The herald., 1895-01-06
Court House Employees Will
Receive Six Days Pay.
The Tires on Wagon Wheels Must be
Made Wider.
New Bridges ON Eranklin Avenue and
1T Five Mile Heuse-Msn-holss
Lowsred-Other Matters.

Chaflss W. O'Hara, an idigens per-
son. WAS given transportation from Lsu'
caster to the county aims house, on
motion OF Supervisor Hanley.
The board accepted the deeds for the
extension of Franklin avenue as far
west O. Roman avenue; for the COM
plstion OF the break before existing in
Prospect avenue, and for the right OF
Way for q road to be called Hartford
avenue, from Sepulveda canon to Sunset
boulevard, in the Cahuenga road dis
trict.
TWO NEW BRIDGES ORDERED.
The bid of the Excelsior Bridge COM
pany for the construction OF bridge on
franklin avenue, amounting to sloS,
was accepted. The original estimate oil
the bridge company was 1884, from
which $46 was sducted for the use OF
old lumber, reducing it to the above
amount. When the contract is drawn,
the company will have to file bond Tor
500 and have it approved before conn
mencing the work.
Upon motion of Supervisor Hay it was
ordered that the clerk advertise for IL
days for sealed bids for material and
construction of 52-foot single'span
bridge across wash at the -Four Mile
house ON the Los Angeles and San ber'
M rdino road.
The proposals will be received up to z
O'Clock on January 23, each one to be
accompanied by certified check pay
able to the order OF the chairman OF the
beard for 10 per cent OF the amount oil
the bid.
A communication was received from
II. p. Ingram, pastor OF the o. T.
church. and others from Downey, stat
ing that Mrs. S. F. Sherman and her
daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, had been
benz icisries of the county for come
slime past. and that Mrs. Sherman, VIII
was addicted to the use OF morphine,
vas now taking the cure. The cost OF
the treatment would be $64, and the
petitioners asked that the board set
aside IS q month for eight months,
which should be paid to II. A. Scott,
cashier Of the Los Veritas bank, in
order to defray the expense. On motion
OF Supervisor Hay the request was al.
lowed.
IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND AVENUE.
A PETITIONER permanent improve.
ment of Grand avenue between the frat
road south Of the road known as the
San Bernardino road and Bennett ave.
nue. in Glendora was presented by the
residents and property owners. They
agreed to supply the labor and money
for half the cost providing the board
would allow them like amount from
the general road fund. On motion of
Supervisor Hanly it was ordered that
$40O be transferred from the general
fund to the Azusa road fund on COM
pletion OF the Improvements proposed.
The clerk Of the board was instructed
to notify the street superintendent to
lower the man-hole on Broadway street
between Daniels and Jones property,
because in grading down the street the
mAnshole has been left 90 lar above its
surface that it is standing menace to
the security of the travelling public.
SIX Days JANUARY PAY.
The following opinion from the dis
oRict attorney was filed in the supervis-
oss' Office yesterday:
70 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors OF Los
Angeles County,
I have been requested by several of
the county officers for an opinion as to
whether or not they would be entitled
70 salary for the six days of the term OF
their Office in January, 1895.
Our supreme court has held that the
official term of 9 county officer, under
the constitution and laws of the state,
begins ON the first Monday after the 1st
Of January next following their election,
and that every officer 80 elected shall
hold his Office for che full term to which
10 WAS elected and until the first Mon
day after the 1st day of January next
following the election of his successor.
It follows, therefore, that every such
efiesr is entitled to his salary as fixed
BIZ law until the day arrives when his
successor is permitted by law to enter
upon the discharge OF his official duties
Accordingly l advise that all of the
county officers of this county. their dep
usies and employees. will be entitled to
receive their compensation as fixed by
law and the orders of this board up tt
and including 10 O'Clock meridian on the
7th day of January. 1895.
In fixing the monthly salaries the
proper rule to be followed is to divide
the monthly rate by 80 and multiply
bye. II. @. DILLON, District Attorney.
The board then adjourned until :3(
in the afternoon.
At the afternoon session OF the board
an ordinance regulating the width o.
tires on wagon wheels used on public
highways was passed. Supervisor For.
rester alone voting against it.
WAGON TIRES MUST BE WIDER.
The ordinance is as follows:
Section /. Every person who uses, OF
permits to be used, upon any public
highway OF the county OF Los Angeles
any wagon or other vehicle CARRYING
moro than 5000 pounds, the wheels O
which wagon and vehicle has tires of
less width than 5 inches, or any
wagon O. other vehicle having o carry
ing capacity between 5000 and 5000
pounds. the tires OF whose wheels shall
be less than four inches in width, OF
any wagon or other vehicle having 9
carrying capacity 1000 and 5000 pounds,
the tires Of whose wheels shall be Less
than 81 inches, shall be guilty of a mis-,
demesnor.
Section EVERY person who bring.
into this country. or who, In this county
offers to sell or sells any such wagon OF
vehicle which has not tires of the width
prescribed by section one OF this ordin-
ance, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 3.-This ordinance shall moi
apply to any wagons Or other vehicles
now in uve or on sale in this county.
Section 4.~-Any person found guilty
OF violation of any of the provisions Of
this ordinance shall be fined In q sum
- Iass The N 926 noY mora than e500