The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-07-28
PRINCETON MAN HONORED
r. F. Mcclellan Elected Chairman of
Board Of Supervisors of Los
Angeles County.

~. L. MCOAcAldIA, 1OIHCT TeSlOcnC
of Princeton, has been elected chair
man Of the board of supervisors of
Los Angeles county. The office was
recently vacated by Jonathan S.
Dodge, who resigned his position on
the board to become state superinten-
dent of banks. Mr.. Mcclellan is now
serving his second term as county SUI
pervisor and he has made splendid
record in that official capacity. He
was elected, chairman of the board by
the unanimous vote of his colleagues
The Sawtelle Tribune states: "Mr.
Mcclellan is regarded as builder and
is very popular with all county en-
ployes. When he entered the board of
supervisors the treasury showed de-
felt of more then a million dollars,
but since he has been on the board, he
and lis colleagues have not only wiped
out the deficit, but are said to have
so carefully handled the business of
the county that there is now 81 ,785, 900
to it's credit, the largest amount in the
county's history"
The duties Of the board of super
visors in Los Angeles county CORE
spond to those performed by our coun-
ty commissioners here in Minnesota
but the supervisors activities cover a
much larger field. Los Angeles
county, which includes the city Of Los
Angeles, Sawtelle, Pasadena end some
OF the most fertile garden spots in the
world, must. be TIE richest county on
the Pacific coast and it's supervisors
are therefore trusted with unusually
heavy responsibilities: The following
from the Sawtelle Tribune will give
some idea of the work that Mr.. Nc
Clellan will be called upon to super
wise:
Supervisor r. F. Mcclellan, new
chairman of the board, last week be-
gan his plans for tremendous pro-
gram of activity on behalf of the coun-
ty in his new capacity. This plan
covers an economic expenditure of the
county's money and only on big prof
ects needed by the county. These in
clude:
First-A new county Jail, which will
be built in accordance with the most
economic structures in the country,
just visited by Supervisors Bean and
Cogswell. The jail's quota this year
will be 100000.
Second-Important flood control
work, to protect the different districts
in the county from destructive floods.
In this connection the more important
work to be undertaken during the
forthcoming year is the construction
of the San Dimas dam, the Live Oak
dam at cost of approximately $780,
OOO: reinforccments on the San Ga
brlel dam at an estimated expenditure
of $4,000; the construction of the
gates at Devils Gate dam, costing an
proximately between $25, 1000 and $780,.
900; plans for flood control work be-
tween Vernon and the county farm. at
an estimated cost of between S1OO. 600
and $15O,O00. In all, the flood control
work for the forthcoming year, it is
estimated, will total 81, 900, 900.
Third-Road work on important
roads of the county.
Fourth-A contagious ward is to be
built at. the county hospital.
Mr.. Mcclellan, like most of our able
men, has many interests. He is not
only keen business men with the
vision to plan and engineer big enter
prises, but he is also at heart real
phllanthropist. In the position of
county supervisor, he comes in con-
tact with certain classes of people, who
are not able to care for themselves
and who have no friends or relatives
to lend them helping hand. Among
the dependents for whom the county
must make some provision are those
who are physically and morally weak.
Mr.. Mcclellan is especially interested
IN the children who have become
charges of the county. About year
ago ne persuaded the other supervisors
to buy group of vacant buildings
that had been designed originally for
sanitarium and convert them into
school for dependent girls from 10
to IL years of age. These buildings
are in a beautiful location, in the
olive grove in the San Fernando val
ley. Mr.. Mcclellan proposed to place
in this school, for a period Of about
IL months, those girls who were evil
IDENTIFY going astr:y, but who might
develop into good citizens, if given an
opportunity to lead a normal, healthy
life. He met with considerable op-
position from some of the members OF
the board who declared it would be
necessary to fence the girls in the
school if they were to be kept there