the board to be
careful in its expenditures.
| Mclaughlin said he had always been
| in favor of keeping down the expendit-
ures of the county's money. The board
had entered into contract about three
years ago to help build road on Suffer
Island and it had been recently paid
for. If the law permitted that in the
past, he did not see why it did not now.
Morrison said the board had entered
into no contract. The people wished the
road constructed and the board agreed
to contribute part of the cost when
the road was completed. It was only
completed last fall and was then paid
for within the year the work was done.
Chairman Curtis said the road funds
be kept so. While Chairman he would
never sign demands against any other
fund when there was no money unless
by unanimous agreement of the board.
The hospital, road and all other funds
were placed on the same basis. There
was no sense in making men wait who
had claims against the road fund when
claims against other funds are paid.
While he was Chairman of the Hospital
Committee last year, very little i'm
provements were made. He thought
Supervisor Morrison would find it hard
work. this year to make the amount
Of money in that fund suffice.
Morrison said the hospital must have
it's share as apportioned for each month
or else turn out a lot of the old vaga-
bonds. He favored always taking care
of the old people and had long wanted
to have a poor-house built for the old
and diseased He thought it the duty
of the taxpayers to- take care of the OLD
and INDECENT, but not of hobos and
buns who spend their money as soon
as they get it and then want to go to
the hospital for the winter. He also
favored giving old people places instead
of young, and had voted to retain old
Janitor Bailey instead of turning him
out He had incurred the enmity OF one
Of the board and of a prominent county
official because he would not vote Tor
a young relative Of the latter Tor
Courthouse janitor. If the hospltai
would hold 500 persons it would be full
now, and it ought not to be so.
Mclaughlin said it was hard to re-
fuse a permit to sick man, and Nor
rison agreed with him.
FOR AN APPROPRIATION.
A resolution was offered by McLaugh-
lin TO be telegraphed to Hon ]. E. Bur-
ton. Chairman of the River and Har-
Dor Committee Of the House Of Repro
sentatives, Washington, D. c., in &C
cordance with the request OF Congress
man De Vries, to aid him in securing
an appropriation for the river. 1t was
as follows:
"Resolved, by the Board of Supervi-
sors of Sacramento County, That we
ask the Committee on River and Iiar-
Dor Improvement to make an appro-
priation in accordance with the report
of the Federal engineers for the i'm
provement of the Sacramento River.
This improvement is essential for the
preservation of this river for a navi-
gable stream"
The resolution was adopted and the
Chairman instructed to telegraph 1t 60
Chairman Burton.
ROADSIDE PATH.
County Surveyor Boyd reported that
he had surveyed the proposed foot and
bicycle path petitioned for by numerous
citizens along the side of the road from
the city limits to Brighton Junction,
distance of two and two-thirds miles.
He recommended that a path six feet
wide be officially set apart as side
path for the purposes named. The esti-
mated cost, with top dressing, Is $500.
The Capital City Wheelmen, he said,
had done much for the roads in that
direction and a number Of the members
had rendered him important assistance
in preparing the plans.
The report was received and placed
on file.
The deed of right of way by p. ].
Huelsman was received and ordered re-
corded.
The name Of Supervisor Jenkins, who
had been placed on the Hospital Com
mittee, but which fact the minutes did
not show, was added to the committee.
ROAD REPORTS.
County Surveyor Boyd, for the view
ers. presented a report on the petition
of p Peterson and others for the