Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-06
THE SUPERVISORS.
THE LAST MEETING OF THE OLD
BOARD.
Good Feeling-The Work Done During
the Year.

officers of the county. Mr.. Rowan was
presented with an oxidized silver writ
ing set Of six pieces, and Mr.. Martin
with gold-headed cane. Both gentle
men were visibly affected by the
token of respect, but before they
had time to stammer out a reply, Super
visor Davis addressed the board, and
after paying deserved and just tribute
to Messrs. Rowan and Martin, he pre-
sented the former with gold
headed cane, on the top OF
which was engraved design
OF the new court house. Mr.. Martin
was too affected to reply at any length.
Mr.. Rowan made a feeling speech and
thanked his fellow supervisors for their
uniform courtesy and consideration at
all times.
S. M. Perry, the chairman of the
board OF supervisors, was also remem-
bered. He was presented with rose
wood gavel with heavy silver bands, on
which was inscribed, ''To s. M. Perry,
of Los Angeles county, from his col
leagues, Dec. 31st, $780,"
Before the old board adjourned Super
thanking Aaron Smith, the acting
auditor, for his courtesy and ability in
the discharge OF his duties. Supervisor
Martin also sent in the following COM
munication:
Los ANGELES COUNTY, CALI
Jan. 5, 1891.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board:
The term OF my office has expired, and.
before parting, wish to express to my
colleagues, my appreciation of your uni
form courtesy and consideration.
Our official relations have been kind
and pleasant, and 1 trust have always
been governed by the highest sense OF
public duty, and wish my successor no
higher privilege than the faithful con-
tinuation of the progressive and success
full work undertaken and completed, or
under completion by this honorable
board during the past four years, which
time it has been my privilege to serve
with you.
1t cannot be thought out of place for
me, at this time, to mention a few of the
many important enterprises undertaken
and accomplished, or nearly so. during
my term of of1lce.
Our county had outgrown all its pub
lie buildings, and the duties incident to
this wonderful transition period of pro-
viding suitable accommodations for the
county offici Ills, while suitable structures
could be planned and built, have been
successfully met.
1t has been the crowning effort of this
honorable board to conceive the i'm
that would be adequate to the wants of
ft,n ,txyf f.,rv tn.
The location having been selected and
purchased by former board, which is
beautiful in the extreme, and the grand
structure is the pride OF this great
county.
We had to devise means to raise the
necessary funds to build the same, with
out burdening the dear people too greatly.
All OF this has been accomplished,
and our new court house is now ap-
preaching completion, the grandest
public building ever built in this state
for the money expended. The building
is an honor to the county, and is an
economical investment of public money.
We have also but recently let the con-
tract for furnishing this jewel of Los
Angeles county, and l believe the furni-
ture and fixtures to be placed in it by
the Los Angeles Furniture company
will far exceed in design, beauty, work
manship and arrangement any other
court house now in the golden state.
Here the public records will be safe,
and all of the county affairs will be con-
vcniently gathered into one building,
greatly to the public good, and will save
the county that enormous sum of nearly
one thousand dollars per month which
we are paving now for rents
The public have twice by their vote
heartily approved of this great enter
prise, and will never, hope, have cause
to regret thatit has been accomplished.
The crowded condition in which the
county hospital was has also necessi-
tated us to expand our hospitality to the
needy and distressed. This was done
by building an additional structure to
the county hospital, and as the hospital
accommodations were still crowded, we
availed ourselves of the law authorizing
the purchase of land for county farm,
and have erected thereon four large
brick buildings, which by taking from
the hospital those who are simply old,
poor and worn out, we could thus
be able to meet the demands of
humanity more fully, and to this end we
purchased the farm of Mr.. A. w. Ryan,
near Downey, containing 112 acres, and
on which we commenced to make i'm
provements in 1888, and today point to
it with pride, knowing, as I do, that it is
a home, and perfect home, too, for the
aged who are not fully able to take care
OF themselves, when by the aid of the
county farm they are enabled to help
support themselves and have true
home.
Some may call it a poor farm, but 1
repudiate the idea, knowing that it is
one of the finest farms in the county,
and will continue to be SO as long as this
honorable board sees proper to keep the
present manager at the helm.
1t will not be but few years until
it will be source OF income to Los An
geles county, instead of an outgo, and |
would advise every taxpayer to go and
see for himself, and l believe he will
then agree with me.
Many roads and bridges have been
built and large sums OF money expended
in the necessary business OF the county.
The county of Orange has been
formed out OF portion OF this county,