The herald., 1897-02-06
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Appropriation Made for the Chamber OF
Commerce
A Resolution Adopted For5idiln Extra Wo rk
In County Offices Save When Necessary
and Authoriz. I'd by the Board

A resolution was adopted by the board
yesterday by virtue Of which $3.50 will be
handed over to the chamber Of COM
merce for the specific purpose of prepar-
ing and distributing through such chan
nels as may seem wise, literature
properly advertising the resources of
Los Angeles county, with the end in view
that immigration be encouraged For
the purpose of making this appropria-
ton, on motion of Supervisor Hanley,
$1,000 was ordered transferred from the
general to the immigration fund. The
appropriation was made in response to
the petition filed some days ago, and
supported by committee representing
the chamber of commerce, asking that
the work being carried on by the cham
ber in advertising the county be granted
$1,000.
The requisition of the county surveyor
for one map case, to cost about $140, for
the accommodation of the maps recently
made at an expense of over $4,000, was
referred to the building committee with
power to act.
stable of San Antonio township who is
removing from the county. was accepted.
Supervisor Davis was authorized and
directed to have built the proposed
bridge on the Long Beach and Sugar
Factory road. in Cerritos district. at a
cost of S1I040, according to the bid OF the
Excelsior Bridge company.
County superintendent of Schools
Riley forwarded long communication
to the board, asking that his office be
granted an operator for the typewriter.
He urged that he himself and his depu-
ties are being overworked and that 1t is
impossible to comply with the require
ments of the law, in some respects, ow-
ing to the lack of help. AS an instance
the matter of cataloguipg the County
Teachers Library is cited. This has
never been done. and the absence of a
catalogue greatly impairs the useful
ness of the library. Notwithstanding
these representations the request was
denied.
w. H. Harrison. Justice of the peace
at Redondo. was granted leave of alb
sence for thirty days.
The county tax collector was granted
one clerk to serve as license inspector
at SIS per month, and second clerk at
Ito same salary to assist in making
state deeds. of which there are about
one tllt IuOHlfl Ol L eD-
ruary.
The county treasurer was granted an
additional deputy for the month of Feb
ruary at s75 per month.
The county assessor was granted the
following additional clerical help dur
ing February: One clerk on the maps,
at SS5 per month; seven clerks on the
maps, at SIS each; three clerks on tax
sales. etc, at $75; one office clerk, at SIS;
one clerk on patents. at SIS.
The petition in favor of changing the
name of town of Santa Monica school
district to Santa Monica School Dis
trict," was referred to the county super
intendent of schools.
The petition of certain property own
ers asking the board to vacate the
streets and alleys except Fifth and A
streets of Doud's subdivision, and
Miller's subdivision of the Chlds tract,
Rancho San Rafael, was set for hearing
February 90.
The petition of Caroline Becker ct al
to vacate certain lots and streets in p
Robertson's addition to the town Of La
manda, was set for hearing Febraury
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The petition of Clara Rosa Becker to
vacate certain lots in Aspinwall & Beck
ers subdivision of lot 3. block II, at La
manda Park, was granted by the board
The petition from residents of the Ma
chado school district that the
MED. The county Superintendent of
schools reported that the change sug-
gested while not benefiting Machado,
would greatly injure La Ballona, de-
priving the latter district of census chill
dren sufficient to give that district two
teachers.
The petition for the formation of a new
school district to be known as the En-
cinal canyon district was approved and
the district formed. School Superintend-
ent Riley reported that all of the pro-
vision relating to the organization Of
new school districts had been complied
with and the boundary line of the new
district will be as follows: beginning
at the NII. corner of section ~, township
6north, range Is west thence three miles
west; thence five miles south; thence
one mile east; thence one-half mile
south; thence east one mile; thence one
half mile north; thence one mile east;
thence two and one-half miles north;
thence one mile east; thence one-half
mile north; thence one mile east; thence
one and one-half miles north; thence
one-half mile west; thence one-half mile
north; thence west one and one-half
miles to place of beginning.
The petition of the formation OF new
school district carved from the Eliza
beth lake and Del Sur districts was
also approved by the board.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That no allowance for ex-
ira hours or for Sunday work or legal
holiday work be allowed, unless the same
be previously authorized by the board,
upon application in writing, duly veri-
fled, showing the necessity for the same.
That a copy of this resolution be sent
to the heads of all the departments"
With regard to the revocation of the
restaurant license of Edwin James in
Santa Monica canyon, the holder was
cited to appear February nth. In the
similar case of George Betz, holding a
saloon license at Ramona, he was cited
to appear on the same date.
The bond of T. v. Johnson for a IL
cense at Newhall was approved by the
board.
The application of Andre Korthe for
restaurant license in Santa Monica can
yon was approved; the application OF
Thomas Bartlett for a restaurant IL
cense at Agricultural park was also ap-