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The record-union., 1896-04-24

| i've offices under the control of the SUI
pervisors.
All the abuses found by the jury in
| the management Of the county business
| did not originate with the present
Board of Supervisors, but we find that
| this board has improved upon the
method of just how to do the largest
| hnsiness with the least friction in the
way of looting the County Treasury.
| There would be some encoura cement
| if these abuses were the result of mex
perjence or lack of knowledge of the
law. The Supervisors stated to the
iury that they understood the law as
| laid down for their guidance, and one
OF them. when asked why he did not
obey. or had not obeyed the law, said:
You say the law requires the Super
visors to advertise for bids and make
| contracts for supplies annually, and l
say that the law requires many things
which are not done Inls was MS
answer to that question
For the good of taxpayers, responsl-
| bility must rest somewhere. otherwise
all our Government becomes chaotic
| and corrupt When rank abuses ara
| found to exist. and the officials practic-
| ing them are warned and entreated TO
correct them, and they refuse, those
| who are charged with the enforcement
| oe the lawful remedy are equally guilty
| if they fail to do so.
! By reference to the reports of the
/ Grand Juries of 1894 and 1895, it will
be seen that dereliction Of duty and
| acknowledgement were noticed. and both
| the Grand Juries named made strong
! recommendation and found some ac-
cusations looking to the correction of
the evils complained of. We do not
know why their recommendations have
not been carried out. We do not know
why the accusations returned have not
| as a rule borne fruit, as was honestly
| intended.
Whether through the technicalities
| of law or the miscarriage of justice,
| whether the fault lies with the courts
or with the District Attorney, it is not
for the Grand Jury to say, but we know
that each year a Grand Jury is called
they investigate; they find rank abuses
that should be corrected; they make
recommendations and find indictments
and accusations, and whenever their
recommendations or charges refer to
malfeasance in office, Doodle or gross
mismanagement, little or nothing is
ever done.
If our findings are acted upon as they
should be by those whose duty it is to
enforce the law and guard with equal
justice the rights of the taxpayers, our
labors will not have been in vain.
There are some recommendations we
would like to offer affecting the Board
OF Supervisors, but in view of the fact
that no attention has been paid to those
of former Grand Juries, we have named
only such as concerned most directly
the interests Of the taxpayers.
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is consistent with good management of
that institution by him.
We find that parties not inmates of
the hospital are furnished medicine
from the hospital dispensary free of
charge, while DR.. White charges fee
in each case of 50 80. This practice has
been growing from year TO year, and it
will be seen that if it is not prohibited
it will, in time add to the abuses and
burdens of which the taxpayers COM
plain.
Admittance to the hospital is obtained
too easily, and as a consequence many
find refuge there from adjoining coun-
ties, and in some cases we are sure that
this county has been imposed upon.
We recommend that no person who
is not an inmate of the hospital be fur
nished medicine from the County Dis
pensary free of charge, and that the
Superintendent be required to keep an
account of all moneys received for medi-
cine supplied to persons other than in
mates, and turn the same into the
County Treasury quarterly to the credit
of the hospital fund
We further recommend that all per-
sons seeking admittance to the hospital
be required to make personal applica-
ton to the Board Of Supervisors, and
when by reason of sickness or other
cause they cannot do SO, they must be
vouched for as being proper subjects to
be admitted to the hospital by at least
two respectable taxpayers.
We would suggest that an operating
table be furnished for use at the hos
pital, as the Superintendent states that
such convenience is greatly needed.
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Election Frauds.

The jury investigated the returns of
the first precinct of the First Ward for
the city election on the 9th of November
last, and found that the most bare faced
frauds We're permitted. More than
forty names We're voted twice; some of
these, whose names were not on the
Great Register, were voted three times.
In some instances the names of men
who had been dead several years had
been voted by the gang, and one such
was down on the poll list for two votes.
1t was found that many of the voters
whose names were fraudulently used
were well known to five members of the
election board.
AS proof that these frauds We're con-
templated, and arrangements made to
carry them out, we will state that it
was in evidence before the jury that
the challengers appointed by the Citi-
zens' Association to attend the polling
place, in the interest Of a fair election,
were grossly abused and insulted, their
challenge list taken from them and
torn to pieces and they were warned to
leave the voting place, and told unless
they did leave they would be killed
There were at this precinct voting
place several tough characters, some of
them we'll known in Sacramento and
now living in San Francisco; and one
OF them said to well-knOwn citizen that
he intended to run the election, so far as
that precinct was concerned, to suit
himself
Men have been appointed as election
officers year after year-in one case for
twenty years-who have never served
on an election board, and on the morn
ing of the election, if frauds are in
tended, it becomes an easy matter to
carry them out by selecting irresponsi-
Bile substitutes. There were three such
on the election board of this precinct,
while five of the eight members of the
board were not eligible by reason of not
being on the assessment roll.
We recommend that the law in regard
to the appointment of persons on cleo
tion boards eligible to serve be rigidly
enforced, and that those who are ap-
pointed and fail to serve be subjected to
the penalty the law imposes, unless for
sufficient reason they are excused.
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Condition of Road Funds.

District No. 4EReceived from taxes
and other resources, Sc, lab so; probable
amount to be collected before June 80.
1896, S4.303; total amount received,
S13,446 so; Treasurer's warrants paid,
IS, 500 SO; amount of claims allowed
not paid 81, ,707 80; amount of claims
not allowed, not paid, S4,062 80; total
disbursements, S14,G39 70; amount of
work, as per claims, above receipts, ST.
1913 %.
District No. 5-Received from taxes
and other resources, S13,0S3 04; prob
able amount to be collected before June
30, 1896. $4,547; total receipts, S17,-
63O O4; Treasurer's warrants paid S14,-
012 16; amount of claims allowed. not
paid. 81 ,439 80; amount of claims not
allowed, 81 905 20; total disbursements.
$40, ,351 50; amount of work, as per
claims, above receipts, S2,721 81
General road fund-Receipts from
Treasurer, S9.OS4 "a: probable amount
to come in fund. as per Auditors state
ment, S4. POI 30; total receipts, S13.-
:315 80; disbursements from treasury,
50, 125 50; balance in general fund, S4.
291 80.
Realizing the fact that this county
will be furnished with the very best
material for road purposes from the
quarry at the Folsom State Prison
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printed matter, bound in pamphlet
form and occupies an important place
in all the school libraries of this county
and copies have been sent to all Super
intendents throughout the State.
The only fees collected by the County
Superintendent are the fees for teach
ers' certificates (S2 each). For the six
months ending June so. 1895, Al certifi-
Gates were issued, for which the Super
iutendent received the sum OF S9t for
the six months ending December 81,
lSq5 he issued SO certificates, for
which he received SIS, which amounts
were paid to the County Treasurer July
IL. 1895, and January I, 1896, respect
ively.I
There are seventy-three school dis
tricts in the county. Sacramento City
constitutes one district. The country,
or that portion of the county outside
the city, is divided into seventy-two
districts. l have carefully examined al!
acquisitions drawn by the City Super
intendent upon the County Superin-
tendent. and checked the same with
the stub book in the Auditors office
and find them correct.
Expense of city schools for. 1S95-Sal-
aries of teachers and janitors, SS3-
353 20 incidental expenses, S23, ,2S3 81.
Total, S106.63e 81.
School warrants paid by County
Treasurer, unsegregated. S1S40S 81
City warrants paid by County Treas
urer, S95.577 10; country warrants
paid by County Treasurer. $40. 6J1 p:
total, city and country, S143,22S %.
Grand total S163, ,636 56.
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Tax Collector.

AS the greater portion of the revenue
of the county passes through the hands
of this officer. / have deemed it advis-
able to examine closely all the assess
ment rolls of 1894 and the details con-
nected with this office. although this
has not been the custom of former ex-
perts.
have carefully examined the rolls for
the year 1894, noting all changes and
corrections by the County Assessor, from
which L CLEAN the following facts:
The amount of tax to be collected. as
shown by the original rolls, was $451,-
4S4 80; additions by the Assessor,
1924 10; deductions by Assessor,
$474 SO; leaving net amount of tax on
corrected rolls, $451, ,129 13
l find the amount of tax that could
not be collected (property sold to State)
amounts to $512 q, leaving the amount
collected S450,616 81
OF this amount l find that T. w
O'Neil collected $310,407 SO. f. It.
Johnson collected S140.209 80 Mr.
O'Neii paid to County Treasurer S3f0,-
22233 10; MIR. Johnson paid S$i40, 200 -
Showing a balance of S1S3 81 due the
county from Mr.. O'Neil. and 50 "a due
from Mr. Johnson, which amount, 50 "a.
was paid to the County Treasurer
January 22, 1896.
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Financial Results.

In conclusion, permit us to say that
while at the present time our taxes are
extremely high the increased rate over
the year 1894 was caused by an increase
of nineteen cents and two mills on q
hundred dollars for State purposes,
leaving but eight mills raise for general
county purposes.
During the year 1895 a large amount
due upon bridge and road work has been
paid; our county buildings and prop
erty insured for three years at a cost OF
$2,014 10; our bonded Indebtedness re
dEced 1900; annual interest reduced
S1,060, and the amount of cash in our
treasury increased S24, $40 81.
The amount Of outstanding warrants
January 1, 1885 not having been given
by the expert who preceded the present
expert, l am not prepared to say
whether it has increased o. decreased
during the year.
The amount of outstanding warrants
January 1, 1896, are as follows: Cen
eral fund. SI99 10; hospital fund, $IS %;
law library fund, 50 -; road district
No. 4 fund, S313; road district No. 5
fund. $82S 10; total, S2,029 10
We learn through the Office of the
State Controller that, with the present
value of assessable property in the
State maintained, a reduction of about
twenty cents on each 500 for State
purposes is anticipated. With this an
ticipated reduction for State, and the
total rate for State and county pur-
poses reduced fifteen cents, we should
during the next two years be enabled to
reduce our bonded Indebtedness $50, 900
and our annual interest S4,S00.
In this connection it should be borne
in mind that in 1898 we will be called
upon to redeem $65, 900 of the bonds of
1859, which draw 6 per cent. interest
per annum, and are the only bonds out
standing against the county that are
not payable at our option.
We should be enabled to redeem these
bonds without refunding, and at the
same time reduce our tax rate below
81 80
The total assessed value of property
III the county, as shown by assessment
rolls of 1895 is IS follows: City prop
erty, S11. sos ,949; country property.
S14 ,9O6, ,21S total, $50, I15 167
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. w W. COONS, Expert.
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County Superintendent of Schools

/ find the books in this Office very sys-
tematically arranged and neatly and
correctly kept, and all business con-
Quoted in a very satisfactory manner
] have carefully checked the items of re-
quisitions drawn by the City Board of
Education with the stubs of warrants
drawn by the County Auditor, and find
them correct.
In the warrants drawn on the funds of
the various country districts l find but
one error, amounting to % cents. Upon
an order of the Superintendent, warrant
No. ., 143, dated September 4th, was
drawn for 81 80. Said order should
have been for 81 25. To correct this err
ror, % cents was paid to the County
Treasurer December 14th.
The County superintendent, by virtue
of his office, is ex-officio Secretary Of the
County Board of Education, which is
composed of five members, four of whom
are chosen by the Board of Supervisors
biennially. They receive as compensa-
ton So per. diem when actually en-
ployed, and travelling expenses are al
lowed country members.
The total expense of this board for the
year 1895 amounted to 81 ,015 40, which
is somewhat in excess of the expense of
former years. In explanation of the in
creased expense of the board for the
past year, it should be remembered that
during the year they prepared and pub
lished very valuable work entitled.
School Manual for the Use of the Pub
lie Schools of Sacramento County" The
necessity of q work of this kind in orr
public schools has been recognized for
a number of years by persons prolni-
nently connected with our institutions
of learning and familiar with the work
ings and needs thereof. To prepare
this work much time and labor and a
vast amount of research and careful
study must necessarily have been re-
auired. The School Manual contains
fifty-eight octave pages of closely
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Weak Men

A GREAT MANY MEN GO TO WORK IN T'EIl:
a H. morning feeling more like going to
bed Others start in all right, but fesi like
quitting about o'clock IA the afternoon
That's the way / fels. l was 80 nervous
and broken down, and / would get 10 tired
in the afternoon that could hardly finish
my days work: them at night I could 40,
sleep. Ny norvous system was in q state
OF collapse all the time. I finally, after
trying many other remedies got one cs
DR.. Sanden's Electric Belts, and after wea~-
Ing It for one month regain ed my strength
30 far that could 40 hard days 3 work and
not feel tired, and ever since then sleeg,
sound. I have been made a strong ard
healthy man by Dr.. Sanden's Belt" writes
Ed NJ. Pierce. in the employ OF the Guada-
loupe Dairy. Fifteenth avenue an6 San
Bruno road, San Francisco.
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. EXPERTS REPORT.
of the Report Made by
Expert w. w. COonS.

The books of the various offices We're
examined by w. w. Coons, and his re-
port is given below, except as to minor
details, which are summarized. The re-
port is as follows:
To the Grand Jury of Sacramento
County-Gentlemen Having been ap-
pointed by your honorable body to ex-
pert the books of the county officials of
this county, herewith submit the re-
port of my examination of said books
and accounts:
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Other l1atterS.

We would recommend that, upon the
expiration of the present contract with
the Sheriff for feeding the prisoners in
the County Jail, Il new contract be
made allowing the Sheriff twenty cents
per day for feeding the prisoners who
do not work, and twenty-five cents per
day for those who do work.
We desire to state that we have cor
responded with the authorities Of sew
eral counties of and about the same
class as Sacramento County. and make
this recommendation with a certainty
that we are not doing our Sheriff an in
justice.
We also recommend that hereafter
the printed forms and other stationery
necessary to be printed be supplied
without printing the name of the Off
cials on the same, as in some cases re-
tiring officials leave large quantities of
such printed forms, which their sue
cessors will not use by reason of its
being so printed upon.
During the intervals between sessions
the several committees were in session
as follows: Expert Committee, 8 days;
County Hospital Committee, = days;
Prisons Committee, 3 days; County Off
cials Committee, 3 days; Public Roads
Committee, 3 days; Election Frauds
Committee, l day.
We would recommend that the mem
bers of said committees be allowed the
same per diem as that allowed as Grand
Jurors, and that the following named
jurors be allowed mileage for one trip,
to wit F. Mcmillan, 13 miles; J. E.
Camp, miles; r. Bilby, 16 miles; P.
Van Maren, II miles; ]. T. Hack,
miles; w. o. Davis, I miles; Jacob
Heintz, II miles; D. Strauch, II miles.
We further recommend that j. r. Fos-
ter be allowed 50 per day for his services
as Secretary, in addition to his per diem
as a Grand Juror. All Of which is re-
spectfully submitted,
JOHN WE'LL, Foreman.
J. r. Foster, Secretary.
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DR.. SANDEN'S

Electric Bolt is unlike any other In that Il
is made with view 70 applying electricity
iutelligently. Most electric belts are sold
as piece OF merchandise, without con-
sideration Of the use that is to be made Of
it. Dr. Sanden's Belt is applied by ply
sician of thirty years experience. whose
knowledge Of electricity and its action ia
an absolute guarantee OF the good effect
from DR.. Sanden's Belt In every Gaze In
makes q thorough scientific examination
OF the patients complaint before he pre-
scrihes belt and the patient then has tha
benefit. free OF any charge. OF his advice
and assistance until cured II you oan,t
cali. send for the book. Three Glasses OF
Men, free.
SANDEN ELECTRIC co.
e22 Market St, opposite Palace Hotel. ssu Fren-
cisco. Office hours. a. m.s to $3.50 D. m sun.
days. 10 to 1. Los Angeles, Cal. zoA South
Broadway. Portland. Or, ass Washington strsas.
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Pool Rooms.

Poolrooms are publicly advertised and
openly conducted in several places in
the city, and it is a notorious fact that
they are literally patronized by both old
and young men of Sacramento.
This system of gambling is demoraliZ-
ing to all who engage in it, and therefore
should be prohibited. We desire to call
the attention of the Mayor and City
Trustees to this matter, and earnestly
request that they, in the interests of
good government, adopt and enforce an
ordinance to suppress this pernicious
form of gambling.
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For irritation OF the throat caused by
cold or the use of the voice Browns
Bronchial Troches are exceedingly bene-
fcia!.
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Plautus was noted as a comic dra-
matist before he was thirty.
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THE GRAND JURY REPORT.

Continued from Fourth Page.)
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25 cents box. At Druggists or by mail.
"Book of Advice free by mail. EADWAY &
Co. p o. Box 365, New York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27

Broadway. northeast, was taken TO
the city hospital, where he presented
a terrible sight. The wheels OF the
engine passed over his legs, just below
the knees. The lower part Of his limbs
hung with only a thin skin holding
them to the rest of the body AT first
sight the physicians dispaired of life.
as he was man sixty years old.
Everything was done to relieve him
of his great suffering. He was in a
semi-conscious condition, but kept
grooming to those about him to lift
up his legs for him. He stated that he
had to look after his job. From this
1t was quite clear that he never real
ICED his condition. He lay in this con-
dition until 1890, when death came.
He has a wife and three grown up
daughters.
John Irwin, SO years old, was taken
to his home, 709 Jackson street. Dune-
more was also taken to his home, 1881
Central avenue. Their condition is not
considered extremely serious.
The only plausible reason for the ac-
cident is that the men were working
at place that was very dark. Electric
lights are usually used, but being quite
early In the evening, the lights had
not been turned on. The men did not
notice the engine until too late, and
the engineer states that he did not see
the men, as the engine was backing at
the time.
Mike Long. COL Polk street. had his
leg broken early yesterday morning,
from the falling of a rock at the ele
VatOr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
GOING TO KANSAS CITY.
A Carnival Committee VIII Visit TIN
Great Missouri Festival.

The executive committee of the Car
nival association has made a strong
and desirable addition to it's ranks by
electing A. w. Paris as member.
Plans are being considered from time
to time which will result in the most
glorious series of beautiful entertain
ments ever Witnessed in the Northwest
in the early days of September, 1897.
A party is being made up to go to
Kansas City this week. for the purpose
of witnessing the gala events in the
southwestern metropolis. whose carni-
val period comes just a month later
than Minneapolis.
1t is probable that the party will in
clude Messrs. L. s. Donaldson, w. L.
Harris, Gen. S. E. Olson, A w. Paris.
j. w. Maturn. Charles A. Parker. d,
L. Danforth and others. The Kansas
City people have been actively en-
gagged In this sort Of thing for some
seven or eight years, and it is i'm
mensely popular not only In the city.
but In the tributary territory In eyery
direction. Ten thousands of people
ficck in to see the sights; everybody
has a good time, money is loosened up.
and good results follow all around. The
carnival idea has taken a deep and
firm root in Minneapolis and from the
small beginning of "a year ago. will
blossom out next year into extensive
proportions. gorgeousness and COM
pleteneSS.