The herald., 1893-02-03
POLL TAX ORDINANCE.
1T WAS ADOPTED YESTERDAY BY
THE SUPERVISORS.
Bonds Approximation Irrigation Dis
trict-Charity Warrants-Gardena
Tract Streets - Transfer of
Funds-Minor Matters.

The board of supervisors held busy
session yesterday, but the matter of
county division did not come up again, nor
were the hosts of San Antonio county on
hand. The day previous half of the
population of Pomona was before the
board, urging either favorable action or
none at all with regard to the proposed
new bailiwick. which has already re-
ceived black eye in the legislature.
BONDS APPROVED.
The board at the morning session,
yesterday, approved the bond of M. H.
Crane for $1,000. 1t was given for the
proper conduct of saloon at Ell Monte.
A J. Cameron aleo gave bond of
$1,000 for the proper conduct of saloon
at Savannah, and it was approved.
NO APPROACHES WANTED.
The contractors for the new bridge
across the Los Angeles river at Abbott
and Tweedy crossing were notified not
to put in approaches. ----
STREET VACATIONS.
A petition to vacate previous order
of the board vacating certain streets in
Gardena was referred to the district at
torney for his opinion
A petition to vacate Lone Hill avenue
and Juanita avenue in San Jose road
district was taken under advlsement.
PETITION HEARD.
A petition for the formation of the
Acton Irrigation district was discussed
pro and con, but no action was taken.
CHARITY WARRANTS.
Warrants for four half orphans were
ordered drawn in the sum of Sc each in
fovor of Mrs. Watson as follows: Mary
and Louis Levert, Rachel and Edna
Smith.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor
of Sarah Williams, an INDECENT of Santa
Monica, in the sum of $40. One was
also ordered drawn in favor OF Mrs. Gale
Brown for $40, and Mrs. A. Bell for S6.
GARDENA TRACT STREETS.
At the afternoon session of the board
the district attorney submitted the fol-
lowing opinion in regard to the matter
of reopening certain roads in the Gar
dena tract:
"The petition for the vacation of GER
tain streets in the Gardena tract was
sufficient in form and substance to give
your board Jurisdiction of the subject
matter. The order entered granting
the prayer of the petitioners ls valid,
and by virtue of said order the streets
therein named were abandoned and the
county thereby lost all rights it had to
said streets as public highways.
"The board of supervisors have no
right to rescind such order, and the only
way the right of public highway can
be restored is by regular petition to
tondemn and open it, filed and pros
ecuted in the same manner as though
no highway had ever been claimed
therein"
The whole matter WAS then dismissed.
ACTION POSTPONED.
The subject of the Acton irrigation
district was postponed until February
18th, to give time in which to secure
the necessary records.
BoDKIN's DEED ACCEPTED.
The deed OF J. J. Bodkin to certain
right of way in the San Gabriel road dis
trict was accepted and he was ordered
to be paid $3.50.
POLL TAX ORDINANCE ADOPTED.
The following ordinance levying poll
tax was then adopted:
Section 1. There is hereby levied
upon each male person over 81 years
and under 55 years OF age, except all
persons who were honorably discharged
from service III the army or navy of the
United States at any time between the
lst day of April in the year Of our Lord
1861, and May /, 1865, found in each
road district in this county between the