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Volume 15Oxnard, Ventura County, CalGRAND JURYOPPOSESEXPERT’S REPORT TO GRANDfJURY RECOMMENDS ECONOMIESAND COMMENDS MANY OFFICESSUPERVISORS LAY FAVORABLE REPORT OF MARICOPA ROUTE ON TABLE INDEFINITELY.All County is Interested in Findings of Long ExpectedReportNo Serious Fauit is Foundin Any Office*INQUISITOHIAIQDYECONOMYTo tTii* I enoi ableVent urn * ’ount \. (The Grand JimiormaINCREASED REVENUE FROM TELEPHONE COMPANIES AND PIPE LINES FAVORED.Lentlemen:- In the foregoing report of tny examination of the book-and general financial affairs of tin*The Maricopa-Ventura road proposi(Ion received a body blow Tuesdaywhen the grand jury recommendedcounty, I have a under three heads, viz:l- In detail.- In summary.-In analysis.ed the resultspublication in full, and appreciating,) also, (ra fact that the public might de- j sire some of the information contain-lt;d therein, I have gone a ~t* p further1in my arrangement of the facts, andpr» sent herewith aRESUMEf)Of the Report of the Grand Jury’s Auditor, Covering Examination of , the Financial Records and AffairsInot only to simplify the comprehension of the data presented, but also tothat no bonds bo issued or taxes lev- afford the jury (without extra caleu ied or money spent in any way on it. nation on their part) an opportunity of COUNTYof Ventura County. California, for the Fiscal Year Beginning Juiy 1, 1911. and ending June 30, 1912.IOFThe hoard of#Mupervi-ors had accepted the favorable report of .Messrs. Sheridan and Hollingsworth on the road, but it was laid on the table indefinitely when the recommendation of the grand jury was received.The action of the grand jury is purely advisory and the supervisors may call an election if they wish to vote . on bonds for the road. However, the i unfavorable action will probably de- \lay the road for a long time. jTie* report of tin* grand jury re-' turned Tuesday afternoon, is in partas follows: ;“After having spent a great deal of, time in careful consideration and in- | vestigation of the facts, we have un- j animously concluded that we do notbut do most heartily eon-viewing the financial affairs of the county from many and varied points of comparison.Realizing that the bulk of the foregoing r«-nort makes impracticable it •SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.Accounting work in office proper is neat and accurate: several small er-iu warrants and bills emanating (Continued on Page Eight.)turned Thursday. Her mother, Mrs C‘ook. returned with her,Mrs. Steine and daughter, and and Mrs. James Andanter of Los geles, took luncheon with Mrs. 1)Richardson this week.AI r.\iapprove,demn, t lie taking of any action by theboard of supervisors whereby this county shall be bonded or taxed for the building or maintaining of the road known as the Maricopa-Ventura road. We recommend that there be no more money spent in any mannerin connection with the above-men-t 9tioned road, and that the matter beimmediately dropped.“We recommend that the grand juries of the state of California be given more strength and power, and that it shall be provided that all recommendations unanimously made and approved by the judge of the superior i court, shall be compulsory.We recommend that the board ofsupervisors adopt some measure toderive more revenue from pipe lines.telephone and telegraph companies iSIMI HAPPENINGS.Mrs. Prank Lifts and Mrs.-Hard spent slt; voral days in rovia and Pomona visiting friends. Mrs. Emmett of Moorpark was acaller Saturday.John Berry and son Walv-r. of Ventura, have belt;*n in the valley recently. Some sffHi to think we had better widen our streets, so as to have room, and not. have to run into houses.John Jfarris of Los Angeles is with Jack Burns in the barber shop.Jack Lester, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Pox, the traveling men, were hereMonday.Jack Deavell, the bean and honey buyer of Los Angeles, was in the valley Monday and Tuesday.George Shays, one of the bridge workers, returned to Ventura Wed-sesday.Mr. Meilandt of Santa Paula, tin* I Walker’s man, canvassed the valley the past week.Mr. and Mrs. Henry Richardson of Oxnard were with their son Will, while Mrs. Will Richardson was in Arizona. Mrs. Will Richardson re-A n-W.v i stinfor tin* use of county bridges androads, than is derived from the saleof franchises.“That a system be installed of re-»*ceipting for all public documents taken by any person, except the judge of the superior court, and not excepting the office of sheriff.“We recommend that all claims99against the county road funds be fullyitemized and be made to comply withthe law regarding them.The amount of money paid to pensioners appears to be ex'cessive. Wereasonable salary as possible, and install a system of trip register, showing the user of the car, and the purpose for which used, the distance traveled. The car shall be used only on county business, on authorization of proper official.“Investigation shows that tly? county is paying considerable sums for office rent for horticultural corpmia-sioner, district attorney and justice of the peace of Ventura township. Office for the horticultural commis-tobert. Jackson of Sawtelle is with relatives here.John Eekroyd visited Ventura past week.Mrs. J. IT, Eekroyd entertained at luncheon Sunday the mother superior and the sisters, also Miss Stagacher, George Grey, Robert Benhert and Mrs. Phenie.M. E. Tsham and son, cement contractors of Ventura, came up Tuesdayand returned Wednesday evening.Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Gillibrand entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Couaty and other clergy who were present for the dedication of the Simi church. Those present were: Bishop Conaty, Rev. B. Florian Hahn, M.A., of Banning, Cal.; Rev. J. S. Laubacher of Santa Clara church, Oxnard; Rev, Leo Garsse, Oxnard; Rev. George Donohoe of Our Lady of Lor-etto parish. Los Angeles; Rev. Clement Molony of St, Agnes parish, Los Angeles; Rev. Francis J. Conaty, ofFathedral Sr. Vibiana, Los Angeles,and J. Walker, Los Asgeles.Miss Estelle Lloyd is visiting at the home of her uncle, M. L. Montgomery. O The Fraternal Ladies’ club held a j; business meeting at the hall Tuesday afternoon. Ice cream and cake wereserved.iiMrs. Rix and son, of Chicago, are visiting at the home of Mr. and -Mrs.J. c. Scott.sioner is maintained at Santa Paula, are credibly informed that some per- and the other two in San Buenaven-ons on the pension list have relatives who are able to or could assist In their support, and ask the hoard of supervisors to carefully examine the lit of pensioners with the object ofreducing the amount of this list.County Automobile: It appearsMrs. It. J. Jones of Los Angeles, a sister of Roy Wornick, and Mrs. J. Forger of Butler, Pa., are visiting at the Scarab Oil wells.(i(Drabney and Roberts are down about .S00 feet on their No. 1 well on the Boots heir property, with good prospects of oil.The Scarab Oil company is still1IMturn. We understand that under conditions in the old court house, thiswas probably necessary, but with the | shipping oil from its well.new court house it should be different, j Mrs. Phillip and son Merrill spent there being much unassigned space in tin* day in Oxnard.Mrs. Clara Hartwell and son hav«\that the charges for maintenance of the county automobile are out of proportion to the charges made for the same service to private individuals, viz: $25 per month for storage and washing of the county car, and ?4 per month for private car storage, with 40 cents an hour for washing. As the expense of the county car will increase rapidly in the future, we recommend that the supervisors sell the old county auto at the best price obtainable, and purchase one new seven-passenger and one new four-passenger car and build a garage on conveniently located property already owned bythe county; employ a chauffeur at asthe new court house. Therefore, as a matter of public policy as well as economy, we urge the board of supervisors that they make assignment of offices in the court house to all the officers except the coroner and public administrator, who maintain their offices elsewhere at their own expense, and that they be required to maintain and keep open such offices at proper times fov the county business,“We recommend that the horticultural commission’s attention be calledto the excessive cost of day labor, as shown by Ramsey's report.“We recommend that legislativeaction be taken to prevent the combination of the offices of recorder and iustice in cities.Imoved into their new home on the corner of Fourth and Californialt;1istreets. |g|Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wornick drove to j f Fillmore Sunday in their Suidebaker,returning in the evening accompanied hy his father. J. H. Wornick.aoH. L. Mahan and George Curtis vis-1 ^9999ited Oxnard Tuesday.Mr. and Mrs. Lang and Miss Nora returned home from Los Angelesay, where Mr. Lang has beenfor medical ^treatment, Hifc many friends will be pleased to know that he is Improved.Mrs. Evans is spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Georgelt;rlt;1scPbj Sawtelle, near Santa Susanac
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