The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-09
FLOOD WATERS CONVENTION.
SUPERVISORS WILL APPOINT
DELEGATES.
Election Called for Trustees of Re-
clamation District 563-
~ Other Matters.

At yesterdays session of the Board
OIL supervisors the following resolution,
offered by Mclaughlin, was adopted
owing to the temporary absence OF two
members of the board the appointment
OF delegates to the Flood Waters Con-
vention was deferred till to-day.
Whereas, The preservation of the
rivers is of paramount Importance to
the producing and commercial interests
of the State; and
Whereas, The harmonious relations
that existed between the United States
Government Engineers and the State
Commissioner of Public Works and
Auditing Board during the last two
years greatly expedited the work on
river improvement; and
Whereas, The Improvement inaugu-
rated by the Commissioner of Public
Works and prosecuted by the Auditing
Board on the Sacramento River have
proven to be of great benefit to the
commercial interests of the Sacramento
Valley, and to the land owners and pro-
ducers on either side of the river; and
Whereas. The wier near Elkhorn
and the jetty at Newtown Shoals were
somewhat impaired by the high waters
of last winter, and should be repaired
to prevent further injury to said works,
If not their total destruction by the
high waters of this winter; and
Whereas, Said wier and jetties are
the property of the State and entitled to
State protection; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Board of Super
visors. of Sacramento County:
l. That we respectfully petition the
Governor of the State of California, i'm
mediately to order such repairs made to
the wier and jetties as will insure them
from further damage and enable them
10 perform the work of river improve
ment for which they We're constructed.
y That the Governor be, and he is
hereby petitioned to take such action
as WILL in his judgment, be best call
culated to result in the prompt resump-
ton of work on the Sacramento and
san Joaquin Rivers of the State of Cal
ifornia"
On motion of ellis, the Trustees of
Mississippi Township were authorized
to file demand for $50 as a portion
of the expense of erecting a windmill
and public horsetrough at the San Juan
schoolhouse.
s Alonzo Neal Constable of Costumes
Township, filed his resignation, which
was accepted.
Rhodes & Jenkins filed their bond in
the sum of ST 900 on their contract for
constructing certain bridges or trestles
on Grand Island
The bond and contract were approved
also those of D. S. Cutter for construct
ing the bicycle path along Schley
avenue from Thirty-first street to
Brighton function
A communication was received from
E. A Knight of San Francisco relative
to desired change in the road on
Andrus Island 1t was placed on file
w. NJ. Willett presented an applica-
ton for an election to be called in Rec
lamation District 563 on December 18th
Tor the election of three Trustees of the
district the election to be held at the
home of Henry Voorman at the junction
sof Mokelumne River and Georgiana
Slough.
The application was granted.
County Surveyor Boyd formally de-
1ivered to the board the large valuation
block book prepared by him for the use
of the County Assessor
Deputy Assessor Kay informed the
board that the book was a splendid
piece of work and would serve the AS
SCISSORS Office for twenty years to come.
He could not too highly commend Sur