The herald., 1897-01-22
SAN BERNARDINO.
A Wave of Economy Strikes the City
Trustees.

SAN BERNARDINO. Jan. 21.-An
economical wave has struck the CITY
trustees and general cut may be looked
for all along, the line. The cut in the
assessors office does not meet with much
commendation, as 1t is the general opin-
that this office should be a fair salary.
and that $1,000 was little enough, let alone
cut of $400 The office is one of consid-
cradle work and one of responsibility. 1t
has been suggested that the city could
economlZe in a greater way than by cut
ting the salary of city officials, and this
is in the street and sprinkling depart
ments, where the city is under the eX-
pense of keeping four horses and paying
drivers. This expense could be done
away with by contracting the work The
board may adopt this plan. and there is
no doubt but what the result would be
most satisfactory. Whether a cut viii!
be made In the salaries of police, police
judge and treasurer has not yet been
spoken of. But one thing is certain
economy will be the war cry.
A gentleman was up from Chino yes
terday, and he says the people c.f Chino
are beginning to think that the right
of petition does not exist in the Fourth
supervisoral district and that the mat
ter will be looked into and anotlier peti-
tion presented. to see If it VIII share the
fate of its predecessors. What has cailsed
this feeling is the fact that at a meeting
of the supervisors on January y there
were two names before the board foc
the appointment of health officer of
Chino. One was Dr.. Simmons ana taa
other d. Kellogg. The latter had prti-
tiOn signed by rwo-thirds of the business
people of Chino. but the former cot the
appointment with but six or seven back
ers. Again. there was petition of sew
eral names, asking that L. f. Deyo be
appointed justice of the peace to fill the
uneXpired term of Justice Seely, who
skipped the county. This petition was
laid on the table. but shortly another
and larger petition will be presented to
the board in behalf of Mr. Deyo. 1t
seems that the people Of Chino are not
in sympathy with Justice Rhodes
The Santa Fe Building and Loan as
sociation met last night, it being the
seventh annual meeting. The following
board of directors was elected for the
ensuing year: c. G. Worden, J. +.
Parker, Walt Hubbard, DR.. Johnson, ].
r. Johnson, jr., H III. Ham, S. S. Draper,
S. A. Jackson and Will S. Hooper The
directors then met and organized as fol-
lows: President, c. G. Worden; vice
president, J. F. Parker; secretary, John
Flagg; treasurer, San Bernardino Ma
tional bank; attorney, F. w. Gregg; Sc
curity committee. f. Parker, Walt
Hubbard and DIR. Johnson: finance COM
mittee-S. S. Draper and S. r. johnson,
jr. The association has ended a year
that shows a most fiourishing condition
of affairs. The report shows that the
loans on real estate amounted to $40, 725
The number of members is $50. The total
value of all security held is S122, 1854 TO-
Charley Klein of the California restau-
rant is the happiest man in town, as his
wife has presented him with bouncing
baby girl.
The people of Yucaipa are happy, as
after long years of litigation, they have
got titles to their homes.
The Taxpayers league IL Of the opin-