anaheim-gazette 1925-01-22

CRITICISM NOT INTENDED "The recommendations of the California highway commission, contained in its biennial report recently filed with the governor, are in no way a criticism of the counties," said Chairman Harvey M. Toy, while discussing the commission's suggestion that as soon as funds are available the state take over construction of bridges, securing of rights of way, and maintenance of travelable state highway routes. "The commission's report places no blame upon the counties," declares Toy, "but merely states a condition which exists, a natural result of past state policies." Toy said he had made that point clear when he spoke before the supervisors' association in Sacramento last week. "The counties of California have loyally supported state highway construction," continued Toy, "and have contributed about $10,000,000 to construction funds already expended. However, a number of the counties are financially unable to construct necessary bridges on the state highway system. Others already have completed costly structures and feel that they have done their share. The Bridge Situation "In past years, the highway commission has taken over a number of county-built bridges which are inadequate to serve present traffic. Counties cannot be expected to rebuild these bridges, but the safety of the public must be protected. As stated in our report, we need $12,000,000 for bridge construction alone, work that should be under way at the present time." Securing of rights of way always has been an irksome duty for the sn widened and thickened without delay. Traffic is overwhelming many of our highways. "Unless California is willing to face this situation and solve it, we cannot expect longer to consider ourselves leaders in highway construction. Press reports from the East show Ohio, with a lesser number of motor vehicles than California, considering a budget of $43,500,000 for highway work during the next two years. Michigan is considering a gasoline tax, along with other motor vehicle taxes, to raise $20,000,000 a year for highway construction. Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin are four states considering gasoline taxes which do not now levy such a tax. The immediate future of the California state highway system is hanging in the balance. The commission has endeavored to fully and fairly present the problem. It is up to the people to say what they will do." SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS Map tract 625 was accepted by the board. A $4000 bond was deposited on street work. Supervisor T. B. Talbert arrives and assumes his duties as chairman. The application of Gallindo & Redondo for pool room license was denied. Map tract 739 was received and referred to the city engineer of the city of Santa Ana. Map tract 708 was received and referred to the city engineer of the city of Fullerton. It was ordered that the plumbing and heating contract at the new county jail building be accepted. It was ordered that J. B. Lippincott be employed to make a survey of the watershed of the San Antonio River. total mileage of new in the California by June 30 of this and the total miles on national forest in California by during the last fiscal year was augmented amount of $396,000 agencies such as and local organizes. ORANGE COUNTY For eighteen years has made and loved grain and some beaver area of leased land between Capistrano is, of course, dry experience as a wheat sota launched him growing when he nee California. A few years ago for his 60 acres Serra, three miles where he lives. Home experimentally treated, in view of recent years, the slice of the eastern winter salad. So in the fall and winter as this was ready the spring. Imperial and the price began he shipped the highest until finally, he gave around $20,000. In his New York co- made $2 to Mr. Kany rate, he sent M bonus at the windu in past years, the highway commission has taken over a number of county-built bridges which are inadequate to serve present traffic. Counties cannot be expected to rebuild these bridges, but the safety of the public must be protected. As stated in our report, we need $12,000,000 for bridge construction alone, work that should be under way at the present time. "Securing of rights of way always has been an irksome duty for the supervisors and has caused endless delay in the construction of the state highway system. Now that we are beginning the reconstruction of highways and are needing wider rights of way, and in many instances new rights of way, they are not obligated to secure another. "It is only natural that the counties should hesitate to maintain designated state highways. They have difficult road problems of their own, and do not like to spend large amounts of county funds on roads that have been made a part of the state system. The users of the highways suffer and they are the ones who are providing the maintenance funds. In justice to this traffic, the commission feels it should maintain travelable state roads when sufficient funds are on hand. "The same suggestion applies to the towns and smaller cities. Many of them have not the organization or the funds to maintain expensive pavements on state highway trunk lines. These gaps in the pavement are an annoyance to the traveling public for which the commission is often unjustly criticised. Because of the increased traffic the state highways bring to the smaller cities and towns, it is but just that the state should cooperate with them in the construction and maintenance of the highway within their limits. There are between 500 and 600 grade crossings on the state highway system. The commission would like to undertake a systematic elimination of the most dangerous crossings, but funds are not available. These suggestions are not criticisms of the counties. They merely quillize a condition which must be remedied if traffic is to be properly served. We need and hope for the continued cooperation of the counties until such time as the commission has at hand much greater finances than are now in sight. The Commission's Policies "In the meantime the commission, Map tract 739 was received and referred to the city engineer of the city of Santa Ana. Map tract 708 was received and referred to the city engineer of the city of Fullerton. It was ordered that the plumbing and heating contract at the new county jail building be accepted. It was ordered that J. B. Lippincott be employed to make a survey of the watershed of the Santa Ana river and to prepare a report on possibilities of work to provide for flood control and replenishing underground waters of Orange county, at a price not to exceed $3650. Spraying licenses were ordered issued to Ed Elmers and George M. Bartley; fumigating licenses were ordered issued to Sam Richards and A. H. Magill. It was ordered that warrant No. 6514, amounting to $730.51, be transferred from the advertising fund to the county general fund. Deed from Arthur W. Lewis to the county of Orange was accepted. Permission was granted to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway to extend spur tracks from the West Coast Refining Company at Atwood station across Willow street, as shown on a map of the town of Placentia. It was ordered that the contract for the construction of the wharf at Newport harbor be accepted as completed by Mercereau Bridge and Construction Company. It was ordered that the contract for the sewer main, together with appurtenant structures at the County Farm be accepted as completed by Philip Chutuk, contractor. The county auditor was ordered to transfer from the Auto License Road fund to the Road District Improvement district the amounts as specified in statement on file in said matter. It was ordered that when the county moves to the new county jail that the county feed the prisoners, if they can practically and legally do so. NORTH DAKOTA PICNIC All who ever lived in North Dakota are invited to meet for the great picnic reunion, all day, Saturday, January 24, 1925, in Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles. Come as early as possible and spend the day with friends. There will be county registrals as this was ready for spring. Imperial and the price began he shipped the highest until finally, he sank around $20,000. His New York company made $2 to Mr. Kany rate, he sent M bonus at the windw ASKS QUICK TRANSIT John Kelley, at Los Angeles man-taining money unda was in a hurry to trial. "I don't want to days," he told Ja-He was given a "day," and as a re-months in the Oran-According to ev-in his trial before Morrison, Kelley used method of extract truck driver between Santa Ana; he is aped at a number and small garage-the pretext of a have told the servi-he was an emplo-Express Company, broken down and money to get to LA to get a mechnic t-He secured a total service stations l cording to the ev-guilty to three co- DISTRICT ATTORNEY Asks Enactment Publicity o Advocating thereto open to the pub-lists of "soot trict Attorney Ge-San Bernardino ha-to Senator Ralph semblymen Isaac Beck, the San legislators at Sac-The prosecutor opinion the law-filling of articles secret organization of operation and "The principal "These suggestions are not criticisms of the counties. They merely quillize a condition which must be remedied if traffic is to be properly served. We need and hope for the continued cooperation of the counties until such time as the commission has at hand much greater finances than are now in sight. "The Commission's Policies "In the meantime the commission, as far as circumstances have made it possible, has observed the following policies in connection with the expenditure of its available funds: 1. "Completion of trunk lines, including interstate connections. 2. "Thorough maintenance with annual revenues of the constructed highways, including elimination or widening of curves and grades; construction of rock shoulders; improvement of drainage. 3. "Reconstruction of narrow pavements and county-built roads as fast as available funds permit, projects being dictated by condition of the pavement and demands of traffic. "The commission's report does not suggest any particular plan for financing state highway construction, but it does urge most emphatically the necessity for providing a continuous fund for construction purposes. This is vital if the completion of the state highway system is to be accomplished within a reasonable length of time. We are engaged in a tremendous undertaking that demands a systematic, business-like plan for a continuous and adequate fund, expended on a budget basis. "New work is practically at a standstill. Reconstruction is also a vital need. Much of the initial investment in hundreds of miles of present pavements will be lost unless they are..." total mileage of national forest roads in the California district constructed by June 30 of this year stood at $55, and the total mileage of trails at 1642. The sum of $1,396,146 was expended on national forest road and trail work in California by the forest service during the last fiscal year. This sum was augmented by funds to the amount of $396,000 from co-operative agencies such as the state, counties and local organizations. ORANGE COUNTY LETTUCE For eighteen years Aaron Buccheim has made and lost money growing grain and some beans on an extensive area of leased land in the hills between Capistrano and El Toro. This is, of course, dry farming. Early experience as a wheat grower in Minnesota launched him naturally into grain growing when he moved his family to California. A few years ago he developed water for his 60 acres of choice land at Serra, three miles south of Capistrano, where he lives. Then, five years of home experimenting with lettuce suggested, in view of the big lettuce deals of recent years, that he go in for a slice of the eastern money paid for winter salad. So he planted lettuce in the fall and winter of 1923. Just as this was ready for the market in the spring, Imperial lettuce went out and the price began to rise. The more he shipped the higher the price went, until finally, he says, he had netted around $20,000. It was rumored that his New York commission man had made $2 to Mr. Buccheim's one; at any rate, he sent Mr. Buccheim a neat bonus at the windup of the deal. ASKS QUICK TRIAL; GETS SIX MONTHS deny he referred to the Ku Klux Klan, whose membership is kept secret by the vow of individual klansmen. "In many instances," the letter continues, "we find members of this certain organization have themselves attempted to assume the duty of enforcing the law without any attention to the regular and duly constituted officers or while ignoring such regular officers as much as possible." STRENGTHEN SEWER OUTFALL The cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Anaheim and Fullerton are considering advisability of further work in protection of the ocean end of the joint outfall sewer. It was stated by W. G. Knox, city engineer of Santa Ana, who has had direction of construction of the big outfall line. The work of laying the line in the ocean was completed about two weeks ago, following many difficulties that have delayed completion of the work. Knox has recommended that piling be driven on each side of the line for the last 200 feet, as a protection against possible destruction of the line at times of heavy seas. The engineer says that, with the superstructure erected for laying of the pipe still in position, the protection work can be done at this time at less cost than it can be done later should it then be decided that the work is necessary. He estimates the cost at $5000. The city councils of Santa Ana and Orange have approved Knox's recommendation and it is anticipated the councils of Anaheim and Fullerton will take similar actions at their next meetings. TIME TABLE A. T. & S. Fe R. R. In effect November 2, 1924. Trains to Los Angeles *No. 79 ... 6:08 A.M. **No. 71 ... 11:28 A.M. *** No. 73 ... 4:50 A.M. No. 75 ... 9:02 A.M. %No. 51 ... 10:25 A.M. Trains to San Diego. No. 78 ... 1.56 A.M. No. 72 ... 9:46 A.M. No. 74 ... 3:46 P.M. No. 76 ... 6:47 P.M. *Through sleepers to Kansas City, Minneapolis and Chicago. **Through sleepers to Denver, St. Louis, Chicago and Grand Canyon connections. ***Houston, Galveston, Texas, New Orleans and Phoenix connection. %Through train to Riverside and San Bernardino.* ASKS QUICK TRIAL; GETS SIX MONTHS John Kelley, alias John Roberts, Los Angeles man, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was in a hurry to secure a "speedy" trial. "I don't want to lay here in jail 30 days," he told Jailer C. D. Flowers. He was given a "speedy" trial Saturday, and as a result will serve six months in the Orange county jail. According to evidence brought out in his trial before Justice Kenneth E. Morrison, Kelley used an entirely new method of extracting money. As a truck driver between Los Angeles and Santa Ana; he is alleged to have stopped at a number of service stations and small garages in the county on the pretext of a breakdown, and to have told the service station man that he was an employee of the Triangle Express Company, that his truck was broken down and that he needed money to get to Los Angeles in order to get a mechanic to fix the truck. He secured a total of $37 from three service stations in this manner, according to the evidence. He pleaded guilty to three counts. DISTRICT ATTORNEY WANTS EXPOSURE OF KLAN Asks Enactment of Law Compelling Publicity of Membership Advocating the enactment of a law to open to the public the membership lists of "secret organizations." District Attorney George H. Johnson of San Bernardino has forwarded letters to Senator Ralph H. Swing and Assemblymen Isaac Jones and A. R. Beck, the San Bernardino county legislators at Sacramento. 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