The herald., 1897-08-19

it squarely upon the shoulders of the
board of supervisors. Counsel showed
that the law was flexible enough to per-
nit the board to remove q commissioner
on petition or without, and at their
| pleasure.
Mr.. Rust was not present at the time
the petition was submitted, nor was he
represented by counsel and, failing any
representation in his behalf, the matter
was taken under advisement by the
| board
| When spoken to upon the matter Mr.
Rust stated that he had not been aware
that the petition was to have come be-
fore the board yesterday. He ascribed
| to Thomas Chisholm the credit or the
reverse, of having agitated the petition
| into existence, and said that while his
| official conduct was of course open to
| criticism he objected to 1t from such a
| quarter. He stated that Chisholm is
an alien nsurseryman, who took out his
| first papers in 1894, and has never
| thought 1t worth while to take out his
second. papers Mr.. Rust did not say,
however, that Mr.. Chisholm was not a
| taxpayer ard that he did not conform 10
all the requirements of the law and was
entitled to all the benefits assured to
him by law the same as any native born
citizen. He did say, however, that he
had told Chisholm he would not go liz
side his nursery, and while it had been
inspected by Kellogg once. he thought
he was crying out before he was hurt
Mr.. Rust also stated that several of the
petitioners have told him that they sign
ed under a misrepresentation and others
| of 10 ai oh nd iy,h
mess refrained from signing the docu-
mert.
A NUISANCE ON COUNTY ROADS
| The question of M. M. Levering's trac-
| ton engine, which has been complained
of by persons travelling over Vermont
avenue and other country roads and by
taxpayers of the Cahuenga road dis
trict, as frightening horses and imperil-
ing life, was brought up. This engine is
locomotive made for hauling heavy
loads on ordinary roads and. weighs thir-
teen tons; it will haul three wagons
each laden with twenty tons Of freight.
The owners of this engine use it for
hauling gravel tnd rock for street paw
ing and it develops twenty-five horse
power
Mr.. Leverirg stated that he had, gone
to over $1,000 expense in getting this en-
gine, and would be greatly embarras ssed
in business if he had to stop using it;
that he had never been complained to by
any one in regard to his engines fright
ening horses; that the engine was no
more formidable than a horseless car
riage would be; that it was of positive
benefit to the community as it improved
ba 1c h wi xxida firoS ipe n 9
rollers) and by giving employment to
large number of men on street work,
brought, as it does, such large quanti-
ties of rock to the city for paving pur-
poses.
The board failed to see the matter In
quite the same light, and the following
resolution, offered by Supervisor Field,
was adopted:
Whereas It has come to the krowl
edge of this board that certain parties
are running a traction engine for the
purpose of hauling gravel on Vermont
avenue and other county roads in the
Cahuenga road district; and
Whereas A protest has been filed
with this board by the taxpayers of said
Cahuenga road district to the effect that
the running of said traction engine is
menace to the safety Of the travelling
public; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the order of this
board that they deem the running OF
such engines on the county roads as an
| obstruction to the general travel or
county roads; and all parties running
such engines are hereby notified to stop
so doing, and the road foremen of the
various road districts are hereby ordered
| to notify the district attorneys office Of
| this county Of any violation of this or
der; and the said district attorney is
| hereby ordered to prosecute all violators
| of the same
| Mr. Field explained that he offered the
resolution for the purpose of avoiding,
so far as possible, any damage suits
against the county, but conceded that
| the merits of the case ought to be passed.
upon by the courts. Such being the case
| the board notified A. Gregory, road fore
man of the Cahuenga district, that he
will be served with summons in pro-
ceedings to be instituted by the county
to enjoin Levering from running his en-
| gine on county roads. This friendly suit
will be passed upon judicially and the
rights in the case determined.
BIDS FOR SCHOOL BONDS
The certificate of election in the mat
ter of raising by tax the sum of $500 in.
| the Claremont school district, for the
purpose of furnishing additional school
| facilities and maintaining a school in
| the district, was filed with the board
yesterday. All the seven votes polled
were in favor of the tax.
| The following bids for the $500 issue
of Llewellyn school district bonds were
| opened: Conant & Johnson, par ac-
crued interest and $245; A. H. Conger,
par, accrued interest and $339; Hellman
& Sartori, par, accrued interest and
$341.50; Bank Of Long Beach, par and
accrued interest; Oakland Bank of Saw
ings, par, accrued interest and $365
The last bid, was accepted.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
| William S. Leonard, justice of the
peace for Compton township, yesterday
filed notice of his resignation, to take
effect Immediately. 1t was accepted by
| the board.
| A road deed to certain la nd in the Los
Nietos road district was received frorn
D. w. Cate et AL, and, being accepted,
| the land was declared public highway