The herald., 1893-08-02
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Clerk Whittemore Has His
Salary Fixed.
The Board Sits Down on a Proposed
Bond Election.
A Picayune Bid for an Electric Railway
Franchise Rejected - Salaries OF
County Employcs Not to Be
Rsised-NIiscellaneou

The meeting OF the board of super
visors yesterday was prolific Of several
matters OF Importance for settlement.
On motion Of Supervisor Forester the
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. Mr.. Whittemote, deputy
county clerk to the board, was removed
from department number four OF the
superior court, where he was, and would
now receive sl25 per month, and.
Whereas. He is now filing the diff
cult and exacting position Of clerk to the
board to the satisfaction Of the board,
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That his salary be fixed at
$125 per month until otherwise ordered.
On motion of Supervisor Forrester,
the salary OF John Aerni, placed IN
charge OF the orcus chalybeus IN the
Kercheval orchard to protect and care
for them, was fixed at $40 per month.
= THE BOARD AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The clerk was directed to send the fol-
lowing letter to the city school board:
At regular meeting OF the board OF
supervisors held this day, the following
proceedings were had, viz: Upon mo-
tion OF Supervisor Hanley, duly seconded
and carried, the following Is declared
adopted:
Whereas, On July -, 1898, there
was filed with this board petition of
the board of trustees of Los Angeles
school district, asking this board of
supervisors to prescribe the form of
bonds for which 1t was proposed BY said
board of trustees to at futur time call
an election and submit to the electors
the question whether bonds OF such dis
trict should be issued; and whereas,
said petition is not accompanied by the
certificate OF said board of trustees OF all
the proceeding srelative to an election
held as by law required, 1t is therefore
resolved, that 1t appearing to the salts
faction Of this board that no election has
been held in-Los Angeles school district
for the issuance Of bonds of said school
diatrict and proceedings necessary to
@eSe this board jurisdiction in the prem
ises have not been had it is, therefore,
ordered that the said petition Of the
board Of trustees Of Los Angeles school
district be, and the 90 mo hereby is de-
MED for want Of jurisdiction.
A MEAsLy $25 BID REJECTED.
On motion of Supervisor Hay the fol.
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas. Monday. July 81, 1898, at
the hour of 2 O'Clock, p.m., was fixed by
this board as the time at which bids
would be received for a franchise to
build q double track electric railway be-
tween the cities of Los Angeles and
Pasadena, as more particularly and at
large appears In the public notice there.
OF duly advertised; and
Whereas, The only bid received at the
hour. or on the day aforesaid. was the
bid of w. D. Larrabee, who bid there
for the sum of $25; and
Whereas, Said bid was not accom-.
panied by certified check for $500 as
required by said notice, and is more
over. conditional, and requires from this
board such changes in the franchise as
would make it another and different
franchise from the one offered for sale |;
therefore
Resolved. That said bid Of w. D. Lar.
rabee be and it is hereby rejected. y.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Voight was employed by the board d
at a salary of 800 per month to assist
Mrs. G. B. Fowler in exporting the
books of the county officers.
Francis Haskell was appointed con-
stable of Wilmington township vice E.
l.. Connor resigned.
An application by P. Cook ct al. for
grading Sycamore street, Highland
park, was referred to Supervisor Hanley.
SALARIES STAY DOWN.
Upon motion of Supervisor Hanley
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, owing to q pending de6ci-
ency in the finances OF the county 1t be-
comes necessary on juno l, 1898, to Or
der a reduction in salaries of employees
during the balance OF the fiscal year,
and,
Whereas, an unexpected financial
distress has occurred. the end OF which
cannot be foreseen, therefore be it
Resolved, That salaries shall continue
at present prices until otherwise ordered
by this board.