The herald., 1897-06-23
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AGAIN DEAL WITH THE AzUsA
WATER RATE
Praise for the Geological Survey-The
s. p. Blocks the Road at Dow
ney-Long Beach Bonds

The board of supervisors held a ses-
sion yesterday and disposed of sundry
miscellaneous matters
In fixing the water rates of Louise S.
Mcneil and John Slauson. at Azusa, 1t
was represented through error that the
applicants only asked that the rate on
tenements occupied by single families
should be fixed at so cents per month, in
stead of ST. Inasmuch as it was and ts
the opinion of all members of the board
that 81 is reasonable and low enough, 1t
has been ordered. on reconsideration
that tenement houses be fixed at 81 per
month. The rating of the business blocks
at 81 was also an error, and 1t was yes
terday ordered that this rate be reduced
to rs cents These changes were made in
the shape of a resolution offered by Su-
pervisor Davis
The following claims were rejected: A.
]. Crawford, $21; F. NJ. Kelsey, public
administrator, $50; j. w. Bradbeir, dam
ages, s277.50.
The road deed from E. J. Baldwin to a
strip of land on Peck avenue was re-
ceived and ordered recorded, and the
land conveyed declared public high
way. A similar deed from the Security
Savings bank to strip of land on Wal
nut street, Duarte, was also received
and the land declared a public highway.
A third deed from L. j. Quint to strip
on Elwood street was similarly dealt
with.
REQUEST FOR FURTHER SURVEY
The following resolution of Supervisor
Wirsching was adopted:
Whereas, The topographic sheets of
the United States geological survey have
been of the greatest assistance to the
board of supervisors and the county sur
veyor of Los Angeles county in making
estimates for roads and irrigation ana
protection districts; and,
Whereas Under the new laws the
county will shortly be called upon to
construct and protect permanent road
ways and to form protection districts
for disposing of winter floods; and,
Whereas, The Pasadena and Santa
Monica sheets cover in most satisfac-
tory manner the south half of the drain
age areas which affect all public work
between the mountains and the ocean;
Therefore, we the board of supervis-
ors of Los Angeles county, respectfully
request the honorable director of the
United States geological survey to COM
plete our obligation to the survey and
allow the public the full use of the sheets
already made, by having mapped during
the coming season the area between lat
itude "a degrees, 15 minutes, and "a de-
grees, 30 minutes, and longitude lis de-
grees and 11S degrees, so minutes, being
the section Immediately north of the
a most interesting territory of which " e
| have absolutely no reliable information.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A license to peddle was granted to C..
I. Mcintyre, an old soldier.
A petition from residents at Downey,
asking that the wagon road paralleling
the Southern Pacific depot in that town,
which has for distance of about one
mile been closed by the railroad COM
pany. be reopened, was set for hearing
on June seth. The petition states that
the road has been used as public high
way for more than twenty years.
The petition from residents Of the
Sierra Madre road district that GER
tain alley in the town of Sierra Madre,
running from Auburn avenue easterly
| to Baldwin avenue, distance of GAS. 10
| feet, be abandoned, was set for July
| 21st.
| A communication was received from
Justice c. r. Thompson of Burbank
township, representing that the Jail
there needs new window, bars and wire
screens. The cell doors won't shut, and
need trimming and the roof needs spik-
ing New locks are needed, and three
new blankets and two straw ticks. The
justice concludes his letter by saying
The jail as it stands now would not
hold person half an hour unless you
stood over him with gun" Supervisor
Hanley was authorized to see that the
necessary repairs are made.
LONG BEACH BONDS
| An ordinance defining all public
roads within the county of Los Angeles
as county roads was drawn and ordered
published. This new ordinance will &C
into effect on July 7th.
The return was made regarding the
| election held a Long Beach, on the 18TH
inst, for the purpose of deciding whether
bonds aggregating $4,000 should be is
sued for the purpose of raising money fol
purchasing school lots, for building
school houses, etc. The election carried
and the board ordered that the bonds b,
dated July 18th, and bids be received
for the same and opened on July 9Th.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS
The application of NJ. B. Carter for E
saloon license at Terminal Island wal
set for July 21, and the application of A
f. Schenk for a saloon license at th
four-mile house on the San Gabrie
road, was set for the same date.
The bond of Mary Galgain for licens
at the Santa Monica canyon was ap
proved, and also the bond of ALFRED
Burrell for a license at the four-mii
| house m the San Eernando road