History of Santa Clara County, California; Including Its Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography and Description ... (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: wishing to be admitted to the training ship Jamestown, the first to make such being Frank Marmolejo. September 4th, steps were taken to prevent the spread of glanders, which fatal disease had made its appearance among the horses in the county; and on November 5th, directions were given for the construction of a jail in Los Gatos. The new year, 1879, appropriately opens with the following tribute to the county officers, at the hands of H. Philip, who was appointed by the Finance Committee of the Supervisors as expert to examine into the official affairs of the different departments, in accordance with an order of the Board dated October 9, 1878:? " To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara Count'/? " Gentlemen: At your request I have examined and compared the several accounts of the officers of Santa Clara county, as appears by their books and reported by them to the County Auditor, and by him attested, and find them in due form and correct, the proceeds thereof paid into the county treasury, and the several amounts receipted for by the Treasurer, as the law directs. The yearly ' deficit' in the salary fund account is more apparent than real, as much work is done by the several officials without charge to the county, more than enough to make good the amount required from the Current Expense Fund to meet the deficiency. I also find the books kept in the plainest manner, and subject to the inspection of all whom it may concern, making the present investigation an easy and pleasant task. And I feel it but justice to state, as the result of this investigation, that the citizens of Santa Clara county may rest assured that their interests are honestly administered by their chosen agents now occupying official position in this county; and it is my pleasure to return th...