The record-union., 1899-09-13
4 POPULAR LOAN PROJECT.
MORRISON BREACHES 1T TO
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Thinks a Three Per Cent. Loan
Would All be Taken in the
County and Old Bonds Paid.


The Board of Supervisors opened the
days campaign yesterday morning Win
a discussion over the bill of K. W.
Parker for $221.S5 for rock furnished
to the county, the bill having been cut
down from S335.57.
Supervisors Morrison and Jenkins
thought the bill was a valid one ana
ought to be paid, but Supervisors Cur
tbs and Mclaughlin had some DOUBT
as to the proper delivery of the rock
ordered. Chairman Curtis said that he
had been informed by a number of the
Grand Jury that County Surveyor Boyd
had testified before the jury that 1,6OO
tons of rock had been hauled on
Twelfth street. He Ghe Chairman)
thought Morrison ought to know some
thing about that part of the matter.
Two demands, he said, for $50 each for
hauling rock had been allowed by the
board.
Morrison said Boyd did not so tes-
tify.
Curtis said that if 800 tons of rock
had not been put on Twelfth street, he
did not know where it could have been
put and Morrison said that the district
represented by Curtis received nearly
all the rock. He thought the board
should either allow or reject the claims.
ON roll call, Gillis said there had been
considerable scandal connected with
the matter and that, as he was not a
member of the board at that time, the
rock was ordered, he would ask to be
excused from voting.
The demand was rejected by a tie
vote, Curtis and Mclaughlin voting no,
and the claim returned to Parker.
THE SANITARY DISTRICT.
Yesterday being the day set to con-
slider the question of calling an election
to determine whether Oak Park should
become a sanitary district or not, Nor
rison moved that the election be held
on November 7th.
Chairman Curtis said that every one
knew how hard he had worked to con-
troll the liquor traffic there. His prop
ostion, he thought, would undo all the
boards work in regulating the traffic
at Oak Park and would result in giving
licenses to all who apply. He would
like to see the proposition carry, but
did not think it would.
Morrison said that the petition had
been presented at his suggestion a
couple of months ago and that if it
had not been for him Oak Park would
have had more saloons than now. If
the election to form a sanitary dis
1rict does not carry, he would be in
favor of granting more licenses to carry
on saloons there.
He said the matter was one that con-
cerned the residents of the district
mainly. If they are opposed to having
any saloons there, their wishes should
be consulted. If matters are to be left
as they are, and only two sS6oons al
lowed, the license should be put up to
$500 or $500 a quarter, as they would
have monopoly that was better than
a gold mine.
The roll was called and Morrison's 8
motion was carried unanimously
Curtis said he had made a statement
for which he wished to make an ex-
PLANTATION, and his authority for it. John
Hack, a member of the Grand Jury at
Sthe time the rock was delivered, had
said to him, Curtis, you made a hi
of a mistake about that rock at the
Jail. He told Hack that he had made
no mistake about the amount hauled
out, and Hack said that Surveyor Boyd
had testified that / 900 tons had been
hauled He told Hack that was Boyd $
mistake and not his and that he could
bring the men that hauled the rock to
prove it.
Morrison said that Hack had advised
that the investigation as to where
the rock had gone be stopped, as Cur
It's would have another bill Of $500 for
hauling
Curtis replied that he had never
hauled any of the rock.
AN INVITATION ACCEPTED.
J. A. Read, for the Changers, said
that about two weeks ago he appeared
before the board with a committee ask.
ing it to aid in getting up a. county ex-
hibit. Everything is now arranged, all
the fruit kept in cold storage is now in
the exhibit at the Pavilion and the
committee wished the board to see
what the result Of their liberality had
been. He therefore appeared before
them TO invite them to come up this
evening between 8 and 10 o'clock to in
spect the work done. If they could get
up at ) O'Clock, to be present at the re-
ception to the members of the State
Grange, the committee would be graft
fed to have them do So
Morrison moved that the invitation OF
the committee be accepted and that the
board as a body visit the exhibit in the
evening. The motion was carried
unanimously.
A ROAD REPORT.
The report of J. G. Boyd, s. Kruger
and John Hagle. viewers on the road
asked for by John G. Rae, near Hicks
vile, was read. recommending that the
road be opened and Mr.. LIE Roy, a nom
consenting land owner be awarded
$3.50 damages and SO for moving
fences.
The hearing was set for October 4th.
GENERAL ROAD FUND.
Chairman Curtis moved that 30 per-
cent. of the road money for the fiscal
year be set apart into the general road
fund.
Morrison said that it was nothing
to him, except that there was always
trouble between the county members