The herald., 1893-05-25
THE OUTSIDE DEPUTY SHERIFFS.
They Are Investigated Yester-
day by the Supervisors.
Sheriff Cline Claims That He Is Con
ducting the Office Cheaply.
Mr.. UtIey Appears for the District At
torney and ex-Judge Cheney for
the Sheriff = Routine Pro-
ceedings OF the Board.

The mem bers OF the board OF super
visors sat back in their big arm. chairs
with tired look yesterday afternoon,
having listened to deluge Of oratory
during the day.
The most important matter considered
by them was with reference to the
sheriff's deputies, and Deputy District
Attorney Utley presented his views upon
the subject at some length. Sheri Fl
Cline was represented by ex-Judge w.
A. Cheney.
Mr.. Utley reviewed the laws of the
state regulating the expenses of the
sheriff's Office, and expressed himself
much as he did in his written opinion,
rendered to the board several days ago,
rejecting some demands by outside dep
uty sheriffs for services performed by
them.
He contended that the sheriff had 500
day with which to run his Office, and
that he should be able to do it for that.
The law only allowed him an under
sheriff and deputies for each department
of the superior court. He had right
to appoint Thousand outside deputies
if he chose, but their compensation could
not under the law be made charge
against the county.
Mr.. Utley admitted that for the sheriff
to be held down strictly to the law
would make it difficult to perform the
public business, but there was no au-
thority for the expenditures which were
being allowed by the board.
Sheriff Cline, who was present, stated
to the board that he was making as eco
nomical an administration of the Office
as possible, and that he did not believe
it could be conducted at any less ex-
pense.
Judge Cheney, on behalf of the sheriff,
claimed that the amended county gov
ernment act, section 164, subdivision II /,
gave the supervisors the authority for
their allowance Of demands.
This section provides that boards OF
supervisors in counties of the second
class have the power to allow the vari-
GUS county officers such deputy or depu-
ties az may be necessary to transact the
public business although further down
in the same subdivision it mentions only
an under sheriff.
The board listened to the presenta-
llOn Vi tHc tlcWb PIO anu COif fCly Qut-
city, and only asked few questions.
They finally took the whole matter un-
der advisement.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The morning session was taken up in
hearing upon a petition for the
changing of the name OF the Toluca
school district back to it's original name
I # Lankershim district. 1t was only a
| few months ago that the citizens of the
district petitioned to have the name
| changed to Toluca and the petition was
! granted. The petitioners represented
| that the old name had been 80 long in
| use that they thought it best TO stick to
| it. After the hearing the board took
the petition under advisement.
| The report of the viewers for the
strengthening of the Norwalk and Puente
mill road was accepted, and $3.50 was
ordered rendered to Mrs. Nicholson for
right of way, the district attorney to
bring condemnation suit if the money
is not accepted in ten days.
The petition of Domingo Bazholo for
saloon license for the Four-mile house
| towards San Gabriel was denied.
The petition for street railway fran
| chise at Azusa was continued to June
7th.
| A petition for the completion of the
San Dimas road was taken under advise
ment.
Tax Collector Hewitt was authorized
to work extra deputies for the present.
The board decided to visit the county
hospital this morning at 10 O'Clock, to
investigate its condition in connection
with charges made by the committee of
Kings Daughters, and set May 10Th for
visiting the county farm.