The herald., 1894-09-07
SAN BERMARDINO.


of supervisors transferred $4,000 from
the county fund to the salary fund.
Yesterday was pay day at the Cotton
cannery, and nearly $500 was dispersed
among it's operatives.
A. G. Hubbard has been elected q d.
rector of the First National bank OF
Redlands, in place of &. J. Waters.
The great peach orchards west OF
town, says the Bedlands Facts, are out
doing themselves this year. The yield
is immense. the sizs large and the quail
ity good. There are few shipments, the
fruit being dried and stored away for
future sale.
Judge Bennett, city attorney of Rcd
lands, is in San Francisco, re-arguing be-
lore the supreme court the case of the
violation of the drum ordinance by the
Salvation army. The case waH taken
from the recorders court directly to the
supreme court about IL months ago on
a witt of habeae corpus. There are now
two similar cases pending in the supe-
rior court, awaiting the supreme court
decision.
On the fourth Monday OF this month
the supervisors will levy the tax rate for
the ensuing year. The rate last year
was $1.S3. The state rate this year 10 6
cents less than last. The salary fund
will be $25, 900 less this year than last,
or IA cents on the 500. The amount
expended on bugs, bounty on jack
rabbits and the prosecution OF sheep Or
dinances would reduce the rate 10 cents
more. and etill leave o reasonable
amount to be expended for these pur-
poses all of which would reduce the
probable tax rate to $l.53 for the ensu-
ing year, and raise the same amount
that was raised last year for court house
and ali other legitimate expenditures.
Supervisors Lord and Victor have sworn
with big oath, "ths Victor OATH" thst
tho court house must be completed this
coming year, and the contract let there
for before they 60 out OF ottics on next
January.
To carry out their scheme they hope
to secure Randall's vote, which will
make majority vote of the board OF
supervisors and make the tax rate above
$l.S3, what it was last year, Their
scheme has been well laid. Randall
wants a road from Highland to Red
lands which will require costly bridge
over the Santa Ana river. Randall will
and costly bridge if hs will vote pile
OF money to finish the new court
house at once, but not otherwise. That
is Victor and Lords plan. That is why
the road was not built lost summer. 1t
10 an open subject preserved for the
purpose of whipping Randall into line
on the tax rate. Everybody wants to
finish the court house, but the tax
10 Il ~
year to please Lord and Victor, The
people are becoming alarmed st the
situation and will une all honorable
means to persuade the board to be
reasonable.
There was a meeting of the Democratic
county central committee and the nom
inees OF that party atJudge Knox's court
room last evening, presided over by
Chairman T. A. Wilson. The disbursing
committee under the purity of election
laws was appointed, consisting of the
following well-kpown gentlemen: Ell.
M. Barton. w. ]. Curtis, r. e. McGin-
mis-, r. f. Garner and w. S. Bulls. DR..
w. ]. Aldridge was Endorsed for the po-
eition OF surgeon for the Mission In
dams. ). H. Cook wanted indorsement
for the Cucamonga postofice appoint
menti put tue COMMITTEE ueCtlueu 10
act, as its predecessor had inlorssd W i.
j. Kincaid. The committee will hold
an adjourned meeting Wednesday even
ing, September 10th.
County Schocl Superintendent Besttie
has furnished the board of supervisors
with the estimate for the public
schools at the minimum of So per capita
for the ensuing year. The total amount
will be $34,S06. Special taxes for school
purposes will be levied as follows