The herald., 1893-11-15
TO Be MOVED FROM CHICAGO.
The County Exhibit to be Taken
to San Francisco.
District Attorney Dillon Says the
Appropriation Can Be Made.
The Supervisors Act Upon tho Opinion
and $4,000 is ppropriated and
Entrusted to Chair
man Slauson.

the board of supervisors yesterday, and
in accordance with the opinion the cum
of 5000 was ordered transferred from
the current expense fund TO the worlds
Columbian exposition fund, and a war
rant for that amount drawn in favor OF
j. S. Slauson, chairman OF the midwinter
fair exposition. for the pnrpose OF trans
ferring the county exhibit from Chicago
TO San Francisco, and maintaining it in
the latter city:
To the honorable the board OF supervisors OF
Los Angeles county:
GENTLEMEN: Many citizens, compris-
ing the heaviest taxpayers of this
county, having petitioned your honor
able body to appropriate the unexpend-
ed surplus in the worlds fair fund to-
wards securing and maintaining suit.
able exhibition of the products OF this
county at the national exposition, COM
monty known as the midwinter fair, to
be held at San Francisco beginning jan
uarv ], 1893. my advice is asked as to
whether such an appropriation can be
legally made.
think it can.
The act OF the Legislature giving to
boards OF supervisors in the several
counties authority to raise such fund
by taxation, and expend the same, pro-
vides that such appropriation shall be
''for the purpose Of securing and main
tanning an adequate exhibition OF the
products OF such county at the worlds
Columbian exposition, TO be held in
Chicago III the year 1898 and for the
year 1894. respectively, for each Of said
years as follows: In, counties OF the
second class. not to
exceed $40, ,o00." County government
act, 1898. section.25, subdivision 39.)
The object Of this act was to secure
and maintain an adequate exhibition
OF the products of this county for two
yearn at place, namely, Chicago, and
upon an occasion, namely, the worlds
fair. where it would, in all probability be
most effective in encouraging immigra-
ton to Southern California in general
and this county in particular. In other
words, the material part of the act is
the maintenance OF an adequate exhibit
for two years and the object OF the act
ia the encouragement of immigration.
The lair at Chicago having closed be-
fore the end OF the first year, it becomes
impossible to carry out the full intent
OF the legislature, unle9s the exhibit al.
ready secured can be maintained at
some national or international fair
Likely to attract visitors from other states
and nations.
1t being conceded that the exposition
about to be opened in San Francisco will
prove to be such a place and that it is
the best place to which to transfer and
at which to maintain our worlds fair
exhibit for tho year 1894; and that
without it the immigration already en-
couraged is likely to be diverted to the
| northern part OF the state, cannot zee
| how the expenditure Of the balance OF
the appropriation in that way can be
said TO be diuefsion OF the fund to q
use not originally intended.
Again. Supporting that you refuse
this appropriation and cover it back
into the general fund and pay this unex-
pended surplus out for general expenses,
would such an expenditure be as much
in accord with the intent of the legfsla-
turo as its appropriation for the mainte-
nance of this exhibit at the midwinter
fair?
By the county government bill OF 1891,
section %, subdivision 40, this county
was author zed to appropriate from the
general fund for this purpose for the
year 1898 the sum of $40 600. January
Is, 1892, this board appropriated and
transferred from the current expense
fund to the worlds Columbian exposi-
tion fund the sum of $500C, and "ail
sums hereafter paid on account thereof"
and "all funds hereafter raised by this
county for said purpose" were ordered
to be deposited to the credit of said
fund" (Minutes. book IA. page 2S7.)
September 26, 1892, the board made
levy of $4,000 for the worlds Colu M
'bian exposition, and apportioned the
same to the worlds Columbian exposi-
ton fund. (Minutes, book Is, pages
189-202)
This levy ia there recited to be for the
fiscal years 1892 and 1898. ~
October 21, 1891, the board appointed
the following committee, namely: T.. Il.
Klokke, l.. i. Moshor, Frank Virgins.
g. NJ. Wells, Charles Forester, Ed
Dunham, T. p. Lukena, T. j. Vawter.
Phil Stein and Charles Cauhman, to
securs and take charge of the exhibit.
Minutes, book Ii. page l43.)
January Is, 1892 (book "A, page 2s6),
Il. j. leale WAC added TO this committee,
and it was further authorized "to incur
debts not exceeding the amount by this
board raised and appropriated there
for"
November 5. 1891 (bool1 IA, page 173),
the committee reported that it bad
elected officers as follows: Charles For
rester, president; Frank Virgins, secre-
tary, L. Z. Lukens. treasurer.
Ii appears. therefore, that $50, 900 vas
the authorized appropriation, and that
$40 600 of this amount has actually peen
appropriated and set aside for that pur-
pose to the credit OF said fund i.
1t also appears that the board has re-
trained from levying snd therefore has
esved the county $50 900 which thew
we're authorized to appropriate for the
year 1894. The surplus therefore re
manning to the credit of the fund and
in the hands OF the treasurer OF said
committee, has beensave to the county
by the economical management OF nd
committee; and it thus appears that its
expenditure xs here nbefore indicated
will not add to the burden of our tax
payers.