The herald., 1898-12-20
ARE AFTER The REBATE
SEEKING RETURN OF FEES
FROM THE STATE
More Than Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars in Dispute for San
Bernardino County

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 19.-The
scheme that is being played all over the state
to secure a rebate from the state for each
county in the matter of fees and commis-
sons in the several offices reached San Ber-
nardino this morning, and the necessary
papers were filed by the firms OF Rodgers,
Paterson 4 Slack and Devlin Il Devlin, q
member of the latter firm evidently being
the leader in the move, as his name is used
as to the requisite statement OF the facts
claimed. The petition, dated Dec. l6, 1893,
is for writ Of mandate against the con-
troller, Edward p. Colgan, and sets up the
claim that there is due the county from the
state for the fiscal year 1894 the sum Of
$5lSl 81 for charges, commissions and fees,
as directed and fixed by law in the offices Of
auditor, assessor, treasurer and tax col
lector in connection with state taxes for
that year For the year lS945 there is due
$4305 To-; for the year 1856, the sum of
$5760l5; for the year 1867, the sum Of
$365654; for the year 1918, the sum Of
$3673.72, making the whole sum now due
the county $22,576.42. This claim was pre-
sented Dec 10, 1898, to the controller, who
refused to acknowledge it, and settlement il
asked for the sums due the state from the
of this year, together with what has ac-
crued on the December settlement now capa-
BILE of calculation.
| At the meeting of the board of supervisors
this noon Chairman j. B. Glover resigned
his chair for a few moments to make the
| following address: "Gentemen of this Board
of Supervisors: / thank YOU for the very
| pleasant duty you have imposed on me at
this moment, that of expressing our appre-
citation of the very efficient and faithful SER
vices of ID. A. Moulton as clerk of our board
during the last two years. And now, Mr..
| Moulton, on behalf OF this boarC, have
| the very great pleasure OF presenting to you
| this silver tea set. We ask you, sir, to ac-
| cept it, not for its intrinsic value, but as
| token of friendship, and for your courteous
and gentlemanly demeanor to each and every
member of this board, and remember that in
each of us you have true friend. And with
this also accept our best wishes for your
health, happiness and prosperity, wherever
and into whatever position in life you may be
called" The gift was an elegant silver
salver and tea set, to be properly engraved
before the departure of Mr. Moulton to fill
his new duties as deputy state treasurer
under Treasurer Truman Reeves. The re-
cipient thanked the board for the gift in a
few we'll chosen words. This was gift
most worthily bestowed by Democratic
board upon a Republican clerk, whose place
it will be very difficult to fill.
The board of supervisors is in receipt to-
day of bids for the furnishing of the new
court house extension, and also for the gas
and electric light fixtures. There are three
bidders on the former, and it will take con-
siderable time to look them over and de-
eide where to place the contract, as tho
bids not only include the furniture, but also
the plans for furnishing the several rooms,
both points having to be considered.
The trial of Charles B. Welsh for tho
murder of Otto Anderson at the Needles
will come up in Department one tomorrow.
Welsh is out on $4,000 bail.
Miss Lutte G. Colbert, teacher in the r
street school, contemplates taking hus-
band for Christmas present. and will go
east to reside, in Missouri, after the cere-
mony. which will take place at Redlands
next Sunday.
The examination of teachers commenced
this morning, with twenty-nine candidates
for the primary grade, the smallest number
| for many years.