Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-04-30
An Interference.

EDITOR HERALD: AT the last meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors of this
county, an attempt was made to fore
stall and anticipate any expression of
the wishes of the people of the Irrigat-
ing Districts in this county in regard
to their choice of person to fill the
important office of Superintendent of
Irrigation; and it was only prevented
by the protest of Mr.. Every, who de-
manded that the voice of the people
should be heard and that their wishes
should be consulted before any choice
was made.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Tn this matter had no right to make
any choice at all-that belongs to
those persons living in the different
Irrigating Districts, who own or rep
resent land, that will be taxed for the
construction and maintenance of irri-
eating bitches. The only reason why
the appointment was given to the
Board was that the districts, not yet
rectly for the Superintendent; there
fore the appointment of the first Su-
perintendent was given to the Board
to enable an organization to take
place, in accordance with the terms of
the law. All the Board has to do is
deciding which of the candidates has
the greatest number of votes. This
may be ascertained by counting the
names of such petitioners for each Of
candidates as will hereafter be quail
fled voters in said Irrigating Districts.
No other names should receive a mo-
ment's consideration. This course was
so obviously and Enthusiastically right,
that /, for one, did not for q moment
suppose that any other would be at
tempted.
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE VALLEY
OF the Los Angeles River having been
expressly exempted at their own re-
quest from the operations of the Irri-
cation law, have no part nor lot in
this matter, and the attempt to fOist
an appointee of the Board of Super
visors on the people of this county
was an outrage worthy of the source
whence it originated. The reason for
this interference is self-evident. Mere
than four years resident in this
county has established in my mind
this fact-that there is constant en-
deavor on the part of the city of Los
Angeles to develop the interests and
foster the prosperity of those portions
of the county that are tributary to her,
and to hinder and retard the develop
ment of those parts of the county that
are not tributary to her. 1t would be
in the power of an appointee of the
Los Angeles ring to delay and make
failures of bitches in those sections of
the county whose prosperity was
deemed inimical to the supremacy of
Los Angeles, and in order to carry out
this plan Los Angeles man must be
appointed. If it was not for some
purpose of this kind, why should the
people of Los Angeles interfere? 1t
is none of their business who is APP
pointed, and without any
REFERENCE TO ANY PERSON OR PER-
SONS,
I am very certain that the fact that
candidate was favored by the Los
Angeles ring would be sufficient to
condemn him with the people of the
county. The people of this county
have had enough of candidates and of
officials belonging to and in the inter-
est of the city of Los Angeles, no
matter what party elects them or
what pledges they make before cleo
ton. Once secure in their posi-
tions, they, with but few eX-
ceptions, soon fall under the influ-
ence of and obey the ring. This is a
good time to give notice to the
MEDDLEsoME MATTIES
Who constitute this ring that their
time is past, and that the Peoples In
dependent party intend to carry on
the business of this county without
either their assistance or interference
in future. The live men of both the
old political parties have united ON
common platform, and intend in future
to have no more rascality and thieving
in our county business. ~
THE ASSESSMENT
Now in progress is another thing that
greatly needs the serious attention of
every honest man in this county. We
should demand, and see that our de-
mand is enforced, that all property
should be assessed alike; that the
lands of large proprietors should be
assessed at exactly the same rates as
if said land was in small tracts, in the
hands of small proprietors. 1t is the
business of the small proprietors to
attend to this. They are sure to be
assessed high, and the large proprie.
tors, having political influence and
money, are sure to be assessed low. |
think it would be advisable for each
Grange in the county to appoint a
Committee to examine and estimate
the value of all the large ranches in
their section and ascertain at what
rate they are assessed, and at what
rate they should be assessed, and then
let said Committee attend the Board
of Equalization and take oath as to
the value of said lands. In this way
the Changers would fulfill their destiny
and protect the farmer and his inter-
ests. Yours respectfully,
VIM. n. OLDEN.
ACAuEJM A nril 26th