Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-16
THE SUPERVISORS.
The Action OF Assemblyman Dai
ron Objected to.


ron Objected to.
The Board of Supervisors met yester-
day morning in an adjourned meeting,
all present except Supervisor Martin.
On motion of Supervisor Rowan all
temporary trainers of funds were ordered
re-transferred.
The report of Mr.. Borden, Superinten-
tendent of the Poor F farm, was received
and filed, and an order made that he re-
port to the Board the first of each month.
The conduct of Damron, representa-
tive to the Assembly from this city, in
introducing bill at Sacramento to re-
peal the amendment to the county Gov.
ernment act. passed by the Legislature
in 1887, which limits the payment of
Justices of the Peace and Constables of
this county of all fees in criminal
cases, exceeding the gross sum of 81 900
per year. was brought up. The follow
| ing resolution was introduced:
WHEREAS This Board has received reliable
information that James NJ Damron, one of the
IAssembiymen from this county, has introduced
| a bill in the Assembly and is using his efforts
| to secure its passage, which bill provides for
the repeal of the amendment to the County
Government Act passed by the Legislature in
1887, at the request of this Board, and which
| limits the paymentto Justices of the Peace and
Constables OF this county of all fees in criminal
cases exceeding the gross sum OF $1,000 per
year; aud,
| WHEREAS, Said amendment of 1887 was
passed at the urgent request of this Board in
order TO stop what this Board believed was
systematic effort on the part of some of the
Constables and Justices of this county under
the guise Of law, to piiage the County Treasury, %
the bill of such Constables often averaging
81, 900 per month; and,
| WHEREAS, One of the Constables for the
township of Lancaster of this county, has pre-
sented his demand for criminal fees amount
ing to 81 OPT SO for the month of December
last, and for STAT for five days work in the
| month of January last; and,
WHEREAS. One of the Constables for Los An
geles township, to-wit: Fred Smith, has pre-
amounting to the sum of over $4OO for Grim
inal work done by him during the month of
January. 1885, and
WHEREAS, IT the old system of legal pillage
by the Constables and Justices of this county
shall be restored by the passage Of the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Damron in the Assembly. the
result, In the Judgment OF this Board, will be
completely absorbed in paying the bills of snch
officers; now therefore,
RESOLVED, That this Board most emphatically
condemns the official conduct of our said AS
semblyman, Mr.. Damron, in the premises, and
hereby notifies him that the introduction of
said hill by him is an effort to thwart the good
intentions of this Board to secure honest and
economical government by the subordinate
officers of this county, and breach of faith to
the people who elected him to the responsible
position of their representative in the State
Legislature.
Resolued, Further that the Clerk of this
Board is hereby instructed to notify Senators
White and McCOmas and Assem- ymen Briefly
and Edwards, the representatives of this
county in the State Legislature, to use their
best efforts to defeat the said bill of Mr.. Dam
ron, and Mr.. DamrOn Is hereby instructed to
at once withdraw said bill,
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes of this Board. and that the
Clerk be directed to have engrossed copies
thereof sent to each of our Representatives at
Sacramento
The petition of the publishers of the
Court Journal was, in effect, denied, the
only action taken being the issuance of
instructions to the County Clerk to fur
nish the publishers with the necessary
data for the publishing of the Journal
each day.
DR.. Brainerd, superintendent of the
County Hospital, was ordered to send
his books to G. w. Knox in order to as
sist him in preparing the demand on the
State for aged indigente.
The report of J. w. Broaded on the Ell
Monte bridge was presented and ordered
filed.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids, for the usual time, for grading
the Pico street extension as per report OF
County Surveyor, February 6, 1889.
The sum of $3l6 was ordered transfer
red from the General Fund to the Ranch
ito Road Fund.
The District Attorney was instructed
to prepare such bill as shall enable the
various road districts to vote upon the
question of the payment of outstanding
protested road warrants of 1883 and
1884.
1t was agreed to telegraph to Mr.. E. E.
Edwards to have a meeting of the Los
Angeles delegation to arrange for the re-
funding to taxpayers of illegal assess
ments by the county, not only Of the
county's portion, but the States portion
as well.
The Board adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning, when it will proceed to in
spect the County Jail.