Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-08

JOHN B. GRAY,
d. W. c. RICE.
Committee ofPhysicians.
The facts and recommendations contained /
the above elaborate report are of such vast in
portanee to the public, that we deem it proper 4
embody 1t in the report of the Grand jury. II /
iamentable that an institution so expensive to tn
county should be in such q condition, as is ipdica
TED. 1t Is evident that the contractor has Elilet
TO comply with his contract, and it is recommend
ca that the proper steps be taken to WITHHOLD
from nm any sums which may be now due o
which may become due under the contrat
III Is further recommended that the Supervisor,
Immediately provide the patients in the Hospita
with suttciency Of blankets The SUPPRESSION,
IN regard to change of our hospital system are
pertinent, and have the appreciation of the Grand
jury N''''0
The following is the report of the Committee on
County Officers:
10 THE GRAND Jury:
Your committee to whom was referred the
BOOKS OF the County Officers would report that
they have examined the same, which appear 10 he
IN good order From a statement furnished them
oy the Tax Collector they find the total amount
OF taxes levied for the current year
to be COZ c5e IN
Foreign Miners Licenses. 5,775 81
Merchandise do. 197A1 o.
Poll Tax, qo7 s6
Total S11G1z9 Or
The above seems to be the entire resonrces of
the county. You must, however keen in mind
that in all probability quite an amount will be de-
Quoted from this on account of the deliuouent tax
list. We find that the Assessor has received II
Pol "1HcS' 1o,S i9 amounting nun 70 $3,452 60
Total amt of Commissions, 458 4o-$l ,a75 s5
Balance due the County s1475 AZ
The law requires him to make his returns every
month"; which he has failed to do, not having
made any since August 10TH Your Committee
would recommend that the District Attorney he
Instructed to commence proceedings for collecting
the same
In looking over the expenses of the county. we
lind that the criminal business has cost abrnt
twenty-nine thousand dolls for eleven months. The
expenses of the present month will probably
swell the amount much larger.
They would also call your attention to the en-
ormous sum that it costs the county fir assessing.
collecting and disbursing its revenue. From the
facts in their possession, it will amount to twenty
thousand dollars for this year. Your committee
think that an effort should be made to reduce the
fees eff the different offices, and to show the rea-
son for so doing, they would cite n few cases
For instance TIE fees of the Auditor for copvinp
The charge for copying the tax list was Sl492
The Assessor received for assessing the County
for State and County purposes and collecting the
poll tax, sc, ,776 3S. The fees of the Tax Collec
tors office for State and County amounts to over
$4,000.
Unless there is some immediate action taken to
reduce the expenses, it seems evident TO your
Committee that the County will incur q very
large Indebtedness, or the tax payers be called
upon to pay excessive taxes as evidence of which,
taking the present years assessment as criteri-
on fof the expenses Of the next year 50 25 on the
one hundred dollars, and then add what the spe-
cal tax for a sinking fund for the Bonds of 1857,
also the Railroad Bonds, and the interest on the
same YOU will find that we will have to collect q
tax of So 10 on the one hundred dollars for iState
and County purposes for the next year.
Your Committee regret that they are not able
to give you a statement of the amount of the fees
received by all of the officers of the County The
limited amount oftime at their disposal prevents it
They would say that the facts they have given
you in regard to the receipts and expenses of the
county are from statements made to them by
the officers themselves, or their deputies They
would also call your attention to the fact that,
whilst it has cost the county forty'nine thousand
dollars for assessing collecting and dsbursing
its finances and its criminal business, there has
been paid but 81 1872 G6 for roads and bridges, as
appears by the Auditors book.
$. W. SELBY,
J. i. MASON,
JOEL SToDDARD,
The facts embodied in the above Reports of the
several Committees, should serve to arouse Tax
Payers, and induce them to devise some means to
decrease the County expenses.
1t should be remembered that the municipal tax
of the City of Marysville will probably increase
the Assessments for that portion of the County tC
nearly four and one-half of one per cent provided
the laws in reference to the Sinking Fund art
complied with. A continuation of lavish expen
dtures must inevitably result in expelling from
the county large amount of personal property
ard thus increasing the tax on Real Estate.
Another evidence of the waste in the public
| fands, is the publication of the delinquent tax
| list of the last year by the Collector in one news
paper and by the authority of the Board of Super
vsors in another. bill for the latter was audit
ed and paid, and a like amount for the former re-
sisted, but recent decision is adverse to the ac-
| ton of the Board and consequently the county
must again pay for the same service, with costs
of court and additional counsel fees.
Among expenditures of minor Importance, but
also Objectionable, are those incurred for counsel
to aid the District Attorney in suits in which the
county may be interested, and recent appropria
tions to remodel the County Court Room and
convert the only room in the Court House fol
trial Jurors into an Office for the County Judge
The alteration in the Court Room is not deemed
an improvement and the rooms in the building
adjoining the Court House are regarded as sulii
cent for the Offices of the Judges and for COur
in Chambers. 1t is just to the law officer, to sa,
that associate counsel have never been employed
at his request.
The Grand Jury would recommend the passage o
an act repeating the law which allows witnesses fee
in criminal cases Yuba is one of the few, II not tn
only county in the State, where such fees are allowed
They should be paid only upon lhe order of the Cour
which cam in case witness shows that he Is too poo
attend without pay, order that he receive OF IN
county certain compensation, to be determined b
the Court. 1t is the duty OF every citizen to see tina
the laws obeyed, and that all violations Of th
law are punished. As witness in criminal cas-
the witness is, to certain extent, party interested
and the law elsewhere in compelling witnesses to a
tend upon Court, proceeds upon the ground tina
every citizens safety and well-beng depends upo
the rigid enforcement Of the penal code, and that
occasional services should be rendered gratuItous!
A wholesome reform may be made In this respect, an
six or seven thousand dollars annually saved to Il
county.
When the counties Of Sierra and Nevada were take
from the county Of Yuba, the acts creating them pr
vided for the payment, by those counties, OF the
iu proportion Of the indebtedness OF Yuba count
But to this time, Notwithstanding that repeated e1or
have been made, they have refused TO comply wi
line fea oisiti0ns Of the laws. and our citizens ha'
been compelled to lquidate the entire debt contrac
nv the three counties, while constituting that OF Hub
that created them under certain stipulation
is conn etent to compel compliance and IL Is recon
e nendrd to our representatives In the Legislature
ask for such further legislation as may be neoessa
to obtain a recognition and settlement OF the ju
: claim Of the county. O.
!, Francisco and Marysville Railroad Company
!. herewith annexed. The stock account Is as il
o lows. The individual stock held in Yuba coun
= ,S45 shares.
- Entire amount assessed T3,oOO
% Paid. 32,792
re SAL ,0OS
s. Individual stock held in Yolo and Solano COT