The record-union., 1899-04-04
ANTI-DEBRlS appropriation
WILL THE $500 PER MONTH BE
KEPT UP?
Supervisors Who Think the Re-
suits Not Worth the
Expenditure.

When the Board of Supervisors met
yesterday, Mclaughlin called atlentioii
to the fact that Chairman Curtis Hau
consented, at the request of the ENscu
tive Committee of the Antl-Deprls 10
sociation, to visit Yolo, Glenn ana ie-
hama Counties and endeavor 10 per
suade the Supervisors of those COUNTIES
to allow monthly payment toward tie
expense of maintaining the assocla tio-i-
The Supervisor said he did not peleVe
it would be becoming in Sacraiiehto
County to urge the counties nameo "
stand in on the cost of keeping up tiie
Anti-Debris Association Sacramento
had done more than her share IN pay :
ing $500 a month for years, ana IL
Yolo and other counties that are as
much concerned in the anti-debrls cru
SADIE as Sacramento do not see Ut 10
take hold and help sustain the burden
they should be left to themselves
Mr.. Mclaughlin said that in all these
years certain counties had been put
ting up money to keep up the struggle
against debris from the hydraulic mines
and he did not see that much had
been accomplished. 1t looked as II ali
the money raised each month went Tor
salaries, without any corresponding
benefits derived. The association Off
GERS investigate the streams and report
against certain debris DAMS but the
State Debris Commissioner grants per-
mits and the miners go right ahead.
While he would not at that time say
that Sacramento should discontinue
paying in $500 a month to the associa-
tion, he believed it would soon become
advisable to quit The State and Fed
eral governments are looking after the
rivers now, and he could not see that
the association had much to do. He
concluded by moving that the Chair
man take no further action in the mat
ter of soliciting counties to join the as
ISOLATION
The motion was carried, Chairman
Curtis remarking that he believed he
was about ready to vote for dlscon-
tinuing the monthly allowance, owing
to the situation of matters.
OTHER MATTERS.
The report of Alexander Orr, Health
Officer for Suffer Township, for the
month of March, showed there had been
seven cases of diphtheria during the
month, and that all the houses had been
quarantfned and subsequently disin-
fected.
Chairman Curtis moved that the Of
fees of all district health officers be de-
clared vacant temporarily, in order that
all may be elected when all the menu
bers of the board are present.
The clerk of the board was instruct
ed to notify James Touhey that his lot
which had been used for storage pur-
poses is now clear of cobbles, etc, and
that the county has no further use
for il.
A F. Williams, who lives down at
the lower end of the Pocket" reported
that there are several bad places in the
river road along the Magee ranch. be-
yond the brickyards. caused by sipage
from the river that should be repaired.
1t could be fixed in three or four days
and a not to exceed a cost of SD.
Mr.. Williams was authorized to do
the work at that price.
COUNTY FINANCES.
County Auditor Cohn filed the follow
ing report on the condition of the road
funds:
District Amount to credit. SILL
22967; warrants outstanding, S13,-
45917; overdrawn, 50, 229.5 80.
District 5-Amount to credit. S16,-
763.05; warrants outstanding, S19.-
121.31; amount overdrawn. 81. &c.,
General road fund-Amount to credit,
S1260S.S7; warrants outstanding, S13,-
1419S; overdrawn, $.539,11.
Auditor Cohn also reports the money
= he cax-araI oor,r+x- f,1,,dc DC follouc.