The herald., 1894-07-10
SOME CITY FINANCE FIGURES,
The Records of the Tax Col
lectOr's Office.
The StOrrs Street Railway Franchise
Bid.
The Council Takes Up tho New License e
Ordinance, But Does Not Act Thereon
Owing to somo Disagrecments'
Tho Sewer to BE Repaired.

chair.
Street Superintendent Watson asked
that the city engineer be directed to
prepare map of the Hill street sewer
system, in order to enable him to make
the assessment. Adopted.
The sewer committee asked for author
ity to repair the defects in sections ana
6 of tho outfsll sewer, aud deduct the
same from the $4,000 held back for six
months, in accordance with the terms OF
the contract. Adopted.
The report of the board of public works
was adopted es published.
CITY CLERKS REPORT.
The following report WAS submitted by
the city clerk:
In the matter OF tho improvements on
Sixth street, between San Pedro street
and Gladys avenue, notice OF street work
was published June 7, 1894; time for
protest expired June 20. 1894. No pro-
teets have been received. On July Sd
council acquired jurisdiction to pass the
final ordinance, which is herewith sub
mitted' Passed.
In the matter of the sewering OF Rock
etreet, Castelar, and Broadway, notice OF
street work was published June II, 1894.
Time for protests expired June 2S, 1894.
No protests have been received. On
July 9th, council acquired juriediction
to pass the final ordinance, which said
ordinance ie herewith submitted. Pass
ed.
In the matter of sewering of Thirtieth
atreet between Grand avenue and point
143 feet west OF of Main street, notice OF
street work was published June IL, 1894.
Time for protests expired June %, 1894
No protests have been received. On
July 9th, council acquired Jurisdiction
to pass the final ordinance, which said
ordinance is herewith submitted. Pass
ed.
In the matter of the sewering OF
Adams and Hope streets, notice OF
street work WAS published June IL,
1894, time for protect expiring June 26,
1894. No proteste have been received.
On July 9th the council acquired juris-
diction to paHs the final ordinance. 1t
will now be in order for your honorable
body to pass the ordinance ordering the
work, which said ordinance ia herewith
submitted. Passed.
In the matter of the sowering OF
Adams and Flower streets, notice OF
street work was published June IL,
| 1894, time for protest expiring June rs,
| 1794. No protests have been received.
On July 6, 1894, the council acquired
| Jurisdiction to pass the ordinance, which
said ordinance is herewith submitted.
Passed.
In tho naatear OF tho aa-s.i.s-ef
Twenty.third street, from Figueroa
J street to point 20 feet easterly OF the
southwest corner of lot 50 of the Long
stree. tract, notice Of street work was
| published June IL, 1894. Time for pro-
test expired June Goth. No protests
have been received. On July 9th coun-
Gil acquired jurisdiction to pass the final
| ordinance, W which ordinance iH herewith
submitted. Passed.
| CITY FINANCES.
The finance committee reported as fol-
lows:
In accordance with the terms and pro.
visions OF section 80 of ordinance No. $50
| (new series) the city tax and license col
lector delivered to the city council the
| amount OF taxes and penalties collected
by him, together with a complete dein-
Quent list OF all persons and property
then owing taxes, and at the same time
returned the assessment rolls.
The report and statement OF the city
tax and license collector, together with
the delinquent books, have been before
this committee, and we have carefully
assessment rolls; have compared and
| checked all double and erroneous state.
ments found upon the books, after hav-
Ing been delivered to the city tax and
license collector, and find the same cor
| rect.
We are satisfied that the delinqu ent
list contains full, true and correct
statement of all taxes due en- the first half
of said assessment rolls, together with
10 per cent thereon, and also q full, true
and correct statement of the second half
of the taxes remaining unpaid.
We therefore recommend that eaid
h. ID. Wade, city tax and license col
lector, be charged upon the books of he
city auditor in the matter nf the collec-
tion of taxeu for the year 1893-94 with
the following amounts:
Amount added tAssm No. 134-0)..$ I3 SO
:" :. :" :. sse-B2,. 1926 80 80
Cost collecting personal property........ 90
And that he be credited with the
following amounts:
Chsn colleCteQ anu turned lnt0 the
city treasury az per receipts. .$53S 365 "a
Amount Of double and erroneous
| aeseSsments s......-..,...-...... 40 %
Delinquent books. ........ ......... IL O39 SO
| Unpaid personal property tax...... 172 II
Iotal.. .......-.............. .So49 ol4 70
Leaving q balance of So SO to the
credit OF the city tax and license collec-
tor.
Statements having been made by the
city tax and license collector ae set forth
above, the city auditor is hereby direct
ed to charge said R. d. Wade, city tax
and license collector with the amount
of taxes due on delinquent tax list, with
the penalties added thereto ss follows
First half, including 10 per cent
tntIeou. .....,..................... So o-4 w
Second half delinquent tax.......... Il5 49
Amount OF Eersonal properly unpaid l72 II
Iotal.. .,-.......................$ $ll o57 IA
The difference between the per cent
penalty as the same appears upon the
delinquent books. being $344. S5. and the
amount of said per cent, figured upon
the total amount of the delinquent sec-
ond hall, $3.50 81. (said difference being
S11.02,) is due to the loss of fractional
cents where the same occurs in aIding
the penalty. Adopted.
THE LICENSE ORDINANCE,