The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-08
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
THE CITY AND COUNTY.

THE Orrx AND COUNTY.
TAXES FoR ls62.-On Tuesday last, the Board
Of Supervisors levied the taxes for the current
year a. follows: On each one hundred dollars
Of taxable property, an 0d rGIorUn tax Of 90
cents " he paid into the State Treasury; an I'D
rdLOrvp. tax Of SO cents to be paid into the gen.
ernl fund; Of twenty live cents to be paid into
the Hospital fund Of twenty cents TO be paid
into the school fund Of fifteen cents to be paid
into the wagon road fund, and Of FIVE cents to
be paid into the road fund making an aggre-
gate tax Of one dollar and seventy seven cents
On the one hundred dollars.
CAuTIOx.-We have been informed that a
Black Republican hummer Of this city recently
attempted to pass himself of as the senior edi-
tor Of the DEHOCRAr, while travelling in the
stage from Sacramento. We therefore deem
Il our duty to warn all landlords and bar keep
ers against trusting any one so representing
himself, rs we never drink and always pay the
cash for our meals, and the fellow acting the
aSs in the lions skin, is notorious glutton and
topper and is generally destitute OF the money
necessary to CRAFTY his beAstly appetite.
PRrcE OF LABoR.-The Common Council, at
their meeting on Tuesday, resolved that here
after they would allow only two dollars aud
seventy-6ve cents per day for labor done on the
streets, except to mechanics. We think the
Council. in that action. were practicing econo.
my at the expense Of justice. The common
price Of labor is two dollars and a.haIf per day,
payable when the labor is done. Claims
against the City have to run before payment,
about six months, and money is worth 9 ( per
cent per month, which practically reduces the
labOrer's wages To less than two dollars and
forty cents per day. We hope the Council will
take . more liberal view Of the matter and re-
consider their resolution. Give the poor men
who work for the city q chance to live.
CouxrY HosPIrAL.-The Supervisors allowed
Bills, for the INDECENT in the County Hospital,
TOR the month of January amounting in the ag-
gregate to t5O5 4s; paid as follows Cooke 4
Titus, e22j, for medical attendance etc. Ba-
,ker's bill, $34 A; Milk, *l4 on; Meat, S3S 35 !;
Clothing. $50 So; Groceries, elo9 80; Wood.
OF rs; Burial, 1924. THIS amount supported
twenty.6 ave patients, thirly-one days, at an
average cost, dcducting medical attendance.
clothing and burials, If Is IS II month, or IS
cents \ day, per patient. Tm<NAt,,m- ~"rnn",
10 much less than the same number of patients
have ever been provided for by the County.
under the old system. 1t should be borne in
mind. by those interested IN county matters
that at the time the bills are audited, there is
always = credit to the provision and clothing
accounts, from groceries and clothing remain
ing on hand alsn, the present system has the
benefit 81 but four months experience, during
an unusually Indictment season, hut which has
already demonstrated its superiority tn the lid
Upe,bod II providing f"r the INDECENT. in less
ening the expenses of the county. We are in.
(ormed that there sre ~ patients at present in
the County Hospital.
LEcrrHG =" The personal friends and admi.
Ters Of the late Col. +. ID. Baker" have ad
dressed note to Thomas Fitch. ESQ. editor Of
the RePuRiclH, requesting him to drlIvera "lec.
ture on the Life. Character and Public Servi.
cea'' of the lamented Baker Mr.. F.'s personal
intimacy with Col. Baker, thorough knowledge
at his character, and heartfelt admiration nf has
incompatible WORTH" eminently qualify him
10 lecture on subject 81 dear 10 his heart
Mr. Fitch has accrded to tue request, and win
deliver the lecture in O'Dnnnell's Thrater THIS
EVENING at O'Clock. Admission free. CHI
1oDs generally are invited To attend Galleries
re0erVed for l. ,di, and their escorts. Mr..
Fitch is an impressive aud brilliant speaker,
- j., in, .bilisr q,
handle the subject ot his lecture tonight feel.
ingly, appropr lately aad rlnqucuily. We can
promise. in advance, = rlrh Intellectual feast to
those who attend. and ~ presume few will
willingly stay away, Politically We disagreed
with Col. Baker, bat we always admired his
manlrness and acknowledged his genius, and
respected him fur his courageous, unqualified,
vehement and unrelentug opp"sliIUn To the
Vigilance Committee of san Francisco.
FIRE.-About seven O'Clock on Wednesday
evening last, the cry OF fire was heard proceed.
ing from the direction "f Chinatown, and al
ahOugh the mud in our streets varied from six
inches to two feet in depth, our hremen quick
IL responded u the call for their services. M.
2 had hard time getting over Picty HILL but
muscle would predomnate. and The Little
Beauty" fairly plou9hed her way through the
Atreets. We heard several of the bays com
planning Of the loss OF bouts in the mud. The
IRE originated in = shed adjoining the Brewery
on Oregon RAvine, and but for the late rains it
must have done considerable damage; IS it
MAS the BreW cry escaped.
CoUXTH IXDERTEDNEsS.-Asa appears from the
report Of County Treasurer Perkins, bearing
date Of the LIST instant, the amount Of warrants
outstanding, at that date, against the various
funds 10 the County Treasury, was tll6,l3l 50.
At the date Of the Treasurer's last preceding
report, the County Indebtedness amounted To
0ll6,5lS SO, hence it WAS diminished during
the past month three hundred and eighty.six
dollars aud eighty-three cents-at winch rate
it would take over a quarter Of u century TO pay
the debt
CouXrH CoLLEc1IoNs-On Monday last, the
following sums were paid into the County
treasury, as we learn from the Treasurer, D. L.
Perkins. ESQ.,:
From Foreign Miners Lcenses.....,..32,l69 50
State and Co. Licenses,.............. 10 w
County Licenses. l,lS0 ~
- Delinquent property tax,.......... 80 81
SheTih's fees,.................-......... 10Y 90
CIeFk's and JudRe'a feek..,,.,.... isi 81
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