The morning call., 1892-10-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Petition for the Removal Of
Clerk B. L. Meyers.
His Police Court Transactions Shown Up
RaahnUnd ob1.cts TO the Bay District
Racetrack- Illness Of Mr.. Coffse.

The Board of Supervisors met last even
| ing with eight members present. SUPER
visor Coffee has been absent for two weeks
on account of serious Illness. He is at pres
eDt confined to his bed, suffering from an
attack of apOplexy.
School Director John /. Sabin was granted
sixty days leave Of absence.
The Mayor was authorized by resolution
to collect the 900 due from the Federal
Govern ment for the land on the City Gem
terry reservation condemned for fortifcatiOn
purposes.
The following is copy of communica-
ton from Secretary HOlbroOk of the Society
| for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children,
which was referred 10 the Finance Commit
| tee:
Your petitioner respectfully shows that he Is
secretary Of the California Society for tie Pre-
veDiiOD OF Cruelty 10 Children. That on the AIN
| insI said society arrested one Carl Uhlmalnl
| the keeper OF notorious divesiuatssdf an 81 s
and go Pacific street; ID This i. e45S 1oT delivering
| liquor to minor and for .nsssIg minor to play
| on musical instruTTent Ia his saloon said
minors being m5~0wn daughters. 16 and IA
| years &c, .espectvely. That at 1916 A. NJ.
81 (he 9th inst lie was admitted 10 ball by de-
posting $50 cash. That on tbs same day the
case was continued In the Police Court, Depart
ment 2, at tie request OF your petitioner, until
the 7th inst. That shortly after said confinu-
ance one N. ~ Coffey, the attorney for the de.
fendaDt, drew up two bonds, plscing.upon them
as suTeties NJ. NJ. Coffey SAID attorney and one
Philip Doien, salOOn-keepsr on Dunbar alley;
that said bonds were presented 70 ii. L. Meyers,
Clerk OF said Police Court, which bonds were &C.
cepted by said clerk, aud the $3.50 cash ball
given 10 said attorney, said clerk knowing that
no order had been made by the court allowing
Substitution OF bonds for cash bail; that by so
doing said clerk assisted In rObbing the city
| treasury OF $50, being al the same time one OF
its trusted servants and receiving tile muniGcent
salary OF $500 per month"; that on the 9TH inst.
when The case OF Carl Uhlmann was called, he
| failed TO appear and his worthless bonds were
! forfeited; that said Meyers IS well acquainted
with said Coffey aud SAID D0lan, sureties or the
bonds, ana well knew that said bonds were not
worth the paper on which they were written.
Wherefore your petitioner prdys that said FL. l..
Meyers be removed from his position as Clerk OF
the Police Count.
Another interesting petition was that
from the officers of the Richmond Improve
| ment Club requesting the Supervisors to de-
clare the fence ON Second, Third and
Fourth avenues, between Point L0bos
avenue and the park. nuisance. and to
order its removal. The fence in question is
that which encloses the Bay District race
track. The petitioners object to racetrack
in that neighborhood. The petition was
referred to the Committee ON Streets
a resolution was adopted directing the
Chief OF Police to prevent people FROM
| throwing garbage on public streets.
| The resolution awarding to b. Mcmahon
! the contract for the construction of a steel
| bridge over Channel street was put on its
| final passage.
Resolutions setting for hearing on Octo-
| Der IL an appeal from the assessment for
| paving the crossing of Central avenue and
| Suffer street, and protest against a sewer
In Myrtle and between Octayia and Laguna
we're adopted.
Also resolution requesting the sewerage
commission 10 prepare a schedule of fees to
be charged by the City Surveyor in the per-
Torrance of his duties.