The herald., 1896-12-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Fees Of Surveyors and DISTINCTIONS in
Streams.


ing after the noon recess was the prob
lem of payment of county surveyors
Opinion was divided as to whether tn
surveyors should be paid a salary o
receive their remuneration from fee
Of their office. The discussion drifte,
into the question of the propriety o
permitting assessors to emplo.
draughtsmen to make maps for their de
partment, taking that work from th
| surveyors. There was a wide differ
ence of opinion on the subject, and tn,
experience of supervisors of the coun
ties showed much variety. No resolution
bearing on the subject was introduced
and consequently no conclusion was
| reached.
Mr.. Newberg of San Bernardino in
| troduced a resolution recommending {
change in the law regulating the letting
| of bridge contracts The resolution was
| That 1t Is the sense of the convention
to amend article A. section 25. of the
county government act so that super
| viSors must first adopt plans and speci-
| fications. strain sheets and working de-
tails of any bridge to be constructed by
| the county, the cost of which shall not
| exceed 5000 after such adoption of plans
| etc; they shall advertise for the cree
| tion Of such bridge in accordance with
| such plans and shall award such con-
| tract to the lowest responsible bidder
| provided that in case of great emerg-
| ency by unanimous consent of the board
| they may proceed at once to replace OF
repair any and all bridges without no.
tice." This was adopted.
! Mr.. Armour of Orange introduced a
resolution recommending the passage of
an extra law that will enable the coun-
ties to provide for the impounding of an
imals running loose, charging the ex-
pense to the owner or receipts of sale,
and to provide for the condemnation and
destruction of diseased or worthless an
imals. This was adopted without discus
sion.
Mr. Armour introduced a resolution
favoring the placing of county survey
ors upon fee basis instead of salary.
the surveyors to perform all the duties
| required by law and ordered by the su
pervisors. The motion prevailed.
On motion the chair was authorized 10
name a committee of three, including &
himself and two others. to attend the
meeting of Southern California legisla-
tors, to be held here on the 18th inst.
The two members afterward appointed
were Mr.. Grant of Ventura and Mr.. Field
of Los Angeles. The other members OF
the Los nAgeles board will consult with
the committee.
Mr.. Woodward called the attention of
the meeting to danger of wire fences
across streams above bridges, as they
catch debris which in time of flood en-
danger the bridges below On this line
he moved the adoption of a resolution
that the state legislature should make
some legislation giving the supervisors
in each county authority over streams
and waterways to remove any obstruc-
tions in the same and take necessary
steps to protect private and public
property along the same. The super
visors from each county had confirmed
opinions on the bad habits the streams
have Of leaving their beds and wander
ing over the country and a general.
though one-sided. discussion followed
the Introduction Of the resolution, which
was adopted
The suggestions made by Mr.. Abbot
Kinney at the morning session were en-
bodied in the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Field at the afternoon meeting and
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, BY the supervisors of South
ern California in convention assembled
that the irrigation and all other interests
of Southern California require the
guarding of our mountain watersheds
from fire. Forest fires endanger the
water holding power of the mountains
increase floods and torrents and dimin-
ish the summer water supply. The gov
tain forests: that the supervisors of
Southern California petition the govern
ment of the United States to establish
military post convenient to the noun
tain forests, from which patrols can be
distributed to prevent or put out forest
fires in the government forests; that
copies of these resolutions be sent to the
president of the United States and cab
met and to our senators and representa-
tives in congress.
A subject that evoked some comment
was brought up by Supervisor Hay. who
called attention to the fact that the ex-
listing law, intended to permit the taxa
tion of cities and Incorporated towns for
the benefit of county roads leading into
them is made imperative by a clause
that the money so collected must be ex-
pended on the roads in the district so
taxed. A resolution was adopted rec
ommending an amendment of the law
by striking out certain words, which
would make the funds collected under
the law available to any road of the
county.
On motion of Mr.. Armour the resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Newberg and
carried at the morning session, con-
| demning the state bureau of highways,
was reconsidered. When the original
resolution was again put to vote it was
| adopted al before.
| Mr.. Hay brought up the subject of
! handling the vagrants and he expressed
| great indignation over the abuses prac-
| tced by county constables and justices,
| who reap an income from arresting the
| fellows caught walking from place to
place or stealing rides on trains. 1t was
| the sense of the meeting that the law
should be so changed as to do away with
| the abuses.
After some informal talk about the en-
| tertainment of the county supervisors
| of the state who will meet here early in
| the coming year, the meeting adjourned
GOING TO THE POORHOUSE.
The board of supervisors will make ar
| official visit to the county farm today
| going down on the o'clock Terminal