The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-05
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SAN FRANCISCO LAWYERS OFFER
A TEMPTING BONE
For a Contingent Fee Will Recover
What Riverside Has Overpaid
the State-Brevities

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 4.-The supervisors
held another meeting today, and the first
business transacted was to make contract
with the Office Speciality company TO sup
ply The county with six steel filing cases in
which to store the county records. The new
cases will cost 5000.
The county auditors report for the month
of July shows the following condition of the
county finances on the first day of the pres
ent. month: General fund, $37 .O77.S2; hos
pital fund, $12l3.6G general road fund,
s13S9.28; road district No. 1, s3S2.41; district
No. 8. s142.39; district No. a. $39O.62: district
No. 5, $S14.57; immigration fund, 40 cents:
salary fund, overdrawn $390.93; leaving a
total cash on hand of Sal. O20,20.
A communication was read from the law
firm of Rogers, Patterson & Slack of San
Francisco, stating that the firm in question
was In possession Of the fact that the state
owed this county quite a sum of money,
which had been overpaid in making settle
ments with the state. and offering to recov-
er the same if the county would enter into
a contract with the firm and agree to give
1t half Of the sum thus recovered The
board, after discussing the matter at length,
The following amounts were transferred
from the general road fund to the several
district road funds: First. $619.26; Fourth,
1910; Fifth, $500.
The contract for printing supplemental
registers was awarded to Walters G. Clark
at 9S4 cents per name.
The county clerk was allowed extra help
to get up the great register at a cost not to
exceed $3.50.
The report of the superintendent of the
county hospital shows that there are IL in
mates in that institution, and that it cost
the county $45437 for supplies for the same
during July.
The county horticultural commissioners
reported that the cost of that branch of the
county service for the last month was
1854 rs, and that $50 trees were treated for
scale The collections on account of fumi-
CATION for the same period was s2O9.75.
The Hay Market
Alfalfa hay Is plentiful in this market at
present, and 1t is selling for $12, baled. But
grain hay is not changing hands at any
price. unless by accident, and then 1t sells
for SIG per ton. Hay dealers maintain that
Riverside will be importing hay before
March next, as there is no barley and but
little wheat in this county.
Notes and Personals
Jim Marchant, a well-known miner, ar
rived here today from a prospecting trip
out on the desert. The weather has been so
hot for couple of weeks past as to prac-
tically put a stop TO mining.
John Reilly, a carpenter, had a serious
fall late yesterday by which his shoulder
was broken and he was otherwise badly
injured.
The home of R. g. Pauline near High
grove was entered and burglarized last
night. The burglars tore off part of the side
| of the house an dransacked all the rooms
and that, too, which Pauline was asleep in
one of the rooms. The thieves got away
with about $75 worth of clothing and jew
elry.
The La Mesa Fruit company has elected
the following officers: Directors-L c.
Waite, A. Haberlin. c. F. Marcy, S. II.
Herrick, P. Hall, P. S. Coleman and P. D.
Cover; president, L. c. Waite; vice presi-
dent. A. Haberlin; secretary, F. NJ. Dun
bar; manager, c. F. Marcy; treasurer. First
National bank.
At yesterdays meeting of the supervisors
the board ordered certain lots inside the
city limits returned to acreage property.
at the request of the owner, without con-
sulting the city, which has claim on the
streets running through the tract in ques-
ton. The chances are there will be dis
pute over the matter between the board and
the city authorities.