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Under Us lease agrcement'alowly In Improving some- 3 Ufmttf this would be "an obviouslyjany action on Improypmen1' futile attempt" but agreed, until next Tuesday ami in The purpose Is to provide for a change in occupancy by the County Superintendent of Schools, Bureau of Resources and Collections and other county offices. one else's property," said Supervisor Burton W. Chace. "We should at least try to negotiate," Chace continued. the county has an option permitting purchase of the Mode O' Day Buildihg in 1065 for $1.5 million.

"I think wp should go very to try. structed Hollinger 1o njp- Holinger said he believed The supervisors rontlnuedjtiate Mode O'Day Building Irks Supervisors Proposed expenditure of $138,336 morn to Improve the county-leased Mode O'Day Building led to spirited outcries Tuesday at a Board' of Supervisors 1 "We've already put about $500,000 into improvements on this rented structure," protested Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, "Why don't wc buy it, instead of improving it for someone else?" S. Hollinger, the coun Cadillac has achieved a degree of durability still sought by other cars. Through every phase of its careful manufacture and assembly, Cadillac is in the capable hands of proud and dcvoicd craftsmen. And all along the way, there is the protection of more than 1,400 separate inspections.

This excellence translates itself into superior operating economy and resale value two qualities among many that make Cadillac your soundest motoring investment. ty's chief administrative of K.JA i Lsm WWM. lf 7 ficer, explained that the building at Washington Blvd. and Grand Ave. is among $76 million worth of leased properties which, the county has indicated its intention to buy, Tax Rate Limit Blamed But, be added, it was impossible to provide an appropriation for any of these and "hold the line" on the AIMING FOR CELEBRATION Cathy Dunlap, Miss Conservation, takes aim to help announce the first County Conservation Day oh May 21.

She is aided by Sue Kohler, Miss Conservation Day will be marked at Roger Jessup Park, Pacoima. Tlmn photo COURT MERGER 1 1 1 inn 1 1 1 1 -V-- I $2.06 general tax rate limitation the board ordered. He listed the Mode O'Day pur worked out with court clerks and will be in effect before rv 1 mV I chase as "extremely advisa ble." Continued from First Page higher to include cities in Mr. Chare's district," said F.onelli. A pulwtitule mntinrt to increase tlio figure to was made, but a rcecss was called the year ends whether or not there is a court consolidation.

Municipal Judge Joseph Sprankle Jr. of Pasadena, The Mode O'Day Building, 1 jjW n-iiiriv-n --r formerly occupied by the tax assessor's office, would be altered on the first, second, third and eighth floors if chairman of the Judicial Dis to quiet the tempers. After plans of County Engineer tricts Committee of the Municipal Court Judges pleaded for a nine-district merger and asked for prompt John A. Lambie are ap proved, action. "If you study the matter from now to kingdom come, the objections will be VISIT YOUIl LOCAL AUTHORIZED OP DEALER the same," he said.

The-iBM equipment room and bookkeeping office would be air conditioned, partitions would be changed and pneumatic tubes, plumbing fixtures, shelving, cabinets and other units would be The Tuesday hearing was ward this was dropped and Horn's support for the 10-dislrk't plan swung its by a 3-2 vole. Ronelli, fighting to the end, predicted the plan, "will po down the drain" in Sarra-jnento when it comes up for the Legislature's approval. "The League of California Cities will oppose it and the League is more powerful than any Board of Supervisors," hp said. said he and Chace primarily to give the city representatives a chance to tell their side on the nine district proposal. Previously the State Judi DIAMOND HmOnn i 1 ciai uouncu Jias Javnred a consolidation and local pro ponenta have backed Hahn also will file a minority re and Leach in their conten (ions that a nine-district plan would save much in a 10- year period.

The estimates have been for $7,781,250 in operations. Ul I Ml ll SAVE ON HOME, FAMILY, CAH NEEDS $2,100,000 in construction of port with the Legislature "about everything that went on here today." When ilie two-hour hearing on the original nine-district proposal began, T. )'Arry Quinn, an Alhambra city commissioner led the protests. Urge Furthur Study Others who also urged a moratorium and further additional courtrooms and $57 million through the cen tral traffic violation index. In other actions Tuesday the Board of Supervisors: Approved a $2:16,735 mas Shop and Compare Sears Guarantee ondLow9 Low Prices Before You Buy! ter plan for development of study of the issue by a Legislative interim committee in the Lux Arboretum and Wildlife Preserve, Monrovia Awarded a $281,283 con.

cluded Burton K. mayor pro torn of South Pasadena; Alfred If. Song, mayor pro tern of Monterey tract for Hondo maintenance and construction service 1'ark; Vice Mayor Mi In 1 fell- shops to Ben Sloter (Coastate Builders), Long man of South Gale, Mayor Robert S. Brandon of Bur- 'l an- Beach. contract for a north Inglewood storm drain project to Vinell Corp.

Ukropina Polich -Krai, a joint venture. bank, City Atfy. Gerald Desmond of Long Beach. Also Mayor William J. McCann of Santa Fc Springs, Councilman A.

L. Norton Jr. of Huntington Park, Councilman Boh Salerno of Com Si mm Awarded a $000,026 con tract for west and south rr mona storm drain projects to Massey Sand Rock Co. 1 and Construction s. a joint venture.

Approved an agreement with the city of Los Ange les for construction of the $302,270 Vermont Chester Blvd. storm drain. Referred a Los Angeles County Employees Assn. re Make jmw li hmm MA Mike MEWS HimsTtsaIlIlB(fll MMnffiSnanaDM SSdllimg merce, City Attorney Homer II. Bell of Monrovia and Mayor Jame3 Baker of Pomona.

D'Arcy said he had other expressions from cities like Inglewood and Glendale against any nine district merger. Norton said cities opposing the merger have a total population of 1.5 million; those favoring it have Demand 'Home Rule' Opponents demanded "home rule," sovereignty of cities, a voice in selection of judges "election of a local resident by people who know him." They opposed any "super-government" and contended that any court congestion can be corrected today by quest for general salary in creases to the chief admin ijstrative officer. Proclaimed the month of May as Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up Month. Proclaimed Mav 14 to June 18 as the sixth annual Senior League Month. SLC9 11 'Tv 1 1 rfll Appointed Robert L.

Cur- rv of Talos Verdes Estates to the County Fish and dDW Game Commission to succeed the late Lee Payne. 'Appointed Howard A. Elder, Bellflower, to the Board of Examiners of Plumbing, moving judges from area to Sewerage Gas Fitters and Contractors. 5I3 000 MOD MD)MIE DD(D)TO Proclaimed June a3 Dairy 'area without further legislation. 1 As for contentions that $57 million could be saved in a 10-year period through a centralized index of traffic violations, Chace said, "Soaking the public with fines and forfeitures isn't economy." John R.

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