Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-10
LEGAL.
IN REINSURANCE OF BONDS TO COM
PLETE COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
AND TO EQUIP AND FURNISH
THE SAME,

of supervisors OF Los Angeles County, Califor
nia by the following vote, to-wit: Supervisor
| Perry, Davis, Hubbard, Martin and Rowan
| noes none.
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has no
at this time any court house, or any place o
| offices where the business of said county can b.
properly, economically or fully transacted; an,
| WHEREAS, said county has heretofore con
| tracted for the construction of suitable cour
| house, containing proper offices, adequate ant
| sufficient for the transaction of the public busi
ness of said county; and
! WHEREAS, the said court house as so con
| tracted for was to be two-story structure anC
| was deemed at the time said contract wa
entered into sufficient for the needs of tn,
| county; but afterward two additional depart
meet corresponding increase in the iudicia
business of said county, thus necessitating 5
modification of the original contract so as tC
provide ior "a thIee-story instead OF two-story
| court house; and
WHEREAS, the construction of such cour
house SO containing such offices will cost the
! sum OF $oOO,OOO, and the cost of furnishing and
equpping the same will be $4,000: and
| WHEREAS, of said amounts there has already
! been raised from the sale of bonds of said
county heretofore issued, and sold in accordance
with law, the sum of 100000, for and on
| account of the construction of said court house
| which sum has been properly and legally ex-
pended on account OF such construction of such
court house so containing such public offices
and there has also been raised by said county
from other sources and lawfully expended in
such construction, the further sum OF $4,000;
and
WHEREAS, at the time said $500, 900 of bonded
Indebtedness was incurred, it was with good
reason contemplated and expected by the said
board OF supervisors that before any ad-
ditional sum would be needed for the compile
tion OF said court house, or for the furnishing
or eQuipping thereof, that certain real prop
erty belonging to said county and situate in
Los Angeles City, California, and known as the
Old Court House Property; also the portion of
the D. g. stephens tract, situate OH Temple
street, in said city, which said county has not
disposed of, the title of which appears in the
records in the recorders office of said county,
to be in said county also that portion of the
subsidvision of lots q 3 and 4 of the County
Hospital grounds the title OF which appears in
the records in the recorders Office of said
county, to be in said county, would be sold by
said county and sufficient sum realized from
said sale to complete the construction, and to
equip and furnish the court house contracted
for as aforesaid which said expectations were
not realized, it having been found impossible
to sell said property to advantage, and it
being for the benefit of said county and the
taxpayers thereof to retain said property for n
better market: and
WHEREAS, such court house is only partially
constructed and will be of no avail whatever
for any purpose until its construction. under
the said contract, has been fully com mpleted,
and until it is properly furnished and equipped; !;
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary in order to complete
said court house. and to provide offices for the
proper, economical and efficient transaction of
the business OF said county, that there should
be raised as soon as practicable, the sum of
S25O,OO0 in addition to the sum already so
raised and expended; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary, in order to prop
erly furnish and equip said court house. that
there should be raised as soon as practicable
the further and additional sum of $50, 900; and
WHEREAS, There is no money in the treasury
OF said county available for such purposes, to-
wit: for the completion OF the construction of
such court house, and the furnishing and equip
ping of the same, nor is there likely to be any
money in said treasury so available; and
WHEREAS, 1t is ineXpedient, and would be I'M
justly burdensome on the taxpayers OF said
county to raise the money necessary to com
plete said court house, or to equip or furnish the
same by direct taxation; and
WHEREAS, 1t is for the best interests of said
county and the taxpayers thereof that said
money, to-wit: $250,000 for the completion OF
and furnishing OF the same, should be raised by
the issuance and sale of 300 bonds of said county
OF the denomination of 81 600 each, to run for
90 years. and to bear interest rate not greater
than five per cent. per annum;
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered that there
shall be, and there is hereby submitted, to the
at special election which is hereby called and
ordered to take place on the 9TH day OF June,
1880, the question whether said electors will
consent to the issuance of bonds of said county
IN the sum OF 100000, said bonds to be 300 in
number. and of the denomination of 81 900
each, to run for 20 years and to bear interest at
a rate not greater than five per cent. per annum;
and it is hereby ordered that the particular pur-
pose for which such Indebtedness is to be created
is as follows: Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars of said Indebtedness is to be created,
ana the amount raised by the sale of $50 of
said bonds is to be expended in the completion
of the construction of the court house of said
county, such court house having been only par
TALLY constructed, and being located in the
city and county of Los Angeles, state of Cali
fornia, on that certain lot described in deed
from city OF Los Angeles to county of Los An
geles, recorded on the Goth day of February in
book 154, page 112, of deeds, in the recorders
office OF said county, and the balance of said
indebtedness, to wit: Fifty thousand dollars, is
to be created, and the amount raised by the
sale of 80 of said bonds is to be expended in
equipping and furnishing said court house. The
total number OF bonds, as to the issuance of
which said electors are so called upon to de-
eide, being 300 of the denomination of 81 900
each, running for 20 years and bearing interest
It IS ner oTdere5 a but a%
fed voters OF said county shall be per
mltted fi d to vote at at such such special eee-
nearly ana as possible i'm Pc b tb
general election law of this state and that notice
shall be given of such election by the clerk of
newspapers published in said county, for four
weeks prior thereto, to-wit: Los Angeles Times.
Tribune, HERALD and Express.
1t is further ordered that the ballots to be
used at said election shall be printed ''For the
Issue of Bonds" or against the Issue of
Bonds,' and such of the qualified electors of
said county, who desire to vote at said special
election for the issuance of said three hundred
bonds, of the denomination of 81 900 each, will
vote at said election "For the Issue of Bonds"
and such of said electors as desire to vote at
such special election against said issue, will
cast their ballots against the Issue of Bonds"
And 1T is further ordered that the polls be
opened for the purposes of said election at the
places hereinafter named, and the following
named persons are hereby appointed iuspec-
tors, judges and clerks of said election, to wit.
FIRST sUPERvISORAL DISTRICT.
Azusa township-Azusa-At office of ]. C.
Jones' Inspectors, Thomas Crawford, John Nc
ish; judges, John Shelton, w. X. Adams;
clerks, J: C. Twitchell, R. B. Nathan.
Alhambra: Judges, S. L. Page, George Lew
man; inspectors, w. H. Whittlemore, H. L.
Wood; clerks, n. w. Thompson, E. c. Mckee
Glendora-At schoolhouse: Inspectors, Rob
ert Baldridge, Jr., E. A. Englehart judges, j J.
West, J. U. Kaiser; clerks, Edwin Mace, John
Bender.
Ell Monte township--El Monte-At Bell e.
Langstadters warehouse: Inspectors, Henry
Law, b. s. Bryant; judges, William Haddox, j.
Duarte At school house: Inspectors
Thomas Glenney, John Scott judges, F. H
BOden. II. d. Fowler; clerks, J. NJ. Charters,
Emmett B. Norman
Farmdale-At five-mile house; Inspectors
w. F. Henning, George Drennett; judges, s. p
Sapyngton. A. B. Cristy; clerks. G Fellows,
Dan Kevane.
Monrovia-At Norman's Office Inspectors,
George A Lawrence, Jacob H. Shrode; judges
F. NJ. Monroe, H. d. Fowler; clerks, S. p Met
calfe, E. B. Norman.
Old Mission-At Puente school house: In
speotors: James D. Durfee, w. c.. Deane;
judges, III. b. McMasters. George McCaige
Pasadena township North Pasadena-At
southeast corner of Fair Oaks avenue: In
spectors, S. ]. White, Charles Toins judges, j.
A. Buchanan. John w. Wilson; clerks, Will