The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-21
Where the Grand Jury Put in
the Time Yesterday
MONEY SPENT FOR CHARITY
Over Eighty Thousand Dollars Will Be
Paid Out This Year
Over Thirty Thousand Dollars Spent At
the County Hospital AIone-Asses..
s0r SummerIand Explains

The grand jury put in Yesterday inves-
tiEating the affairs Of the county poor
farm and in an inspection OF that popu-
lar institution. Like everything else in
this county, it is run with full head Ut
steam. There 10 no such thing as econo-
nv known in It's conduct, and the grand
jury found many matters in connection
with its operation to condemn. They also
found the usual extravaganza that Is
evervw here shown. This they will un-
doubleday refer to In their final report.
WHAT 1T COSTS
For the first six months Of this year 1t
cost $40, 7s2. Al to run the county poor
farm. This is at the rate Of over $21.OO0
for year. OF this amount $250l.70 went
for salaries. Under the head OF groceries
and produce $l3Ol.09 was charged up.
For bread S575.G5 was paid, and 1854. 10 was
spent for clothing. or drugs S4s5.6S was
ex ne nded not to sneak OF so that was
blown IN for "bouze." The items of coal
and wood cost $335.39; hay, $2b2. 10; trees
and seed, $t57.39. Jumped In the shape
of an item charged as Expenses is the
sum of $ll02.79.
Now 1t should be borne IN mind that
in addition to this sum of $40, 7S2.47 at
the poor farm a total of Sl5 7l2 50 addi-
tional was spent aud charged up to ipd1-
gent EXPENSE That wOuli make the
total expense for indigsnts for the year
reach almost S53, 600.
The grand jury proposes to investigate
and ascertain if this tremendous outlay
cannot be reduced. Cash mo ey Is being
paid out amounting to over 5000 ear.
and almost $40, 900 worth OF merchaniise
Is CHARGED up as being given to indigents.
Charity is grand thing In worthy cases.
and no taxpayer mas any objection to
1, h.. arIx hot ma
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL
1t should also be remem bered in this
connection that in addition to the county
poor farm there is the county hospital
For the first six months OF this year it
sost SIS, 500. 10 to run that institution. of
which amount $57S!. 42-over one-third of
tho entire sum. went for salaries. Out
at the county hospital they run things
wide open. 1t costs the taxpayers over
$50, QUO a year. The total expenditure for
pnnl,c charity m ade by the su erv sors
in this county is at the tate OF $S4, 900 per
year.
Here is wnere the grand jury mas plenty
OF room.
ERROR CORRECTED
The Herald has no desire to do anyone
an In Justice. 1t was stated in these COL
umns that the sxpenie of the county
BOAR OF euuCdtlOn IuT AuRusJ was FoOZU.
fhis was an error. The periol failed to
show up and the correct figures should
have read $500. There is no desire or
intention to misreprese matters. The
facts are bad enough as they actually ex-
list, without any deception or misstate-
ment. being made, either accidsn tai or
Intentional
AN LANATION
County Assessor SUNNI erlaid explains
that the reason why there are sn many
mistakes in the assessment of property is
becaus, of the fact that the assessor is
only gisen four months in which to per-
fern his work of making the asses nm emit
on all real and personal property and il
collecting personal and poll taxes. He
says that if he is given the full year in
which to perform his labor the Office
would nos be rush I'd ana worked to death
aud few mistakes would be made.
Mr.. Summerland further states that all
errors arising in poll tax collections will
be- adjust by him. He believes that
all OF his deputies have been honest, and
if any Of them lave deceived him and
not reported collections made to b. prop
sor's office he stands prepared to rectly
the matter. Mr.. erland says, very
truthfuliy too, that this is his first year
in Office. and as the work attaching is
stupendous in its details ma asks ublic
INDULGENCE for time. Nexty year he will
be thoroughly conversant with the duties
of his postum and will know exactly
what to do and how to do it.