Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-07
Board Of Supervisors.
WEDNESDAY, March 6.

WEDNESDAY, March 6.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present-Hannon, Morton
Prayer, Sturgeon and Young.
In the matter of appointment O
road overseers, the following were
selected:
II. Eads, San jose.
Thos. Frear, Ell Monte.
A. d. Bristol, Pasadena.
II. d. Holman, Soledad.
]. M. Donaldson, San Fernando.
A. II. Miller, Cahuenga.
James Lamb, La BalIona.
j. L. Lanterman, Los Angeles.
J. Q. A. Stanley, Vernon.
e. S. Gray, Silver.
Ordered that the Coroner be and
he is hereby requested to keep his
office at the store of Ponet & Orr,
undertakers, by contract with the
Board.
Joel III. Turner appointed Justice
of the Peace for Soledad Town
ship.
II. BONN appointed constable for
Anabeim Township.
In the matter of petition and
bond of w. M. McFadden, ct al for
a road in upper Santa Ana: Or
dered that said petition be accepted
and j. E. Jackson, County Sur
veyor, authorized to obtain right
of way and locate said road.
. Matter of Verdugo Cafi0n road
County Surveyor authorized to To-
cate said road in accordance with
the decree of the 18th District
Court in the case of A. B. Chap
man, ct al.
Matter Of Scott road in Santa
Monica-Ordered that the County
Surveyor be authorized to locate
said road provided that he can get
the right of way from all parties.
Report of Geo. c. Knox, Super.
intendent of Irrigation, received
and ordered on file.
Matter of Delhi, Wilson and Dia
mond school districts, division OF
Spring district-Ordered that said
matter be indefinitely postponed.
Matter of petition of the Ladies'
Benevolent Society for aid for the
family of Mrs. Fiske. Referred to
Supervisor Prayer.
Matter of Mary Larem, an indi-
gent-Referred to the same.
Petition of M. J. Smith relative
to interpreting-Laid on the table.
Petition of J. r. Ramirez for
abatement of taXes-Referred to
District Attorney.
Order dra Wn OH Cash fund for
passage of J. Squirting, an INDECENT,
to Yuma.
Petition of w. w. Allen for $50
damages for land taken for Licking
ton road-Referred to District At.
torney.
Petition for relief of Mrs. True,
an indigent-Referred to Super
visor Morton,
Letter FRI m Representative Hol-
loway relative to employment of
prisoners in Los Angeles. Clerk
instructed to answer the same and
state that the county would cheer
fully donate site for a branch
State Prison.
Petitions for roads in Azusa
Township. Referred to County
Surveyor, with authority to make
surveys and obtain rights of way.
Ordered that So 0s, excess of
taxes, be refunded to Robert Me-
Clure.
Petition in relation to weights
and measures. Laid on the table.
In the matter of Railroad avenue,
Santa Monica. Postponed till the
April meeting.
Petition of b. S. Bryant for road
in Ell Monte Township. Granted.
and so much of said road as lies
within the live fence of b. s. Rry-
ant, say five feet wide for 440 yards,
be and the same is hereby vacated.
Petition of Eugene GARNER for
abatement of taxes. Continued till
April 6, 1878.
Petition of D. NJ. HARDWOOD in re-
lation to double assessment. Re-
ferred to County Assessor Ryan.
Reports of County Physician and
County Treasurer. Received and
filed.
Report of J. M. Donaldson, Road
Oversesr. Filed.
In the matter Of the Pasadena
road. Referred to Supervisor Han
non with power to act.
Petition of G. g. Lamb for Office
rent and furniture. Referred to SUI
pervisor Prayer and County Clerk
with power to act.
In the matter of renovating the
Sheriff's Office and Supervisors
room. Same order.
In the matter of road from Glassell
street, Orange, to intersection Of
old Santa Ana eaf1on road. Deed Of
Nathan Fletcher and others to
right of way accepted and the old
road ordered abandoned in consld-
Grafton thereof.