Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-18
MAYOR BRYsoN's MESSAGE.

oil HHgcttos
r In conformity with time-honored custom l
the history of the city of Los Angeles. l as ne
0 lately chosen G ief Executive herewith subml
! my message for your consideration. and In tn
: first place 1t may not be amiss to take advan
. tage of the opportunity here presented to &C
I knowledge the honor conferred upon me b.
the choice made in the recent municipal e,ec
: tipn, more especially, when it Is consideTet
how different the result might have been bat
, it been determined upon the asis OF purely po
i liticai partizanship l cannot but feel that tn!
tipn now hold, have been gradually growfnl
! more arduous for number of years past. ant
while on the one hand l am not disposed, by
reason of being the present incumbent, to mag
uify the importance OF the public functions tC
be discharged on the other hand do not wish
I'd underrate the demands OF the situation
greater vigilance and sound discretion in
guarding the interests of our city, which have
recently been largely increased by the wonder.
erhaps srme other person might have been
chosen who could have brought greater fore
sight to the task of furthering the city's inter
ests. but ! wish to say that whatever business
shall be diligently used in her behalf What
ever OF zeal or energy am capable OF bringing
70 bear lPon my own private affairs shall iy3 Pc
times and under all circumstances my relations
with her shall be characterized by the strictest
fidelity to her welfare. I shall now proceed to
topics connected with the administI alton OF
| our municipal improvement
SEWERAGE.
One of the most pressing demands our city
government has to cope with at the present
moment is that of a thorough and efficient sys.
tised all over the world for her magnificent
climate, held up to the public gaze as one of
the finest places on earth, where the sick or
their wasted energies and secure new lease Of
life. IT our prestige In this regard is not to
suffer very materially in the near future the
taken hold of; something must Be done, and nd
IT, lowest and weakest standpoint. one of mere
dollar doila5s "a and cents the position we now occupy
tire of an ample outlay for the procure.
ment OF a sewerage, system that would
6e % u1nSauestio,nsbly 1Sa ho,,y effective The increase
personal, within a brief spsce OF time after all
Questions have been laid at rest res pecting the
amplitude and efficiency of our sewage system
would far more than compensate for the dis.
bursenent requisite to carry out the under
tEk1ng, to say nothing OF the inestimable bene-
fits resulting to the general health in the re-
ences cons equent upon the inadequate means
for getting rid Of our waste matter. The most
skeptical should already be convinced as 10
the urgent necessity for taking some action
upon this important subject. But what partic-
ular course of action should be pursued is a
question not SO easily answered Owing to the
the best system 1t is likely that some allusion
thereto will be expected In this communica-
tion. When we consider that some OF the most
iained for years men Of the highest Hsa scientic %
attainments In the prosecution OF researches
ior the purpose O. solving the problem of saw
age, and that there is still so much room left
for honest differences of opinion among those
who have devoted so much time and attention
to such matters hope that will not be charged
with any indecision Of character if fail within
hrtlf snQGn QllnvUnd M ton
nation to present full fiedged plan for the So
luton of this intricate question If it is neces-
.ary t9 go to the fea IN order to get unques
sewage matter, ! would say go there:
taat. " will do the work. l am in favor
funds in course of experiments. Concerning
the West system, there is one very noticeable
feature used at Atlantic City which is omitted
use OF a furnace for the propulsion Of sewage
and the destruction of sewer gas. Allow me
here to particularly remark that as some of our
pressed favorable opinion of the West system
as used in Atlantic City, I hope they will not
feel that am casting any reflection on them,
shoud say anyshng ditsparagingly regarding
say that do not think that their testimonials
for ne Atlantic City system would be at all
proposed for this eitv ~ 81 ine
that the omission referred to is i'm portant, and
call attention to the fact for the reason that
BASIS o be made
West system here, the backbone of the argu-
ment for supplying US with similar one.
There is no mention of furnace in the con-
tract submitted by the Pacific Sewerage Com
pany to the city for Its acceptance. nor is there
any mention OF any process for the destruction
OF sewer gas by heat or o otherwise. Likewise
there is no mention of furnace. or other
means for the handling of the tewer gas in the !
patent, as set forth in the pamph' ct handed us
for perusal. And at this point would suggest
favorable contemplation by our City Council,
that the provisions OF the patent upon
which valuation OF so many thousands
carefully scrutinized before any obligations in |
regard to the same are contracted on the part |
OF our municipal corporation. The claim, as
be much more strenuously devotl to a graphic |
description of an ingenious piece of mechan-
Ism than to dealing with novel process for the |
deleterious agent known as sewer gas. The
claim constitutes the vital portion OF the pat |
ent, and 1t would perhaps be well to have the |
opinion OF the city's legal adviser upon the |
One is to sec If the claim is carefully and |
clearly drawn, and brOad enough to cover the |
desired ground and be Of some practical value; |
whether, in the light of prior patents and the |
previous experience of mankind regarding the |
subject. such claim is warranted. of which fact |
elusive evidence. Speaking Of prior patents, |
If this Is as valuable as the proposed contract |
submitted by the Sewerage Company clearly /
indicate, may there not be conflicting claims /
forming a nice subject for settlement in the |
courts Of the United States after years OF pro |
tracted litigation. OF course, this feature can /
be reme died by the exaction of sufficient |
bonds; butno am cunt of bonds can give value |
to patent defective in either OF the points |
above referred to. Owing to the limited time |
have had for the examination of this matter, |
feel considerable delicacy in expressing posi- |
tive opinion in regard to certain features OF /
the system as proposed to our Council and |
more particularly when the proposition /
emanates from gentlemen OF such high stand |
Ing, who take such kindly and fatherly in |
terest in the health of our growing city. |
But when we consider the many thousands of |
dollars asked for the privilege of superintend- |
ing the dumping OF our city sewerage upon foot |
and half OF mother earth superimposed upon |
of 100 feet square, l must say that this pro- |
posal Is one that, in the business phraseology |
of the hour, should be characterized as possess
Ing an unlimited amount OF that popular arti- |
Gle termed "gall."
1t this discussion have left out of view that /
f. ature of the case pertaining to the benefits /
that would accrue to these proposed guardians |
If the sanitary condition of our city from the /
disposition of the ft.rtiliztDg material and the
sale of the water. which, though worth many
short of the actual cast they would eventually |
receive under their proposed contract from the |
tax payers of an already well assessed city. In /
dealing with this subject let us remember that |
we desire something permanent, and that will |
accommodate large increate in our popula-
ton in few years. There should be no ques
tion as to its adequacy, and we certainly do not
want to experiment If we must experiment |
with the filtration process 1t is my opinion we L
can 40 80 without paying one cent tor patent