San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, November 26, 1859, Vol. 1 No.34 San Mateo County DELINQUENT TAX LIST 1859 In pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled, "An Act to provide Revenue for the Government of the State," passed May 15th, 1854, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, and by virtue of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide Revenue for the support of the Government of the State," passed April 29th, 1857, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I did duly levy upon all the property assessed, and upon which the Taxes had not been paid. According to the Tax List placed in my hands for collection by the Auditor of said San Mateo County, in the year A.D. 1859, as follows, to wit: Opposite each name is the amount due. Each and every assessment is made with the addition of the words, "and all other owners and claimants, known and unknown." J.B. ALLEN - House at Belmont $2.54 ALFRED BELL - House, etc., on Denniston's Ranch $4.25 BAIRD & BERRY - 130 acres of land, being a portion of the Las Pulgas Ranch, bounded on the northwest by land owned by H. Hawes; on the south by land owned by R.W. Tallant; and on the northeast by the road leading from Redwood City to Oakley's mill. Also, lot in Redwood City, and Improvements. $67.43 BOWMAN & DOYLE - 1965 acres of Land, being a portion of the Pulgas Ranch, bounded on the northeast by the Bay; on the northwest by the land of M.D. Sweeny; on the southwest by the so-called Middle Road; on the southeast by the land of Fox and O'Conner. Fences, and Building $596.25 A. BOWERS - House in Bowers' Gulch $2.13 JOHN E. BRADLEY - 500 acres of Land, being a portion of the Buelna Ranch, bounded on the north and east by land of Henry Wilkins; on the south by the County line; on the west by the land of F. O'Brien. Fencing $18.43 PETER BERGIN - House, Barn and Fencing one mile south-west of Abbey House. $7.01 JUAN BOUYE & CO - House and Fencing near 12 Mile House. $32.40 WILLIAM BURLEY - House etc., on Patton's Ranch. $5.55 S.H. BOWMAN - House on Purissimo. $7.27 J.W. BELL - House and Fencing (Guadalupe Valley) $67.23 JAMES BYRNES - House and Fencing (Canada Raymundo.) $ 27.04 GEORGE BEMENT - House (Canada San Andreas.) $9.46 MERCHER BERDUDO - House and Fencing, below Crystal Spring House $10.44 M.L. BRITTAN - 1,255 Acres of Land, being a portion of the Pulgas Ranch; bounded north, by land of T.G. Phelps; east, by the Stage Road; south by land of Finger & Beyer; west, by land of Eaton and S.M. Mezes; house Fencing etc. Also 985 Acres of Land, being a portion of the Pulgas Ranch; for description see Liber 1 of Deeds, pages 510. 511 and 512, San Mateo County Records. $290.54 JUAN CARTHAGENA - House and Fencing on Pedro Rancho $14.67 D.W. CONNELLY - 960 Acres of Land, bounded on the north by the Canada Verde; on the west by the Ocean; on the south by the Purissimo Creek; on the east by the foot hills; Houses and Fencing. $125.50 W. COCKRAN - House and Lot and Ravenswood. $ 1.32 JENARO CARBIJAL - House and Fencing on Pilarcitos Creek $16.45 JOHN CLAFFY - 570 Acres of Land, being a part of the Coppinger Ranch, bounded on the north by the land of E.S. Maynard and P. Ward; on the west by the top of the Sierra Morena; south by land of J. O'Callaghan; east, by Pulgas; House and Fencing. $ 23.94 R.E. COLLINS - House and Fencing on San Francisquito Creek. $2.95 CHEW & HILTON - 3 Lots in Redwood City, Nos. 59, 60, and 61. House and Shop. $39.97 WM. H. CLARK - 736 Acres, undivided ¼ of so much of the Rancho La Visitacion, Canada de Guadalupe y Rodeo Viejo, as lies in the county of San Mateo: bounded on the north by the line dividing the County of San Mateo from the City and County of San Francisco; south by the Buri Buri; east by the Bay; west by the Portezuello, and old San Jose road, excepting from said Tract the pieces described in the following deeds: About 500 Acres in Visitacion the property of Schwerin, Gwin and Johnson, described in Deed recorded in Liber 3 of Deeds, page 219, in the office of the Recorders of Deeds of the City and County of San Francisco. About 3 Acres on the San Jose road, the property of A.W. Rice; described in Deed recorded in Liber 20, of Deeds, page 415, San Francisco County. About 10 ½ Acres on the San Jose road, the property of J. Rand, described in Deed recorded in Liber 38, of Deeds, San Francisco County. About 8 Acres on San Jose road, the property of J. Beplar described in Deed recorded in Liber 55, of Deeds, page 269, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the City and County of San Francisco. About 108 Acres on San Bruno Mountain, the property of J. Lockwood, described in Deed recorded in Liber 63, of Deeds, page 13, San Francisco County. $84.36 WM. H. CLARK - 250 Acres of Land, being a portion of the San Mateo Ranch, bounded north, by Howard's land; east, by the County Road; south by Howard's; west by A. & M.A. Wheeler, and Improvements. $33.05 JAMES DONAHUE - 80 Acres of Land, being an undivided piece of the Buri Buri Ranch, bounded on the north by the Ridley and De Haro Ranches; on the west by the Canada San Andreas; south by the San Mateo Ranch; east by the Bay. $9.62 PATRICK DUFF - House near Gang Mill. $9.14 Thos. & WM. DURHAM - House and Fence on Bald Knob. $32.40 PRUDENCIO DE HARO - 225 Acres of Land, being an undivided 7th of a 10th of Buri Buri Ranch, and Fencing. $31.03 ESTATE OF PATRICK DILLON - 20 Acres of Land of Pulgas Ranch, in Canada del Diablo. $4.74 J.V. DENNISTON - 226 Acres of Land, being an undivided interest in Buri Buri Ranch. 1-7 of 1-10 and Fencing. $31.13 JAMES G. DENNISTON - 226 Acres of Land being an undivided 1-7 of 1-10 of the Buri Buri Rancho. $26.25 JAMES G. DENNISTON - 7766 Acres of Land, being the Rancho granted by the Mexican Government to Francisco Guerrero, bounded on the north by the San Pedro Ranch; west by the Ocean; south by the land of T. Vasques; east by top of the Coast Mountains. Houses and Fencing. $584.48 FRANCIS DE HARO, heirs of, and D. MAHONEY - 2219 Acres of Land, being the Rancho de la Merced, bounded as follows: commencing at a point near Laguna San Bruno; thence north 45 degrees 44 chains, west 40 chains; north 120 chains, west 105 degrees 65 chains; south 120 chains, east 40 chains, south 121 degrees 13 chains, west 12 degrees 18 chains; north 49 degrees 30 chains, east 115 degrees 50 chains, to place of beginning. $885.89 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 20th Day of December, A.D. 1859, between the hours of ten o'clock A.M. and three o'clock P.M., in front of the County Court-house, Redwood City, I will see the Real Estate and Improvements advertised, and upon which the Taxes and Costs have not been paid, to the person or persons who will take the least amount or quantity of the same, and pay the Taxes and Costs due; and continue from day to day, commencing at the head of the List, and continuing it alphabetically through. SILAS HOVIOUS Sheriff and Collector, San Mateo County Dated, Redwood City, November 19th, 1859 ************************