Santa Cruz County CA Archives History - Books .....Chapter VIII County Officers And Institutions 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher cagwarchives@gmail.com January 12, 2007, 12:28 am Book Title: Memorial And Biographical History Of The Coast Counties Of Central California. CHAPTER VIII. COUNTY OFFICERS AND INSTITUTIONS. THE county of Santa Cruz constitutes a judicial district; the present superior judge is Hon. F. J. Cann. County clerk, auditor and recorder, Ed. Martin; sheriff, and ex-officio tax collector, A. J. Jennings; after the present term these two offices will be separate. District attorney, Carl E. Lindsay; treasurer, William H. Bias; superintendent of schools, J. W. Linscott; assessor, Frank Mattison; surveyor, E. D. Perry; coroner and public administrator, F. E. Morgan. Supervisors: members-W. S. Rodgers, San Lorenzo district; J. S. Collins, Branciforte district; F. D. Baldwin, Santa Cruz district; H. Daubenbis, Soquel district; J. A. Linscott, Pajaro district. Officers-W. S. Rodgers, chairman; Ed. Martin, clerk; B. R. Martin, deputy clerk. Committees- auditing and and finance, Baldwin, Linscott, Collins. Roads and bridges: Linscott, Rodgers, Daubenbis. Franchises and ordinances: Collins, Daubenbis, Linscott. County hospital: Linscott, Baldwin, Rodgers. Public buildings: Rodgers, Collins, Baldwin. Printing: Daubenbis, Rodgers, Collins. Outside indigents: Baldwin, Daubenbis, Linscott. COUNTY VALUATIONS. 1891. Total value real estate and personal property $11,078,252 Total value railroads in the county 760,182 Total $11,778,434 Total number of acres assessed, 258,902. 1892. Total value real estate and improvements $10,390,878 Total value personal property 1,490,958 Total $11,881,836 To which add value of railroads in the county, as apportioned by the State Board of equalization, to wit: South Pacific Coast Railroad Co. $374,480 Southern Pacific Railway Co. 252,127 Pajaro Valley Railroad Co. 3,964 Pullman Palace Car Co 1,937 - 632,508 Total assessed valuation $12,514,344 Rate, $1.20 in cities and towns; rate, $1.60 outside cities and towns. SCHOOLS. The number of children who attended the public schools of the county in 1891 was 3,733; and the number of census children was 4,994. There were sixty-two school-houses in Santa Cruz county, and ninety-nine teachers; eleven of these were males and eighty-eight females. The average monthly wages paid the male teachers were $99.36; and to female teachers, $57.93. The county raised $22,475 for school purposes. The total expenditures of all the districts for the school year, including buildings, lots, etc., was $79,580.60. Value of lots, houses and furniture, $132,400; libraries, $11,050; apparatus, $6,975; total, $150,425. Number of volumes in libraries, 12,256. There were five private schools in the county, with thirteen teachers and 260 pupils. The number of school-census children in Santa Cruz county for the year 1892 is 5,250. The number of public schools in the county, is 102. The average number attending the public schools was 2,859. The Pajaro Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, for boys is under the management of the Franciscan fathers, and has from 250 to 300 children under its charge. SOCIETIES. There are in the county four lodges of Odd Fellows, membership 670; two lodges of Master Masons, membership 225; two chapters of Royal Arch Masons; one commandary of Knights Templars; two lodges Knights of Pythias, membership 250; three lodges United Workmen, membership 250; two lodges Knights of Honor, membership 250; four parlors Native Sons G. W.; three posts G. A. R. Also other societies, as Young Men's Institute, Sons of Temperance, Y. M. C. A. and W. C. T. U. CHURCHES. The first church built in the county, of course, was the old mission church, erected in the latter part of the last century. In 1856 part of it fell. It was replaced by another structure, and dedicated by Bishop Amat, July 4, 1858. The modern brick church of the same denomination was completed within the last few years, at a cost of about $35,000. The first Methodist church in Santa Cruz was organized in 1850: the first Congregational in 1852; the first Baptist in 1855; and the first Episcopalian Church was organized in 1862. At the present time there are about twenty Protestant churches in this county, including in addition to those named above, Presbyterian, Christian, Adventist, Universalist and German Methodist and Lutheran. RAILWAYS. The following official figures show the earnings, mileage and tonnage of the South Pacific Coast Railway (Narrow Gauge), or "Santa Cruz Division" of the Southern Pacific Company, for the last twelve years. These figures show, in condensed form, and very effectively, the material and economic progress of the section through which said road runs: SOUTH PACIFIC COAST RAILWAY NARROW GAUGE. YEAR. EARNINGS. MILEAGE. TONNAGE. 1880....$ 400,307.74 80.86 119,396 1881.... 569,968.10 77.30 172,045 1882.... 663,301.50 77.30 192,112 1883.... 711,426.22 80.30 196,633 1884.... 743,924.56 87.60 103,317 1885.... 765,484.09 88.48 218,075 1886.... 847,530.64 104.48 255.999 1887.... 925,235.02 104.48 275,336 1888.... 1,093,805.47 104.48 358,080 1889.... 1,078.344.76 104.48 349,185 1890.... 1,105,543.45 104.48 381,325 1891.... 1,107,772.87 104.48 373,910 MAIN LINE. San Francisco to Santa Cruz (incl. ferries) 80.60 miles BRANCHES. Alameda Junction to 14th St., Oakland 180 miles Newark to Centerville 300 " Campbell's to New Almaden 960 " Felton to Boulder Creek 730 " Junction South Big Trees to Old Felton. 170 " 10,400 " In August, 1892, steps were taken looking toward the changing of the Pacific avenue line from a horse-car line to an electro-motive-power line, to be consolidated with the Santa Cruz, Garfield park and Capitola Electric Street Railway Company's line. The Pacific avenue road runs from the Pope House to the beach, and is the pioneer street railroad of Santa Cruz. A consolidation of the street railroads of the city under one management would be advantageous to both the owners and the public. 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. 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