The record-union., 1899-01-04
REQUIRES VALUATION BOOKS
ASSESSOR BERKEY'S REQUEST
OF SUPERVISORS.
Claim Of Ex-Detective M. p. Fisher
DISQUALIFICATION and Re
ports Submitted.

At yesterdays session OF the ouPei-
visors County Assessor Berkey appear
ed before the board and asked that MS
office be supplied with a valuation DOCK
Such a book, he said, was OF value 10
the county. The old valuation books
had given out and could no longer be
used. Two large colony tracts have
of late years been divided into smaller
tracts. and the work of the Assessor s
office thereby largely increased, While
the salary is much less than formerly.
Mr.. Berkey spoke at length, explain
ing the necessity for a new valuation
book. Heretofore the county had paid
for such books. and he did not think it
right for the expense of a valuation
book to fall on the Assessor. He had
prepared a field book for the city which
is his private property, but the county
should have both this and another OF
the county valuations.
For the last four years his office had
been conducted for some $1,000 less
than during the preceding four years.
and he thought this fact should be
taken into consideration.
Mr.. Berkey said he hoped the board
would take the matter under considera-
ton and inquire into the necessity for
valuation book.
Mr.. Mclaughlin moved that the
Chairman of the board be instructed
to confer with the District Attorney to
ascertain whether or not the books re-
ferred to are covered by the law which
requires the County Surveyor to pro-
vide the Surveyor with map books and
allowing 5000 therefor.
REPORTS AND PETITIONS.
Health Officer M. D. Coon Of Suffer-
Township reported three deaths during
the month. With the exception of a
few cases of chickenpox the general
health is good. Mr.. Coon complains
of one place where animals are slaught-
cred and the blood, etc, allowed to
spread over the ground.
County Veterinary Fox reported a
few more deaths from anthrax in the
affected cattle herd. He was having
the cattle watched and prevented from
being taken out of quarantine. There
were a few cases of hog cholera, and
diseased animals had been disposed OF
in proper manner.
DIR. G. A. White, Superintendent OF
the County Hospital, submitted his re-
port for December, which appears else
where.
A petition was received from citizens
south of Folsom asking that the ap-
proaches to the bridge on the road be-
tween Folsom and Michigan Bar, on the
Oakley place, be improved, as there is
now sharp grade at one end.
The Woman's Relief Corps submitted
it's report of the expenditure of funds
received from the county.
| A petition was received from citizens
of Folsom requesting the appointment
of A. ]. Smith as Health Officer for
Folsom, vice John Harris, deceased.
Placed on file.
| Supervisor Morrison acting Chairman
| of the Finance Committee, said he had
| just come upon a demand from ex-
County Detective Max P. Fisher for
| 500 for services for the month Of De-
cember, rendered in the cases of Bar
ney Scullion and others.
Il thought Mr.. Fisher had been re-
lieved of his office" said Morrison.
80 did ~ said Supervisor Nc
Laughlin
Well, you've signed this claim, all
the same" responded the member from
the Third District.
| Mclaughlin said he didn't know 1t, If
he had. and then all the other mem
bers expressed themselves as opposed
to allowing the claim.
On motion of Morrison the demand
was rejected. A number of salary
claims We're allowed, and the board
took recess till 10 o'clock this morn
| ing.