The record-union., 1899-09-19
TO Be SEEN BY THE WORLD.
OUR FRUIT TO BE SHOWN AT
THE PARIS FAIR.
State and Railroad Company to Sc
lect Specimens From the
County Exhibit.

At yesterdays session of the Board
of Supervisors, e. B. Willis appeared on
behalf of w. H. Mills, who has charge
of the Southern Pacific Company's ex-
hibit at the Paris Exposition, and re-
quested that the company be permitted
to take from the County State Fair ex-
hibit a quantity of process preserved
fruit to become part Of the company'S S
exhibit at the coming exposition.
Mr.. Willis spoke of the excellent
character of the county exhibit at the
State Fair, and said it was the inten-
ton of the Southern Pacific Company
to make prominent display at the
Paris Exposition of the products of the
sections through which it's lines run.
L. A. Emlay, representing the Cali
fornia Paris Exposition Commission,
was also present and requested permis-
sion to take a portion of the county
exhibit and incorporate it in the State
Department to be opened at Paris. He
promised that the individuality of the
county would not be lost in the general
exhibit.
Messrs. Willis and Emlay assured the
pany and the California Paris EXPOSE
tion Commission would act in harmony
respecting their selection of exposition
exhibits.
On motion of Supervisor Morrison, 1t
was agreed to give the Southern Pacific
Company the first choice of fruits in
the county exhibit, to be incorporated
with it's exhibit at Paris, and to allow
the California Paris Exposition Com
mission to take what it needed of the
remainder.
The motion was carried by IA unani-
nous vote.
Supervisor Morrison presented letters
from DR.. G. A. White, Superintendent
of the County Hospital, stating that the
following named persons volunteered
their services at the fire at the County
Hospital on September I'd: James
Kenealy, James Donaldson, Charles r.
Coppin and William A. Anderson. They
gave valuable aid to Engine Company
No. 3 of this city, and he recommended
that they. with the members of the
engine company, be given some ade-
quate compensation.
Morrison also presented communi-
Fire Department. giving the names of
the firemen who assisted at the hospital
fire, as follows: J. L. Jack, engineer;
T. Mangan, driver; L. Spurgeon, sub
stitute driver of hose wagon; H. Dor
mer, hoseman: L. 7. Lefevre, hoseman;
H. Meyer, j. German and III. A. Guth-
rie, chief.
On motion of Curtis, seconded by
Gillis, it was agreed to allow each of
the men. volunteer and firemen, the
sum of So, to be paid on their indiyid-
ual warrants.
Supervisor Mclaughlin called atten-
tion to the fact that L. S. Geitner,
who has the contract to sprinkle the
Freeport road from Y street to within
a quarter of a mile of the Willow
Slough, was not doing the work salts
factorily. He said that when the mem
bers of the board went over the road
a week ago there was no evidence of
sprinkling having been done. Besides
that, he said, complaints had been made
to him about the matter. One party
had told him that Geitner was out on
the road, but was doing no sprinkling,
giving as a reason that two of the
water
We're out of order.
The discussion brought out the fact
that there were two horsepower pumps
on the route and that there was no
necessity for depending on air power.
Morrison moved that Commissioner
Curtis be instructed to discharge Gef.,
ner and employ a man who would at
tend to the business in a manner sat
isfactory to the board He said that
Geitner never failed to put in his de-
mands for sprinkling, whether he did
the work or not. There was nothing
to prevent him from using the horse
power pumps and fulfilling his contract
if he desired SO to do
Mclaughlin was inclined to believe
that such a proceeding would be lit
tie too strong.
Gillis seconded Morrison's motion. He
said that when he was over the road
a week ago there was no evidence that
the road had been sprinkled for two
months.
Curtis suggested that Geitner be CIV
en- a chance to do better, and at his
suggestion Morrison changed his mo-
ton, instructing Curtis to see that Geit-
ner did his work faithfully, and in case
he did not do so, empowering him to
employ man who would.
The motion was carried without a
dissenting voice.
County Surveyor Boyd presented
specifications for raising both ends Of
the trestle on the Lower Stockton road
this side of the truss bridge over the
Mokelumne River, at Benson's Ferry.
On motion of Jenkins, the Clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids, for the
construction of the trestle, to be opened
on October I'd.
Curtis called attention to an unsafe
bridge on the Upper Stockton road.
near Leimbach's.
Morrison moved that no bills be in
CURED upon the general road fund
without an order of the board.
Curtis moved to amend that no bills
be incurred for repairs on Courthouse
or Hospital without an order of the
board. The charge was that there
had been wrangle over tha road funis
but he did not think So He wanted
the board to go out with him and in
spect the road and if they did not do
SO, they must trust to the Judgment of
the country members.
Mclaughlin said he did not need any
such motion, as the country members
could be trusted to practice economy.
Morrison said he had always stood by
the country in all it's expenditures and
favored improvements of the road
Jenkins seconded Curtis amendment
and it was lost, Curtis and Jenkins vot-
ing aye and Morrison's motion was also
lost.
Morrison said 100 cords of wood was
needed for the Hospital and he wanted