The herald., 1897-05-13
CANNOT DO 1T
No Aid for the COunty's
Orphan Children
HOSPITAL FUND OVERDRAWN
The LONG BEACH SCHOOL BONDS
ARE ILLEGAL
HOSPITAL FUND OVERDRAWN
Mount Wilson Toll Charges to Remain
Unchanged - Charges of Dis
graceful Conduct at Cerritos

Under date of the 18th inst. a COM
munication was received from Mrs. w.
w. Murphy, recording secretary of the
Los Angeles orphans home, and was
considered by the board of supervisors
yesterday, asking that the board inti-
mate what amount of aid the ladies
experimenting the home might expect
rom the county. Previously represen-
tation had been made to the board that
many children were supported in the
orphanage that are properly county
charges. as they have both parents liv-
ing. The fiscal year of the home closes
on the 14th inst, and in order to close
up affairs the ladies desired information
en- the point.
In response to this request the clerk
was instructed to reply that the board
is now dispensing charity to the full
measure of the funds at it's disposal:
that, owing to the fact that the hospital
fund Is now overdrawn, it would be
impossible to make any further drafts
on the treasury, other than those being
constantly made in the regular routine.
ILLEGAL LONG BEACH BONDS
A petition signed by J. w. Wood, r.
M. Lynn and H. c. Dillon, trustees of
Long Beach City school district, and ex-
officio trustees of the high school, was
filed yesterday. These gentlemen repre-
sent that on August 10, 1896, there was
made a bond issue of ten bonds of $3.50
each, on account of the high school dis
hn1 hAav Ix,;ex
the bonds were illegally issued, and that
there is no such political subdivision of
the county as the Long Beach high
school district, and that despite that
more than six months have elapsed, the
bonds remain unsold. The board is
asked to order the withdrawal of the
bonds from the market and their can
collation.. The matter was set for hear
ing May 9th at 10 o'clock
An ordinance was adopted prohibiting
the enlargement of any cemetery with
in the county limits without permission
first being obtained from the board of
supervisors, and that any application
for such permission must be signed by
the parties making the application, etc
THE MT. WILSON TOLL CHARGES
A petition was received from the Pas
adena and Mt. Wilson Toll Road COM
pany for franchise to collect tolls for
twenty-three months from May 10, 1897.
1T is set out that a fifty-year franchise
had previously been granted for the
purpose of maintaining toll road from
the entrance to Eaton canyon, in the
Sierra Madre mountains, to the top of
Wilson's peak, but the company has
been unable to complete it's wagon road
TO the peak. The pack trail on the line
of the toll road is being continually i'm
proved, and the company expects to
widen 1T into a wagon road later. On
three occasions orders have been re-
ceived from the board of supervisors
fixing it's rates of toll for the period of
twenty-three months. The special priv
ilege granted in June, 1895, will expire
on May 18th, and the rates then estab-
lished have been and are now in force
and were confirmed yesterday by the
board.
MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS
The petition of James Slauson and
Louise s. Macneil, anent the fixing of
new water rates at Azusa was again
before the board for consideration YES
terday and after some discussion the
matter was continued until the 9th inst.
at II o'clock.
The petition of Mary A. Kimball ct al.
to vacate certain lots and streets in
Glendale avenue district was taken un-
der advisement.
The petition of Mark w. Sweigart,
in re vacation of streets at Whittier
was granted
The petition of citizens for the REIN
corporation Of Long Beach was denied.
The boundary lines as set out by petit
TONERS included portions Of Alamitos.
and brought forth so many protests as to
make the scheme for rencorporation
impossible on the plan proposed by these
petitioners.
SALOON BONDS AND LICENSES
The petition from citizens residing in
the vicinity of Cerritos station, asking
the board to revoke the saloon license
Of John Mattas provoked quite a long
debate. 1t was claimed that Mattas
sold liquor to minors, kept open house
on Sunday, and men not unfrequently
became so intoxicated while in the sa-
loon as to act indecently to ladies' pass
ing by. The children are compelled to
pass the saloon in going to school, and
1t was claimed they were enticed into
the saloon with candy; and at night the
place was rendezvous for lewd women.
Allegations of this sort opened much
scope for debate. and witnesses lined
up yesterday on either side. The matter
was finally taken under advisement.
The application of Alfred Barrell for
saloon license at the Four-mile house
San Fernando road was sat for h.,n,.
on the 18th inst.
The application of A. Severloh for a sa-
loon license on the Ell Monte road was
set for the 9th inst.
The bond of Jennie Holland at the
Four-mile house, San Fernando road.
was approved and the license issued.
The bond of Mrs. Cora E. Brown at
North Pasadena was approved.