The herald., 1893-01-25

The Los Angeles Orphans home and
Orphans asylum were also visited, and
both are highly commended.
CITIZENS WATER COMPANY
AS regards the Citizens Water COM
pany, the report says:
We have examined into the matter OF
complaint from the patrons Of the Citi-
zens' Water company, and find that the
supply OF water furnished by said COM
pany is both meager in quantity and in
ferior in quality.
The property of the company being in
the hands of receiver appointed by the
court, there is no action which we could
lawfully take against any person con-
nected Herewith. 1t Is to be hoped,
however, that the measures taken by
the city and by the corporation, or its
successors, to increase the supply, en-
large its mains and improve the works
will give speedy relief to the people in
that portion OF the city.
RESERVOIR NO. 4 NUISANCE.
Complaints having been made by req
idents in the vicinity Of Lake Shore av-
enue as to the nuisance created by seep.
age from reservoir No. A, committee
was ap ointed to investigate the matter,
who reported that they found that said
seepage and the leakage from the pipes
is spreading ovel the ground on the sur
face OF Lake Shore avenue in a man.
ner which is pronounced by competent
medical authority to be deleterious to
the health of the residents in that vi.
cinity.
Attention is called to an excavation
for said pipe line near the corner of First
has by leakage from the pipes been con.
verted into stagnant pool.
CHINESE ABDUCTION CASE.
A thorough inquiry has been made
into all the facts concerning the al
legged abduction of Chinese girl, whick
case had obtained considerable noto
riety through the columns of the press.
Without going into particulars of the
case, it is found that the action of Con-
stable Rogers in retaining the girl NOM
inally in his custody, while there was a
warrant out for her arrest, and until
there was reward offered, and then
claiming and receiving the reward, was,
to say the least, very reprehensible and
bordered very closely on transgression
of the law.
The action of Officer Bosqui of the
city detective force, in his efforts to
keep the girl in Christian hands and
place her in the Chinese mission in San
Francisco, where she desired to 20, il
commended.
ILLEGAL REGISTRATIONS.
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the investigation of illegal registration
matters. A large number of witnesses
were examined and three indictments
were found for violation of the law, and
the district attorney was also instructed
to bring suit to cancel quite number
OF names on the great register.
Many clerical errors were discovered
especially in wrong numbers as to place
of residence. The good effect of this in.
vestigation was felt at the late election.
Very few, if any, illegal votes were cast
at said election. IA the register was
Stuffed" with any dummy names the
perpetrators did not dare to take advan-
tage of it. Some amendments to the
law defining residency and limiting the
places of registration should be made.
The report says: "That the Austria
lian ballot system as used in our late
elections. is plan in the right direc.
tion. With some notifications it will
give fair and untrammeled expression
of the peoples will, and do away with
all purchase of votes. The next move
in this m tier should be to cut down
party election expenses, by compelling
the publication of all expenses, and
statements under oath that no funds
have been used in corrupt manner. /"
IN CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, the grand jury says
that all the necessary heavy expendi-
lures of the county government have
been made; the new, magnificent and
costly courthouse is almost finished /;
tho hospital. county farm and other
huildjDQs are almOst cOmpletpd and in