The herald., 1893-01-25
ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY

the part of road overseers, the report
SAYS that as the system has been
changed, the supervisors taking the
place of the overseers in their districts,
it is hoped there may be a svelematic,
intellie lent and economic improvement
in the county roads. The amounts die
bursed during the past year were found
to be as follows:
New bridges, $l2,5OO 80; bridge re-
pairs, $30l2 &c work on vers, $l481 OF ;
work on roads $332S 70; surveying,
1915 ID; miscellaneous, $l393 43; trans
TERED and paid in road districts,
s57S9 "a Total, $2s, ,l2O 81.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CoNsTABLEs.
The report says: 1.-The dockets, re-
ports and allowance sheets of 4S justices
outside of the city of Los Angeles were
carefully examined and reported upon
for the year ending Oct0ber l, 1892
The money paid to the county treasurer
by said justices was $2S4630 The de-
mands OF said justices allowed by the
board of supervisors during the same
time was $68l3 so The last grand jury
recommended that the board of super
visors formulate instructions to the
IubblCCb no w tD0 pIOp6T HotIOu vi
keeping their dockets and accounts,
which was done, and Instructions were
properly aent to all the justices and COLI
stables.
Our experts reported that, with few
lived up to the Instructions, nor the
constables We, therefore, had most of
the delinquent justices summoned be-
fora nc nd uto odinotaA 70 -
as possible. A considerable sum of
money in the aggregate has been re-
funded to the county, and we believe
that the effect will be shown in the fu.
ture by improved dockets and proper
rendering of accounts.
Many of the justices charged So for
each codefendant concerned in the
same offense where no separate COM
plants were issued or trial had for each
defendant.
These justices contend that they have
a right to make such charge, but all
have settled with the county except
Justice King, and we have instructed
our district attorney to make test OF
the law in his case unless settled.
POLICE JUDGES
Our experts examined all the dockete
and accounts of Justices HI @. Austin
and M. 7, Owens, as police judges of the
city of Los Angeles.
Gases examined in Justice Austin's
court, 1851; in Justice OWENS court.
1885.
Considering the great number of cases,
the books have been we'll kept, not only
clerically, but what is more important,
financially. All the cash fines have
been deposited weekly with the city
treasurer or the county treasurer, as the
nature of the fine called for.
The city and the county treasurere'
receipts were verified. and correspond
with those of said justices Justice
Austin collected in fines s4058 30; Jus
tice Owens collected in fines $4 GAG 30 ;
total fines collected in police courts,
S5705
AS city judges in civil cases, Justice
Austin collected $1109 AZ and Justice
Owens $549.25, all deposited in city
treasury as per receipts.
As city justice in criminal cases, JUS
tice Austin collected $72 95 and Justice
Owens $5, which sums were paid into
the proper treasury.
THE SUPERVISORS.
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the board of supervisors for the year
ending Octoper 81 last, the report says
We find from such examination that
the system OF passing upon demands by
the board has been very lax There
are 30 many of them that it is almost
an impossibility to make careful and
rigid examination in the time allowable.
Eternal vigilance is required of sd
pervisor, especially where claims
against the county are being consid
cred. A number of clerical errors have
been pointed out and the overpayments
have been refunded to the treasury.
Demands have been passed without
proper vouchers and orders attached
and sometimes without proper verif-
cation.
The following is summary of the
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