The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-11
Taxable Property as Officially
Assessed
INCREASE FOR THE YEAR 1895
What the Building Record Of Los Angeles
Discl0ses
Over $4,000, 900 Worth Of Residences and
Blocks Now In the Course Of Con.
structlon-SchooIsa and Parks

Fifteen years ago Los Angeles was a
typicsl California town, whose popula-
ton mum bersd some 1900 souls. Its
houses were nearly all Of them adobe
affairs, the streets we're not paved, nearly
all of them bong ungraded, and during
the winter months the Mexican pueblo
mud was wont to play havoc with the
half hose Of the eastern tourist had any
OF that very desirable class had the cour-
age in these days to explore this section
of this land. In 1890 the Federal census
gave to the city population of sume Co.
900 and according to the public school CEN
sus of the present year the city in the
early spring had population estimated
to be in the neighborhood Of So, 600, and
there is tho best of reasons for the predic-
ton that within sixty days, when the
election to annex the Pico Heights, Rose
dale and Vernon districts shall have been
tion nearly nam boring 100, 600 souls.
The population. of the county has made
a remarkable growth during the past few
years. From SO, 8S1 in 1880 it increased to
10l, As in 1880. and il is a conservative
estimate to place the present population
OF the county at lao, 000 Much of this
increase has been in the city of Los An
gsles. but the outlying section, both
country ana towns, have shown q healthy
advance.
In connection with the above the street
work done since January of the present
year. and also the work contemplated,
will be found particularly interesting.
The valre of this class of work com pleted
up TO November :, was in the neiehb ur-
hood Of $cso.0o0. of whic. sum $2l0, 900
was publ woTk, on Improvements, the
cost OF which was borne by the CITY di-
rectly. and $40. 900 was work OF private
character, simply authorized by the city,
the expense Of which was borne by the
owners of the property directly interest.
ed. In addition TO these figures contracts
are now 81 yned and street and sewer i'm.
provements are now in process OF COM
pletion aggregating in actual cost the
sum of 5000, 900. which figures do not
include private work being done, but as
yet not officially accepted. The valus of
the contracts for public work under way
but not signed is In the neighborhood OF
S5U, 900. the figures above do not include
the paving OF Main street for nearly its
whole length, nor the paving OF Beaudrv
avenue. the contracts for both of which
will have been signed within sixty days.
$50, 600 JOB. When these last two con-
tracts have been disposed of the record
of expend itures for street and sewer WORK
for 1895 will show a total of about $780,
900. These figures are Sem i-ofiicial, be.
ing approx. mately taken from the public
records.
The internal sewer system OF the city
was completed little more than two
years ago at a cost of 1914, 900, and some
months later the outfsll sewer to the
Pacific was turned over to the city.
The sewerage from the latter 10 being
utilized for the fertilization of the lands
between the city and the sea. The cut
fall sewer cost the city, complete, $780,
600. In 1885 the city di0 not own one
single mile of paved street. She now
has nearly fourteen miles of paved, and
1857 miles of graded streets, and about
100 miles Of cement sidewalks.
TAX RATE AND VEAL TIL.
The city tax rate for the fiscal year of
1s95-96 is 81. 45. upon every 500 Of assesse ed
and the county rate is $3.50.
The following is statement OF the as
sessed value OF the property ia Los An
geles city for the year 1S94.55 and 1866:
1895 SO. 1S94.95.
Value of land =. $50, AS, AIS 500. 4SS, 769
Value of imp....... 11,676,9l5 ll,097, 565
Personal property