Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-04
Board Of Supervisors.


Assessor be reconsidered.
Deferred till afternoon for the opinion
of the District Attorney.
The District Attorney gave his
opinion of the law in reference to bills
for the arrest and transportation of
criminals and the burial of paupers,
and claimed that the law gives the
Supervisors no authority to charge to
the county certain bills coming under
this head. He also examined several
bills and showed that they were not
properly and legally made out.
The road from Florence to Los An
geles was now discussed, and the adj
vice of the Attorney taken on the sub
ject. He claimed that the Board has
no authority to open the road, as there
| is no road fund for that district.
The road was not ordered opened.
The proposition of the people of Ell
Monte was now taken up and discussed
at length.
Mr.. Osborne, the Road Commissioner
for that district, spoke on the question
and advised the work done.
M. +. Quin also spoke as one of the
committee from Ell Monte, and urged
|
ter.
The District Attorney gave his adj
vice in the matter and claimed it be
paid from the Contingent Fund.
A resolution was introduced from
Mr.. Palomares that the county appro-
pirate $4,000, and that two of the
Board act in conjunction with one of
the committee from Ell Monte, as a
committee to attend to the work as re-
quested, and to appoint superintend-
ent for the construction.
Mr.. Quin was next questioned by
the members of the board, and ex-
planned the matter fully to them. At
ter discussion the matter was deferred
till the District Attorney would have
time to examine into it and give his
opinion of their power to grant the
petition. ~
A petition was introduced from the
people residing on the proposed "CO-
huengaY road, asking that the road be
not built as proposed, as it is not a
good plan, and proposing new line
for the road by which it will be much
shortened. Mr.. Osborne spoke on the
question, and advised the granting of
the petition. Mr.. Sewers also spoke
on the question and supported the Pc
tition. Mr.. Hunt also spoke in sup
port Of the petition and showed the
merits of the proposed new plan. A
lmap of the proposed road was ex-
hihited and explained, and the petit
TONERS were questioned by the men,
bers of the board. On motion the mat
ter was referred to the Road Commit
tee, and that Mr.. Osborne be ordered
being constructed.
Moved and carried that bids for
county advertising be received only
from daily papers, but that this do not
exclude bids for legal blanks needed.
| The petition presented to the old
board in reference to Anaheim and
Orange road was brought before the
new board, asking that the board de-
clare the proposed road to be public
road. The petition was accepted, and
the road was declared public high
way.
The report of the County Treasurer
for the month of February was read
and accepted.
A petition was presented from the
County Recorder asking for authority
to have certain of the county books
repaired. The petition was granted.
| A petition was presented from the
| County Recorder, asking that room
be granted him for official use. The
petition was granted.
A bill from the District Attorney
was read and referred to the Finance
Committee.
A petition from John Sewer asking
$1,000 damages for his loss by the
building of county road through his
land was read AMI referred to the
Committee of Roads.
The Board now took a recess till ]
P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The District Attorney gave his
opinion as to the law in reference to
furnishing the County Assessor with
deputies.
Also in reference to the Ell Monte
petition; the District Attorney thought
that the funds must come from the
road, and not from the Contingent
Fund.
A resolution was introduced and
carried that the County Physician be
compelled to make report to the
Board of Supervisors as to the state
and general affairs of the County Hos
pital.
The Board now took up the matter
of dividing the county into road dis
tricts and appropriating funds to each.
A resolution was carried that the
townships now existing be also respec-
lively the road districts of Los Angeles
county; and that the road funds
raised in each township respectively
be appropriated to the use OF the road
district corresponding to such town.
ship; and it was further resolved that
| when necessary more than one road
commissioner may be appointed in
any one district, said commissioners
to receive pay only for the number of
actual days labor; and it was further
resolved that Communication for the
two days work called for by law be
put at three dollars.
A resolution was made and carried
that the Finance Committe be in
structed to examine the books of the
late Auditor and report to the Board
at the next regular meeting.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Bills for the killing of gophers,
squirrels, ETC., were referred to the Dis
trict Attorney for his advice.
A. L. Bancroft, $28, ordered paid.
Bids for the county advertising were
now received with the following re-
suit: The HERALD being the lowest
bidder was given the advertising for
the year to come.
Resolution carried that the drawing
of jury be made the special order for
Thursday at 10 o'clock.
Bids were received for the nrintinp