Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-24
LEGAL.
IN REINSURANCE OF BONDS TO COM
PLETE COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
AND TO EQUIP AND FURNISH
THE SAME.
ON MOTION OF SUPERVISOR HUBBARD

AND TO EQUIP AND FURNISH
THE SAME.
ON MOTION OF SUPERVISOR HUBBARD
~ the following preamble and order was
adopted at this, regular meeting of the Board
mia, by the following vote, to-wit: Supervisor,
Perry, Davis, Hubbard, Martin and Rowan
noes, none.
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has not
at this time any court house, or any place OF
Offices where the business of said county can be
properly, economically or fully transacted; and
WHEREAS, said county has heretofore con
tracted for the construction of a suitable court
house, containing proper offices, adequate and
sufficient for the transaction of the public bust
ness of said county; and
WHEREAS, the said court house as so con
tracted for was to be two-story structure, and
was deemed at the time said contract was
entered into sufficient for the needs of the
county; but afterward two additional depart
ments of the superior court were created to
meet a corresponding increase in the judicial
business OF said county, thus necessitating q
modification OF the original contract so as to
provide for three-story instead of two-story
court house, and
WHEREAS, the construction of such court
house SO containing such offices will cost the
sum of 100000, and the cost of furnishing and
equipping 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 $50, 900;
and
WHEREAS, at the time said 5000, 900 of bonded
Indebtedness was incurred, it was with good
reason contemplated and expected by the said
board of supervisors that before any ad.
ditiopa1 would he Oppda1 for the plp
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
records in the recorders office of said county
to be in said county; also that portion of the
Transit tract, in said city, the same being q
subsidvision of lots 2, 3 and 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 b!
said county, and sufficient sum realized from
said sale to complete the construction and tc
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 il
being for the benefit of said county and the
taxpayers thereof to retain said property for
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 completed
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
$250,OO0 in addition to the sum already sc
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 $4,000; and
WHEREAS, There is no money in the treasury
of said county available for such purposes, to
wit: for the completion of the construction o.
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 un
justly burdensome on the taxpayers of sale
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 sale
county and the taxpayers thereof that sale
money, to-wit: $250,00O for the completion o
said court house and 100000 for the equipmen
and furnishing of the same should be raised b.
the issuance and sale of 300 bonds of said count.
of the denomination of 81 900 each, to run TO
20 years. and to bear interest at rate not create
than five per cent. per annum;
Now therefore, ii is hereby ordered that ther
shall be, and there is hereby submitted, to tn
qualified electors of the county of Los Angeles
at special election which is hereby called an
ordered to take place on the 9TH day of June
1890, the question whether said electors will
consent to the issuance of bonds of said count
in the sum of $500, 900, said bonds to be 800 il
number, and of the denomination of 81 ,00(
each, to run for 20 years, and to bear interest a
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 create6
is as follows: Two hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars of said indebtedness is to be created
and 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 deco
from city of Los Angeles to county of Los An
geles, recorded on the Goth day of February il
book 154, page 112, of deeds, in the recorders
office of said county and the balance of sale
Indebtedness, to wit: Fifty thousand dollars, il
to be created, and the amount raised by the
sale of so of said bonds is to be expended III
equipping and furnishing said court house. The
total number of bonds as to the issuance o.
which said electors are so called upon to de
eide, being 300 of the denomination of 81 ,O0C
each running for 20 years and bearing Interest
at a rate not to exceed 8 per cent. per annum
fed voters of said county shall be per
tion, and the same shall be held a,
general election law of this state and that notice
shall be given of such election by the clerk o.
this board, by publication in the following
newspapers puDl1SneQ IN Sa1Q county, fOr fOul
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 u
and such of said electors as desire to vote al
such special election against said issue, will
cast their ballots against the Issue of Bonds
And it 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 inspec
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. K. Adams
clerks J. c. Twitchell, K. B, Nathan.
Alhambra-At G. T. Adams office; Judges, S.
L. Page, George Lewman; inspectors, w. H
Whittlemore, H. L. Wood; clerks, N. W. Thomp-
son, E. C. Mckee.
Glendora-At schoolhouse: Inspectors, Rob-
ert Baldridge, Jr, E. a. Englehart; judges, ]. J.
West, j. U. Kaiser; clerks, Edwin Mace, John
Bender.
FL Monte township-El Monte-At Bell &
Langstadter's warehouse: Inspectors, Henry
Law, B. S. Bryant judges, William Haddox, j.
C. Harmon; clerks William Unruh, John Bell
Duarte : At school house, Inspectors,
Thomas Glenney, John Scott; judges, E. H
Boden, II. d. Fowler; clerks, j. NJ. Charters,
Emmett B. Norman.
W. F. Henning George Drennett; judges, s. P.
SapynptOn A. r. CriSty. clerks q Fellows