The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-07-31
THE SUPERVISORS
Health officer Appointed for Avalon, Catsilns
Island

Island
The board of supervisors was in ses-
sion yesterday and disposed of the fol-
lowing miscellaneous business:
The petition of the residents of Av-
alon, Catalina Island, for the appoint
ment of DR.. c. A. mcdonnell as health
officer was granted, the appointment to
continue during the pleasure Of the
board. the appointee to receive pay only
during the months of August, Septem-
Der and October.
Leave of absence for thirty days
from August Sd wan granted County
Assessor Summerland. The following
assistants, to serve in the assessors Of
flee during August were granted: Four
clerks, indexing tax sales and deeds to
state, at SIS per month; clerk, assort-
ing and filing assessment lists, at SIS
per month; 1 clerk, preparing delinquent
list, at SIS per month; clerk, new map
system, at $S5 per month; clerks, new
map system lat s75 per month.
In the matter of the plumbing at the
county hospital, bids are to be adver-
tised for eight days.
The claims of j. H. Johnson, constable,
for compensation for August and Oc-
tober and November, 1895, and Febru
airy. May, 1896. which were passed upon
ard paid in part, were refused.
Deputy District Attorney Holton was
directed to represent this county be-
fore the supreme court at San Francisco
in the cases of Dillon VS.. Bicknell and
Lopez VS.. Bicknell.
In the case of the roller metal shelves
for the recorders office the bid of the
! Office Speciality Manufacturing COM
pany of San Francisco for 1854 was ac-
cepted. The district attorney was d.
fected to draft a contract with a bond
of $3.50.
In regard to the Liberty school dis
trict, formed March 25. 1885, the county
assessor and county surveyor were di-
rected to proceed to designate upon the
assessment books of the county the prop
erty within the said new school dis
trict; also of the school district, or dis
tricts, from which said new district
has been taken.
With regard to the boundaries of
South Pasadena and Alhambra school
districts the following resolution was
spread upon the minutes.
Whereas. on the 18th day of Febru-
ary, 1895. this board, upon the recon-
mendation of Sturgeon V. Riley, county
superintendent of schools, passed an
order changing and establishing the
boundaries of South Pasadena and AL
hambra school districts, by taking from
South Pasadena district portion there
of and attaching the same to Alhambra
school district; and,
Whereas, at the time of the passage
/ of said order South Pasadena was and
ever since has been, and now Is. an in
corporated city, now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, that said order and action
| of this board in passing the same be
| and the same is hereby rescinded, va
| Gated and set aside"
! The application of A. ]. Silveria for a
| wholesale liquor license at Cerritos sta
! ton was denied.
| In the matter of the Rubio canyon
protection district the board decided
that as the contemplated improvement
to cost $9725.1S, Is essential, and there
being no money in the district fund.-, the
amount necessary be advanced from the
general fund.- the same to be refunded
| when the assessments of the said pro-
lection district shall be collected.