anaheim-gazette 1913-01-16

GRAND JURY CONDEMNS ORANGE SEWER FARM RECOMMENDS THAT ALLEGED NUISANCE MAINTAINED BY THAT TOWN BE ABOLISHED BOOKS OF CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS FOUND TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION The grand jury made its report to Judge West on Friday morning and was discharged. The grand jury finds the county offices and city offices in good condition. Chief among its recommendations are that action be taken to get rid of the nuisance alleged to be maintained by the city of Orange in its sewer outfall and that the county continue to use prisoners upon county jobs. The report follows: To the Honorable Z. B. West, Judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California: The grand jury appointed by you and organized November 25, 1912, begs leave to submit the following report: County Officials Supervisors — We have carefully checked all warrants and demands and with the exception of a few minor discrepancies, found them correct. The mistakes which were clerical errors, were corrected at once when attention was called to them. We found the several offices of the county to be carried on by their respective officers in first-class condition, that is taking into consideration the We recommend that the supervisors of Orange county receive $600 per year and $6 a day not to extend over 150 days in any one year for looking after the roads in their several districts. We recommend that the tax collector be allowed an additional deputy for a period of three months at $75 per month, and an additional allowance of $500 for office help. We recommend that there be allowed to the district attorney an additional deputy to be appointed by the district attorney, at a salary of $100 per month, and that the office of official stenographer to the district attorney's office be created, said stenographer to be appointed by the district attorney at a salary of $60 per month, and which salary of said additional deputy and stenographer shall be paid by the county in monthly installments in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salaries of other county officials. On account of the increase in the amount of money held by the county treasurer we wish to recommend that the supervisors take the first opportunity to raise the treasurer's bond from $125,000 to $250,000. Cities We found the officers' books of the several cities of Orange county in first-class shape and accurate, with the exception of the city of Stanton, whose treasurer keeps his cash in a bank without the county and the account in his own individual name, and while this seems to violate no public law, it certainly is against public policy and should be changed. We find the sewer outlet of the city of Orange is a public nuisance interfering with the enjoyment of life and property of certain citizens of Orange county, and recommend that the district attorney and supervisors take the necessary steps to rectify or abate the same. Roads and Bridges County Officials Supervisors — We have carefully checked all warrants and demands and with the exception of a few minor discrepancies, found them correct. The mistakes which were clerical errors, were corrected at once when attention was called to them. We found the several offices of the county to be carried on by their respective officers in first-class condition, that is, taking into consideration the volume of work and the amount of help employed. And after careful and serious consideration as representatives of the people and taxpayers of Orange county we make the following recommendations that we consider for the good, convenience and advancement of Orange county, that is as follows, to-wit: County Assessor The assessor, $3,500 per annum; provided that in counties of this class, there shall be ten field deputies, who shall be appointed by the assessor of said county. One of said deputy assessors shall hold office for twelve months of each year, at a salary of $125 per month, whose duty it shall be to keep an account of all transfers of property in said county during the year, and to assist in the assessment of property; and nine of said deputy field assessors shall hold office from 12 o'clock meridian of the first Monday of March of each year, up to 12 o'clock meridian of the first Monday of July of each year. The salaries of each of said nine field deputy assessors herein provided for is fixed at the sum of $130 per month, and to include horse hire and traveling expenses for each month during which they hold office, as herein provided; and provided that the assessor may appoint assistant assessors, which office is hereby created, and whose compensation shall not exceed the sum of $1,200 per annum, in the aggregate for all assistants so employed; and provided, that the assessor shall file with the county auditor a verified statement, showing in detail the amount and persons to whom said compensation was paid, all of which said field deputy assessors and assistant assessors' salaries shall be paid by said county at the same time, and in the same manner and out of the same fund, as the salary of the assessor; provided that all commissions shall be paid into the county treasury. We recommend that the county clerk's office be allowed an additional deputy, at a salary of $60 per month, who shall be qualified to do the stenographic work of said office. Pursuant to Section 928 of the Penal Code compensation was paid, all of which said field deputy assessors and assistant assessors' salaries shall be paid by said county at the same time, and in the same manner and out of the same fund, as the salary of the assessor; provided that all commissions shall be paid into the county treasury. We recommend that the county clerk's office be allowed an additional deputy, at a salary of $60 per month, who shall be qualified to do the stenographic work of said office. Pursuant to Section 928 of the Penal Code as amended in 1911, we beg to report and recommend as follows: We find upon investigation that the superior court calendar is very much congested, and are of the opinion that the time has come when it is necessary to have an additional judge, and therefore recommend to the Hon. John N. Anderson, senator, and the Hon. H. V. Weisel, assemblyman, that they provide for an additional judge in and for said county of Orange, and that the salaries of the judges of the superior court of this county to take effect on the first Monday after the first day of January, 1915, be fixed at $5,000 per year, so that the salaries paid in this county shall be uniform with the salaries paid in other counties of similar class, standing and business. We recommend that the salary of the deputy superintendent of schools be raised from $50 per month to $75 per month. We recommend that the jailer's salary be raised from $1,000 per year to $1,200 per year. We recommend one bailiff for the present existing court at $1,000 per year. We recommend a bailiff for the second court, if the same be established, said bailiff to receive $1,000 per year. Bolsa, Fairview, Westminster and Yorba have old buildings, in bad condition. Fullerton grammar school building is in bad condition on account of the brick wall having cracked. Center street school and Glassell school at Orange, and Garden Grove school have no fire escapes. In the McKinley school in Santa Ana the ventilative system does not work well, and foul air is often brought from the basement into the class rooms. The method of ventilating here should be changed or a new system installed at once. High school buildings are all in good shape except that the Huntington Beach high school has no proper flag pole. We wish to recommend that the supervisors provide for the court house and all public places under their charge that sanitary towels be used in place of the present method of the ordinary towel which is liable to transmit disease. We also recommend that the several school trustees of the county place sanitary towels in the schools under their charge. These recommendations, if followed, would be for the best interests and health of our citizens and children. All of which is respectfully submitted. A. W. GRIFFITH, Foreman. WM. MITCHELL, Secretary. GOVERNMENT SEED Congressman Smith has forwarded from Washington a sackfull of vegetable seed, which will be distributed to farmers and others desiring to make use of them. GROWERS WILL RESTRICT SALES FROST-NIPPED FRUIT TO BE SENT OUT ONLY IN LIMITED QUANTITIES BUYERS WILL BE INFORMED OF CONDITION OF FRUIT BEFORE PURCHASING Citrus growers, both members of the California Fruit Growers’ Exchange and “independents,” to the number of forty, met in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon and took action looking to the control of shipments of damaged oranges to Eastern markets under safeguards which will protect the industry and the markets. Under resolution adopted by the meeting, C. C. Chapman, president of the Citrus Protective League, who presided, appointed a committee of five to take charge of the situation and devise a method by which shipments of fruit hurt by the freeze will be limited day by day, probably to 100 or 120 carloads, in order that the market will not be flooded with the cheaper fruit. Mr. Chapman is a member of this committee, in accordance with the resolution adopted. The other members, appointed by him, are A. M. Mortensen, traffic manager of the California Fruit Growers’ Exchange, F. H. Speich of Riverside, F. Q. Story, president of the California Fruit Growers’ Exchange, and D. C. Lefferts of Redlands. Coupled with this plan to ship injured oranges under restriction as to Los Angeles; H. B. Chase, Riverside; E. A. Werner, D. C. Lefferts, G. Palmer, H. W. Seager and C. M. Brown, Redlands; A. J. Wilkins, Highland; V. D. Ely, Los Angeles; F. W. Nyman, New York; W. P. Pann, Los Angeles; L. V. W. Brown, Riverside; I. L. Lyons, Redlands; A. L. Tweedy, Downey; W. B. Ames, San Dimas and F. J. Delano and J. W. Sutphen, Los Angeles. POLYTECHNIC BIDS ARE TOO HIGH Santa Ana School Trustees Have Not Money Enough to Erect Buildings Bids for construction of the new Polytechnic High School at Santa Ana were opened on Wednesday in presence of the full board. Bids were as follows: Summers & Lund—$188,443. Without Bexhill windows, $187,898. With fireproof floors of concrete and tile, to support a weight of 125 pounds to the square inch, $193,843. J. A. Cook—$172,080. Without Bexhill windows, $179,460. With fireproof tile and concrete floors, to support 125 pounds to the square inch, $180,045. G. E. Preble & C. M. McNeill—$206,152. Without Bexhill windows, $204,522. With floor as above, to stand same pressure, $215,042. J. F. Atkinson—$183,499. Without Bexhill windows, $181,249. With floors as above, same pressure to the square inch, $189,029. Will not take less than $120,000 worth of work at these figures. David Irvine—$169,996. Without Bexhill windows, $174,416. With fireproof floors as above, $185,888. These figures include 2,000 feet of slate blackboards. George C. Condon—$164,900. Without Bexhill windows, $164,070. With fireproof floors as above, same pressure to square inch, $179,750. These were all the bids there within three years. The introduction of cheap natural gas, the bringing of petroleum for fuel in pipe lines from the Kern county oil fields and the general awakening along industrial lines presage an industrial future for Los Angeles that will far eclipse all that has thus far been accomplished in that direction. The increase in the production of sugar from $4,500,000 to $10,000,000 and a gain in the value of dried beans of $2,000,000 are among the more important items. Practically every product of the great agricultural districts surrounding Los Angeles has increased in quantity and value. Following are the principal products of Southern California and their values for the year 1911-1912: Asphaltum ... $600,000 Beans, dried ... 5,040,000 Brick ... 1,650,000 Beer ... 2,500,000 Borax ... 2,500,000 Butter ... 3,600,000 Clay, sandstone, granite ... 75,000 Cabbage ... 125,000 Canned goods ... 2,000,000 Cauliflower ... 150,000 Celery ... 750,000 Cement ... 3,000,000 Cheese ... 225,000 Cotton ... 600,000 Eggs ... 1,400,000 Fertilizer ... 700,000 Fish, canned ... 200,000 Fish,fresh ... 900,000 Flour ... 5,000,000 Fruits,citrus ... 33,000,000 Fruits,dried ... 1,025,000 Gems ... 350,000 Gold and silver ... 3,900,000 Grain ... 3,725,000 Hay ... 3,725,000 Hides ... 2,500,000 Honey ... 100,000 Lettuce ... 50, Lumber ... 50, Lime and limestone ... 50, Manufactured products ... 100,ooo.oooo Meats,dressed ... 65, Melons ... 1, Nuts ... 3, Oil，olive ... 1, Olives,pickled ... 75, Onions ... 175, Petroleum ... 42, Potatoes...3ooo Mr. Chapman is a member of this committee, in accordance with the resolution adopted. The other members, appointed by him, are A. M. Mortensen, traffic manager of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, F. H. Speich of Riverside, F. Q. Story, president of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, and D. C. Lefferts of Redlands. Coupled with this plan to ship injured oranges under restriction as to the daily total and without the use of the brands of the exchange, the individual to take the risk and the buyer to know in consequence the character of the fruit he is purchasing, is the question of railroad rates. The traffic men of the railroads here have agreed to a special forty-day emergency rate, provided the Interstate Commerce Commission gives its consent, with the understanding that it is not to be used as a club to force down rates in the future. They attach to their consent the condition that the rate be demanded by 90 per cent of the growers, nad the meeting yesterday gave assurance that such proportion of the growers want the rate for the handling of damaged fruit. While definite agreement has not been reached, it was the understanding that the rate will be 90 cents per hundred for oranges, instead of the regular rate of $1.15. It will not apply to shipments of undamaged fruit, nor to lemons now in the curing houses. By resolution offered by C. M. Brown of Redlands it was declared the sense of the meeting that the railroads be asked for the emergency rate to February 28, and longer if necessary to handle the injured fruit. The committee of five to regulate the shipments was appointed under resolution offered by I. L. Lyons of Redlands. C. C. Chapman said in an opening speech that the citrus growers of California had before them a great problem, but that they had solved great problems before in a manner to do them credit and to protect the industry and they would prove equal to this emergency. "The blow is the worst the industry has ever suffered," said Mr. Chapman, "but it is one of the occasional losses that we must face and be thankful that the hazard year by year is so little. At the same time we do need government aid in the study of methods of frost prevention, for it is a big problem, and we do not want to wait ten years to have a system worked out under which the losses will be minimized if we suffer another such freeze." None of the growers discussed the J. F. Atkinson—$183,499. Without Bexhill windows, $181,249. With floors as above, same pressure to the square inch, $189,029. Will not take less than $120,000 worth of work at these figures. David Irvine—$169,996. Without Bexhill windows, $174,416. With fireproof floors as above, $185,888. These figures include 2,000 feet of slate blackboards. George C. Condon—$164,900. Without Bexhill windows, $164,070. With fireproof floors as above, same pressure to square inch, $179,750. These were all the bids there were for the group of buildings. They showed a divergence in figures between lowest and highest of $35,292. Heating, lighting and ventilating bids were next opened; there were three. American Heating and Construction Co., bid $30,080. Machinery & Electric Company, bid $17,983. B. F. Hulse bid $24,968, with one thousand added for particular make of boiler; total, $25,968. Four bids for plumbing were opened. They were as follows: Nickey Hardware Company, $17,320; with outside sprinkling system, $21,220. B. W. Gercio, $31,964. W. D. Newell Plumbing Company, $16,793. S. Hill & Son, $17,234.65; with sweeps and service guides for sprinkling system, $20,577.40. Painting bids were as follows: F. W. McElree, $11,000. Wormell & Bradlaugh, $7,113, and if all walls are painted, add $2,985, making a total of $10,098. Bids for electric clocks, master clock and dependent clocks, bells, and fixtures, ranged from $1,285 to $1,979. Bids for electric wiring varied from $3,653.32 to $7,914. This finished the reading of bids. The board were non-plussed as to what action to take under the conditions. They have not money enough to build the group, let alone anything for apparatus and fixtures. Many plans were proposed running from eliminating the auditorium in the administration building to doing away with the cafeteria entirely. Each member had some suggestion to offer, and the question was put on the shelf until a later date, when the architects will report as to the feasibility of getting the buildings within the appropriation. The Board of Education, according to President Duggan, has now in hand, and available, for the Polytechnic High School, in round numbers, $180,-000. Of this architects' fees to the amount of $9,000 will have to be deducted; $10,000 has been reserved for fixtures and apparatus, thus leaving the Gold and silver...3,900,000 Grain...3,725,000 Hay...3,725,000 Hides...2,500,000 Honey...100,000 Lettuce...50,000 Lumber...500,000 Lime and limestone...500,000 Manufactured products...100,000,000 Meats,dressed...6,500,000 Melons...1,300,000 Nuts...3,000,000 Oil，olive...1，000，000 Olives,pickled...750，000 Onions...175，000 Petroleum...42，000，000 Potatoes...300，000 Potatoes,sweet...20，000 Salt and mineral waters...200，000 Sugar...10，000，000 Tomatoes...190，000 Vegetables，assorted...300，000 "and fruit consumed...7，ooo，ooo Wines and brandy...1，125，ooo Wool...5ooo，ooo Total.....$25o，25o，ooo STORY OF STATE'S GOLDEN INDUSTRY National Orange Show in San Bernardino Will Have Great Exhibits "A show that tells a story" is the third annual National Orange show which is to be held in San Bernardino,February 17 to 22. It will tell the story of the State's greatest golden industry,not the kind dug from the bowels ofthe earth,but that which is picked from the orchards which dotthe hillsides andthe valleysfrom almostTheState'snorthlinetoMexicoandwhichbringstotheStateanannualrevenueof$5o，ooo，ooo. The story of the growth ofthe great industryfromthedaysofthemissionpadresofmorethana centuryagotothemarvelouspresentdaydevelopment.ofhowthelittleplantsarestarted,howthetreesaredevelopedandplacedinthefield,howthelifegivingwatersareappliedbythelatestirrigationmethods,howthefruitispicked,packedandmarketed,andhowthehundredandoneotherprocessesnecessarytothesuccessfulhandlingoftheindustryarecarriedon.TheisstoryfoldbytheNationalOrangeshow. ThethirdannualshowinFebruarywillbe largerandmorebeautifulthananyofitspredecessors,andwillbe housedintwoofthefinestandlargesttentseverusedontheCoast—thetentsbeingespeciallybuiltforthisgreatshow. SOARINGFOODPRICES PotatoesandSugarDecreasedinPrice—EverythingElseAdvanced "The blow is the worst the industry has ever suffered," said Mr. Chapman, "but it is one of the occasional losses that we must face and be thankful that the hazard year by year is so little. At the same time we do need government aid in the study of methods of frost prevention, for it is a big problem, and we do not want to wait ten years to have a system worked out under which the losses will be minimized if we suffer another such freeze." None of the growers discussed the percentage of losses or wasted time in complaints or expression of pessimistic opinions. It was a meeting of courageous spirits. C. M. Brown of Redlands said it was a time for all to pull together and handle the damaged fruit in a manner to save what could be saved to the growers without hurting the market or injuring the good name of California oranges. He emphasized particularly the necessity of holding shipments down to a normal average, and suggested that not more than 120 car loads ought to be sent out daily. W. B. Ames of San Dimas, D. C. Lefferts of Redlands, A. M. Mortensen and E. G. Dezell, assistant manager of the exchange, took part in the discussion. Following is the list of the growers present: C. C. Chapman, Fullerton; W. O. Randolph, Los Angeles; A. L. Woodill, F. B. Devine, Riverside; J. D. Thomas, Santa Ana; Kenneth MacRea, Rialto; George B. Shattuck, Tustin; J. A. Stewart, Redlands; W. H. Speich, Riverside; R. R. Sutherland, J. R. Westfall, Riverside; J. G. Jameson, Corona; A. M. Pratt, Redlands; A. Gregory, Redlands; F. W. Knight, Tustin; D. A. Gaddus, Bert Stephens, Rialto; John Anderson, San Bernardino; A. C. Denman, Redlands; M. B. O'Brien, some suggestion to offer, and the question was put on the shelf until a later date, when the architects will report as to the feasibility of getting the buildings within the appropriation. The Board of Education, according to President Duggan, has now in hand, and available, for the Polytechnic High School, in round numbers, $180,-000. Of this architects’ fees to the amount of $9,000 will have to be deducted; $10,000 has been reserved for fixtures and apparatus, thus leaving the sum of $161,000 as the residue for erecting the buildings, heating, lighting, electric wiring, plumbing, painting and clocks. SMALL DENT IN STATE'S PRODUCTS Loss in Citrus Fruit Product Makes but Small Hole in Total Output of $250,000,000 Even if the value of the citrus fruit products of Southern California should be cut in two in the middle by the freeze, the loss would make a comparatively small dent in the enormous sum total of the principal products of the Southland. The value of the principal products of the eight counties of Southern California last year exceeded $250,000,000, a gain in one year of more than $40,-000,000. The largest increase was in the output of factories, the figures being a certain indication that a substantial beginning has been made on an era of great industrial development. Additional factories now in process of construction or contemplated will probably double the present output Potatoes and Sugar Decreased in Price — Everything Else Advanced Soaring prices of food stuffs are pictured in a new set of figures compiled by the United States department of labor from its investigation of the cost of living in 39 American cities. Between August, 1911, and August, 1912, only two things decreased in price—potatoes and sugar. Meanwhile, everything else advanced. In Boston sirloin steak had advanced 24 per cent; in Buffalo, 19 per cent; in Atlanta, 8 per cent; in Chicago, 19 per cent; and in Birmingham, 15 per cent. But the figures showing the advance in prices during the last ten years show the following increases: Sugar, 6 per cent; butter, 34; milk, 35; flour, 35; potatoes, 46; eggs, 47; lard, 57; hens, 59; sirloin steak, 62; hams, 63; rib roast, 63; corn meal, 64; round steak, 86; smoked bacon, 100; pork chops, 105. Within the 39 cities the department investigated live one-fifth of the population of the United States; two-fifths of the urban population and approximately one-third of all the people engaged in gainful occupations, not including farmers. Start the New Year right; buy a sack of Sperry's Best Family Flour. It never fails. No. 2 Lumber Sale Dimension and Other Specials We find at the end of this year an accumulation of No. 2 lumber and other odds and ends that we can offer at a great discount. We do this to enable us to start the coming year with new and complete stock of first class lumber such as we always aim to carry. C. Ganahl Lumber Co. Phone Home 432. Sunset 35. 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Pills and pepsin are for those who do not know how or what to eat. A man is all right when his stomach is all right. Stomach comfort and satisfaction comes from eating our beef steaks. No food contains more Muscle Making Material They are better than medicine and cheaper than doctors. They are good for doctors, too. PALACE MARKET WM SCHUMACHER Prop. For better work and service send your laundry to the Anaheim Laundry Company Under new management. Wagons call any place at any time. BOTH PHONES Church Trustee: "Did you occupy your last pulpit with credit?" New Rector: "Entirely. There was never any cash connected with it." M. W. MARTENET "The Stove House"