The herald., 1897-03-30
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS ON
CITRUS FRUIT TARIFF
A New School District-A Large
Amount of Routine Business
Disposed of

was held at the court house yesterday,
at which all the members were present
The board lost no time in getting down
to work. and a large amount Of routine
business was disposed of.
Upon recommendation of the county
superintendent of schools. Spurgeon "
Riley, the petition for the formation of
new school district to be known as the
Llewellyn district and to consist of a
portion of the Cerritos, Clearwater and
Long Beach districts, was granted and
the boundaries as outlined in the pc
tition were ordered established.
On motion of Supervisor Davis the re-
port of the viewers sent out to survey
the road in the Ranchito and El Monte
district, for which there is petition
asking that it be Strengthened and
widened. was set for hearing April 26.
The petition of Mark w. Sweigart for
the vacation of a number of short streets
and alleys in the tract of land known as
Bailey's subdivision at Whittier was
filed, and action in the matter continued
until April 6.
The certificate of the board of trustees
of the Tropico school district showing
that bonds in the amount of $4,000 were
voted on the 9th OF March for the pur-
pose of building an addition to and inn
proving the school house at that place
was received and filed. Proposals for
doing the work will be opened April 10.
An ordinance to establish what shall
be known as the Hudson pound district,
consisting of the territory embraced
in the Hudson school district, was pass
ed and will take effect at once.
An ordinance esta blshing what shall
be known as the Green Meadows pound
district, embracing the territory of the
Green Meadows school district, was
passed
In the matter of the petition of Desea
Todd for a saloon license at Four Ais.
on the Adobe road, action was post
pned until April 9Th
IN the matter of the petition of Anton
Stern for a saloon license 1t Glendale.
action was postponed until April 9Th.
On motion of Supervisor Davis, the
petition of property y-owners asking for
the vacation Of certain unnamed streets
in the tract known as the 4. S. Field S
Occidental Heights subdivision, hear
ing was set for April To-
On motion, the petition of property
owners asking for the abandonment OF
the Downey and Whittier road in the
Fruitland district and for the laying out
of a new road was filed and action post
poned until April Is.
The request of Justice of the Peace <.
Barnes, Of Pomona for ten days leave
of absence was granted.
The tax collector was informed by the
board to advertise for bids to furnish
printed tax receipts.
The bond of John Fain as pound
master of the newly established Green
Meadow pound district was approved
and he was accordingly appointed to the
office.
The demand of Peter Keenan, for $3.50
due as the first payment on the con
tract for making alterations in the court
house building was allowed.
The resignation of o. B. Senour as
night watchman at the court house was
read and accepted. Major l.. S. Butler
was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The board decided to visit the ca,
huenga valley and lower road district
on March 30 to view the new road re-
Gently built there.
CITRUS FRUITS TARIFF.
The following resolution, receive
from Frank Virgins, secretary of the
chamber Of commerce, was indorsed by
| the board OF supervisors and will be
| forwarded to the Southern California
representatives in congress.
"Whereas, The citrus fruit industry Is
| of vital interest to the welfare and fu-
| ture prosperity of Southern California;
and
"Whereas, The importation Of foreign
citrus fruit has in a measure checked
| the growth of this industry in conse-
quence of cheap foreign labor, low water
| transportation and an adequate tariff
| imposed by the government;
"Whereas, The tariff committee Of
citrus fruit growers of Southern Cali.
| fornia have by their united efforts placed
a claim before the ways and means com
| mittee at Washington for an advance
| tariff in order that these products may
be more nearly on an equality with thf
| foreign article and the thousands oi
dollars retained at home that are yearly
sent abroad; and
| "Whereas, the ways and means com
mittee have put rate OF three fourth!
| of a cent per pound in their tariff
| schedule Is In our estimation not SUI
| ficient to foster the industry nor protec
| the growth of American citrus fruits
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the board of super
visors Of the county of Los Angelo.
call upon the California members Of boil
| the senate and the house of representa-
| tives to use their best efforts to have
| the three-fourths of a cent rate amended
| to one cent per pound and to work among
| their friends to assist in bringing abou
| this change Of rate In order that tn;
| American grower will be on a more
! equal footing with the foreign growel
| whose interests are not in sympathy
with our own institutions"
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