anaheim-gazette 1933-02-09

State Faces Deficit of $50,000 Unless Expenses Drastically Reduced Senator Nelson T. Edwards and Assemblyman Edward P. Serious Financial Condition of California Budget Resist Cutting Educational Costs Senator Nelson T. Edwards and Assemblyman Edward (Ted) Craig, in the business handled by the state legislature during its short session in January, made financial conditional of the state of California. Indications piled up $50,000,000 or more in the next biennium (1933-35), with ed at $92,000,000 and present expenditures going to $160,000 reduction, especially when it came to cutting educational expenses by the school teachers of the state who used their influence associations to arouse the people and prevent adoption of bizarre cuts out the "frills" of education, both members indicate. Both representatives are on prominent committees where Orange county is effective. Senator Edwards pays particular highways, and has recommended that many miles of Orange tem be included in the state's secondary highways. This is because the county a great deal in road repairs and maintenance. Assemblyman Craig, while interested in highway bills, has been in a position to expose a certain amount of questionable mental bureaus. Recently, in addressing the Associated Chambers of Commerce Craig delared that the howling of minorities conflicted with the interests of that the hue and cry was so loud it was impossible to get the legislature to sary economy measures. The reports of our two local representatives, in the state legislature follow. By ASSEMBLYMAN EDWARD CRAIG Balancing the budget is the main issue before the state legislature this session. The present budget that runs until June 30, 1933, will be $10,000,000 short. The coming budget, to run the state from July 1, 1933 to June 30, 1935, shows $92,000,000 anticipated revenue and an expenditure of $142,000,000, making a deficit of $50,000,000. The problem is whether to divert from other sources as well as cut all state expenditures, including schools, or find new sources of revenue which is... By ASSEMBLYMAN EDWARD CRAIG Balancing the budget is the main issue before the state legislature this session. The present budget that runs until June 30, 1933, will be $10,000,000 short. The coming budget, to run the state from July 1, 1933 to June 30, 1935, shows $92,000,000 anticipated revenue and an expenditure of $142,000,000, making a deficit of $50,000,000. The problem is, whether to divert from other sources as well as cut all state expenditures, including schools, or find new sources of revenue, which is impossible under the present economic condition. One plan has been advanced to charge every one a gross income tax on incomes over $1000. The amount any one person would pay would be nominal and at the same time it would cut his real estate tax to where real property would pay 50 percent of the cost of government, rather than 80 per cent, as paid at the present time. While this plan is far reaching in scope it has a great appeal to the homeowners. Supports Economy I appreciate hearing from my constituents at any time on any bills, the only caution being that they be sure they understand the issues involved. If I do not hear to the contrary, I will support at all times only those measures of utmost economy and will oppose any attempt of the state to shift its responsibility back to the counties. I am on a sub-compittee on ways and means, making a survey of state salaries. We expect to cut at least $3,000,-000 on state salaries. The Craig-Morgan bill, regarding the division of the gas tax and sponsored by the League of Municipalities is. I believe, one of utmost importance to Orange county cities. Success of this bill in the assembly depends on Los Angeles county. I have been assured of the support of San Francisco and Alameda counties and I believe that the measure will go through the senate. Gas Tax Bill This bill would divide the gas tax equally between the state and the counties, the counties in turn allocating a certain percentage to the cities in the proportion to their automobile registration, but, not until the cities have set up a major highway improvement fund. On this point the bill read as follows—"All monies received by an incorporated municipality, as herein provided shall forthwith, upon the receipt thereof, be paid into a major street improvement fund and no money shall be paid to any municipality until provision for such a major street improvement fund has been made." It states further that until the above provision has been compiled with the state will retain this money. I also sponsored in the assembly three bills requested by the State Chamber of Commerce. Two of these bills will OUR SENATOR NELSON T. EDWARDS in the hoof and mouth epidemic. Orange county's share was $14,000.00. The usual county government bills concerning the salaries, number of deputies and amount of money allocated to certain departments so that they may carry out their duties. These bills are known as the County Government Bill. Agricultural Commissioner, probation officer, County Librarian, and Judges bills. They are amended the second half of the session to include the recommendations of the grand jury and county board of supervisors. Up To Supervisors The local legislators and the legislature have nothing to do with these bills. They are handled and put through as a matter of regular procedure. The place to debate, amend or eliminate, is before the board of supervisors, because in the final analysis the governor will not let the bill become a law unless he has the O.K. of the local board of supervisors. Three Craig and Utt urgency bills passed and signed by the governor validating certain bonds that have been passed by local communities. Immediate validation means that the bonds will sell more readily. Fifteen more Craig and Utt validation bills that will be put through at the next session concerns districts of all descriptions. Fourteen Craig and Utt et al., Metropolitan Water district bills and one constitutional amendment. These bills are being handled at the request of the district and concern matters pertaining to said district. Several Craig bills put in by the request of and for the department of agriculture, concerning standardization measures and for the department of "What is being done with lemons can be done with oranges. But increased grower support of one, large marketing organization is a prerequisite. —T. H. Powell, General Sales Manager, California Fruit Growers Exc." SUNKIST of $50,000,000 stically Slashed Hyman Edward Craig Point out California Budget; Teachers National Costs ward (Ted) Craig, in their reports on busisession in January, Stress the serious california. Indications point to a deficit of um (1933-35), with state income estimates going to $160,000,000. Efforts at setting educational expense were resisted used their influence in Parent-Teacher event adoption of bills which would have members indicate. committees where their work for wards pays particular attention to the many miles of Orange county's road systy highways. This is calculated to save and maintenance. in highway bills that effect Orange nt of questionable handling of governChambers of Commerce, Assemblyman with the interests of the majority, but get the legislature to act on certain necesstate legislature follow: By SENATOR N. T. EDWARDS I do not believe that the people of the state are fully awake to the seriousness of the situation at Sacramento. The estimated income for the general fund of California for the next biennium 1933-35 is $92,000,000. Under normal conditions this income would have been approximately $160,000,000. However, it does not seem to be clearly recognized that the necessity for balancing the state budget is something that concerns us all. If it is not possible to drastically reall other departments of state government are being compelled to face the same critical examination that is being given the school budget, but unless the schools are included in the general program there is no hope of achieving a balanced budget without additional taxes. The meat of the problem is that we can maintain our present rate of expenditures only by increasing taxes. If we are going to avoid this increase every activity of the state must submit to drastic curtailment. At my request I was reappointed Selfish Interests Spread Confusion be led to believe that the interest James Irvine and his followers were the welfare of the whole county, serving the water for use of farmer the Santa Ana basin. When a study of the proposed up Prado damsite is made, and space consideration given to the slight chal in location of the dam as recommen By SENATOR N. T. EDWARDS I do not believe that the people of the state are fully awake to the seriousness of the situation at Sacramento. The estimated income for the general fund of California for the next biennium 1933-35 is $92,000,000. Under normal conditions this income would have been approximately $160,000,000. However, it does not seem to be clearly recognized that the necessity for balancing the state budget is something that concerns us all. If it is not possible to drastically reduce state expenditures, new state revenues must be found to meet an estimated deficit of $50,000,000 in the next budget and that probably involves the levying of an ad valorem tax, which means a direct tax on all property for the support of state government. The addition of such a tax to our local taxes is an exceedingly serious suggestion. Along with other proposals for reduction of state expenditures a constitutional amendment readjusting school taxes was offered in the senate. I was one of the sponsors of the measure which failed through the active opposition of the school people of the state. This amendment provided for a 10 per cent reduction in the state support of schools and 20 per cent reduction in county support. Up To People I would like to make it clear that this proposed reduction in the cost of schools could only become effective after it had been passed upon by the voters of the state. It seems proper to me to give the people of the state an opportunity to declare themselves in the matter of school costs. I am quite willing to submit it to the judgment of the taxpayers and let them decide whether they wish to continue school appropriations at the present level or desire to reduce them. It is not fair to say that the schools are being singled out for sacrifice since burn, pays all the taxes. Bill to allow formation of police protection districts under the supervision of the supervisors. Bill admitting world war veterans to the bar, on certain qualifications. Bill to have five instead of three elementary school trustees. Bill making certain city officials who are now appointive, elective. Bill compelling the assessor to notify property owners of any raise in assessments, so that they may have an opportunity to appear before the board of equalization. Bill eliminating mandatory five months pay to sick teacher; will leave the amount of pay to the discretion of the local board. Bill to compel school trustees to make a charge to any organization using school auditorium of all expenses over $5.00. At my request I was reappointed chairman of the senate roads and highways committee. I was also appointed as a member of the agriculture and live stock, banking, building and loan associations, conservation, federal relations, finance, municipal corporations, oil industries and the revenue and taxation committees. Bills Introduced During the first session just ending the following bills were introduced by me: S. B. No. 7—An act relating to notice of default and of sale under deeds of trust and mortgages and also relating to reinstatement of loans when date has been accelerated and limiting amounts of deficiency judgments in time when actions therefor may be commenced. S. B. No. 13—An act amending section 537 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the time when action on any contract in writing may be commenced. S. B. No. 25—An act amending the general cemetery act and providing for methods of establishing cemeteries, and defining perpetual care and non-perpetual care of cemeteries. S. B. No. 26—An act to amend the political code and to add a new section thereof relating to property tax delinquencies, penalties and redemptions. S. B. No. 101—An act relating to the standardization of citrus fruits. S. B.-No. 343—An act relating to the issuance, sale and payment of bonds for the construction of public improvements. S. B. No. 468—An act to amend the political code relating to accounting, auditing and budget control in cities counties, districts and other political subdivisions. S. B. No. 504—An act amending political code and adding six new sections along to powers of boards of supervisors. S. B. No. 505—An act to amend political code relating to the issuance of bonds for certain purposes. Highway Measure S. B. No. 500—An act establishing certain additional state highways. This bill was introduced at the request of the department of public works. It is a result of the study authorized by the 1931 legislature and provides that the California highway commission and the Department of public works should recommend the addition of secondary highway mileage. Bill making certain city officials who are now appointive, elective. Bill compelling the assessor to notify property owners of any raise in assessments, so that they may have an opportunity to appear before the board of equalization. Bill eliminating mandatory five months pay to sick teacher; will leave the amount of pay to the discretion of the local board. Bill to compel school trustees to make a charge to any organization using school auditorium of all expenses over $5.00. All legislation sponsored by me was requested by either the citizens of my district or the state department. I am chairman of the attaches committee, as well as vice chairman of the roads and highways committee, a member of the constitutional amendments, public utility, insurance, irrigation and ways and means committee. S. B. No. 505—An act establishing certain additional state highways. This bill was introduced at the request of the department of public works. It is a result of the study authorized by the 1931 legislature and provides that the California highway commission and the Department of public works should recommend the addition of secondary highway mileage to the state system, totaling not more than 15 percent of the existing secondary state highway mileage, and mileage to be added in the ratio of not less than three or four miles in the south to one mile in the north. This bill provides for the addition of 86 miles in Northern California and 259 miles in Southern California. The routes to be added in which Orange county is particularly interested are as follows: 1—State highway route No. 60, near Hermosa Beach to State highway No. 43 in Santa Ana canyon, 26 miles in Los Angeles and Orange counties. 2—State highway route No. 2, near Mira Flores to Norwalk, 11 miles in Orange county. 3—State highway route No. 60, near Long Beach and Seal Beach to Santa Ana, 12 miles nearly all in Orange county. 4—State highway route No. 60, near Huntington Beach to State highway No. 2, 20 miles in Orange county. 5—Anaheim to State highway route No. 43, near Olive, four miles in Orange county. 6—Los Angeles near Compton, to State highway route No. 2 near El Toro, 29 miles in Los Angeles and Orange counties. 7—State highway route No. 19, near Brea to State highway route No. 77, near Chino, 12 miles in Orange and San Bernardino counties. I was one of the sponsors of senate concurrent resolution No. 7, relative to the addition of new roads to the state highway system after study and report of the California highway commission and the department of public works, and senate constitutional amendment No. 20, providing for a resolution in school support as before stated. Orange and other districts in the Santa Ana basin, would filter through the canyon wall strata to Irvine's water wells. Another political angle that needs looking into is the reason for Irvine's suit against spreading water in the Upper Santa Ana. He named everybody connected with spreading the water but two companies, the Bear Valley Mutual and the Singleton diversion, who are the only ones taking water out of the Santa Ana watershed into another basin. Why did Irvine neglect to sue those two, when he sets the legal hounds on Redlands and the Tri-Counties association to prevent spreading in a basin where it ultimately benefits Orange county? Answer that, and the Gazette's representative believes more light will be shed on the political maneuvers back of the water problems of Orange county farmers. Frankly, the Gazette cannot answer that question. What will Irvine gain if he should be successful in preventing spreading operations on the Upper Santa Ana? Does he believe that enough water will come down the river to force Orange county to vote about 20 millions of dollars to build otherwise unnecessary dams, which would be a constant source of danger to the entire population of the lowlands along the Santa Ana river? If a dam is favored, which is better, one that might cost a little more for the actual structure but which would store all the water in Orange county, or one that would cost one-fifth less and possibly three times as much through swampage, and stores water in another county, actually threatening to back up some of the water received now and turn it into the San Gabriel watershed where it would be lost forever? Since Orange county water levels this year are higher than last, since slow percolation of water in underground basins is safer than surface storage, since spreading costs only $1.40 an acre foot in contrast to $40 to $3,000 an acre foot by surface storage, why change the agitation for a more expensive and less safe method? The last storm brought five and one-half inches of rainfall to Anaheim. that poured into the river from Santa Ana to the ocean made some impression on residents of the beach cities, but an inspection of the river by the Chapman avenue bridge shows that scarcely any water from above that point reached the ocean. Eyes Examined — Glasses Fitted HOMER A. NELSON, Opt. D. Optometrist TEUTONOPHONE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING Phone 3104 114 N. Lemon St. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA General Admission 15c SUN., MON. Feb. 12-13 Continuous Shows Sunday 2:30 to 11 "THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN" with BARBARA STANWYCK — ALSO — "HELLO EVERYBODY" With KATE SMITH TUES., WED. 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