The record-union., 1895-06-29
Accusations Against Four Of the
Supervisors.
B. v, CaVanaugh Indicted for Using
Money in Politics.
The Methods Of Some County Officials No
Satisfactory to the Jury-What the
Experts Have to Say.

The Grand Jury submitted its final
report to the Superior Court, Depart
ment Two, Judge Johnson, yesterday.
1t is very long document
The Jury was impaneed December +,
1894. II. NJ. LaRue was appointed its
Foreman, and c. II. Hubbard its Secre-
tsry, with NJ. r. Beard as expert.
THE SUPERVISORS.
The jury says it has investigated the
transactions of the Board of Supervisors
during several years past, and find that
in the management of the financial affairs
of the county the board has often will
fully violated the law under the claim of
policy and expediency in appropriating
money.
RIVER BRIDGE MATTER.
The Jury condemns the action of the
board relative to the new bridge over the
Sacramento River; it says no lawful con-
tract was made for 1t; that the Super
visors say the railroad company repre-
sented that the bridge would be of steel
or iron; that the District Attorney ad-
vised the board that it had the right TO
make the appropriation, whereas IN tact
the railroad company from the beginning,
as the drawings show, did not propose TO
build steel or iron bridge.
The Jury advises that a demand be
made for return Of the $4,000 already
paid on the bridge and a suit brought TO
recover it and that further payment be
enjOined.
EXTRA CLERKS DISAPPROVED.
1t condemns payment to 4. I. Cohn
for reindeXing old records. as he was
Deputy Recorder and should have been
paid by his principal, and that the work
could have been done IN one month IN
stead of thirty months.
Similar objection is made to payment
of l.. ). Wachhorst for rearranglng old
records, as he was a Deputy Clerk at the
time. These things, the Jury says. were
done to give to principals two deputies,
in violation OF law under which the Re-
corder and Clerk accepted office, know
ing what its requirements are.
DEPUTY Ass ESSORS-THE BEE" SOUVE-
MIR.
Certain Deputy Assessors, it is
charged were likewise illegally paid by
the Supervisors. The jury condemns
the payment made and promised to be
made lOr The Bee Souvenir as being
unauthorized by law.
The jury asks the court 10 instruct the
District Attorney TO bring suit to recover
the SI5. eco bridge money and the money
paid Cohn and Wachhorst and for the
money paid Assessor ITvine's deputies,
and the money paid II. ;. CrOcker Il Co.
for the Bee souvenir "W here California
Fruits Crow" and to prevent further
payment on said work.
OVERCHARGES-SHO WEIGHTS.
The jury says that there have been in
1898 and 1894 numerous overcharges and
short weights in hospital supplies .. KID
by the Hospital Committee Of the Super
vlsors, showing gross carelessness on the
part of those whose duty it is TO guard
the interests of the county. a number of
these bills by George 4. Dierssen & Co.
have been examined and corrected, and
several hundred dollars for oYercharges
and short weights have been paid back
into the treasury.
DUPLICATE PAYMENT.
The jury says it secured from F. J.
Bull, an election officer. the return of $50
illegally drawn from the treasury on
claim .. I'D by Supervisor Jenkins.
COSTLY LIGHTING.
The jury says s., 201 has been paid for
lighting the Courthouse and Hall of Rec
ords in 1894 and sos in 1898, and that
such sums were excessive and extrava-
giant.
SEGREGATION OF ROAD FUNDS.
The jury finds that quite an expense
occurs each year in segregating the road
of Supervisors to memOrialiZe the State
Board OF Equalization to allow the AS
SCISSOR of Sacramento County to change
the forms OF the assessment roll as 10
facilitate the segregation Of the respective
road funds Of sacramento County, there
by materially reducing the unnecessary
yearly expense OF several hundred dol
lars.
ALLEGED CULPABLLTTY.
Under Sections ), O. and of the
County Government Act, to which your
honor called our special attention, we are
OF the opinion that the Supervisors of
this county, during the years OF 1898 and
1891, have violated the provisions Of the
statute and are culpable and should be
proceeded against for the mismauage-
ment and misappropriation OF the funds
OF the county as hereinbefOre specified.
THE COUNTY CLERK.
The Jury condemns the County Clerks
method of keeping the books of the
Board of Supervisors, especially in the
use of printed slips OF financial reports.
1t is advised that more complete records
be kept, and that marginal notes be made
in full. Claims have been presented
against the county not sworn to as the
law requires, the Clerk atfiXing his jural
without The signer of the affidavit being
present. Some jurais are signed by
Deputy Clerks without use of the name
OF their principal. and this is condemned.
With these exceptions the jury finds
the work of The Clerk and his depu-
ties in the general office in good condi-
ton and duties faithfully performed.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
In our visit to the County Jail we found
that the general management was salts
factory, and that ii is clean and we'll kept
We interviewed many of the prisoners
confined therein. Their complaints were
very few, ana not worthy OF notice. We
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