Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-03-25
EAST SIDE WATER co.
"A New Corporation of
Great Strength.
PLENTY OF PURE WATER.
$3.50, 900 Tor Wells. Reservoirs,
Pipes and Engines for Very
Necessary Enterprise.

Yesterday there were filed in the
County Clerks office Articles Of Incor-
poration Of the EAST Side Water Com
pany." As set forth Ia the paper, the
purpose of the association Is to pnr-
ohase aud own water rights water bear
ing lands, lands for reservoirs, water
works, pipes and other appliances for
supplying the city Of Los Angeles with
pure spring water for domestic pur-
poses.
The capital stock Of the company is
$3.50, 600, divided into 5000 shares Of $50
each. The incorporators are; Messrs.
T.. N. Breed, X. A. Ling, Milton santee,
T.. B. Millar, A. II. Judson, II. l.. Mae
noil and VIM. Lacy. Each shareholder
subsofibes to 100 slarea II 5000
The intention Of this corporation Is TO
supply water for d0mt Ntic uses TO resi-
dents on the high lands along Boyle
Heights, near tho County Hospital
ON the other side OF the rayine back of
that institution, beyond the residence OF
the late Mr.. Hutchinson, and along the
north borders Of East Los Angeles.
Much of these lands are utterly out OF
the reach OF the city water company, or
of the irrigation system. They are to a
prent extent nninhabitable for lack OF
water. The new company will remedy
this defect and do for that quarter OF
the city what the Beaudry system does
for the hills west OF the city.
The source Of supply is ON what ID
known Ms the Mutually tract lately pur-
chased by II. A. Ling, Esq, and which
lies west of the Mission road and nearly
opposite the County Hospital. Yes.
terday reporter OF the HERALD visited
the scene of action, whore a well has
been sunk s feet through the surface
stratum of peat mold, 80 feet through a
stratum of coarse gravel, 40 feet through
mixture OF red and blue clay, or mari,
and 10 feet into stratum OF line gravel.
From this depth of 81 feet in all, the
water rises through pipe TO the sur
face. There is an aflluent stream OF the
precious liquid as pure water as ever
ran. 1t is so clear that one could hardly
tell by the eye when the glass was held
quite quiet if the vessel were full or
empty, or where the liquid ended in the
glass. 1t is as near odorless, tasteless
aud oolorless as any substance excepting
air can well be.
Near by is an old surface well dug
years ago for the Tarbox distillery,
which stood at this spot. This well Is
twelve feet deep. A pipe has been sunk
thirty.live feet into a bed OF gravel in
the well hole which is now full of water
aud running over in a copious stream.
The two streams will be run
together into large reservoir
to be made in natural de-
preston near by. This will hold
about 1000, 900 gallons. A big Cornish
pump will be put into this capable, OF
raising 10000 gallons per hour to the
distributing reservoir, to be placed on
the highest point in that quarter of the
city, Just east of the fine sullivan man
sion which crowns one OF the most
slightly eminences about Los Angeles.
This reservoir will contain 1000, 600 to
5000, 600 gallons, and the pump will
have capacity of about 1000, 900 gal
Ions day.
The supply Of water is practical
ly unlimited and only needs de-
velopment. 1t is absolutely free
Of all ingredients at all de-
Ietorious. Indeed, il is more than this.
The water from the old well dug for the
distillery was recognized by some Los
Angeles physicians years ago as bav-
ing fine medicinal properties.
1t was prescribed by some of them for
renal diseases and kindred complaints.
The quarter of town which will be
the beneficiary of this new enterprise is
one of the most beautiful in Los Ange-
les There are in it many points from
which the views are superb. With
plentiful supply of pure, clear water,
there will be a great enhancement of
values in real estate under this system,
and rapid settlement of quarter of
the city heretofore kept back from
lack of Just such an enterprise as the
East Side Water Company.