The herald., 1898-08-11
RIVERSIDE FINANCES
Lighting and Street Accounts-City's
Assessme Fires

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 10.-The clerk OF the
city's electric light plant has submitted to
the city trustees an annual report showing
the cost of the plant. as well as the cost
Of operating the same for twelve months
prior to June 30 last. Original cost Of the
plant was s55,i4i, and'1ast year there was
spent In improving and enlarging 1t the
sum Of SlO,oS7. The operating expenses for
the past year have been s1s.s5o. During the
same period the system earned for the city
s12,Ssl.
The city assessor has Just completed
footing UP the assessment roll for this
year. and the books show that the total
| assessment is slightly greater this than
last year. The figures are as follows: VAL
uation of real estate. sl,b77.s7O; improve
ments thereon, sss5,5so; value Of town lots,
81, 104735 value personal property, s42S, AS:
money $20,720, making n total of "a, S52. 625.
Value of mortgages assessed, $1,223, 145,
leaving a value after deduction of SO, 629, =
$50. The total valuation last year was
a. S04, 40, and the tax rate last year was %
cents. the full limit allowed by law. The
tax rate has not been fixed by the trustees
this year as yet, but 1t will probably be the
limit.
Quite a considerable section Of the old
valley, which in former years was assessed
at good round figure, has been cut down
this year on account of seepage water hav-
ing damaged the orchards to such an ex-
tent as to materially impair their value as
money-makers.
According to report submitted by .he
street superintendent, It appears that a
total of $39,2Ss.23 was spent on the streets
of the city during the twelve months pre-
vious to June l. The largest individual
item In the report Is one of IS, 1884, which
was the contract price paid for the con-
struction of storm ditch on Monroe
street. 1t cost 1880 to sprinkle the streets
during the year and 81 ,457 to sweep them
The same report gives the total mileage OF
the city sewer system at nine and one-half
miles which were built at a total cost of
S42, go, or an average of s4,421 a mile.
During the fiscal year Just closed several
lateral sewers, at a cost OF IS, 34S, were built
and put in operation.
Brevities
Two small fires occurred in the city last
night. One was in a small house on the
block of land on Market street recently
pany. This was clearly a case of incen-
diarism. for investigation showed that coal
oil had been literally sprinkled over the
floor of the house. The department put
out the fire before any great damage was
done. The other fire was Of large pile
in vineyard. A quantity Of grapes were
damaged before 1t was subdued.
The Republicans and Democrats are both
holding primaries here today, and the for
mer will hold its convention for the selec-
ton of delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions Friday. The Demo-
Gratis will hold their convention for the
same purpose the next day
Judge Moves went to Santa Ana today for
purpose of holding court for Judge Bal
lard. of that county.
Yesterday was the warmest day expe-
rienced in this city in many years. Today
the weather Is somewhat modified but is
still hot, the thermometer registering 104
degrees.