The morning call., 1893-06-21

that the Alameda papers referred to never
from any member of the board to do the
work charged and paid for. The nearest
to, and the only shadow OF authority, thin
ner than mir, was something said" be-
tween one Supervisor and the publis hers
of those papers. the substance of which
was that they wanted some of the procIa-
nation printing, and this was before the
alleged understanding" in the alleged
COMMITTEES of the WHOLE" After that
Understanding" it appears clearly that ne
dld not see nor communicate with those
publishers before the election. 1t also ap-
pears that no Supervisor ordered this pub
LEGATION.
1t Is not improper to mention that the
advertising paid for consisted of the circu-
lation OF printed sheets containing The cleo
ton proclamation with the regular Issue of
the newspapers mentioned. These sheets
were bought in Oakland at trifllng cost
and they received in Alameda only the i'm
print Of the name Of the paper circulating
them, with date.
From the evidence before US we wish to
state that we feel justified In denouncing
this transaction as an outrage upon the
people of Alameda County and demand
that the perpetrators DO dealt with to the
extent OF the law, While petty criminals
are made suminarily to appear and answer
we fail to see why the larger offenders
should 60 unwbipped OF justice.
After the bills had been allowed they
were presented to tine Auditor. who re-
fused to audit, and If audited. the Treas
urer refused to pay. They were afloat
with nothing to sustain them. To get
them paid, superstructGre must be in
vented and then erected under them.
Hence the resolution built upon the con-
venient "f they found" etc.
The transparent farce Of adopting this
resolution March 8. 1898, that they had
done in October, 1892, what they did not
port in the brain of any Intelligent man.
1t was not a difficult task to adopt reso-
luton OF confidence in themselves, declar-
ing that they had always done the right
thing at the right time, based upon the
District Attorneys opinion that ''lf they
found. as matter of fact," that If they
had done so and so at such time there
was no bar 10 their giving up the money.
This opinion, so pleasantly suggestive, no
doubt given in good faith cannot be so
wrenched in Its application az to cover
fraud and msappropriation of the public
moneys, and could not have been so In
tended.
II under pretense of paying for printing
not legally ordered or authorized and of
no corresponding value in any event they
have taken from the treasury the large
sum of S2653 and given IL as reward for
personal or party services or as a gratuity
in friends, this act alone demonstrates
their uufitness to hold the honorable and
responsible positions they occupy, and for
this and other reasons before mentioned,
without fear. favor or malice, we accuse
of wtlliul misconduct and neglect of duty
and demand the removal from Office of
Supervisor of Alameda County OF Bart
Morgan, of d. w. Martin, of W. S.
PeouZs and of Hiram Bailey, and the
af Ne, ill
Barber for the recovery Of the money thus
illegally taken from the treasury, to wit,
the sum OF S2653 with interest and costs.
Ii the pcoule'S sworn servants. soliciting
Office at their hands, paid with their
money. do, from imbecilty or design, al
low their employers 10 be robbed without
let or hiDdrance, then indeed it is time
for the people to rise and assert themselves
and drive from place the unworthy and in
competent. Sooner or later this must be
done. or the political fabric becomes rotten
10 the center, and disintegratiun surely
follows. Robbery Of the people represented
in city, county and even State govern
ments is no new thing, and SO well i'll
trenched do the gully ones become by
long toleran"e that only the most heroic
measures will avail.
The report goes on to say the Grand
Jury had examined eighty-one witnesses
and found bills OF Indictment against
seven persons for various offsnses.
Among other discoveries they became
cognizant of the payment to deputies for
extra work in writing up minutes. ETC., of
n sum of money wbjc appears out of all
proportion TO the amount OF the labor per-
formed. They were not n legal charge
and should have been rejected.
While not excusing them for Ignorance
Of tfrn In
SAYS the report. I'VE condemn them for the
outrageous amount of the bills presented,
as also those who should have refused to
certify TO and audit them. These bills
amounted to $500, while the services per-
formed would have been generously COM
pensated with SIS"
Regarding the recent queer work in the
Alameda elections it states: The tallying
was done in spirit of recklessness. one
clerk marking as he saw the other-a re-
markabe feature of the affair being that
the discrepancy between the reading and
tallying occurs, as far as we are able to
learn. only upon the Congressional ticket
improvements are recommended in the
County Jail.
In the matter of furnishing supplies to
the County Inflrmary, the jury believes
the taxpayers of the county have been sys-
tematically robbed for years past. As the
contractor keeps no books of original en-
try, little could be done to provo fraud.
The books show over ton of tobacco
bought, at cost of S736. in the twelve
months ending October 1 last; over 500
gallons of whisky, at a cost of $1,000, and
wine Of various brands (except cham
payne, which. perhaps, by oversight, was
omtted) to the value of $500. being a total
of wines and liquors of $3.50.
There was spent upon bridges, roads and
highways in this county in 1892 SS1. 900.
most OF it wastefully and extravagautly.
Among the eXorbitant charges are
Teams. 81 per day; day labor. 81; bosses
over three or four men. IS day; $500 for
teams and men delivering election sup
plies at the polls, men and teams being
charged at S15 day; gas, % cents per 1000
cubic feet; S5S1 for publishing twenty-six
meetings of the Supervisors; $1,000 for
printing proclamati0ns for the election ::
$500 for mileage expenses of five Super.
yisors.
Here Is how it salluded to bookmak-
ing and gambling in Oakland: 1t is with
regret that we have n OF beeu able under the
law. clearly and deliberately defined by
your Honor and associates of the Superior
Court, TO find Indictments against those
instrumental in re-estabIishing In our