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Jail Dump Site Bonds Urged for Los Angeles County
County Manager Lindon Hol linger proposed six bond issues totaling 85.3 million dollars on the June primary ballot. He urged 22.28 million for a men’s jail and 5.84 million for a women’s detention program, plus four other projects including a 10 million rubbish dump site bond. If approved, the tax rate would rise 4.6 cents the first year and decline over 20 years. financing in 1958 59 would spike 58 cents. He noted this first plan to float bonds to address dump site shortages would provide immediate funds for close in sites. He also submitted three top priority charity department bonds not funded in 1958 59: an 8.18 million outpatient clinic at General Hospital, a 5.73 million nurses residence home, and a 4.92 million interns and resident physicians home to free space for medical patients.