The record-union., 1899-08-09
A FREE FERRY WANTED.
SACRAMENTO AND YoLoS SUI
PERvIsORs WILL CONFER.
a Number Of Claims That Outlaw
ed Because Not Presented
In Time.

AT the meeting of the Board o.
supervisors yesterday a report of the
school Trustees of highland Park DIS
trlct, announcing the result Of the
election to raise $1,2UU for the purpose
OF purchasing new site for a school
house, and for moving the old school-
house to such site, was received and
filed. 1t showed that the tax was car
ried by vote of 6S to IA. The order
approving the election and the levy OF
the tax was made by a unanimous vote
of the board.
Supervisor Jenkins in running
through claims for road work in MS
district-No. Undiscovered that two
claims against the county Tor such
work had run for more than two years
without demand being made and that
they were accordingly outlawed. Inc
amount of claims for road work IN
District No. B. which have been al
lowed by the board, but not drawn, is
$415.25, some of which have run over
one year. A number of claims Ior
work in District have also lapsed
On July 1th a communication was
received from the Yolo County Board
of Supervisors, requesting CONFER
ence between the boards with a view
of establishing free ferry between
Sacramento and Yolo Counties.
Supervisor ellis called up the mat
ter. and moved the appointment of a
committee of three to confer with
like committee of the Yolo County
Board respecting the establishment OF
such ferry. The motion was carried,
and as such committee Chairman Cur
tbs appointed Supervisors ellis, Nc
Laughlin and Jenkins.
The application of Fred E. Weber
and Enos Creason for a twenty-year
franchise to continue to conduct
ferry across the Sacramento River at
Clarksburg was received and filed. The
application was accompanied by the
necessary affidavits and proofs of no.
tice.
Supervisor Gillis advised laying the
matter over for a month to await the
action of the joint Committee on Free
Ferry between Sacramento and Yolo
Counties. He thought the time OF
ferry franchises was past, and moved
that the matter lay over until Septem-
Der 9th.
Frank D. Ryan, attorney for Weber
& Creason, thought if it was the in
tention of the board to provide tree
ferries it would be well to begin in
Sacramento County at Walnut Grove
or other down-river points, instead OF
working in the interest of Yolo County
ellis contended that the proposed
free ferry was for the interest of Sac
ramento County, inasmuch as it would
hvin txyst de this cltV.
The motion to postpone action until
2 D. m. September 9th was carried.
l. Hinkle, Superintendent of the
North Fork Ditch Company, appeared
and requested permission to put up
along the. county road two miles OF
telephone wire to connect his residence
with the companys plant at Fair
Oaks. 1t was doubted whether such
permission could be granted without
a franchise, and the matter was re-
ferred to District Attorney Baker
A petition signed by large number
of taxpayers of Oak Park, requesting
the board to appoint David Higgs.
Emil Gross and Arthur Mellon Fire
Commissioners of Oak Park. was re-
ceiyed and placed on file, and on mo-
ton of Curtis the appointments were
made as per petition.
On motion of Mclaughlin, District
Attorney Baker was granted sixty
days leave of absence from and AFTER
September 1st, with permission to
leave the State.
A delegation of ladies of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to chill
dren. Mrs A. j. Johnston, Mrs. F. L.
GRAY Mrs. George H. Smith and Mrs
w. ]. Carrier, appeared and requested
the board to allow the society an ex-
ira S25 to pay the officer of the society,
whose present pay is inadequate. MIS-
Gray Mrs. Carrier, Mrs. Johnston ana
]. A. Woodson addressed the board.
presenting reasons for their request
1t appeared from their statements that
the city pays the society 500. and the
county paws S25 1t was urged, and
statistics read in support that the
work of the society accomplishes econ
omy for the county and saves 1t heavy
expense.
Curtis said in view of the state
ments made he thought it only right
that the society should have the re-
lief requested He moved that the So
ciey be allowed S25 per month extra
jenkins seconded the motion, anu
thought the allowance ought to De
made.
Mclaughlin and Gillis said that the
county now pays for charity-outslde
of the County Hospital - S6oo per
month The former advocated allow
ing the matter to go over for month";
saying that if pressed TO a vote no"
he should vote against making the
allowance.
ellis complained that Healy. the So
ciety's officer, always charged for first
class passage when he removed un-
fortunate children to San Francisco
and elsewhere whereas he (Gillisj
Travelled second class.
Jenkins made a strong plea for al
lowing amount petitioned for stating
that If the members of the board would
attend few of the meetings of the So