The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-21
STATE VALUATIONS.

ANAoo' 80 tN''''''ot''oo
loWa............ ............. 0l9, 40, III
These figures are the assessed valuation
of the states named as shown by the GEN.
sus of 1890. California is fifth in the roll.
The great state of Illinois, with a popula-
ton of j, $685. sol, as against q population
valuation OF over $780, 900. 900 less tnan
California. Mini you, this Illinois val
uaton includes tie second city on the
American continent in point of popula-
tion and wealth--Chicaeo.
Iowa. the imperial state of the Mississippi
valley, with population of 1,91l, 500. ha.
an assessed valuation OF less than half
that Of the state of California.
The truth OF tbe n after is tnat low
and reason BILE assessment is bar to ex-
ctssive taxation, while, with high as
se.sment people my fr q time be de-
rupt contractors. dsoAuohed officials and
public jobbers.
COUNTY VALUATIONS
The assessment valuation of Los An
geles county. as determined by the county
assessor, is $S4 s17. ISL. Of this amount
SAC, OPS. $50 is in the city Of Los Angeles.
The tate of taxation in Los Angeles
county for all property is sl.40 The rate
OF taxat on outside OF the incorporated
town is $l.70, the 30 cents being added for
a road tax.
But this is by no means all. There is
in addition to what is given above
school district tax in every school dis
trict in thu county outside OF Los Ange-
les city that varies from + CENTS in Flor
once to So 80 in Tehuenga. The rate of
taxtion in the various school districts is
Is follows:
SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXATION
Alham bra, Is cents: Artssia, 80 cents;
Azusa, so cents; Azusa city, IS cents;
Belvedere, 20 cents; Bloom field, 20 cents.
Calabasa Is cents; Charter Oak, 90
cents; City OF Redondo Reach, % cents;
Clearwater. so cents; City of San Pedro,
10 cents; City of Long Beach, 25 cents;
Crescenta, 10 cents; City OF MoDrovia, 10
cents; De Norts, 40 cents; Evergreen,
$1.30; Florence, s cents; Paramount, II. AS;
Gardena, 80 cents; Glendors, 30 cents;
Garvey, IS cents; Hudson. 20 cents;
Highland Park IS cents; Hyde Park, IS
cents; 1vanhoe, 81. 20; Inglewood, 70 cents:
Lamanda Park, 10 cents; La Canada, 40
80 cents; Lemon, 55 cents; Los Eel z, So
cents; Los Nietos, 90 cents; Lugo, 10
cents; Long Beach. 25 cents; Machado,
~ cents; Monro,ia, 50 cents; Morni gside,
$l.95; Mountain View, % cents; ocean,
40 cents; Pacora $3.50; The Palms, So
cents; PaImdale. 70 cents Pasadena City,
33 Is cents; Pomona City, 30 cents; Palo-
mares, 80 ceuts; Providencii, IL cents;
Pasadena, 30 cents; Redondo, % cents;
Roseuaie, GO cents; Rowland, 10 cats:
San Gabriel As cents; Savannah, 80
cents: San Pedro, Is cents; Santa
6usana, cents; Tejunpa, So 80; town of
Santa Monica, 80 Is cents; The Palms,
IS cents; The Pass, 10 cents; University,
b cents: VInedale, cents; Vineland, 65
cents; West Vernon, sl.90.
To the amounts above enumerated ada
$1.70 and you have the tax rate that
property in each school di strict pays.
For instance, in the iejGnga district the
rate is even s. on the 500 valuation,
and SO on, all the way through.
CITY VALUATIONS.
In Los Angeles city the assessed valua-
ton of property is Si.45-Sl for general
purposes and 40 cents for interest and
sinking fund. The valuation Of the city
assessor as to taxable properly within the
Municipality IS $4S $50, 0J1, or nearly
$4,000 600 greater then that Of the county
assessment Tor the same property.
1t will Therefore be seen that Los An
geles city property pays direct taxes to
the amount of $3.50 per annum on every
500 Of valuation. San Francisco is sun
posed to have rotten and corrupt gov
ernment. but its rate OF taxation is 50. IS
on the 500.
But tnIs rate of taxation that Los An
geles city property pays il by no means
all the taxation the pro perty is subject d
to. You talk to one OF the defenders of
the present exirav agant government
the municipality has and hs will prompt
ooh, yes. The rate is high. but look
at the Improvements at are going on
everywhers over the CITY,"
But the answer is easy. The expense
F.; Of the opening, widening,