The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
ALAMEDA IN
 4 NUTSHELL County Clerks Report a Mass of Valua ble
 Information.
Two Million Dollars Was Paid to the Treasurer Last
 Year.
Amounts Spent in Some of the County Offices Appear Very
 Generous.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
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 The promised report of County Clerk Jordan was made public to-day. It is the most complete and comprehensive document ever compiled. and is with out doubt one of the best advertise ments that could possibly go out from Alameda County.
 The figures are the first official com- pilations that have ever been published. Under their various headings the amounts expended are as follows:
 Public charities-County Inf1rmary, $56,- mex, s630S 53; indigents, sl6.ssS 26; burial of indigents $2215: feeding criminals S5043 50; reform schools, S1664.
 s6639 28; County Jail. s447o 56; Constables, s1O ,625 10; District Attorney, fees and oeS4 ex- penses, s1soo2 ss: Grand Jurys s2S25: Court, half salary paid by the county s7SSS 6s: Justice Courts, $9556 so; rebates Of fees s1394; appraisers fees, Se7 70; Sherin' ,11S r; stenographers, sH ,AoS 4s' sahi- tary districts. s20 ,543 S3.
 In the department of public educatloh the following was the cost; BoaTe 4l % of scstSn sS ;sss ssss s sshpools ssa5 Teachers institute, s217 90; Law o Library, s2297 25: school building. sS546 01; Union High and special schools, Sa2 2 ,Ssi' Ss 1onas: s519,5 SIT 61; township 1ails, Sl53 zoi "lthess fees, criminal, S1354 93 ..
 The cost of public highways was sl0o'- s15 93 .s s1 4ee sSS 43' which, with the balance in the county treasury on January or s40- l99 B, makes a grand total of N,sSs o5' eo.
 The amount allowed by Supervisors rsodeo to TaIcott, SEGA Mitchell, $S736; Wells, sS75l: Roeth. S1e1O The number Of lndlgents added ranged as follows; ChurTn' f75 ,n Io' 2s s Wells. 1855 to 244 Roeth, TOT to lo4
 The total rate of taxation is sl 30, made up as follows: State revenue .oIo' coudaS neG general fund. .32e; county lnnrmadry, may tn~ ;oov County school .240; road and br1oge tax, At At the County Inf1rmary there were sheltered during the year Lol4 pa pa'ierr.n. I!,a The average monthly attendance was
 The amount expended in mileage by the supervsors during the year bureh was & s77 s. Mitchell. S655 70; Roeth, $635 30: Talcott, s73S 20; Wells. $1014 50.
 The amount expended in various ways for maintenance of government Is as foi- lows: Salaries and mileage of Superviss- s- ors s11,11s 90; County Clerk ,O s7s Ss ,ooo oo, ss s S eecUn M sOavexSdT axnd ssi G s9f 2io: litigation expenses, s2s.4o0: State contribution from Alameda me Bounty: 5s4 saoS;. ss lSa 1s 45Iess15 eoieefor sz'sII S 5i ss517 45: rebates, taxes, etc, s5257 IT; inter est on warrants. $130 55; making total of $594 .1S2 52.
 The showing of trees bearing and not bearing is as follows. the numbers being given in the above order: Apricot bear ag D o 15a5Se a eRefrf Pef 6ea5iag s sS ep spP@sS @ 2560; olive, $500 2000; peach. 35;00O. 759o; pear, $, 400, 295oO; prune, French, 13o, ,o0o' 900 other kinds 15 oG 4o9o; emon nm * 6oS SSY walnut f00o 120O.
 1 There are 725O acres devoted to grapes | of various kinds, and 200 to table varie-
 The agricultural she9Swing is as as folews: ls Sos corn, 300; hay. 25,o0o; vegetables, .a Zooo oo5i | beets, 400O; making a tolai oA '''ooo
 The showing in livestock is as follows: Cattle, beef 1850. stock Ile IeG cows d fh9T f9o 22Oo; mules, $40; jacks and 1ennies. 70; l horses. thoroughbreds 120 standard breed l imported 435, common s760; lambs 24O0; 1 goats, angora 204, common lSl6; poultry | 2350 dozen.
 Thre are S4O9 miles of street railways. 143 miles of telegraph and 1606.01 miles of telephone wires. The value of mortgaged l property Is s34, ,25o and the assessed | valuation of the above Is $20, ,196, ,l7S.
 The number of registered voters Is 25 765, and of those capable of doing military | duty 16,747 The total area of the county ! is 512 000 acres The latest amount Of | outstanding bonds Is sS99 ,260 46. as against | SS73 2S9 69 for last year. The value of ! schools and school sites is $1 ,609 3S6. There | is available for the payment of indebted ness S59 260 46.
 The land assessed was 449, AIS acres The | value of real esteate other than in town | lots was ST, ,517 S91; of city and town lots, i $40 921, ,801; of improvements in real estate, | S25. .561, ,67S; of personal property, including money, sS, ,s20,lol. The total value of prop l erty was s94, ,562, ,442 and reduced by the Board of Equalization to SS4, ,SS9 ,54.
 The seating capacity of the county schools is 21 ,012, the average wage of male teachers is $123 12 per month and of fe- males SS0 71. The number of children un- l der years of age Is II .495, and between : 1 and IT years 20 o94. The number of chil- dren between those years who have not attended school during the year Is 6623. 1 Natfve-born children number 39925. for 1 eign-porn 12S0. The total number Of chil- l dren in the county is Al 205. There are 162 grammar, 259 primary, 6 high, brick and | S8 wooden sc..ools, and of these g are l built in outside cities and towns that are | incorporated There are 79 male and 434 female teachers The census children number % TO; those enrolled number 22,- 325; children of negro percentage number PAP.
 The receipts of the Treasurers office during the year amounted to $1, ,9S9 537 66 and the expenditures left a balance In the treasury of $490 ,159 23.