Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-14
-rse ou,fail Sewerage Question.

"WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IA, lsss.
=The outfall Sewerage Question.
The Council at its next meeting will
take up the. sewerage problem. The
question at issue is the adoption of the
West system. Its principal features
have been heretofore discussed in the
columns of the HERALD. Its merits
have been closely looked into by a COM
mittee appointed by the Council, who ac-
conpanied Colonel Snyder East and ex-
smined it's practical workings at Atlantic
City. Their report is favorable. Ex-
Mayor Spence also, of his own motion,
looked into the matter; and, in an inter-
view published in Los Angeles morn
ing paper of the 3rd inst, he expressed
his hearty approval of the system. Per
sc, it seems to possess many claims for
recognition. Conceding the desirability
of such plan of taking care of our sew
erage, we will proceed to glance briefly
at some other factors in the proposition.
The Pacific Sewerage Company, ol
which William P. Snyder of Philadelphia
is president, and Walter s. Maxwell of
this city is secretary and treasurer, make
the following proposition to this city :
They propose to dispose of the sewerage
in satisfactory manner, either carrying
it to the ocean or distributing it as fer
tilizer on the lands lying between the
city and the Pacific, deodorizing it and
making it entirely innocuous. They
agree to purchase fifty acres of land be-
low the city, to erect their plant thereon
and to make it as attractive as the Sixth
street Park now is. In other words, they
will handle the effluvium OF the city go
successfully that its manipulation will
be no drawback to the pleasure resort
they intend to create. There will be
neither offensive odors nor malarial ex-
halations to detract from this charming
park and garden.
As compensation the Pacific Sewer
age Company ask the city to give them a
bonus OF $4,000 and the further sum OF
$4,000 year for two years. making
$4,000 in all. At the end of that time
the company will do one Of two things
1t will either go on caring for the sewer
age indefinitely for consideration of
$4,000 year, or it will sell out to the
city at sum to be ascertained by ap-
praisement and not to exceed quarter
of million dollars. If the city shall
elect to buy the plant and patent, the
municipality will appoint one appraiser,
the company another, they to choose
third, and the sum agreed upon by the
appraisers within the limit named to be
the purchase money for the plant, the
fifty acres of land on which it is located
and the patent,right.
There appears to be one strong objec-
ton to the carrying out of this project,
even if the Council should approve of
all its details. The city is already under
contract with the Southside Sewerage
Company to take care of the outfall
sewerage, and the contract runs for
eighteen years from the date of its max
ing, in 1888. 1t would seem to be impos-
sible to make contract as long as the
Entwistle contract remains uncanceled.
For the faithful performance of the
engagements upon which it proposes to
enter, the Pacific Sewerage Company
offered to give bond of $4,000. This,
at the suggestion of Mr.. Bosbyshell, has
been increased to 100000.
As the HERALD yesterday published
from Philadelphia paper some extracts
which are rather derogatory to the char
acter of Mr.. William P. Snyder, it is but
Justice to that gentleman to say that
Bradstreet rates him as follows: els
"about thirty-fve or forty years of age
"came from Allentown, Pa, but has been
member of the Philadelphia bar for
"some time. Is member of the law
''firm of Sampson, DeWalt & Snyder, at
1927 Walnut street, and also interested
Sin the Sunday Dispatch company. Qimi-
"ted) is of good general and professional
reputation; believed to have some
"means. although the amount is not
"thought large; said to make money in
''his profes sion but rather liberal in his
expenditures was former Assistant At
s'torney- General of the United States un-
"der Mr.. Brewster, and at present occu-
"pies political position under the State
government"
In the foregoing we have endeavored to
give the exact status of the West-Sewer-
age project without fear, favor or
affection.
A Harb0r for Deep Sea vessels.
The Chamber of Commerce last night