Monterey County CA Archives History - Books .....Chapter XX The County 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com September 16, 2006, 8:22 pm Book Title: Memorial And Biographical History Of The Coast Counties Of Central California. CHAPTER XX. THE COUNTY. MONTEREY COUNTY constitutes one judical district. Hon. N. A. Dorn is the present superior judge of this district, to which position he was elected in 1890, for the term of six years. He was preceded in that office by Hon. John K. Alexander. The following is a list of attorneys of Monterey county: W. A. Kearney, S. F. Geil, J. K. Alexander, W. M. R. Parker, C. F. Lacey, J. J. Cullman, N. G. Wyatt, P. E. Zabola, B. V. Sargent, W. H. Webb, G. A, Daugherty, J. A. Wall, W. M. Pense, Chas. E. Nougues, Fred. Sherwood, G. W. Roadhouse, of Salinas city; Thos. Renison, of Gonzales; and W. H. Willey and Mr. Bradford of Monterey. The following are the county officers for 1892: Assemblyman, Claude Lacey; sheriff, J. A. Horton, county clerk, Thos. Riordan; treasurer, U. Hartnell; auditor, W. T. Duncan; recorder, J. R. Robinson; tax collector, A. J. McCullom; assessor, W. A. Anderson; district attorney, B. V. Sargent, Jr.; coroner and public administrator, J. Parker; superintendent of Schools, Job Wood, Jr.; surveyor, J. H. Garber. supervisors: H. Samuels, chairman, of Salinas; J, B. Castro, Castroville; T. J. Field, Monterey; A. J. Copley, Kings City; C. T. Romie, Soledad. The Monterey County Agricultural Association, District No. 7, of the State, was organized in 1874 It was reorganized under the new State law, in 1883. Its annual fairs are held at Sherwood Park, Salinas city. The Pacific Coast Live Stock Owners' Mutual Protective Association was incorporated as a Monterey county institution, March 12, 1890. It is located at Monterey city. Its objects are the suppression and prevention of the spread of contagious diseases, etc. Its officers are: Hon. B. V. Sargent, president; E. Ingram, vice-president; W. C. Little, actuary; R. H. Willey, attorney; C. R. Few, secretary; M. M. Gragg, business manager; F. R. Day, general manager. MONTEREY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. There are ninety-three school districts in Monterey county. Job Wood, Jr., is the county superintendent. The annual salary of this office is $1,650. From the superintendent's report for the year commencing July 1, 1891, and ending June 30, 1892, the following statistics are extracted. The school census was taken May 15 —31. The total number of census children between the ages of five and seventeen years, in the county, was 4,986. Of these, 4,921 were white, to wit, 2,541 boys and 2,380 girls. There were 12 negroes, 3 boys and 9 girls; and two Indian boys; and 51 (24 boys and 27 girls) native born Mongolians or Chinese. Total census, children under 5 years: White, 1,909; negro, 6; Mongolian, 14; total 1,929. Number of children between 5 and 17, who have attended school, 3,956; number children between. 5 arid 17 who have attended only private school, 86; number children between 5 and 17 who have not attended school, 944. Of these latter, two were negro and fifty-one were Mongolian children. Nativity of children, native born, 6,797; foreign born, 118; total, 6,915. Number schools or classes employing one teacher each, 124; number schools of each grade, high 1; grammar 41; primary, 82; total, 124. Number pupils enrolled, boys, 2,169; girls 1,994; total enrolled, 4,163; average number belonging, 2,813: average daily attendance, 2,628; percentage of attendance on average, number belonging, 93. High school, number pupils enrolled, 85; grammar school, number pupils enrolled, 846; Primary school, number pupils enrolled 3,232; total enrolled, 4,163. Average number of months schools were maintained 8.6; number male teachers, 21; female, 103; total, 124; average monthly wages of male teachers, $76; average monthly wages of female teachers, $62.86; number teachers holding high-school certificates, 5; number teachers holding first grade or grammar certificates 61; number teachers holding second grade or primary certificates, 58; number teachers who attend county institute, 124; average monthly salary of teachers, $65; total amount paid teachers' salaries for year, $68,771.71; total amount paid rent, repairs, fuel, contingent expenses, $8,345.53; total amount paid school libraries, $2,311.73; total amount paid school apparatus, $1,582.49; total current expenses, $81,011.46; amount paid for sites, buildings and school furnishing, $24,791.80; total expenditures for school year, $105,803.26. Receipts: Balance on hand July 1, 1891, $21,437.10; from State, including library fund, $40,314.73; from county, $36,541.00; from city or district taxes, $26,609.06; from subscriptions and miscellaneous sources, $2,070.75; total $126,972.64; balance close school year, June 30, 1892, $21,169.38. Value school lots, houses and furnishings, $141,950; value school libraries, $17,970; value school apparatus, $6,825; total value school property, $166,745; number school houses in county, 90; new districts organized, 60; number volumes in school libraries, 18,208; amount bonded of other idebtedness [sic] of districts, $39,500. The annual teachers' institute was held at Salinas, September 21-25, 1891. Thirty-five teachers of the county are graduates of the California State Normal School, and nine are graduates of other State normal schools and eighteen hold life diplomas. According to the decennial census of 1890, the population of Monterey county was then 18,637. Of this number there were: Whites, 16,821; Chinese, 1,653; Indians, 57; Negroes, 105; Japanese, 1. Present estimated population: Children under 17, 6,915x3 1/2 = 24,202. The vote of Monterey county at the gubernatorial election of 1890 was as follows; Markham, 1,956; Pond, 1,834; Bidwell, 113; total, 3,903. The courthouse of Monterey county was erected at a cost for building, grounds and furnishing of $60,000, in 1878, from proceeds of bonds voted the same year. In 1888, bonds were issued to the amount of $150,000 for the purpose of building bridges. Of these latter, $40,000 have already been paid off. The county hospital located one and one-half miles from Salinas, was built in 1886 at a cost of about $10,000. The land, some sixty-two acres, cost $5,000. The hospital has accommodations for seventy-five persons. The county physician is Dr. S. M. Archer who has filled this position some fifteen years. The Monterey Agricultural Association for District No. 7, has its headquarters at Salinas. Jesse D. Carr is president, and J. J. Keeley is secretary. It has held fairs annually during the last sixteen years. COUNTY ASSESSMENT. 1891.-Value real estate and impro'ments, $14,285,120 Personal property 2,142,415 Railroads 1,284,949 ___________ County rate, $1.50. Total $17,712,484 1892.—Value real estate and impro'ments, $14,722,787 Value personal property 2,202,785 ___________ Total $16,925,572 Railroads 1,341,922 ___________ Total $18,267,494 County rate, $1.25 per $100. State rate, 43.04 1892.—Number acres land assessed in M. Co., 1,109,394 1891.—Number acres land assessed in M. Co., 1,102,084 By the Act of the Legislature of March 11, 1891, the Sixth Congressional District was constituted as follows: Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Los Angeles counties. Seventh District.—Stanislaus, Kern, Merced, Orange, San Benito, San Bernardino, Tulare, Fresno, and San Diego counties. State Senatorial Districts, forty. Thirty-third: Monterey and San Benito counties. Twenty-ninth: Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Assembly Districts, eighty. Fifty-second: San Mateo county. Fifty-third: Santa Cruz county. Fifty-ninth: Merced county, San Benito county (part). Sixtieth: San Benito county (part). Sixty-first: Monterey county. SALINAS VALLEY. The valleys and foothills of Monterey county, which in early times had been devoted to stock-raising, have been gradually changed into a grain and fruit growing region. The rich and extensive salinas valley in particular, has been utilized very profitably for agricultural and horticultural pursuits, and latterly also in the culture of the sugar beet. In 1874 the narrow-gauge railroad was built, connecting the town or bay of Monterey with Salinas city. Later, the Southern Pacific Company built its road, connecting various parts of the county with its general system. Although there are still many big ranches in Monterey county, yet gratifying progress has been made in the building up of homes by industrious and prosperous settlers. There has been a steady increase in population and wealth during the last twenty-five years. Less than thirty years ago Salinas valley was mostly an open plain, with hardly a house, a fence or a corral in sight throughout its entire area; now numerous settlements, and occasionally cities, dot its beautiful landscape. The writer of these lines well remembers riding in the stage between Natividad and Monterey in the '60s, and stopping at the Half-way House, or at Trescony's, where now stands the Abbott House, in the center of Salinas city. The county seat remained at Monterey till 1872. The gradual development of other portions of the county changed the center of population, and a movement was made to change the county seat to Salinas, which, however, was vigorously opposed. The matter was finally submitted to a vote of the people, November 6, 1872, the day of the presidential election. The vote resulted: 1,436 in favor of Salinas city, and 488 for Monterey. The county seat was transferred to Salinas city, its present location, the following February. LIGHTHOUSES-POINT PINOS LIGHT. The Twelfth Lighthouse District of the United States extends from the southern boundary of California to the southern boundary of Oregon. Inspector (1891) Thomas Perry, lieutenant-commander United States Navy, San Francisco; engineer, William H. Heur, major of engineers, United States Army, San Francisco. (See United States "Official List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Pacific Coast, corrected to January 1, 1891.") Point Pinos Lighthouse is one of the oldest stations on the coast: it was first exhibited February 5, 1855. It is what is known as a "fixed light," i. e., it does not revolve and flash. It is a white light of the third order, of ninety-candle power, and is visible at a distance of fifteen and one-fourth nautical miles. Its location is in latitude N. 36° 37' 55" and in longitude W. 121° 56' 02"; and on the south side of entrance to the harbor of Monterey, height of light from sea level, ninety-one feet. The light is supplemented by a whistling buoy of the first class, audible for a distance of six miles. The light is surrounded by a catoptric lens of the third order. Point Pinos light is a one-keeper show-station. The first keeper was Charles Layton, who was killed; and his wife applied for and succeeded to his position. Her second husband, George C. Harris, was her successor. The next keeper was Andrew Wasson. Allen T. Luce was appointed September 21, 1871, and he has served continuously till the present time. POINT SUR LIGHT, twenty-one miles south of Point Pinos, is a light of the first order, visible twenty-three and one-fourth nautical miles. It is a white light, alternated with red flashes every fifteen seconds. Altitude above sea level, 272 feet. This is a four-keeper station, and was established in 1889. It has a twelve-inch steam fog signal, with five-second blasts at intervals of thirty-five seconds. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California. Illustrated. Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent Citizens of To-day. HENRY D. BARROWS, Editor of the Historical Department. LUTHER A. INGERSOLL, Editor of the Biographical Department. "A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay. CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1893. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/monterey/history/1893/memorial/chapterx431nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 13.5 Kb