The herald., 1897-05-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
A Cut Made in the Salary Of the Hos
pital Superintendent

Yesterday the board made what upon
Its face was a cut in the salary OF the
superintendent of the county hospital.
The monthly stipend has been $3.50 per
month and when the amount was fixed
1.-The superintendent did not have his
residence at the hospital. and put up MS
horse on the outside. The salary was
computed at $500 and $50 for expenses
incident to the keeping of rig py the
superintendent. When the latter oM-
cial took up his residence at the hospital
the change really meant an advance in
salary of $50 per month. supervisor
Hanley has for some time past sought 10
have this extra $50 deducted from the
superintendent's salary and yesterday
his motion that such action be taken by
the board was seconded and duly car
ried. This reduction will take effect after
June 1st and is no way whatever re-
Election upon DR. Barber, superintendent
of the hospital who has been regarded
as in every way a capable and efficient
officer. The hospital fund has been rum
ing behind, however, to an amount ap-
proximating $4,000 per month and in such
case it did not seem right to increase
what was at least very fair salary. The
the more less constant influx of people
from other states, not to mention coun-
ties. who are shipped to Los Angeles and
in common humanity have to be attend
ed to. The evil is an increasing one and
some method. the board realizes, will
have to be devised to meet it.
On motion of Supervisor Hanley 1t was
determined that a committee of the
board, the district attorney and the
county surveyor, confer with commit
tee of the city council of Pasadena and
the city attorney with regard to the mat
ter of the Linda Vista bridge.
The matter of refunding the county's
bonded indebtedness was referred to the
district attorney for his opinion as to the
law and mode of procedure.
The petition to vacate certain unnamed
streets in the San Jose road district was
again continued until May 18th.
With regard to the matter of vacating
a portion of Garfield avenue the petition
was granted.
The petition to restore to acreage GER
tain streets IN Chatsworth park, was
continued for further hearing until the
18th instant.
On motion of SupervisorF Field $500 was
ordered transferred from the unappro-
priated money to the immigration fund.
The report of County Surveyor Wright
on the grading of the San Francisquito
canyon road cutoff" done under con-
tract, was filed and approved.
1t was ordered by the board that in fu-
ture all applications for licenses, or for
renewals, filed with the clerk shall be by
him referred to the license and tax COL
lector for his inspection and report be-
fore such matter. is brought before the
board for definite action.
On motion of Supervisor Hanley the
request of William Peat, disabled SOL
dier, to peddle without payment of the
county license, under the disability act,
was granted.
The following claims were rejected by
the board: Charge for maintenance of
boys committed to the Whittier school
from this county, for the month of Feb
ruary and up to March 26th, 1862. so;
Hunter & Garfield, return taxes, $3.50;
Oliver Young, recorder city of Pomona,
SIP; A ]. Corbin, s1110; Peter Keenan,,
IS; D. w. Hunt, Sc; Ferdinand Ecke-
wood, $10.19.
The bond of G. C. Morfort for holding
a saloon license; was approved. The
bond of George w. Click, for holding a
license at Rivera was not approved.