Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-11

CIIOIJE OR FACTION IN THE
BOARD WHICH WE ALIGNED
OURSELVES WITH WHEN WE
TOOK OFFICE.
You will note that he takes the
opportunity to impress on you that he
is not a practical politician; he states:
NEVER HAVE BEEN NOR
EVER 1 CAN BE A PRACTICAL
POLITICIAN.
lone of the principal objects of the
law creating the highway commission
was to remove the road system from
political influence, and had the voters
not been assured that the highway
commission would keep clear of COM
bines and politics, there never would
have been good roads bond issue.
1--WE submit to your honorable body
that Mr. Bixby's own statements,
which are concurred in by the other
members, demonstrates that George ii.
Bixby, Martin c. Marsh and j. w.
Calvert are practical politicians of the
most dangerous kind, and unfit to
hold public office, and also conVicts
them of a direct violation of the
spirit if not the letter of the law,
and conclusively proves the statement
of the advisory committee, that the
members of the highway commission
are inefficient, incompetent and wholly
unfit to discharge the sacred trust OF
expending the fund for which the tax
payers of Los Angeles county mort
gagged their homes that they might en-
joy a permanent system of highways,
and that public safety demnds that
they resign, that this great improve
ment may be removed from this COM
bine and be managed in the interest
of the people.
Fifth. Pitiful indeed is the spec
tacle of a man of his supposed stand
ing coming to an impartial body, who
seek to fairly and honestly determine
rightfully the issues raised by the ad-
vistory committee-when he speaks as
follows:
COMMISSIONERS SECURE
NOT THAT THEY HATE THE
COMMISSION LESS NOR MR..
LODER MORE, BUT BECAUSE
THEY FEEL THAT THE CON-
MISSION ARE FAIRLY SECURE
IN THEIR TENURE OF OFFICE:
"The record of the advisory commit
tee bears no evidence of hate or en-
wy, but a determination to defend that
sacred trust fund furnished by
trusting people, and secure to the tax
payers its honest. economical ana
busnesslike expenditure.
1--WE refer to our record of achieve
ment in the interest of the taxpayer
and do not depend upon promises
"Sixth. We are delighted TO hear
from Mr.. Bixby that 1T is not usually
deemed sufficient in this world to con-
struct pavementS out of good 1nten-
tions.' for we had supposed from the
unpreparedness of the commission to
build this system of roads that they
thought intentions and promises were
all that was necessary.
Seventh. On page 20 we find the
only two lines that in our opinion are
worthy of consideration in this remark
able report defense and espousal,
excepting, of course, the confession OF
a deliberate violation of the law in
combining with the majority three of
the Supervisors. They are as follows:
After all 1t is works and not words
which will most effectively speak
for the commission and the en-
Eineer
eve would therefore most respect
fully direct your attention to the issues
and offer an apology for commenting
upon this remarkable report defense
and 'espousal.'
RESIGNATION DEMANDED
"On the 23d day of April, 1910, this
committee filed with the board of su-
nervisors a communication demanding
the resignation of the highway COM
mission, and set forth the cause there
for: and on the same day the board
of supervisors requested this commit
tee to give definite and specific informa-
tion on which the charges are based,
and under date of April 20, 1910, the
highway commission says: The spe-
cific allegations contained in this COM
munication would be forcible If they
were truthful and then they entered
q specific denial as to unpreparedness,
inferior work and excessive cost and in
response to the request of the board OF
Supervisors this committee filed spe-
cifc statement, which you will find in
your records marked Exhibit A. and
noted thereon that 1t is the statement
referred to herein, which we now make
a part of this communication, and un-
der date of May 8, 1910, the highway
commission filed the answer to said
specific statement, which Is marked
Exhibit b. and made part of this
communication, and which you will
find duly identified by such marks in
your files.
"An examination of these documents
will disclose that every statement OF
this committee stands, and there is no
ATTEMPT to deny, except that the COM
mission states it is 69.7 miles instead of
65 miles, as stated by this committee.
"An examination of the records will
disclose to you that the advisory com
mittee is right and the highway COM
mission is wrong.
eve would call your attention to the
fact that the same IdCllCS are Sl4i
ployed in Exhibit b that are followed
in Bixby's report defense and 'es-
pousal namely: Claiming improper
motive, jealousy, envy, and general
attempt to abuse the other fellows
attorney to divert attention from the
real issue.
eve now cite the last grand jury
report, made under oath, which sus-
tains the position of this committee in
every particular.
1--WE would also call your attention to
the evidence, in the case recently tried
in the superior court, which again sup
ports the assertions of this committee.
"Our case stands proved in every par
ticular, and in no instance have they
been able to refute a single statement. |
1--WE do not believe that it needs any
further evidence to convince you that
public safety demands that this con-
fessed combination against the public !
be dissolved, but we feel that you
should be put in possession of all the |
facts We therefore call your atten-
ton to the following, touching the |