The herald., 1894-09-01
WHERE COUNTY MONEY GOES
A Look at the Books for Six
Months Past.
Auditor Lopez Issues His Semi
Annual Report.
Some Items of Receipts and Disburse-
ments, Together with a Com
parIson with the Same Pe-
rIod for 1909

County Auditor f. E. Lopez has just
issued his semiannual report OF the
county finances for the six months end
ing June 80, 1894. It makes pamph-
let OF 26 pages and contains matter OF
much interest to Los Angeles county
taxpayers.
By it the total receipts for the six
months are found to be $715, S70.S4. and
the total disbursements 1894, 767 80. In
1898 the receipts for the Same period
were $767 ,2090 OF, and ths disbursements
1929, S21.92.
The disbursements OF the assessors
Office for the frat six months in 1894
were 500 ,53S is; in 1893. 500. 465 0s
In the auditors office the receipts in
1894 were 1858, and in 1898 sS6l.46;
while the disbursements III 1894 were
$4222 &c. and $4753. 80 in 1893.
The county clerk received in 1894 s14,.
1919 in 1893, sl5 .35S47; while the
disbursements in 1894 were $735S.73,
and $9445. 80 in 1893.
The disbursements OF the district at
tornsy in 1894 were $685. l8; in 1893,
$6S9274.
The public administrator is credited
with $Sl6.03 receipts in 1894 and $3.50
disbursements. the disbursements in
1898 being $lS42.2O.
The recorders office received in 1894
$1S,0l7.75; in 1893. sl9.526 73. During
the came period the disbursements in
1894 were $l2, 37S.b9; in 1898, $751;
$3.50.
The receipts OF the sherifps Office in
1894 were $42S0.51; ia 1898, s64l9. %.
Tho disbursements in 1894, $6925 81; in
1898, $7S33.3S.
The disbursements of the supervisors
for the six months In 1894 were $500. ~;
in 1898, $6025.05. The supervisory
mileage for the period in 1894 was
$7gS 80; in 1893, s925.90.
The receipts OF the horticultural COM
miseioners' Office for the six months Of
1894 were $402l.86; in 1898, $136S. IL.
The Disbursements for the same period
in 1894 were $3.50 80; in 1894, $4574.18.
The disbursements OF the county sur
veyor for 1894 were $34l1. 80; in 1898,
s897.40.
The court house and Jail expense for
1894 was s994S33; in 1898. SIC. 451.04.
County hospital expense 1894, $751;
6s8. As; in 1893. SIG. 023. 10. INDECENT ex-
pense 1894, $13,707.77; in 1898. $l4,-
$780, AZ.
Superior court disbursements 1894,
$l2 ,2Sl So; in 1893, $12, 469 20. Justice
court 1894, $3639.54; in 1898, $5602. so.
Constables 1894, $S95l.3U; in 1893,
$872S77. Reporters fees 1894, $41S3 80 !;
in 1898, 1927. 30. Jury fees and mileage
1894, $11, 357.25; in 1898, $14,333 So.
Witness fees 1894, $l242 05; in 1898,
$1650.55. Interpreters' fees 1894, $242.25 !;
in 1898. s40S.20.
| Tbs examination Of insane cost for the
six months Of 1894 $500, in 1898 5000 /;
the board of prisoners in 1894, $470S,
in 1898, $37, 45.45
The receipts in common school fund
in 1894 were $62. $3.50 SO; in 1898, $751;
500. 8s; Disbursements, 1894, $273, S97. 26 /;
in 1898, 1912, The large differ
ence in the receipts is owing to the fact,
as the auditor explains, that the state
school money was credited to the fund
in 1893 prior to July l, and in 1894 after
July l. The amount received this year
in July ia $92, 329 81, which would make
the total receipts $S08, 200.86. This
would make the increase of the totsl re.
ceipts $4,000, SO, which, added to the
decrease of disbursements, makes net
gain in favor OF 1894 Of $106, 045.95.
The disburseme nts for the six months
1894 for roads in First supsrvisoral
district was $11,785.3S; Third district,
$1907.05; Fourth district, $12,3l5.64;
Fifth district $40. 1882 In 1898 it was
in First district. $1o.342,56; Third
district, s972.4l; Fourth district,
$l1, 656.44; Fifth district, s5,329.77.
The bridge disbursements in 1894 were
s4555.55 in 1898, $13.414.s9.
The grand jury expense in 1894 was
$3444. 95; in 1893. $1222.75. Grand jury
experts 1894, $206470; in 1893, none.
The county assessors commissions in
1894 were $72Sl.8S.
The county paid on account Of Whit
tier state school inmates from the
county the elk months 1894, $685., 10;
in 1898, 5000 81.
By the report it will be seen that the
county property belonging to the county
is valued at So. 9O5, 4l9.SS. The total
bonded indebtedness of the county July
LIST was 1868. 500.
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