anaheim-gazette 1907-01-10

REPORT OF GRAND JURY Mild Censure for Supervisors for Lack of Business Methods — Suggestions About Good Roads The grand jury of Orange county submitted its report to Superior Judge West on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Salient features of the report are as follows: To the Hon. Z. B. West, Judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, State of California: Your Grand Jury empaneled December 10, 1906, beg to submit the following report: Critical examination of all the affairs of the county, public buildings, highways, and matters of public interest was made. The report herein given we trust is sufficiently full and detailed to give you clear and comprehensive information of the condition of all properties belonging to the county, and of the character and work of public officers as regards their official fidelity. While there is much to commend in all departments, there are some things to which we wish to call attention in order to improve the public service and care of the county's property. We often hear the remark that "the work of the grand jury does not amount to anything and that no one pays any attention to its recommendations," anyway." You have summoned good practical men taken to have all bills allowed perly itemized. A very interesting and valuable report could be made by them or. We therefore recommend the board of supervisors audit the auditor to publish annually in pamphlet form, a report business of the county, as well stand he is required by law to The large and valuable found in the county superior’s office should have some attention. The increasing bookings showed that he had rents from all sources from Decenlary 1905, to December l, 1906,$433.70. Of this amount $368 had been paid out, leaving a cash on hand on the aboveof$88,802.80. But we find that on this day January 2d, there is $197,753.41 hands of the treasurer. The various accounts kepted expenditures as follows: Current expenses.....$24, Salary.......39, Hospital being amount chiefly for indigent car-ed for at county's exp'se. Advertising.... Roads ....... County Park..... School buildings..... Schools .....110 High school ...4 Library ...? Institute and library.. While there is much to commend in all departments, there are some things to which we wish to call attention in order to improve the public service and care of the county's property. We often hear the remark that "the work of the grand jury does not amount to anything and that no one pays any attention to its recommendations, anyway." You have summoned good, practical men from various parts of the county, and they have given at no small personal sacrifice time and thought in carefully going over the work assigned to them. Those who are responsible for the care of public buildings and highways, to which attention is called, we trust will not be indifferent to the recommendations made. We recognize that we have no power to enforce these recommendations. The entire responsibility for carrying out rests upon the various public officials who have been chosen to guard the interest and welfare of our people. We have no hesitancy in saying that the public welfare will be enhanced if at least an honest effort is made to comply with the suggestions and recommendations herein made. COUNTY OFFICERS With reference to the offices occupied by the various county officials we beg to report that we found them in excellent condition, being well provided with necessary equipment and well kept. The affairs in all of them seemed to be carried on in a businesslike way. The officials and their assistants appeared courteous to all, ever ready to freely furnish all desired information. Examination of all the accounts involving the receipt and expenditure of money was made. We found everything in good form and correct so far as either your jury or the expert employed was able to detect. While the supervisors demand accounts check up with the account kept by the auditor, there are a large number of bills which were chiefly for indigents carved for af County’s exp’se. Advertising... Roads ... County Park... School buildings... Schools .. High school.. Library..... Institute and library.... Interest and sinking fund.State Treasurer ....4 The tax collector collected this year ending November 31 $321,970.30. Of this amount 501.34 was for the city of San Francisco$6486.17 for Fullerton,and $for the Talbert drainage ditches. CITY OFFICERS. We found in the examination books of the officers of those cities of the county accorded general kept in good form ad rect.Some minor clerical notes were noted. At Fullerton,the treasurer showed $15.50 more on hand than he clerk had him charged w/the marshal had paid into his treaserer $4.50 more than it collected.The recorder has overdone-the-matter-and-paid-treasuer $5.90more-than-it-collected.At Anaheim.theaccount-found-correct-and-in-excellence.Wecommend-the-office-thatcity-for-themanner-ofingtrackoftheirbusiness.atNewportthemarshalh SELECTED $166andhisreceiptsaethathehadpaidtotheclerkleavingabalanceinhasHAT$17.50.Theclerk’srecruitmentthetreasurervowantedthattbeenturnedintothewearshipSCHOOLS.Orangecountymaywellbeliefoffherschoolfacilities,aamountofmoneyisannuallypendedfordchoolpurposesforketheyearendingDecemberwas$159,573。 Examination of all the accounts involving the receipt and expenditure of money was made. We found everything in good form and correct so far as either your jury or the expert employed was able to detect. While the supervisors demand accounts check up with the account kept by the auditor, there are a large number of bills which were not clearly itemized. We recommend that greater care should be Nursing baby? It's a heavy strain on mother. Her system is called upon to supply nourishment for two. Some form of nourishment that will be easily taken up by mother's system is needed. Scott’s Emulsion contains the greatest possible amount of nourishment in easily digested form. Mother and baby are wonderfully helped by its use. ALL DRUGGISTS 30c. AND $1.00 we all bills allowed proferred. interesting and valuable and be made by the audit- therefore recommend that of supervisors authorize to publish annually, and not form, a report of the county, as we under-required by law to do. are and valuable library the county superintend- should have some special The increasing business e and the proper care of will soon demand a nation of the treasurer's need that he had received sources from December 1, December 1, 1906,$445,- this amount $366,630.90 paid out, leaving amount on the above date D. and that on this date Janere is $197,753.41 cash in of the treasurer. us accounts kept reveal-tures as follows: expenses.....$24,849.18 being amount or indigents car-county’s exp’se. 15,425.23 ...763.90 ...40,445.72 ork....1,556.00 dings..31,220.64 ...116,371.26 al.....43,201.75 ...2,185.33 d library.....191.18 excellent. The surface drainage is neglected about the buildings in a few places—notably, at Sprindale Ocean View and Fountain Valley.The outhouses of a few of the schools need attention.At the Westminster school building especially is this case.Immediate attention should be given to the repair of the othouse at this place that serious accident might be averted. Trustees who neglect to provide the best possible toilet facilities for pupils are certainly derelict in their duty.Here is one place where generally more money should be devoted than is usually done It is not only dangerous to health to be indifferent to those requirements but certainly the sensitive natures of children are harshly treated when compelled to be daily confronted by conditions such as found in a few places.Sometimes men are chosen as trustees who are not overly refined or delicate in regard to these matters,and thus force the children to put up with conditions which are absolutely unsanitary,gross and even brutal. We found the school house in the Chico district abandoned,and for better protection of the property suggest that the windows be boarded up. We found the roofs of the Huntington Beach，Ocean View and Fountain Valley school buildings in need of repair.Wewoundathe Newhopeschool sixteen desks scatteredabouttheschoolgroundsIt seemedapoorwaytocaresforpub- For indigents carcounty's exp'se. 15,425.23 768.90 40,445.72 ck... 1,556.00 dings..... 31,220.64 l.. 116,371.26 al.... 43,201.75 d library... 191.18 sinking fund. 8,187.50 urer ..... 42,062.51 Collector collected during building November 30, 1906, Of this amount $22,-for the city of Santa Ana; Fullerton,and $8601.49bert drainage ditch. CITY OFFICERS. In the examination of officers of the varof the county accounts in not in good form and corne minor clerical errors ton the treasurer’s books more on hand than had him charged with,and he paid into the city more than he had The recorder had also matter andpaid tothe more than the fines eim the accounts were correct andin excellent condi­commend the officers of their manner of keep-off their business. port the marshal had col- and his receipts showed paidto the clerk$148.50 balance inhis hands of theclkerk’receiptsfromershowed that ithad印n tothetreasurer. SCHOOLS. County may well be proud school facilities,a large money is annually ex-school purposes This ending December lst We found the roofs of the Huntington Beach，Ocean Viewand Fountain Valley school buildings in need of repair.Wewound at the Newhopeschool sixteen desks scattered aboutthe学校grounds。It seemedapoorwaytocarefopublicproperty.TheBolsachoolbuildingisinpoorconditionandinhisrespectquiteunlikemostoftheschoolsbuildingsofthe县。 Intheexaminationofthelargerschoolbuildingsweredeeplyimpressedwiththeraultynconstructionsomeoffhemwithreferencetoprotectionfromfire.Some off these areveritable fire traps.as从the upper storythereistbutonemeansescape,andthisdownastairwayshichlandsin or nearthecenterofthewlowerstory.Should therebeafireinthessectionthedchildren wouldbenepnedinandthenresultisnotpleasantontemplate.TheCentralprimarybuildingofSantaAnaandtheGardenGroveschoolbuildingareperhapstheresortspecimensofthisclassofbuildingswehaveine CountyTherearenumbersoftothers,howeverwhichshouldalsoberemodeledwith,theidea af-fording easier escapeincaseoffire. Westrongly recommend th practicefiresdrillsinfesteschools.AtaNanaheimthe Central Grammarschoolbuildingwasquickly和 orderlyemptiedifits pupilsonthethegivingofthefiresign.The exhibition wasmadeforthebenefitofvisitingjurors. ROADS. Your juryfound its greatestwork aswellasmostunsatisfactoryinas examinationofthepublicroads.Writeweitrecognizethatinnomolf districtsan honesteffortsothave been made扑putr道路passable condition,sad failurehas frequentlybeen then resultTheamountofmoneyno doubtwhollyindequteformether窗户被boardup. We foundthe屋顶的HuntingtonBeach，OceancViewandFountainsValleyschool建筑needrofrepair。我们发现atNewhoopeSchool六层desks散射关于学校的 grounds。它似乎有 poor way to care for public property。《Rolls School Building》是在 Poor Condition 和 InThis respect quite unlike most of schools located within counties。 PITKIN'S: Guaranteedeftore painting barns,rooff galloonandIgallon Nearly forty yeaint paint and thousandshat there areno mo terialthantose ma One galillon ouf feet two coats.on oreoughwood work,L. The road running up Ana river from Peralta to side county line is bad Thisisa difficultroad tob pair,butitis.ofsuchvita nance that special attention given to it.In traveling over sourea f县域 we found generally ingood conditions Your jury found its greatest work as well as the most unsatisfactory in its examination of the public roads. While we recognize that in most of the districts an honest effort seems to have been made to put the roads in passable condition, a sad failure has frequently been the result. The amount of money no doubt was wholly inadequate for the great number of miles to be cared for. Then perhaps the most judicious expenditure of these funds was not made. This is a day when the public is demanding better highways, and in most counties of Southern California is receiving them. Modern methods of treating roads with crude oil are so satisfactory and may be done at such reasonable cost that there will be in the future very little excuse for, at least the principal thoroughfares, being in poor condition. Your jury who gave the road question considerable attention, while going about over the county, commend those who have them in charge a careful study of modern and approved road making. The traveling public is demanding better roads, and the county which fails to provide them will lose both caste and the better class of settlers who are seeking homes in Southern California. There are a number of roads, or sections of roads, which your jury believes demand immediate attention: The road running up Ana river from Peralta to side county line is in bad pair; but it is of such vitalance that special attention given to it. In traveling over the south of the county we found generally in good conditions bridges and culverts in general with the exception of this southern section of the road district. There were second bridge after lea beach to go upon the messy bad condition. We found for repair in shape of piers and were told it had been a year or more, but for some not explained to us nor use it had been made. We several small bridges farther as well as along the beach guna, in need of repair. In our opinion a bridge manded across the sandwash eastern part of the San Joaquin district, in what is known or Cactus canyon on their road. In the western part of town we found the bridges and generally in bad repair, and then unfit for use and in poor condition. There were bridges and thirteen culver section of the county needed. There was expended funding during the year ending December 31st. Stock, Olmstead & Co. 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We found material de-across the sandwash in the apart of the San Juan road what is known as Choya canyon on the Trabuca western part of the county all the bridges and culverts dry in bad repair, and some fit for use and in dangerous area. There were fourteen and thirteen culverts in this county needing attenuation was expended for roads during year ending December 1st, $40,445.72. This was divided among various road districts as follows: General road... $409 70 Anaheim road ... 2,917 07 Alamitos road ..... 1,314 29 Bolsa road..... 1,661 12 Buena Park路 .... 1,775 57 Delhi道路.... 1,099 37 El Toro道路.....858 99 Fullerton路段.....3,622 72 Garden Grove路面.....1,504 43 Laguna路口.....569 16 La Habra路段.....1,305 95 Newport公路.....3,069 68 Newhope路口.....2,711 55 Olive街道.....2,156 97 Orange路段.....2,243 71 San Joaquin路边......3,012 84 San Juan路口..........1,842 20 Silverado路口..................510 50 Trabucca路段.....870 90 Tustin路口..........2,618 24 Westminster路口..........2,408 61 Yorba路口..................................2,162 15 MISCELLANEOUS. We find lil¹³ indigents most of whom are Mexicans who are regularly granted allowances from public funds ranging from $3 to $l⁵ per month. We also recommend and demand the re-establishment of the county rock pile with a penalty that any one will not do a fair day's work shall be confined to the dungeon upon a ration of bread and water with not to exceed two meals a day,and without tobacco or other narcotics. We recommend that the same expert be not allowed to make examinations twice during the same year,namely the grand jury examination and annual county examination. All of which is respectfully submitted. CHARLES C. CHAPMAN Foreman. W.H.BENTLEY Secretary. Santa Ana Cal., Jan. 2, 1907.