The record-union., 1899-07-14
SPRINKLING COUNTY ROADS.
DUST 10 BE LAID IN THE FIFTH
DISTRICT.
River Residents Below Freeport
Must Help to Get Them
selves q Road.

AT the meeting of the Board OF Su-
pervlsors yesterday all were present ex-
cept Supervisor Curtis. who has leave
OF absence.
supervisor jenkins said that 1t was
later than sprinkling had ever been
started before on the county roads, al
though little sprinkling had been Or
dered on certain roads. There are nve
spr1nkling outfits in his district tie
would like to have permission OF the
board to start the sprinkling on the
main roads of the county in his dis
tr1ct, from old Elk Grove to Sheldon,
about six miles, from Franklin to the
sacramento River, from Duden's shop.
on the upper Stockton road, mile
south to the Florin road, and thence
to Florin, about four and half miles,;
from Gait, on the upper Stockton, lone
and New Hope roads, about ten miles
in all; the upper Stockton road, from
the line between the districts to old Elk
Grove, about seven miles.
Supervisor Morrison asked on which
roads more than two horses were used.
He wanted to know, in order to make
a standard by which to gauge the bills.
d Supervisor Jenkins said that four
horses were needed on the upper Stock
ton road from the line to old Elk Grove
and also at Gait. those being the long,
est routes.
Morrison moved that the upper Stock
ton road from the district line be
sprinkled to Elk Grove with four horses
every day except Sundays, at price
not to exceed 50 a day, that the Florin
route, the road to Sheldon and the road
from Franklin and the river be Sprink-
led every day except Sunday at $500
day, and the Gait district be similar
ly sprinkled at 50 day with four
horses.
Giilis thought the sprinkling should
be done by contract.
Jenkins said it was too late to ad-
vertise and Morrison said that when
the work was done by contract it was
not well done. If done by days work
it is under control of the board and if
any man does not do his work prop
erly the board can take action on COM
plants and replace him by another.
The sprinkling must be thoroughly
done and the roads well wet.
Gillis said the sprinklers ought to be
tied down by precise specifications. The
sprinkling ought to be commenced on
May 1st and be done by contract, there
being plenty of time then to advertise.
Jenkins said that if the men do not
do their work properly in his district
they will be reported to the board or
discharged if it is not in session.
Morrisons motion was carried.
Morrison said it was understood that
pay for the teams would be taken from
the general fund and all repairs and
other expenses from the district fund.
Jenkins said there was a piece of road
from w. Runyons to Walnut Grove
that was very narrow and dirt could
not be easily procured to repair it. It
should be sprinkled in order to save it,
and he had taken the responsibility of
ordering a gasoline engine for pumping
and hoped the board would ratify his
action and would also have the road
sprinkled
Morrison said he would never favor
sprinklng or doing anything on the
road from Freeport to Lufkin's until
the people there make up their minds
to help make a road instead of a narrow
levee. They have most of them hith-
erto refused to do SO. He moved that
the road from Runyon's through Wall
nut Grove, about five miles. be sprink-
led to the satisfaction of the board by
four horses, at a price not to exceed 81
a day, six days in the week. Carried.
Gillis moved to reconsider the action
of the board in fixing the price on May
18th at S4.50 day for the sprinklers
on Grand Island and the Franklin road.
The motion was carried and the price
fixed at So.
The board took a recess till this morn
ing.