anaheim-gazette 1908-12-31

WHAT THE GRAND JURY SAYS FINDS CONDITIONS IN APPLE-PIE ORDER IN COUNTY Books of County and Municipal Officers in Excellent Condition—Recommend That Doors Open Outwardly in Public Buildings—Road Moneys The grand jury which submitted its report to Judge West on Wednesday last finds an excellent state of public affairs existing in Orange county. Various bridges are found to be in need of repairs and a number of roads are deemed to be in need of repairs. The report advises that doors in public buildings open outwardly, as a measure of protection in case of fire. Books of county and city officials are found to be in good condition and officials are complimented for their neatness and accuracy in keeping books and accounts. Interesting points in the report are appended: We have made a careful examination of the books and records of each of the county officers, city officers, Justice courts; inspected public buildings and highways. Have investigated all complaints filed with the jury. We did not find it necessary to employ an expert on any of the county or city books in order to arrive at correct balances. We find the books of the various city officers in a praiseworthy condition and well kept, and all moneys properly handled and accounted for. There were in some cases a few minor errors which were at once corrected. In several instances we made recommendations to the officers as to the manner of keeping their records and accounts, and in all cases our recommendations were approved and they promised to carry them out. Our incorporated cities are to be congratulated on the competency of debt of the county: Anaheim Dist. School... Buena Park School... Delhi School... Diamond School... Fullerton School... Garden Grove School... Huntington Beach School... Laguna School... Lowell Joint School... Newport Beach School... Orange School... Olinda School... Springdale School... Savanna School... Tustin School... Anaheim High School... Fullerton High School... Orange High School... Huntington Beach High School... Santa Ana High School... Orange County Court House... We find the dispositioneral throughout the county gard the law (Sec. 1617, Poor California), requiring t of flags in the school room school grounds. At Olinda Talbert, Newhope, Oran Garden Grove, Savanna, Tuba ca, El Toro, Ocean View trano, there were no flags in the rooms, and at La City, Talbert, Loara, Yorta Newhope and Center sch Ana, have no flags displayed buildings or on the ground drill is not given at seven schools and for the greatest school children we would the fire drill be given at a month. We also find a number of school houses open into the rooms renamed in case of fire less easy than would be if the door outward. Therefore we and urge upon the trust ever such conditions exist change be made without d. At Fairview the scholars allowed to dig a hole some twelve feet deep on the city officers in a praiseworthy condition and well kept, and all moneys properly handled and accounted for. There were in some cases a few minor errors which were at once corrected. In several instances we made recommendations to the officers as to the manner of keeping their records and accounts, and in all cases our recommendations were approved and they promised to carry them out. Our incorporated cities are to be congratulated on the competency of their clerks and officers in general. We would recommend to City Trustees of our incorporated cities to have a fire protection ordinance drafted and passed, compelling the owners or constructors of public buildings or private buildings used by the public, or for public entertainments, to have their doors to swing out instead of in, or to swing both ways if desired, the object being to protect the public against loss of life by fire. We have carefully examined the books and accounts of the various county officers. We found them kept in a neat and orderly manner. The fees collected as represented therein have been turned in to the County Treasurer, and fully accounted for. The books are in balance and agree with the books of the County Auditor, except as hereinafter mentioned. We find that there has been expended during the year December, 1907, to December, 1908, the following amounts of money on the county roads in the several supervisoral districts: Alamitos Road Dist... $2,308 06 Anaheim Road Dist... 3,168 96 Bolsa Road Dist... 1,672 74 Buena Park Road Dist... 2,605 39 Delhi Road Dist... 1,457 64 El Toro Road Dist... 1,093 25 Fullerton Road Dist... 4,379 00 Garden Grove Road Dist... 1,438 23 Laguna Road Dist... 981 29 La Habra Road Dist... 760 57 Newhope Road Dist... 5,184 19 Newport Road Dist... 2,365 43 Olive Road Dist... 2,304 81 Orange Road Dist... 2,732 63 San Juan Road Dist... 2,618 58 San Joaquin Road Dist... 3,484 16 Silverado Road Dist... 231 52 Trabuca Road Dist... 524 49 Tustin Road Dist... 3,491 27 Westminster Road Dist... 4,874 85 Yorba Road Dist... 1,927 44 General Road Dist... 1,029 23 $50,633 73 An examination of the Indigent department discloses the fact that there has been expended during the year An examination of the Indigent department discloses the fact that there has been expended during the year December, 1907, to December, 1908, for the care of indigents $24,425.43, as against $17,752.28 for the previous year. The County Treasurer holds the following amounts as trust funds: Newbert Protection District. (General fund) ... $8,550 09 Newbert Protection District. (Bond fund) ... 3,761 35 Bolsa Drainage District ... 770 60 County redemption ... 204 25 Collateral inheritance ... 257 71 Deceased estate ... 2 10 Special deposit (account of William Davis) ... 2,608 25 $15,554 35 Trust fund Overdrawn—Talbert Drainage District ... 1,516 67 Balance cash in trust funds.$14,037 68 The County Administrator holds the following estate funds: Estate of Anna Remington ... $349 02 Estate of Geo. F. Jesson ... 64 13 Estate of Y. M. Miller ... 196 91 Estate of E. Romero ... 44 51 $654 57 The County Treasurer holds an unpaid warrant for the sum of $76.25 issued in favor of the county one and one-half years ago. This we are told was given in payment of moneys paid out for the benefit of Newbert Protection District election expenses. The following is a list of the bond- The County Hospital is well kept, but entirely inadequate to accommodate the indigent sick. The public buildings of the county are in good condition. Fullerton city jail is a small wooden structure, surrounded by wooden buildings, rendering it absolutely dangerous to one locked in the small steel cell. At San Juan Capistrano the steel cell for holding prisoners has become misplaced and could not be found. We would recommend building an outside toilet for the use of county prisoners at the county jail as the present accommodations render it unsafe for the jailer, and also endangers the safety of county property. We recommend to the Trustees of the city of Santa Ana that they permit no water to be diverted from the sewage system until after it has passed through the septic tank. We call your attention to the fact that the Hon. Board of Supervisors have paid large sums of money for the purpose of reconciling the accounts of outgoing officers, whose books were left unbalanced. This has been done in addition to the regular experts provided by law. Believing it is the duty of outgoing officers to leave their books in perfect balance, we wish hereby to demonstrate against this practice. Complaint against Jacob Mueller was filed charging him with selling intoxicating liquors, and that the District Attorney would not take action against him. Twelve witnesses were named. All were summoned, appeared, were duly examined, after hearing the evidence, the following motion was unanimously passed: That the evidence submitted be turned over to the District Attorney's office for him to take such action as deemed advisable under the law. The following preamble and resolution was also passed by unanimous children we would urge that drill be given at least once. We also find that in a of school houses the doors to the rooms rendering exit of fire less easy or certain should be if the doors opened. Therefore we recommend upon the trustees where conditions exist that the bee made without delay. view the scholars have been to dig a hole some ten or street deep on the playground, dig the grounds not only unbut offering an opportunity thus injury. very conditions in the schools generally good. The toilets at El Placentia need attention. View school the foundation, all steps need repair. the stairways in the Orange is very bad and should be in order to lessen the danger going out in case of fire. and the roads of the county in good condition some of the ex-are, road leading west of master, in need of grading. Onaheim west of Orange Theo. Ford's place should be West Fifth street, Santa poor condition. Road lead-th from El Modena very needs grading. A patch of last below the old Hoyt house the road makes a bend at the hill renders it dangerous and should be removed. road up Santa Ana canyon, est-the last five miles this side city line needs work. recommend that as soon aseles county completes a road applies to a point west of Bay at Orange county make the town from the Bay City side. a piece of road about ¼ mile would open to travel a much highway. also suggest the advisability of a road north from Bay City connect with the Los Alamitos is known as the Orange on Glassell street, Orange, is for the heavy loads being over it. Orange-Anaheim bridge needs building and blocking up underbridge between Anaheim and needs repairs underneath. bridge east of Theo. Ford's Anaheim road railing brooks new flooring. Bridge a river near Yorba should approach widened. the urgent need of a bridge was filed charging him with selling intoxicating liquors, and that the District Attorney would not take action against him. Twelve witnesses were named. All were summoned, appeared, were duly examined, after hearing the evidence, the following motion was unanimously passed: That the evidence submitted be turned over to the District Attorney's office for him to take such action as deemed advisable under the law. The following preamble and resolution was also passed by unanimous vote: Whereas, it has come to the knowledge of the Grand Jury that the purpose of instituting the investigation of the case of the People vs. Jacob Mueller was inspired by a desire to bring discredit upon the District Attorney's office, and Whereas, the evidence in the case completely exonerates his office from any such suspicion, therefore be it Resolved, That the Grand Jury hereby discredits the statements made as to the District Attorney's office desiring to shield Jacob Mueller or any one else in violation of the county prohibition ordinance. W. T. NEWLAND, Foreman. O. H. COULTER, Secretary. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia have recommended to Congress to change the inauguration day of the President and Vice-President from March the fourth to the last Thursday in April, the day on which Washington was inaugurated. The serious illness and death of many of those who have attended the inauguration on the fourth of March, including Senators and other eminent men as well as representatives of foreign countries, has called attention to the danger to all of the many thousands of persons from the severe weather peculiar to the fourth of March. The Governors of many states, as well as many representative men, have approved the proposition for a change of date, while the press of the country has almost universally commented in favor of the change. Representative sportsmen of Riverside county, at a meeting of the Riverside County Game and Fish Association a few days ago, approved a number of measures suggested for Representative sportsmen of River-side county, at a meeting of the Riverside County Game and Fish Association a few days ago, approved a number of measures suggested for the purpose of giving more adequate protection to quail, doves and deer. These suggestions will probably be submitted to the legislature: To close the season for deer for three or five years; to make the open season for doves from August 1 to October 1, and the bag limit 15 a day; to make the open season for quail from October 15 to January 15; to make the open season for ducks from September 1 to March 15, and the bag limit 25 a day. It was argued that unless the seasons are shortened, it will not take more than three years to exterminate deer, doves and quail. An effort will be made to secure the indorsement by every game protective organization in Southern California of these suggestions. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN. Whole sale Druggists Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. 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