The herald., 1895-07-04
COULD NOT DRAW MILEAGE
San Bernardino Supervisors In a
Quandary
Contracts for County Supplies Awarded.
Water Famine tAverted-The cele.
brstion and Bicycle Races

SAN BERNARDINO, July 3.-The
board of supervisors has passed an ordl-
nance appointing regular meetings on
every Monday and on the Tuesday after
the first Monday of the month.
Recently a decision of the supreme
court has been unearthed which prevents
tendance at adjourned meetings. The
law permits mileage for all regular meet
ings, such as are established by ordinance,
and the members of the local board are
left to choose between drawing less, mile
age and having more regular meetings.
They will have more regular meetings.
Contracts fer furnishing the county
supplies for the year have been awarded
as follows: f. Baruch, groceries, $2204. .S6
r. +. Garner. meats. $1040; s. & e. Llv-
ingston, dry goods, $65l.3O; s. e. Il. Liv-
ingston. furnishings, $8l5.50; A. d. Bed
ford, drugs, at a percentage above Lang
ley. Michaels & Co. = 1892 catalogue, per
cent and 3 cents.
There is no immediate danger OF a
water famine inIthis city. This cheering
news developed at the regular meeting Of
the board of city trustees last night. when
it was announced that amlcable relations
may be maintained with the Blooming
ton people by the construction of f1ume
and by the offer Of another channel
through which an ample supply of water
may be brought in for the city's use.
I.ytle creek is row running 1000 inches
more water than at the same season last
year.
Preparations for the two days. celebra-
ton OF the Fourth of July are almost
complete, and it promises to be mag
nticent demonstration. The seven COM
panies of the Ninth regiment. N. G. c..
and the naval battalion from San Diego
will arrive tonight and early in the morn
ing, Visitors are already coming into
town. and large numbers will be here by
tonight quartered in the hotels and lodg-
ing houses. The committee announces
that everything is in readiness for the
fete to begin.
The bicycle races have attracted large
number Of entries, and word comes from
! out OF town wheelmen that number oi
| them will also start. The card has been
| changed in one particular since yesterday.
| and instead OF u two-mi!e race q one-hal1
| mile dash has been substituted on Fri
day. The races and prizes are as follows
One mile--To winner, rattan rocker
| pair bicycle shoes, second.
Three miles--To winner, Office chair
| camping cot, second.
| One-half miie--To winner, pal. S. dress
] shoes.
Five miles--To winner. bicycle suit
sweater, second bicycle shoes, third. .
The following have entered in all tn.
races: 7. M. Peacock. ]. Mettler. H. r
Kels, Clyde King, Gus Boren, Charles,
Reber, Arthur Perris. Z. E. Norwood, h
Gurr, Charles Robinson, Charles Walters
George Lauterborn. BENJAMIN Tibbot. VII
liam Borne. Charles Whitmore, Waite
Jones and F. E. Allens
The county board of education organ
ICED yesterday by eleoting as cbairmat
Professor w. T.. Bliss of Cotton. 1t wa
determ ined to revise the course of stud,
| in the schools, with view to correlatinl
| studies OF similar character. The wcrl
was apportioped to different commit ittees
and will be carried on during the sum
| mer,