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- .... - r . J I' ~.J ..l 4 MET R 0 POll TAN IV ,\ T E R D 1ST R leT for use at Rice Airbase, and for the demolition of Camp Young near Shaver Summit and clean-up of the area in July and August 1944. Area, pO}Jula.tion., and assessed .valuation The area, population, and assessed valuation of real and per- sonal property subject to taxation, within the constituent areas of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California are given in table 1. The areas shown are offici,,1 figures as of June 30, 1945 from the records of the county surveyors. The coastal basin experienced an increase in population dur- ing the past liscal year. The expectation of victory in the Eun)- pean theatre of war maintained the tempo of war production and of other actiyities connected with the Pacific theatre of operations. Airplanes, ships. and other war material were pro- duced in great volume up to the end of the fiscal year despite war contr"ct cutbacks annoullced in the last quarter, and reported decline in number of wage earners. Though there was con- siderable building of emergency and permanent dwelling units- more than 23,000 of the latter being authorized in Los Angeles County alone during the year-the shortage of housing con- tinued acute. The estimated 1945 population is compiled from data issued by the U. S. Bureau of Census. from reports of city clerks of the Orange County areas and from ligures published in April 1945 by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission. The constituent areas of the Metropolitan Water District show a gain in population of 45,000 and the coastal bRsin as a whole "" increase of 100,000 over the 1944 estimate. The assessed yaluation figures cover all real and personal property alld the property of utilities subject to District taxes on the lirst Monday in March 1945. The basis of assessment is approximatel..' '_ 0 per cent of the fair market valuation. The \-alul' of ]FOP2 t.' owned b)' District municipalities including buildings, grew,!';' and equipment. and of property exempted. up::}!] whieh no taxes \\'E'r~ paid. is shown ill the annual report for 1944 of the State Controller to be approximately $690,000.000. Thi:; amount do~.~ not cover county. state, and federal prop- erty also exempt from local taxation. The value of property at assessed valuation levels in constituent areas of the Metropolitan Water District, and therefore protected by Colorado River water. together with all property exempt from taxation is now consid- I I I I I , I , 1 .'