Plumas County, CA History

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta Jul 2009

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Illustrated History of PLUMAS, LASSEN & SIERRA Counties
with CALIFORNIA from 1513 to 1850, Farriss & Smith , 1882, San Francisco.



THE $10,000 FOLLY 
  
  
         Under the same law that authorized the county to construct the road 
from Quincy to Indian valley, the county was permitted to issue $7,000 in bonds 
to repair the ro= ad from Quincy to Beckwourth valley. Ned Smith, then a member 
of the board of supervisors, was appointed to receive the bonds and carry out 
the provisions of the statue. In addition to the bonds, an appropriation of 
$3,000 was made to complete the work. Mr. Smith received $929, at ten dollars 
per day, for his services in overseeing the contractors, which was thought by 
many to be a charge for overseeing himself.