anaheim-gazette 1915-02-04

HIGHWAY SYSTEM IS UPHELD BY COMMISSION VIGOROUS STATEMENT ISSUED IN REPLY TO COMMITTEE OF TAX PAYERS' LEAGUE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS DONE IN THOROUGHLY WORKMAN-LIKE MANNER Answering a committee of the Taxpayers' League which recently appeared before the highway commission, declaring that work upon the county system of highways had been done in filmsy and unworkman-like manner, and suggesting that the surplus of $240,000 be used on resurfacing paved roads in the county, the highway commission has issued a vigorous reply, maintaining that the highway system has been constructed in a workmanlike manner, and answering specifically charges made by the Taxpayers' League. The position of the highway commission is upheld in detail, and makes excellent reading for the people of the county. The reply is as follows: Santa Ana, Cal. Jan. 28, 1915. TO THE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA: GENTLEMEN: In reply to the communication presented to this commission on January 25th, 1915, by your committee, Messrs. S. J. Jackson, A. C. Tiede and L. E. Smith, and which, as coming from citizens of this county is entitled to a HIGHWAY BOARD SUBMITTS TWO RAILWAYS McFadden and Pixley Stand for Fair Excise Moneys in Surplus Fund—Oppose Boulevard Graft. Commissioners D. C. Pixley and R. J. McFadden have following report to the board of supervisors, favoring the $240,000 surplus upon the roads enumerated below, appropriation of $160,000 of the surplus for building the February To the Honorable Board of Supervisors, Orange County, California. Gentlemen: In view of the fact that there will be an excess of apportionment remaining from the money realized from the Good Fare after completing the system as originally planned, we recommend that steps be taken to expend the amount of the following roads: Estimated Names of roads Miles Cost Locations Alyssia Sec. 3, 4, 5...11.42 $66,000 Olive to Riverside Placentia Yorba ...5.40 40,000 Placentia to Riv. Santiago Boulevard ...5.85 41,000 Olive to El Moderan Yorba Linda ...2.00 20,000 Yorba Linda to Ola LeHabra ...7.60 6,000 LaHabra to State St. Stanton ...2.26 19,000 To connect Sec. 1 El Toro ...1.12 9,500 El Toro to State r Newport Ave. Sec. 2...1.86 14,000 State road to 17th Irvine Boulevard ...7.75 6,000 Newport Ave. runn First St. Tustin ...4.40 3,000 Prospect Ave. to Main St. Tustin ...5.00 4,000 Fairview ...1.50 11,500 Greenville southern 34.29 $240,000 The above recommendation for the Yorba Linda Road upon the citizens of that vicinity doing the grading neededoadbed to a grade not greater than 6 per cent. We further recommend that no road be approved for a deed for the right of way is furnished to Orange County that is satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors as to widow provisions. We would state, in reference to the estimates of cost they are only intended to be approximately correct, since no survey made on which to base an accurate judgment Santa Ana, Cal. Jan. 28, 1915. TO THE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA: GENTLEMEN: In reply to the communication presented to this commission on January 25th, 1915, by your committee, Messrs. S. J. Jackson, A. C. Tiede and L. E. Smith, and which, as coming from citizens of this county is entitled to a courteous reply, we beg leave to present some facts in reference to the road work under our charge which we have been endeavoring to prosecute in the interest of all the taxpayers of our county. Our aim has been to safeguard the interests of all the citizens of the county and we submit that the taxpayers who live in those sections which were not reached by the original road system, and consequently have received very little direct benefit from the expenditure of money thus far, are entitled to consideration before those who live in close proximity to roads already constructed. We feel that it would be showing a selfish disposition for those of us, who have had roads of a "durable and lasting character" (the assertion of your committee to the contrary notwithstanding), built adjacent to our homes and property, to insist on having the ones we have, made more attractive and pleasant to drive over, and deny to those living in outlaying districts any consideration whatever. Were we furnished with an unlimited amount of money, and left to expend it as we chose, we would build roads with a six inch concrete base instead of four, and a two inch asphalt concrete top instead of the bituminous covering which we are using. But we do not believe, with the circumstances and conditions which we have to consider, that our people would receive as satisfactory and serviceable results if our personal preferences were carried out. It's our opinion the larger mileage of less expensive pavement if properly cared for will bring better general results than a less mileage over a limited area. There are three assertions or insinuations made in your communication which we will briefly notice, although you substantiate them with no argument, present no authority in their support or furnish no facts on which to base them that would enlighten us as to what course we should pursue, or enable us to intelligently correct any misapprehension which you may possibly be laboring under. They are these: 1st "That the roads being built are not of the quality for which the bonds were voted." In reply to this we only have to cite you to the original report and recommendation of the highway. 34.29 $240,000 The above recommendation for the Yorba Linda Road upon the citizens of that vicinity doing the grading necessary roadbed to a grade not greater than 6 per cent. We further recommend that no road be approved for a deed for the right of way is furnished to Orange County that is satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors as to widening provisions. We would state, in reference to the estimates of cost they are only intended to be approximately correct, since no survey made on which to base an accurate judgment on the cost of other roads under similar conditions and will be reasonably correct. A map showing the proposed roads accompanies this respectfully submitted, D. C. PIXLEY, R. J. McFADDEN. Members of Orange Commission. NEWLAND'S MINORITY REPORT Highway Commissioner W. T. Newland's minority report follows: Gentlemen: In the matter of the expenditure of the surplus, amounting to about $240,000, which will remain after the completion of the highway system as originally outlined, I have the honor to report as follows: The benefits of good roads have become so apparent from the limited use which our citizens have already had of the ones completed; and there is such a demand for additional ones from all sections of the county, that I believe it will be impossible to expand the amount available with any degree of satisfaction to any large portion of our citizens. I would therefore, recommend that an election be called for the purpose of issuing additional bonds to the amount of $500,000, and that the money realized from them added to the surplus and used for the pavement of the following roads: 1 From Olive to Riverside county line ... 11.40 2 From Placentia via Yorba to Riverside road ... 5.30 3 From Yorba Linda west to Olinda road ... 2.50 4 From La Habra north to the state road ... 7.5 5 From Des Moines north to La Habra road ... 2.5 6 Anaholm-Stanton road ... 2.25 7 From County Farm west to the Garden Grove Road ... 3.00 8 From Westminster through Stanton r... 2.50 10 From Smeltzer Beach road ... 11 Wintersburg roa... 12 From Seal Besson Beach ... 13 From Huntington Newport Beach ... 14 From Corona Besson ... 15 From Laguna t... 16 From El Toro t... 17 From Newport ona Del Mar ... 18 From Greensville Avenue ... 19 Sugar Factory r... 20 First street, Tu... 21 Irvine Boulevard ... 22 From Tustin vi... Olive ... I would further building of the road incorporated cities those cities paving porate limits, and proved for construc factory deed for ri... If this recommen.. it will place more.. the population of one mile of a pavement will treat all sect.. with justice, since county with a line west from Seal Bea Ana, it provides am.. miles of pavement and 40 miles south of the Coast Boulevard proposed roads report. simulations made in your communication which we will briefly notice, although you substantiate them with no argument, present no authority in their support or furnish no facts on which to base them that would enlighten us as to what course we should pursue, or enable us to intelligently correct any misapprehension which you may possibly be laboring under. They are these: 1st "That the roads being built are not of the quality for which the bonds were voted." In reply to this we only have to cite you to the original report and recommendation of the highway commission which was approved by the board of supervisors and on which was based the election at which the people authorized the bonds. That report provided for a concrete road with a bituminous protecting surface such as is being built. 2nd "That the roads are not durable and lasting." If your committee can advise us of anything more durable and lasting than concrete, which is available for road construction, we would appreciate very much the information. 3rd "That the surface is filmsy and temporary, and is not permanent." There is no such thing as permanent road surfacing. It is only more or less permanent. We will not presume to set up our individual opinion as being more entitled to consideration than that of such worthy citizens as your committee, but will refer you to the opinion of one who is an expert on the subject and has made road-building a life study. Mr. A. B. Fletcher, chief engineer of the California highway commission and presiding officer of the recent National Highway Convention held at Atlanta and who stands high in his profession, states that "the original cost of a 1-1/2 or 2 inch asphalt surface is approximately 6 cents per square foot and that under ordinary conditions there will be but little cost for maintenance for the first five years, but after that period the surface will require attention from time to time in patching and applying seal coats and that when the road needs a new surface it will doubtless be found that the maintenance cost has been in excess of 2 1/2 cents per square yard per year." If his judgment is good the maintenance cost of the asphalt surface over a period of years alone would be sufficient to pay the entire cost (one cent per square foot) of resurfacing the pavement each four years with the material which we are at present using. Then where would the taxpayer get off? Over a period of 40 years (the life of our bonds) the maintenance of the two kinds of surface would be practically the same. He would be paying the difference in the original cost, according to Mr. Fletcher, of 5 cents per square foot with the interest on that difference for 40 years, and an additional 5 cents at least at the end of 20 years resurfacing and the additional interest on it for the remaining 20 years. Under our conditions here, the asphalt surface could probably be put on for less than 6 cents but the result would be the same; the taxpayer would eventually pay the difference whatever it was, with interest. We freely state that some of the surfacing has not proven entirely satisfactory to us. Such is bound to be the case in most any public work of the magnitude of that which we are carrying out. At first, we were inclined somewhat to your opinion, and consequently observed closely the methods of application and results under traffic. We soon determined that the surfacing did not adhere to the concrete in a few places as it should and attributed the trouble to the fact that portion of the work was included in the general road contracts to be performed often by contractors who had had no experience in this class of work. When the present commission assumed office we immediately changed the policy and are now doing this work with our own equipment and force. Since the change we have found no cause for complaint and we are thoroughly working is proving all this type of surface. Considering cost, small annual tenance (the first ning been under a fore than a year having spent and 'the case with pared by comparative men, we believe we taxpayers' interests use. The verbal statement committee, of the effects, is far from our condition, and was without the investigative precede any charge reflects on the fail officers. We are in a position our constant supervise investigation of the that, of the surface contractors, not o800, or 1-8 part of a concrete roadway, on of defects in that of the work done by one square foot in one per cent is so. We believe that record, as the origin on the surfacing tected and exposed the coarse road system approximately $40; and equipment, the sam ed for less than $56 roads have been in than a year. We doubt if any SUBMITS TWO REPORTS Stand for Fair Expenditure of Fund—Oppose Coast Revenue Graft. R. J. McFadden have submitted the supervisors, favoring the expenditure of roads enumerated below, and opposing the surplus for building the coast boulevard. February first, 1915 Supervisors, We will be an excess of approximately $240, realized from the Good Roads Bond issue originally planned, we would respectfully to expend the amount by the construc- nated Cost 66,000 Olive to Riverside Co. line. 100,000 Placentia to Riv. Road. 111,000 Olive to El Modena. 120,000 Yorba Linda to Ollinda road. 16,000 LaHabra to State road. 19,000 To connect Sec. 1 & 2 of A. S. C. rd. 19,500 El Toro to State road. 14,000 State road to 17th St. 6,000 Newport Ave. running S. E. 3,000 Prospect Ave. to Newport Ave. 4,000 11,500 Greenville southerly. for the Yorba Linda Road is conditional doing the grading necessary to bring the than 6 per cent. No road be approved for construction until furnished to Orange County, without cost, of Supervisors as to width, alignment and to the estimates of cost given above, that approximately correct, since there has been an accurate judgment. They are based on the estimates of cost given above, that approximately correct, since there has been an accurate judgment. They are based on the estimates of cost given above, that approximately correct, since there has been an accurate judgment. 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On Friday afternoon about 4:30the storm water in the river at the Olive bridge assumed large proportions.Most of the water was confined to a stream 100 feet wide,huggingthe west bank,and runningata terrific rate,twave two to three feet high being formed uponthe turbulentstream.Atthewestern approach quite a bit of water was divertedandranwestandoutupontheOliveroad.ThewatercontinuedonthatroadtoPlacentia avenue,turningatthecornerandcontinuedwest,runningintotheGulfstreetandoutupontheBroadway,runningwesttoPalm,theenceouthtoSanta Ana street,andonouttothewesternlimitsoftown.No damagewas done. 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REPORT 10 From Smeltzer to Huntington Beach road ... 60 11 Wintersburg road ... 2.75 12 From Seal Beach to Huntington Beach ... 6.00 13 From Huntington Beach to Newport Beach ... 2.20 14 From Corona Del Mar to Laguna ... 8.00 15 From Laguna to Serra ... 9.00 16 From El Toro to State road... 1.15 17 From Newport Avenue to Corona Del Mar ... 4.00 18 From Greensville to Newport Avenue ... 3.50 19 Sugar Factory road ... 9.00 20 First street, Tustin ... 5.00 21 Irvine Boulevard ... 1.75 22 From Tustin via El Modena to Olive ... 10.00 I would further recommend that the building of the roads connecting with incorporated cities be contingent on those cities paving through their corporate limits, and that no road be approved for construction until a satisfactory deed for right of way is made to the county. If this recommendation is approved, it will place more than 95 per cent of the population of the county within one mile of a paved road and I believe will treat all sections of the county with justice, since by dividing the county with a line running east and west from Seal Beach through Santa Ana, it provides approximately for 40 miles of pavement north of that line and 40 miles south of it, including all of the Coast Boulevard. A map showing proposed roads accompanies this report. Very respectfully, W.T. NEWLAND Great Republic Life Insurance company; 100 shares stock in the Meklensek Pump company and several promissory notes for considerable amounts. DUTY ON SUGAR SHOULD BE RESTORED President Menocal of Cuba is quoted as saying that the United States can hardly expect to increase its trade with Cuba or even to hold what it has at present, if it persists in removing the sugar preferential which Cuba now enjoys by virtue of the reciprocity treaty. If the United States removes the duty from sugar, as the existing law provides shall be done on May 1, 1916, Cuba will be forced to abrogate the reciprocity treaty, according to President Menocal. This will mean the loss of a profitable trade in Cuba. This trade is already passing into the hands of Spain and other foreign countries. The Spanish Transatlantic Line has announced that it will increase its line to Cuba by ten steamers, and the Spanish government has made certain tariff concessions with an object of securing Cuban trade. It may be that congress does not care whether American exporters do business with Cuba or not. Possibly that business is an odious outgrowth of dollar diplomacy that should be destroyed; but, if it is to be destroyed, there should be some corresponding benefit to the United States. Will it be in the reduced cost of sugar to the consumer? Householders can answer that question from their own experience following the partial removal of the duty on sugar. They get no benefit from the reduction. They will get no benefit if the duty is entirely removed. Cuba will be injured, and trade between the two countries will not be helped. The revenue from the sugar duty was about $50,000,000 a year. With the duty removed, the income tax was substituted for the purpose of raising revenue for the government. The income tax fails to produce the revenue required and there is a deficit of $65,000,000. The war tax is added to the burdens of the people, and still the deficit remains. It is now proposed to keep the war tax on until peace is restored in Europe—an indefinite and probably a long time. From present prospects the war will last until after was done. Even the oldest inhabitant was unable to recall a shower that was more severe than that which fell at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning. A light rain began falling during the early hours of the morning, continuing steadily for three or four hours. At 7 o'clock the overhanging clouds received reinforcements and the rain began falling in sheets. This heavy shower lasted but a few minutes. There were other small showers during the morning, and at 10 o'clock Mr. Dickel's guage recorded .74 of an inch. The gutters were miniature rivers for a time. Pedestrians who wanted to cross Broadway, where the storm water was augmented by an overflow stream from the Santa Ana river, were compelled to walk a tight-rope, charter an aeroplane or remain at Home until the flood subsided. The precipitation last week was 3.77. Added to that previously recorded it made a total of 13.40 at 10 o'clock Tuesday. This is within two inches of a normal rainfall for the season. Twenty-eight hundreds of an inch of water fell after 10 o'clock Tuesday, making 1.02 for the day. This brings the total for the season up to 13.68. Last season at this date they recipitated was 12.44, and the total for the season was 18.09. The substantial improvements made on either side of the Olive road has a tendency to confine any overflow to that roadway, and the water naturally seeks an outlet to the west... The west end of the Olive bridge has sagged a foot, for fifty feet or more, and another sag occurs in the bridge towards the middle of the structure. Danger signs are placed on the west end, warning people of the unsafe condition. The flood waters overflowed a considerable area to the southeast of the bridge but no perceptible damage was done. Some of the owners of land abutting the river on the west are desirous of having this overflow, claiming the sediment deposited upon their land is beneficial. SMASHES RECORD Much interest was taken Sunday evening and Monday morning in the report that Don Johns, the well-known motorcycle rider and champion had smashed the world's ten mile record at Ascot park, Sunday afternoon. we are thoroughly convinced that the work is proving so satisfactory that first commission acted wisely in adopting this type of pavement and surface. Considering the nominal first cost, small annual expense for maintenance (the first road completed having been under a heavy traffic for more than a year without one dollar having been spent on it for repairs) and the ease with which it can be repaired by comparatively inexperienced men, we believe we are guarding the taxpayers' interests by its continued use. The verbal statement made by your committee, of the extent of the defects, is far from expressing the true condition, and was evidently made without the investigation which should precede any charge, which in a way reflects on the faithfulness of public officers. We are in a position to state, from our constant supervision over and investigation of the work as performed, that, of the surfacing put on by the contractors, not one square foot in 800, or 1-8 part of one per cent of the concrete roadway, is exposed by reason of defects in the top surface; and of the work done by our own force, not one square foot in 10,000, or 1-100 part of one per cent is thus exposed. We believe that this is a fairly good record, as the original cost of putting on the surfacing that has peeled off and exposed the concrete, on the entire road system to date, was approximately $40; and with the proper equipment, the same can all be repaired for less than $500 and some of the roads have been in service for more than a year. We doubt if any orchardist ever was about $50,000,000 a year. With the duty removed, the income tax was substituted for the purpose of raising revenue for the government. The income tax fails to produce the revenue required and there is a deficit of $650,000,000. The war tax is added to the burdens of the people, and still the deficit remains. It is now proposed to keep the war tax on until peace is restored in Europe—an indefinite and probably a long time. From present prospects the war will last until May 1, 1916, the date when the United States is to cut off its revenue from the sugar duty. Thus, when the government most needs funds, it is cutting down its revenue from the tariff and increasing the direct taxes of the people. One of the obvious things to do, if congress wishes to relieve the people from taxation and at the same time to stimulate trade, is to repeal the law which will place sugar on the free list next year. Let the old duty be restored. The people will pay no more for sugar while the government will get more revenue. Newport Beach and Balboa have suffered considerable damage from the storm. About 250 feet of the boardwalk along the ocean front was washed out. The Abbott Villa apartment, at Balboa was entirely destroyed, but no one was hurt. The rear end of Senator Bulla's house was reported to have lowered considerably, the front having collapsed during a former high tide. Two houses at Sunset Beach also went out. planted 10,000 trees or even 800, under the most scientific supervision and careful attention without at least one tree falling to weather the first season. Thanking you for your interest in the good roads work, and expressing our appreciation of the same, we are very truly, ORANGE COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMISSION. SMASHES RECORD Much interest was taken Sunday evening and Monday morning in the report that Don Johns, the well-known motorcycle rider and champion had smashed the world's ten mile record at Ascot park, Sunday afternoon. Johns peeled off the ten laps in the amazing time of 8:15. The best former time was 8:48. This record was held by Ray Stokes of Chicago, who made the record but a few months ago. Immediately after making this ten mile world's record, Johns again circled the track and lowered the record for one mile at Ascot park, doing the circle in 49 seconds flat. PAVING AT PLACENTIA Contractor Huberman began work last Friday on the two main business blocks of Placentia, for which he secured the contract for the paving. The rain Friday and again Sunday has delayed operations. Work will be rushed as rapidly as the weather permits. Had the weather continued fine, the paving would have been completed in about two weeks. The completion of the paving is awaited with much eagerness by Placentia residents, as not only will it add 100 per cent to the appearance of the business section, increase value and advertise the town as a live one, but several important new business buildings await its completion. The district attorney's office has filed an action for the county against Margaretha Stadtegger. The action is for the purpose of condemning a road right of way in the Yorba Linda section. FALL NTY-FIVE YEARS Water Descends and Stream Down the River In January for 25 Thursday afternoon post uninterruptedly night. A great volume down the Santa Ana in its mad fury to water ran to waste the entire valley on the river at the med large proporwater was confin00 feet wide, hugand running at a two to three feet upon the turbulent western approach was diverted and onto the Olive road. ed on that road to turning at the corwest, running into Center street. The stream, however, on Olive street and on Broadway, runthence south to and on out to the town. No damage inhabitant was unpower that was more much fell at 7 o'clock. A light rain began early hours of the g steadily for three 7 o'clock the overreceived reinforcebegan falling in shower lasted but There were other ng the morning, and Thursday, February 4 Electric Shoe Shop Joe Lautenbach, Prop. Repair Work And Full Line of Shoes Cor. Lemon and Center Sts., Anaheim (Next P. O.) Sunset 20 and 365 Home 503 City Meat Market Schneider Bros., Props. A Full Line of Choice Cuts of Meat Always on Hand Open Kettle Rendered Lard A Full Line of Choice Cuts of Meat Always on Hand Open Kettle Rendered Lard SEEDS All kinds, by the package or in bulk, at Petermann's Phonit 212 Job Work at this Office HIGH SCHOOL TAXES A reduction of the high school tax rate in two-thirds of the districts of the state will result if a bill introduced into the senate by Senator Thompson is enacted. It requires counties to bear a considerable proportion of the cost of maintaining high schools. In Los Angeles the district reductions would range from 37 cents on the $100 to four cents. Orange county would receive the largest cut where the rate would be lessened from $1 to 23 cents on the $100. In Berkeley, the reduction would be 13 cents, in Alameda 5 cents and Hayward 22 cents. The bill has the endorsement of the board of education. AVOCADO CULTURE Avocado growing is developing quite an enthusiasm here. The nurserymen are having calls for trees and SPONGE CAKE There are numberless receipts for this. The secret of success in making it lies in the method of putting the ingredients together and in regulating the heat of the oven. Three eggs, 1 1-2 cups of granulated sugar, 1 1-2 cups of flour, 1 1-2 teaspoonsfuls of baking powder, 1 1-2 teaspoonsfuls of vanilla, or other flavoring a pinch of salt, three-quarters of a cup of boiling water. Beat eggs light, add sugar and beat again; sift flour and baking powder together twice, and add, cutting it into the rest of the ingredients with a knife. Do not stir. Bake it in a loaf or pan with funnel in center. This makes angel cake loaf. Clean the grates, put on coal, open drafts, put the cake in oven, bake as the fire comes up. This is better than having oven hot at first. AVOCADO CULTURE Avocado growing is developing quite an enthusiasm here. The nurserymen are having calls for trees and preparations to get only the best being made. One man has been getting government selected trees direct from Honolulu for experiment. All these trees are carefully budded. An expert says that the tree requires a good drainage, but other wise is not demanding as to soil conditions, therefore as it stands considerably low temperature it can be successfully grown over a wide section of the state. Peter Bissis, government plant expert, is much interested in the avocado, and in many reports and interviews has declared that it will soon become commercially noted in Southern California. The tree may be killed, or not do well by kindness or by too much cultivation. The nature of the avocado is to grow where there is thick undergrowth, so that the roots are protected from the hot sun. This explains why so many lawn trees do well, and those especially cared for are more or less of a failure. The roots are protected by the sod of the lawn. Far better success will be attained by keeping the avocados well mulched, especially in hot weather or grow some cover crops that will not sap the ground too much. Work upon the installation of the new ornamental light posts progresses, and the contractors aim to rush the work to an early completion. The new lighting effect will be a thing of beauty and a joy forever. PLUM PUDDING An excellent rule, by Miss Grenier, has some peculiarities which add to its value and toothsomeness. One cup of soft bred crumbs, a cup and a half of chopped suet, some seeded raisins, one cup of sugar, two cups\of flour, half a cup each of molasses and citron (chopped very fine), two apples chopped fine, three beaten eggs and one teaspoonful each of soda, cloves, cinnamon and sale. Fill a large mould only half full, cover tightly and steam continuously for three hours. The apples give a softness to the pudding which makes it keep a long time in good conditions. Chopped figs may be substituted. Note—When making the plum pudding it takes but a little longer to make two or three more. These make charming and practical gifts, correctly wrapped, tied in ribbon or the new gold and silver cord. Individual puddings are also very fine. E. W. Brady and several of his neighbors living on the Garden Grove road, have asked the board of supervisors to order certain work done on the Garden Grove road, with grading and scraping being the principal improvements needed. The road, it is stated, has had no work done on it for several years, and water stands in holes in the road and does not drain off, and the county is asked to remedy the poor conditions of the road.