anaheim-gazette 1921-09-01

SUPERVISORS CRITICIZED IN ROAD CONTROVERSY Good Roads Committee of A. C. of C. Get Peeved The good roads committee of the Associated Chambers of Commerce met at James' cafe, Santa Ana, some evenings ago for the purpose of discussing the highway system of the county, and the attitude of the supervisors relative of the recommendations of the Associated chambers. Many months ago the Associated Chamber of Commerce, at a very largely attended meeting at Fullerton, unanimously recommended that asphalt concrete construction be substituted for cement concrete except for "bridging" boggy places, and that all pavements be made thicker—not less than 6 to 8 inches. This recommendation was based upon the report of a special committee appointed to investigate the relative merits of cement concrete an asphalt concrete. It was brought out in the discussion that not a dissenting voice was raised against the adoption of the recommendation of asphalt concrete and thicker pavements, although several engineers were present. It was argued that such a largely attended meeting of the associated chamber unquestionably fairly represented public sentiment. However, notwithstanding these facts, it was the opinion of a very large majority of those present, that no attempt in good faith had been made by the supervisors to conform to the recommendations. It was pointed out that just a few days ago a contract was let for the paving of East Seventeenth street, from Prospect avenue to Newport road, with 5-inch cement concrete. In fairness to the supervisors it was suggested that all the roadwork that has been done recently has been contracted in short sections, not sufficient respect to doing work with "day labor." He read official reports showing that the cost of work by "day labor" exceeded the engineer' estimates from 190 per cent to nearly 500 per cent on numerous jobs, while the cost of contract work in excess of engineers' estimates was from 30 to 60 per cent. (These figures are given from memory and may not be accurate, but they are substantially correct for comparative purposes.) While the discussion lasted three hours, the only formal action was to authorize President Huff to appoint a sub-committee to make a survey of present conditions and activities in road construction and maintenance, and report to the parent committee, which would then formulate a supplemental report to be presented to the associated chamber at its next meeting. It was pointed out that Supervisor Schumacher favors asphalt and concrete, as recommended by the Associated Chamber of Commerce, but is unable to secure any support for that kind of construction. THE OTHER SIDE The board of supervisors, in a measure, is following the recommendation of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and the special committee of the organization made at a meeting in Fullerton, April 26, 1921, according to the statement of T. B. Talbert, chairman of the supervisors. The recommendation of the committee that new work be of six-inch construction. No contracts have been let for four-inch work since the recommendations were made, except where new pavement has been put down on old pavement. Five-inch pavement has been ordered on new work, which has been done exclusively so far on roads that do not carry heavy traffic. "We formerly built four-inch pave-respect to doing work with 'day labor.' He read official reports showing that the cost of work by "day labor" exceeded the engineer' estimates from 190 per cent to nearly 500 per cent on numerous jobs, while the cost of contract work in excess of engineers' estimates was from 30 to 60 per cent. (These figures are given from memory and may not be accurate, but they are substantially correct for comparative purposes.)" I found people eager age of the library," den Grove union high Capistrano union high Juan Capistrano grand signed resolutions school library funds of the county library. "It must be announced that the county library in no way into the five libraries in or out of communities. The being organized solely people who are now beingULARLY oorganized be agency. "The purpose of this is to cover territory we that at present is with facilities. Library custo appointed at the various headquarters will supply these brands." "The communities be called upon to furnish reading rooms and operation for the time." "Later the county that is, when the exis is passed." "Civic bodies, schools others have been interested proposed library and will its operations in the city." "Books will be disbrianches as needed only be needed at a time be sent, and if the shipment, it will be as possible. We will by mail, train, stage that will them them." "It is impossible many books will be library. The books will many sources. The school libraries, of the side of regularly esti districts that sign rebine with the county." of those present, that no attempt in good faith had been made by the supervisors to conform to the recommendations. It was pointed out that just a few days ago a contract was let for the paving of East Seventeenth street, from Prospect avenue to Newport road, with 5-inch cement concrete. In fairness to the supervisors it was suggested that all the roadwork that has been done recently has been contracted in short sections, not sufficient in volume to justify the bringing to the county of an asphalt concrete mixing plant. But nearly all of those present expressed the opinion that the supervisors should install an asphalt concrete mixing plant for the use of the county and to be rented to contractors. In the absence of such a plant in the county, it was pointed out, it is futile if not insincere to call for alternative bids for asphalt concrete construction, $a_5$ has been done in some instances. In support of the contention that concrete construction is in large measure a failure, Chairman Huff exhibited photographs and submitted reports of the Southern California Automobile Club and of the U.S. good roads bureau, all of which seemed to indicate clearly that, so far, the public has not attained anything like practical or general success with cement concrete construction. Huff called especial attention to the fact that as fair-minded and intelligent an observer as County Auditor Jerome "had failed to detect the real condition of the road between San Diego and El Centro." Mr. Jerome, he said, had recently been quoted in a published interview as saying that road was in good condition, but photographs were submitted by Mr. Huff that he thought unquestionably showed it in bad condition with respect to durability. It has not yet seriously disintegrated or broken up, but its condition, as indicated by the photographs, is such that it will go to pieces within a few months. Mr. Huff attributed the failure of Mr. Jerome and others to discover the true condition of this and other cement concrete roads to the fact that they naturally drive over them at about 30 to 35 miles an hour. Likewise, he called attention to East Seventeenth street. 'Drive over this road,' said Mr. Huff, "at even 25 miles an hour, and you will pronounce it in good condition, so far as its appearance goes; but drive over at 10 miles an hour and you'll find plenty the statement of T. B. Talbert, chairman of the supervisors. The recommendation of the committee that new work be of six-inch construction. No contracts have been let for four-inch work since the recommendations were made, except where new pavement has been put down on old pavement. Five-inch pavement has been ordered on new work, which has been done exclusively so far on roads that do not carry heavy traffic. "We formerly built four-inch pavements," said Talbert. "We now are building five-inch on new work and in addition have strengthened the material by using more cement," said the supervisor in answer to a query as to why the board had not followed the recommendation of the two committees. "The chief trouble with adopting the recommendations of the committees completely is that with the money we have we would not get very far in road construction work. We are adding an inch and increasing the strength of the material. This is evidence that we have given consideration to the recommendations. We are doing the best we can." "If our people would be satisfied with less mileage in new work each year, we probably could build the heavier type of road. I imagine there would be general complaint were we to cut seriously into new road mileage. "The committee declared in favor of asphaltic concrete. We have as yet let no contract for this class of work. We have in recent road improvements asked for bids on both concrete and asphaltic work. Concrete has been cheaper, although in bids received recently on a certain piece of work the price $a_5$ were nearly the same. Had decision been in my hands; I believe I would have ordered the asphaltic concrete in order to give that type of construction a test. "I do not agree with the recommendation of the special committee that asphaltic concrete is the best construction. Asphaltum is good in the early years of its life, but in my opinion it will not give the long service that concrete will. Asphalt deteriorates with age while concrete grows stronger. When asphaltic construction starts to go to pieces after a more or less limited number of years of service, it breaks up quickly and practically requires rebuilding." Talbert stated that strict enforcement of the weight limit on trucks "It is impossible for many books will be library. The books will many sources. The school libraries, of the side of regularly easy districts that sign rebine with the county materially increase the book." "Colusa county, when an enterprise similar 000 books circulating county library to apply people, according to That wa$_{5}$ at the end fourth year. "The money for these books and operations will be decided upon supervisors, following September. Until then of the district attorney will be made. "It will be, therefore in October before they into circulation. The logged before leaving ers." "The character of circulated will be done those who are going to Book$_{5}$ will be purchased requests from the van." "In this respect, it note the character of Brea, with its large workers, a reading room established. The men time to themselves in they want the advance room. At Seal Beach is not considered necessary." STIFF ARGUMENT "I am a dollar! Perhaps, but still in proud of myself for invention. I am no tomorrow I. This town is only but I like it and hope manently. When I mint I wa$_{5}$ adopted this in another state. I was sent off to a blight away. I turned up at house. For several days that city. Millionaire with me. I didn't lie in the plain prairie traveling man brought." Mr. Huff attributed the failure of Mr. Jerome and others to discover the true condition of this and other cement concrete roads to the fact that they naturally drive over them at about 30 to 35 miles an hour. Likewise, he called attention to East Seventeenth street. "Drive over this road," said Mr. Huff, "at even 25 miles an hour, and you will pronounce it in good condition, so far as its appearance goes; but drive over at 10 miles an hour and you'll find plenty and unmistakable signs of disintegration." Another matter to which Chairman Huff called attention was the fact the Automobile Club of Southern California had been given much condemnatory publicity for recommending a maximum truck load of 28,000 pounds, while the fact that the club subsequently wrote Governor Stephens amending its recommendation by reducing the maximum truck load to 22,000 was not even generally published. Statements were made at the meeting indicating that the Associated Chamber of Commerce is not the only civic body that is up in arms because the supervisors have allegedly failed to pay any attention to its recommendations. At least two farm bureau centers, it was said, have had the matter under discussion and in one instance a committee has been appointed to act with a similar committee of the local Chamber of Commerce in an endeavor to bring pressure to bear on the supervisor representing that district. As to the controversy between the auto clubs and the highway commission, Chairman Huff expressed amazement that the supervisors of San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties should endorse the policy of the highway commission, especially with asphaltic concrete is the best construction. Asphaltum is good in the early years of its life, but in my opinion it will not give the long service that concrete will. Asphalt deteriorates with age while concrete grows stronger. When asphaltic construction starts to go to pieces after a more or less limited number of years of service, it breaks up quickly and practically requires rebuilding." Talbert stated that strict enforcement of the weight limit on trucks had proven wonderfully successful in saving the highways of the county. He declared that the roads are not being broken up as rapidly as in the past. "The improved highways are standing up much better than they were and not going to pieces so rapidly," declared Talbert. "We are catching up with the repair work and this coming year we will get ahead of the work at the rate we are progressing at this time. "We did not do much repair work during two or three years of the war, because of the excessive costs. The result was that we got behind, and are just catching up." THE COUNTY LIBRARY Rural districts of Orange county are hungry for books. A keen edge has been put on their appetite by Miss Margaret E. Livingston, county librarian, who since her arrival three weeks ago has toured the county as preparation for her active work. The report Miss Livingston brings back to her headquarters in the office of the farm bureau is that everyone she has visited is eager for the county free library to begin operations. Miss Livingston is full of enthusiasm for her work. "From Brea to San Juan Capistrano I found people eager to take advantage of the library," said she. "Garden Grove union high school, San Juan Capistrano union high school, and San Juan Capistrano grammar school have signed resolutions merging their school library funds into the treasury of the county library. "It must be announced emphatically that the county library will encroach in no way into the field of established libraries in or out of the incorporated communities. The county library is being organized solely for those people who are now being served by a regularly organized book distributing agency. "The purpose of the county Library is to cover territory within the county that at present is without library facilities. Library custodians will be appointed at the various branches, and the headquarters will be in Santa Ana will supply these branches with books. "The communities or districts will be called upon to furnish their own reading rooms and to keep them in operation for the time being. "Later the county will take charge, that is, when the experimental stage is passed. "Civic bodies, school trustees and others have been interested in the proposed library and will have charge of its operations in their districts. "Books will be distributed to the branches as needed. Should one book only be needed at a time, one book will be sent, and if the call is for a large shipment, it will be sent as promptly as possible. We will send the books by mail, train, stage, by any means that will them there. "It is impossible to estimate how many books will be handled by the library. The books will come from so many sources. The addition of the school libraries, of those schools outside of regularly established library districts that sign resolutions to combine with the county library, will make matters $20,678.14. The cage of indigents outside of the hospital and farm cost, $14,370.43. "The total value of property owned by the county was $4,495,087. This total was an estimated valuation of the various properties, as follows: "Court house and grounds, including furniture and equipment, $260,000. "County jail and sheriff's office, which was given a comparatively low valuation due to its probable razing when the new building is erected, $20,000. "School buildings, elementary and high, including furniture and equipment, $3,798,102. "Hospital and farm, $170,000. "Orange county park, improvements only, as the park was a gift, $20,000. "Liberty bonds, $100,000, par value in estimate, $86,000. "Garage and grounds, $45,000. "Automobiles not in highway department, $15,850. "Detention home grounds, $5000. "Highway department, including Placentia and Tustin county yards, autos, trucks, and so forth, $73,129. "Orange county spent $2,274,826.29 for educational purposes. Of this grand total salaries and general up-keep amounted to $1,351,033.17, and $923,793.12 was spent on permanent improvements. "For highways, roads and bridges, the county spent $712,662.86. The sum of $330,662.86 of this amount was for maintenance, and $381,000 was put into permanent highway construction. "Furthermore the county spent $274,000 on its harbor, of which $266,000 was for permanent improvements and the balance for salaries and general expenses." ORANGE COUNTY STANDS SIXTH IN WEALTH Auditor Jerome Publishes Some Interesting Figures MARRIED BY FORCE A Los Angeles policeman witnessed the alloged forecible marriage in Santa Ana of Anita Marshall Helson by Geo. Helson, Colonel W. F. Heathman, city recorder, who performed the ceremony, said. An annulment suit was filed in the superior court at Los Angeles last Thursday. Last Friday, according to the complaint, two men, posing as officers, came to the home of Anita Helson in Los Angeles, and told her she was under arrest. She was badly frightened and taken to a waiting automobile in which was seated the defendant, proprietor of the American-Greek coffee parlor, Lo Angeles. Terrified by a revolver, according to the charges, the girl allowed herself to be whirled away, and still terrified, to be married. She declares she was kept a prisoner several days thereafter. Anita Helson, however, appeared far from terrified, according to Heathman and the county clerk's office. Heathman said there was no evidence of force, and that the only unusual feature of the ceremony was the failure of the bride-groom to kiss the bride. J. W. McMillan, who witnessed the ceremony, said that he was the regular patrolman on the beat which included Helson's restaurant, according to Heathman, who said that McMillan displayed his star. Florence DuPew was the second witness and apparently a friend of McMillan as well as the wedded couple, in the opinion of Heathman. On the record Helson gave his age as 33, and Anita Helson's appears as 21. THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIR With five large tents engaged, aggregating 75,000 square feet of exhibit space, and interest keen in the event, "It is impossible to estimate how many books will be handled by the library. The books will come from so many sources. The addition of the school libraries, of those schools outside of regularly established library districts that sign resolutions to combine with the county library, will materially increase the book supply. "Colusa county, where I conducted an enterprise similar to this, had 20,000 books circulating through the county library to approximately 9000 people, according to the latest report. That was at the end of the library's fourth year. "The money for the purchase of books and operation of the library will be decided upon by the county supervisors, following the tax levy in September. Until then, on the advice of the district attorney, no purchases will be made. "It will be, therefore, probably late in October before the books are put into circulation. They must be catalogued before leaving this headquarters." "The character of the books to be circulated will be decided upon by those who are going to read the books. Books will be purchased in line with requests from the various branches. "In this respect, it is of interest to note the character of the branches. At Brea, with its large population of oil workers, a reading room is to be established. The men have considerable time to themselves in the evening, and they want the advantage of a reading room. At Seal Beach a reading room is not considered necessary." STIFF ARGUMENT "I am a dollar! A little coreworn, perhaps, but still in circulation. I am proud of myself for being in circulation. I am no tomato-can-dollar—not I. This town is only my adopted home but I like it and hope to remain permanently. When I came out of the mint I was adopted into a town like this in another state. But after a time I was sent off to a big city many miles away. I turned up in a mail order house. For several years I stayed in that city. Millionaires bought cigars with me. I didn't like that for I believe in the plain people. Finally a traveling man brought me to this town" ORANGE COUNTY STANDS SIXTH IN WEALTH Auditor Jerome Publishes Some Interesting Figures Although tenth in population, Orange county stands sixth in wealth of all California counties, judging from its financial transactions for the year ending June 30, 1921, according to the report to the state controller by William C. Jerome, county auditor. The total payments were $4,567,867.72. Reviewing the annual report, Jerome said: Orange county's tax rate is lower than that of most California counties but due to the county's richness, collection total higher. Collections on the general county tax, last year, for instance, amounted to $845,843.18. The county's bonded indebtedness was reduced to $1,528,000. The sum of $153,931.25, combined interest and principal was paid on this account last year. Orange county's bonded indebtedness $15 limited by law to $5,575,000. School bonds issued during the year totaled $657,000, making the total outstanding $1,622,000. Interest and principal paid last year on this account totaled $184,778.30. In all, the county redeemed bonded indebtedness to the amount of $338,709.55. The county paid to the state through the vehicle act $133,250, but received from the state for the support of county activities $246,976.60. County taxpayers should be interested in this item. It means that the difference in their favor between taxes paid directly into the state treasury as compared with the amount received from that treasury with $113,726.60. This $15 the result of amendment No. 1, state constitution whereby the public service corporations pay the difference. County collections from Santa Ana totaled $148,830.59, and from Fullerton $185,882.27. The county paid $16,164.05 for the maintenance of the county hospital and farm, and for the care of in- THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIR With five large tents engaged, aggregating 75,000 square feet of exhibit space, and interest keen in the event, prospects are for an Orange county fair this year that will eclipse all previous events. The fair will be held at Huntington Beach for four days, September 28, 29, 30, closing Saturday, October 1. The usual exhibits of agricultural and horticultural products will be shown, also preserved fruits and vegetables, poultry and pet stock, domestic arts and needlework, etc., and in addition a comprehensive display of dairy cattle is being arranged for as a new feature. The farm bureau will take a greater part in the fair than ever before an the various centers are expected to vie for $200 in cash prizes, offered for the best five community displays,$100 first,$50 second.$25 third,$15 fourth,and$10 fifth. Every resided of the county, especially the farmer, is invited to enter articles for exhibit in the various departments so that the fair will be really representative of the county's great production. As allotment of space must be made, however, it is urged that all prospective exhibitors notify the fair committee as soon as possible what they wish to exhibit so that space may be provided. Center committees in charge of community exhibits are especially urged to get busy at once as the competition will be keen. Lynn H. Colburn is chairman of the fair committee and James F. Rogan, secretary of the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, is secretary. HAD TO BE SHOWN "Noo, tell me," said the Scotch customer. "Is this hair restorer certain tae mak hair grow on a bald field?" Yes,sir," said the druggist."It will accomplish it in twenty-four hours." Weel," remarked the other,"that's nae long tae wait. Just rub a lettle on yer ain bald place and I'll come in the morning an' see if yer spekin' the truth."—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Reduced! HAIR NETS ALL STYLES—ALL SIZES NOW 10c EACH Heying's Pharmacy It Pleases Us to Please You On the Corner Phone 286 Anaheim A small man may have big ideas and not know how to execute them, but a big man doesn't have small ideas. This is the result of amendment No. 1, state constitution whereby the public service corporations pay the difference. County collections from Santa Ana totaled $148,830.59, and from Fullerton $185,882.27. The county paid $16,164.05 for the maintenance of the county hospital and farm, and for the care of in- Kitchens' Grocery 161W . Center St., Anaheim Where Quality and Service Talks WE HAVE The Best Meats Money can buy. Fresh fish caught fresh from the ocean. SANITARY MARKET L. A. MILLER, Prop. 116 East Center Street, Anaheim Anaheim Gazette, $1.50 Yr. 116 East Center Street, Anaheim Anaheim Gazette, $1.50 Yr. 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