The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-08
SAN BtRIVARDINO
FINANCIAL AND OTHER MAT.
TIERS coNsIDERED
The County Needs More Light and the
City Is Looking After the
Water

Ing of the board Of supervisors was partly
taken up with the consideration Of how
to light the new court house. One man
wishes to put in a gas plant and another
wishes to supply 1t with gas and electricity
from the present plants and made low Of
fers.
The report of the county treasurer showed
the receipts for the month were $l02, 8737l.
making a total on hand Of $751;, 659.6l The
expenses were $34, 470.03, leaving Sill, 1908
in the treasury.
The expenses Of the horticultural commits
sion were $l722.l5, of which $3.50 was fot
salaries of commissioners; salaries of in
spectors, $l04.37; cost Of material, $685.. s7y
miscellaneous, $8S.0l. The receipts from the
growers for fumigation were aS407.S3. The
report concludes: During the month just
passed we have finished the seasons gassing
at Ontario for black scale, and by the first
Of next month will be able to make full
report of the number of acres gassed and
the amount paid out by the county for
chemicals, as well as the amount received
from the same source. The work has been
well and Systematically done, and the grow.
ers are well satisfied. The work OF inspec.
ton in the yellow scale district has been
completed, and we hope to be through
days, or before any of the oranges are gath
cred from the infested orchards. The white
scale is not making as much bother at pres
ent az 1t did last year at this time, owing
to the vedala being thoroughly distributed
throughout the county. Respectfully sub
mitted, ROBT. T. CUKVlS."
At the county hospital there were 81 ins
mates to begin the month; Is were admitted,
.aI ,hov md In
expenses were $938.l6, a daily average OF
ASH cents per patient. Permanent invests
ments cost $l3l.S7 There were As meals
furnished to deserving persons.
There were 81 prisoners in the Jail during
the month, for whom 1870 meals were fur
nished at cost of $233.75.
CITY AFFAIRS
Quite portion of the meeting Of the
city trustees last evening was occupied by
the discussion of the water question and in-
cidentally the present outstanding bonds.
An offer was made of fifty inches of water
from the same source of the present supply
by j. B. Hockaday, the price being $4,000.
and it was thought it might be obtained
| little lower. Parties were to be present to
negotiate the sale of the present rented
supply-lOO inchs for 60,OO0-but failed to
appear On looking up the law IN regard to
refunding the present bonds at a 4 per cent
rate, it was found this could not be done,
as there is no provision for paying the bonds
except in sums of $4,000 per year % they
become due.
| The city tax collector reported the amount
received from the old city the past month
at 5000 81 from the new city, $l5S6.67;
fines, $45 wholesale liquor licenses, $50; re-
tell. $3.50; mercantile, s.; miscellaneous,
$50, making the total receipts for the month";
$7725.05.
The city marshal had 81 commitments
FROM the recorders court, of which paid
in $45 and 81 served 1913 days in Jail, the
balance being given toaters.
The superintendent of the waterworka
collected $78 delinquent dues and from 44d
users Of water in November S7S3.20, there
being quite number OF delinquents for that
month.
| The superintendent of streets reported
bills to the amount of $2O4.40 and a pay roll
of 1901, making the total expense OF his de.
partment S595.40.
The clerk reported the receipt of S25 foI
rental of old Deluge hose house and $40 foA
the pavilion.
| The city health officer reported nine
deaths and ten burial permits issued.
BREVTTIES
A petition for letters of administration
has been filed on the estate Of Henry Card
ner Chambers, who died at Shoal Lake,
pIanitoba, July 20, 1893, leaving property id
this county. II is asked that j. q. Chambers
Of Riverside be appointed administrator
The matter will be heard on Saturday
Jan. 7, 1890.
Cornman w. r. G. elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. }. ii
Wood, president; Mrs. w. Il. Clark, senioi
vice president; Mrs. A. c. Heating, juniol
vice president; Mrs. H. A. Dorsey, treas
urer; Mrs. Anna Levins, conductress; Mrs
Pagan, guard.
There was tie vote on justice Of tho
peace at Dale, there being twelve votes on
each side out OF a total Of twenty-five voted
cast. The supervisors have orderd anothe1
election, to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 17th
This Is a new township and it has had nd
officers heretofore.
The first services were held in the new
St. Johns church this morning and after
noon, being the occasion of the assembling
Of the Woman's auxiliary, presided over BY
Mrs. I. A. Eison of the Diocesan society Of
Los Angeles. Bishop johnson of Los Ant
geles was present and administered the holy
communion and preached the sermon at tho
morning service.
Judge A. D. Boren, who has been Ill many
through anxiety and care of her husband
lis very low also, and her friends fear thu
result.
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