Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
Meeting on Incorporation Bound
aries.

a meeting OF tne clClZenS OF JACK
son was held last Saturday evening
in the superior court room, for the
purpose of arriving at an understand
ing in regard to the boundary lines OF
the proposed incorporation of Jack
SOD. The meeting was called to
relieve if possible, the embarrass-
ment of the board of supervisors il
settling an issue that should be
settled 10y the citizens of the town.
There was not a large attendance,
Saturday being poor night to draw
out the business men, who are
usually busy that evening. At no
time we're there more than 90 persons
present. After long wait tc give
an opportunity for a larger attend
ance, the meeting was called to order
by Jas. j. Wright, the secretary of
the previous meeting, who briefly
stated the OBJECT of the gathering.
| B. f. Taylor was elected chairman
and propositions were call for on the
question to be determined. Those
present were at sea, as there was 10
map or diagram available showing
the boundaries of the incorporation
as proposed by the petition, and even
that did not definitely show exactly
how residences were affected. 1t
was simply running along government
survey lines, the petition including
four 40 acre tracts IN width, east and
west, and 40 acre tracts north and
south, making mile wide and IA
miles long, making 1120 acres in all.
Il. Webb moved that the lines of
the city be reduced by cutting
of tier of 40 acres tract on the east
and west sides, and the two forty
acres left on the sonth. 1t was
pointed out that this would cause the
west line to exclude Newmanville
and Bright's addition for the propos-
ed city, and also the jackson brewery
and residences thereabouts. To meet
this difficulty the mover amended the
motion by proposing that the west
line be drawn in the center of the
west tier of 40 acre tracts. leaving one
half IN the proposed city limits.
In this shape the motion was. voted
upon by ballot and lost by vote of
% for and 33 against.
The spirit of the meeting was
strongly in favor of a material re-
duction in the boundaries. That the
farming lands should be rejected was
freely admitted, at the same time
there was a disinclination to throw
out the mining property and the
cusion showed that some favored re-
tanning the water ways within the
limits. 1t was pointed out that the
retention of so much mileage of
creek beds meant enhanced expense
to the city government, the south fork
of Jackson creek would have to be
bridged ere long, and owing to the
width of the stream it would prove a
costly structure, making the fourth
costly bridge within the city.
A recess was taken to enable those
present to study the lines, by means
of diagram exhibited on the black
board. Much informal discussion
was INDUCED in, and thereafter, when
it was supposed by those in the room
that an amicable agreement had been
reach by compromise or otherwise,
Henry Garbarini moved to throw out
40 acres on the north least 120 acres
on the south, and other tract making
400 acres rejected in all. The effect
of this was pointed out on the dia-
gram before the ballot was taken.
The chairman put the motion, and il
was carried by vote of % ayes and
ii noes.
A wrangle ensued after the result
was announced, on the ground that the
boundary lines agreed upon we're not
in accordance with the intentions oi
the mover, Henry Garbarini. inasmuch
as the ZeiIa mine is within the pro-
posed limits. The mill is outside,
but the hoist, chlornation works, and
the mine proper is within the city,
whereas it was the intention and the
drift of conversation that they should
be left out. However, there was nc
objection raised by those who were
aware of the misunderstanding, and
could not be any protest from those
who were ignorant of the state Of
affairs. Then the meeting dispensed
with a large element still dissatisfied
on the boundary question. 1t may
be we'll to explain that the reduction
first voted upon would have thrown
out, 500 acres including the mining
property. The lines finally fixed
upon throw out 400 acres OF more
than one third of the area included
in the petition-a sweeping and
substantial victory for the advocates
of curtailment of the city of bound
aries within reasonable limits.