New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26

bcnds with annual interest Of s34 or more than
onethird the original debit more extraordinary
specimen Of hnanciering scarcely be conceived
In the Of the year 1850 the principal streets
were graded and laid with planks Commercials from
Montgomery 10 kearny, was first completed Antici
pstng another winter ike the past the preparation OF
the streets was fastened a. the autumn advanced and
when the season for rain arrived the chief horougares
were efeetually covered with wood The winter how
ever brought but little rain and the fires Of May and
June following destroyed a large portion of the cotly
expenditure which had added largely to the debt Of the
city.
psss without commendetory notice, the Arrangements
nnay adopted TO redeem the credit of the CITY and 70
pay IN the milOn-snd half Of debt The funding OF
the debt and the Issuing Of bonds bearing Interest at 10
per cent per annun. has already been mentioned Tne
bonds made payable In twenty years and provision
made 10 redeem portion annually 10 the mean
time The citizens cooperaied earnestly In the move
mert and submitted cheerfully 10 the imposition OF a
heavy for the purpose The credit Of toe city was
restored and the bonds rapidly approached 20
their par value. The transition from utter and almost
hopeless bankruptcy 70 basis Of secure and permanent
credit and thai TOO after the dsastrOus tires May and
June 1880 and the still more ruinous conagrations of
May and June 1851 which laid the city In ashes second
time rapid and extraordinary exhibiting degree Of
energy and courage rarely met with in the history Of
In the spring Of 1890 there three daily newsoa.
pers published IN the city, The Aha California TIE Pa
oi6c Ntrs and TIE Journal Of COmmevee-al d4iies.
To these were added, during the year, The EDeain2
PiooyUne, The HtraJd, and The Courier.
As the increase and prosperity Of San Francisco
closely associated with the progress Of improvement 10
the entire Pacific region, il may be vel u add the list
Of peper pubhed the date In other parts Tney
were ~ follows
CALYoRsn-Ths Placer Times, published weekly, at
Sacramento.
OREGoN-Ths oregon Spectator seni-rnonthly.
EEw-GRENADA-THs Panama Echo. weekly; and The
Panama Star occasionally.
VALPARAIso--The Neghbor, and The Mercantile Re
porter both monthly.
SANDWICH isLANDs-Ihe honolulu Tines, weekly;
The Friend monthly; and Tie POiynssiaa molthly.
EAyIGAToRs' BLAND The SdaOan ReP0rter, twice
year.
In less than year afterward, there were eight diy
papers existing IN San Francisco and nHnber Of otl-
ers, at Sacramento and other settlements in California
In the spring ard of 1880 the citizens fouad
considerable Entertainment in holding public meetings
the Plazs TO protest against various proceedings OF
the city authorities Speeches were delivered CON nit
appointed and every conceivable effort made short
Of actual violence and that threatened by
come. But though the population appeared almost
unanimous in these movements, II would seem that
those in authority pressed onward 10 the accomplish
ment Of their purpOses, with degree Of energy and
discrimination characteristic OF the people Of California
The fret election under the City Charter in April
1850 when upward Of four thousand votes were gwen.
John w. Geery chosen Mayor and Frank Tilford,
Recorder.