Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-03
Meeting Of the Board Of County Supervisors

The Board of County Supervisors
met Monday morning at half-past
ten o'clock and proceeded to organize.
All of the members were present; their
names are as follows: Geo. Kinds, J.
NJ. Griffith, Edward sEvey, L. Palo-
mares and +. Machado.
George Kinds was elected Chairman
for the ensuing term; and the follow
ing committees were appointed: FL
nance-Hinds, Griffith and Palomares.
Roads Kinds, Every and Machado.
A motion was made and carried that
hereafter all bills against the county
must be presented to the desk at least
five days before any regular meeting
of the Board of Supervisors.
The following bills were presented
and referred to the Finance Commit
tee: San Juan Road District, SAL; Mr..
Poland, $50; J. M. Donaldson, S203; S.
Nj. Neighbors, $50 so; ID. Il. Lilly,
sos; A. z. WILDER, SO; s. q. Reynolds,
$6S So; c. ]. Lamour, S42 so; Justice
Strattorn, SO; Mr.. McConas, SO; Robert
Orr, So; Luke Smith, S42S IS; Lips &
Des Autels, S29 %; H.. ID. Barrows &
Co., S66; +. H. Jones, $50; Neitzke &
Co., $24.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Broderick Il Co., ST. 80; Mirror
Printing Company, ST so; Daily Star,
S5S y; Hellman, Haas Il Co., S4S 20;
Water Company, $42; Gas Company,
| $24 SO; John Osborne, SIT so; Saun-
ders & Co. S2S IS.
The bill of S. Lehman for SIS, not
being properly attested, was not re-
| ceived.
A petition was received from S. See
| bold, the County Surveyor, asking that
| an office be granted him in the Court
| House, as the old Board of Supervisors
had granted the room usually occupied
| by the Surveyor to the Sheriff, and
had given the Recorder the Sheriff IS
room, so that the Surveyor had no
room. He was granted the use of the
room belonging to the Board Of Super
visors. -
The Board took recess till 80 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion, all bills relating to the
arrest and transportation of criminals
were referred to the District Attorney
for his advice, as to how to act on
them.
| A motion was made and carried that
| the Spanish members of the Board
nominate some person to act as inter-
prefer for them. Juan Carrillo was
nominated and elected, at salary OF
five dollars per day.
On motion, the District Attorney
was empowered to order dozen chairs
| to be used i'm his office.
The County Recorder was granted
authority to order two blank books for
deeds, to be used in his office.
A report was read from the Surveyor
and Road Viewers, requesting the con-
struction of a road from Compton to
Alameda street, in Los Angeles, and a
map of the proposed road was exhib-
tied and explained. Action on the
matter was deferred until next day.
A petition was read from the citi-
zens of Ell Monte, requesting the
county to assist them in turning the
waters of the San Gabriel river into it's
old channel, as it is greatly injuring
their lands and endangering all their
interests, besides destroying the county
road in that vicinity.
The citizens of FL Monte offered to
subscribe $4,000, and asked the Board
to appropriate S4, 600, for the work.
A map of the San Gabriel river and
! its branches was exhibited, and a full
explanation given, when the Board
allowed the members of a committee
from the citizens of Ell Monte to speak
in favor of the proposition.
Mr.. $. Ellis spoke at length on the
\ 4 H.,
of damage which had already been
done and the damage which will prob
ably be done if the matter is not
promptly attended to. He said it
would take at least $4,000 to make
the work secure, but that it is really a
feasible project.
NJ. F. Gwin and Mr.. Stanfiver also
spoke on the question in support of
Mr.. Ellis, and gave about the same
reasons.
Action in the matter was deferred
until next day at 10 o'clock.
| Reports were read from the road
masters of the San Antonio, Ell Monte
and San Jose Road Districts, and were
accepted.
On motion bids were received from
the different printing offices of Los
Angeles for the printing of six thous-
and blanks for the use of the County
Assessor. The contract was awarded
to the Mirror Job Printing office for
forty-eight dollars.
A motion was made and carried that
next morning bids be received from
the printing offices of Los Angeles for
the county advertising for one year,
including the legal blanks which may
be needed.
The Board adjourned till 10 o'clock
next morning.
Funeral OF Capt. Atkinson.