The herald., 1897-03-11

The people of the state of California
represented in senate and assembly do
enact as follows:
Section 1-Section two of an act en-
titled AN act to create the county of
Ventura, to establish the boundaries
thereof, and to provide for its organiza-
tion," approved March twenty-second,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2-The boundaries of Ventura
county shall be as follows: Commencing
on the coast of the Pacific ocean at the
mouth of Rincon creek; thence follow
ign up the center of the said creek to
it's source: thence due north to the north
ern boundary line of Santa Barbara
county; thence in an easterly direction
along the said boundary line of Santa
Barbara county to the northeast corner
of the same; thence southerly along the
line between the said Santa Barbara
county and Los Angeles county to the
Pacific ocean and three miles therein;
thence in a northerly direction to point
due south of and three miles distant
from the center of the mouth of Rincon
creek; thence north to the point of be-
ginning and including theislands of Ana
capa and San Nicolas; provided that
the whole of the Rancho Conejo shall
be and the same is hereby included
within and made part of said county
of Ventura.
Sec. 3-This act shall not be construed
as changing the boundaries or territory
of the county of Ventura in any regard
otherwise than to include therein all
that portion of the Rancho Conejo here
tofore included within the county of
Los Angeles.
Sec. 4-This act shall take effect imme
diately.
In the event of the bill becoming law
1ar ,fxrx 1nco hnt
5000 acres of land, and the board of su-
pervisors yesterday, on motion of Super
visor Hanley, ordered that a notifca-
ton be sent to Assemblyman Melick
that the board is most positively opposed
to any change whatever being made to
the boundaries of Los Angeles county.
THE wOMEN'S ANNEX
The following bids were opened for
building the womens annex to the
county farm: Louis jacob. $3.50; b. d.
Kronnick, s475S; Charles Mottashed,
$sS40; C. H. Stocks, $46O5.70; Peter Kee-
nan, s4495; Thomas Fraser, $4464 John
Zeller and John M. Mitten, s4272; II.
Voght, $4750; and Edwards & Beyrle,
$4,000 on the first plan and $3554 on the
second. The last bid was taken under
advisement.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The ordinance establishing Green
Meadows g pound district was adopt
ed and order of publication made. The
same action was taken with regard to
Hudson pound district.
Supervisor Field was authorized to
procure six tons of fertilizer and suffi-
cient quantity of nitrate OF soda for
the orange orchard at the county farm.
Clerk Bell was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for groceries for the county
hospital; bids to be openedodarch 29th.
The petition Of citizens for the ap-
pointment Of w. Forkner as poundmas-
ter of Almondale pound district, vice
Benton resigned, was granted and the
appointment made upon the bond being
filed.
Supervisor Hanley was authorized to
cause to be repaired the Garvanza
bridge.
ADVOCATING WIDE TIRES
A strong effort is to be made to have
assembly bill 157, known popularity as
the wide tire bill," signed by Governor
.Budd. The.bill was drawn by J. N. Ed