Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-01
Official Congratulations.


in the welfare of the place, assuming
the office. AS required by law, the retir-
| ing official and the new incumbent
made reports to the City Council.
From the report of ex-Mayor Tober-
man the following extracts are made:
If the city of Los Angeles of Deem
Der, 1872, is compared with itself in
December, 1874, the result Of the COM
parison will show good ground for con-
graduation. The number of inhabit-
ants in 1872 was about 5000; the as
sessed value of real and personal prop
erty for the fiscal year preceding that
date was $3,500,000; the total indebt-
edness was $23S, 900; the revenue of the
city from all sources was $6,5OO the
number of public schools was s; the
whole number of scholars attending
them was 575. There was at that time
one railroad running out of the city to
the port OF Wilmington, and the num-
bel. of miles run daily by the regular
trains upon it was eighty. AT this
time the population of our city is esti-
mated at $4,000; the assessed value of
property for the fiscal year just passed
is $4,589, 746; the total Indebtedness is
S22O, $50; the revenue of the city from
all sources for the last year was $685.
600. The number Of public schools at
present is Is, and the whole number of
scholars attending these schools is S75.
The improvement in the school build
ings, and, what Is of still higher i'm
portance, their character, has kept
pace with the numerical increase of
attendants. The number of private
schools and seminaries and the num-
Der of their pupils have also largely
| increased. There are now four rail-
roads running from this city in differ
ent directions, of an average length of
22 miles, or an aggregate of SO miles,
over which roads regular trains run to
and from the city daily. One OF these
roads will, in few days, be completed
and in operation 80 miles to our sister
city, Anaheim, while active prepara-
tions are making for the extension of
| another distance of 60 miles through
and beyond San Bernardino to San
Gorgonio Pass. The number of miles
now run to and from the city daily by
regular trains is 352, and the size of
the trains on these roads has increased
largely with the increased number of
miles of railway in operation.
In this advance in material prosper
| ity and in the means of education, re-
ligious culture has not Jagged behind.
There are now seven houses of public
religious worship, with theirrespective
congregations, and there are four con-
gregations which meet regularly for
services but which have not yet pro-
vided themselves with society build
ings.
An improvement in the financial
state of municipality is as sure an
index of it's prosperity as it is in that
of an individual, and the financial
condition Of either is but discovered
by the cash value of its promises to
pay. Two years ago the warrants
drawn against the City Treasury were
worth 20 cents on the dollar. At pres
ent and for more than year past they
have been at par, being paid in coin
upon presentation. In 1872 the rate of
taxation wasS1 80 on the 500; for the
year 1874 the rate has been reduced to
| 81 on the 500, making reduction of
about 80 per cent. on the tax levy dur
ing your administration.
The following evidences of the
city's growth and prosperity are from
the first message of Mayor Beaudry:
AT no former period within the his
tory of our beautiful city has the spirit
of enterprise welded such potent in
fuence or such general prosperity pre-
| vailed. Progress has become the
| watchword of the people, ,and advance
ment and improvement meet the eye
on almost every street and block with
in the corporate limits of our city.
Five years is but an atom of time in
the history of a community, yet with
in that period Los Angeles has shaken
off the lethargic sleep of a prosy semi
tropical village and placed herself in
the front rank of California cities
has dOnned the appearance and proven
herself possessed of the vitality and
energy of an active and enterprising
business centre. The long rows of one
story buildings have disappeared, and
on their sites stand handsome struc-
tures--an ornament to the city and af-
fording facilities for the accommoda-
ton of our rapidly increasing trade.
The street railroad is one of the inn
provements which the past few months
have added to our city-like appear
ance. Already one long line of track
traverses some of ourprlncipal streets,
and the day is near when anotherroad
will be in operation. Simultaneous
ly with the erection of many large and
substantial business houses appear
numbers of beautiful dwellings in the
more retired streets and suburban Sec
tions. Our population is rapidly in
creasing and our business prosperity is
matter of qualification to ourselves
and of astonishment to our visitors.
| We are moving onward with rapid
strides and it needs not the fore
knowledge of the seer to predict that
within less than decade Los Angeles
| will be known as the second city in
the State in wealth, population and
business activity.
The rapid growth of our city is DEM
onstrated by actual figures. Less than
| two years ago our population number
ed but 5000, while the year just closed
shows population of $4,000. This is
an increase of 625 per cent, and when
we consider that great portion of
| this increase has been made within
the last year, we see that our growth
has been remarkable. At the rate our
population is now increasing it is more
than probable that by the close Of 1875
Los Angeles will number 10000 people
making her the second city in popu-
lation, as she now is in commercial
importance, in the State.
The financial condition of the city is
very satisfactory. The Council you
have just succeeded may point to its
economical record with pride and sat
isfaction. When the retiring Council