The record-union., 1899-04-25
SUPERVISORS IN SESSION.
JESSE PHILLIPS REFUSED A LII.
CENSE AT OAK PARK.
District Attorney Says the Board
Cannot Cancel Taxes OF u.
O. Mills Bank.

The Board of Supervisors were IN
session yesterday and allowed num-
Der of claims during the morning ses-
SION
The application of Jesse Phillips Tor
a. saloon license at Oak Park came up,
and Supervisor Jenkins asked how
many saloons there are at present in
that town
Supervisor Curtis said that there We're
two at present, but that Phillips had
formerly run the saloon and had rented
it to Selburg.
Supervisor Jenkins said that a num-
ber of citizens who work in the shops
had appeared before the board to ask
that no more saloon licenses be granted,
as they had moved out there to have a
quiet neighborhood. He would vote to
revoke all licenses If the board wished,
but would not vote to discriminate
against any one man as in Selburg' S
case. He would stand by the Super
visor from the district, as he thought
he knew best.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said he voted
against the Selburg license because he
thought the saloon would be too near
the schoolhouse. He would vote for
the license.
Supervisor Curtis said he had prom
i ised the people of Oak Park that he
would not increase the number of sa-
looms. He knew that the majority Of
the people of Oak Park were opposed to
any saloons at all. Had Selburg staid
In his former place he would have voted
to grant him a license, but he would
not vote for an additional saloon and
had told Mr.. Phillips he could not vote
for his license.
Supervisor Gillis said he would not
vote for any more saloons. He was
willing to allow three saloons, as the
people seemed to be willing to allow
that many. If another license was
granted, Selburg would come back and
ask for his. With an additional saloon
half the pupils would be obliged to go
by it in order to get to school,
Supervisor Curtis said he could not
conscientiously vote for the license.
The roll was called and the petition
denied, Curtis and Jenkins voting no
and ellis and Mclaughlin voting aye.
The matter of road sprinkling was
brought up by Supervisor Mclaughlin,
who thought it should be begun.
supervisor Curtis said that the ma
cadam roads are being sprinkled, but
there was not money at present for the
work He had shown the Grand Jury
the law, which specifies that the sprink-
ling shall be done out of the general
fund. He would not vote for any sprink-
ling unless it was paid for out of the
general fund.
Mclaughlin moved that the Super
visors from the country make out spe-
cifications for sprinkling on all roads
and report to the board on them on
May 4th.
Supervisor Gillis said it was economy
to begin sprinkling early, before the
roads get cut up.
The motion was discussed and lost by
the negative votes of Curtis and Jenkins
who thought there was no present need
of such action
The matter of cancelling the taxes on
personal property against the National
Bank of D. o. Mills & Co. came up. and
District Attorney Baker was called on
to decide it, as Assessor Berkey con-
tended that the board had no power to
cancel them.
Mr. Baker agreed with Assessor
Berkey and thought the matter now
rested with the State Board of Equali-
cation and Controller.
The board then adjourned for the
term