Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-02
TO MOVE NEXT WEEK.
THE SUPERVISORS WILL DESERT
THE OLD COURT HOUSE.
Third Story of the New Court House
to Be Completed.

By one week from tomorrow most
of the county officers will be estab-
lished in their new quarters in the
handsome court house on the hill,
ready for business. Yesterday. by
order Of the board of supervisors,
County Clerk Ward served the following
notice upon County Auditor Howe,
Sheriff Gibson, County Recorder Kelly,
County Tax Collector Whitney and
himself:
Los ANGELES, Aug. l.. 1891.
DEAR SIR: BY order of the board of
supervisors you are hereby notified and
requested to be prepared for the trans
action of the business of your Office
in the new county court house on
Monday morning, August TO-, 1891.
Very respectfully, -
7. H. WARD, Clerk.
By HIS. KNAPP, Deputy.
This means that the supervisors have
become tired of incurring an indebted
ness Of $25 per day for each day they
spend in the old building, and are de-
termined to get out as soon as possible.
Notice was also served on the Ian
Franco estate and the Los Angeles Title
and Insurance company that the county
elected to terminate the leases of the
rooms occupied by departments one,
two, three and four Of the superior
court on September 1st. 1t is likely,
however, that these courts will be va
Gated before that time, and that when
Judge Shaw returns from his vacation
and relieves Judge Smith, he will open
court in the new building.
Nearly all of the court clerks, John
Dunsmoor, Charles Keyes, George
| Washington Monroe Reed and Frank
Lowry are putting in their vacation
moving the county clerks office into the
new building, and the work is now we'll
under way. Next week will be busy
week for all of the county officers on ac-
count of the change, but they are all
enthusiastic at the prospect OF getting
into their new quarters and everything
will be ship shape by week from to.
morrow.
The supervisors having decided to go
ahead and put up the third story of the
new building, bids have been asked for,
received and accepted for furnishing,
gas6tting, Plumbing etc. @. E. Brody
was yesterday awarded the contract for
furnishing, at $4,000 the work to be
completed in seventy-fve days. Mey-
berg Bros. were awarded the contract
| for supplying gas fixtures tor the second
and third floors, at $6,56O 78 and T. M.
Parker will do the necessary plumbing
| for $l938. p8
The board of supervisors put in
another full day yesterday and sue
ceeded in accomplishing great deal Of
business.
The county tax collector was allowed
5000 for postal card notices to be sent to
nonresident taxpayers.
The bids for gas fixtures for the second
and third floors OF the new court house
were opened, and that of Meyberg Bros,
the contract was awarded to them at
$6560. .7S, with bond of $1,000.
| The bids for furnishing the top floor
Of the new court house were opened
and the contract aawarded to @. E.
Brady at $2S, 300, the work to be done in
seventy-five days.
7. M. Parker was awarded contract
for plumbing work on the court house
at $193S. ~
Mrs. H. A. Watson was elected super
intendent of women's and children g
work, to fill the position recently cre-
ated by the Board, and the district at
torney was directed to draw up a new
ordinance modifying and changing her
| duties. M
The county treasurer was allowed an
extra deputy for August at salary of
500 for the month.
The clerk was directed to notify sew.
i eral of the county officers to be in the
new court house, ready for business, on
Monday morning. August 10Th, next.
The clerk was directed to notify the
Lanfranco. estate and the Abstract and
Title insurance company that the county
would terminate the leases OF the court
rooms of departments one, two, three
and four on September 1st.
Adjourned.