Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-13
THE COUNCIL.
a New Plan for DispOsing of the
Sewage.

der for disposing OF the sewage OF tnls
city. Mayor Workman occupied the
chair and Messrs. Collins, Lowell, Cohn,
Book, Hanley, Sinsabaugh and Moriarty
were present.
Mr.. Webster, of Pasadena, was asked
to explain what he knew about the sys-
tenn. He said that he had inspected the
system at Atlantic City and had done so
for the benefit of Pasadena. He described
the process and said that the Mayor of
Atlantic City said that the system was
perfect success. Pasadena had decided,
after a thorough investigation, to adopt
the system. Mr.. Webster thought that
the system was just the thing for this
city.
General Snyder, after explaining the
system, submitted the following offer:
The Pacific Sewerage Company, cor
poration organized under the laws of Col !
orado, owning and holding the rights
of what is known as the West Sewage
System, proposes to receive, take care OF
and dispose, without harm or nuisance,
innccuous to good health. and. without
cost to the City of Los Angeles, all its
sewage in perpetuity at place near or
at the terminus of it's present main
sewer in the Vernon District, or at such
other place that may be agreed upon be-
between the authorities OF the
City Of Los Angeles and the said
Pacific Sew age Comrary.
Second-The said Pacific Sewerage
Company proposes to erect and per-
menently construct what is called a
pumping station, beautiful in architect
ure, strong in all its parts, provided with
the best of machinery of every kind
needed and filtering beds OF skillful me-
chanical construction, the entire plant to
be of sufficient capacity to receive and
dispose of as aforesaid all the sewage
of city of 100000 population, and so
constructed as to enable its extension to
any desired or demanded capacity.
Third. The said Pacific Sewerage
Company further agrees to buy in fee
simple no less than fifty acres of land,
upon which to erect its sewage plant and
to expend at least 500 900 in beautifying
it, and making it at once not only
place of supreme usefulness but of order
and beauty.
Fourth. That the aforesaid plant
shall be furnished and in perfect order
for all purposes for which it is intended
within three months after the date of
these presents
Fifth. That the said Pacific Sewerage
Company will filter all the sewage OF
said city and dispose of at least ninety
degrees Of the same, after being purified
by it's process, for irrigating purposes,
and use the residium as fertilizer, or
compost or in any such way as may
seem wise and best to said Sewerage Com
pany, but always without harm or
nuisance and innocuous to good health.
Sixth. The said Pacific Sewerage Com
pany further agrees that at the end OF ten
years from the date of these presents
the said Sewage plant in all its details,
shall be appraised by five men, two OF
these selected by the authorities of the
city of Los Angeles, two others to be
selected by the said Sewerage Company,
and the fifth by these four, and such ap-
praisement to be the regarded value of
said plant. The said city of Los Ange-
les shall have the privilege OF accepting
such appraisement without competition,
and as part payment of the same to have
credit for the entire amount paid to the
said Pacific Sewerage Company, for the
erection of said plant as provided here
after, together with interest at six per
cent. annually, the balance to be paid in
cash to said Sewerage Company, and if
said appraisement be refused by the city
of Los Angeles, said Sewerage Company
is to keep or to take the plant and repay
the said city of Los Angeles every dollar
of its investment, together with interest
at six per cent. per year.
Seventh. If it be desirable, and ac-
cording to the wishes of the authorities
of said city of Los Angeles to visit At
lantic City NJ =, to view and see in full
operation the alluded to system of sew
age, in all its varied details, the same to
be looked upon as sample of the sys-
tenn proposed to be used here, the Pacific
Sewerage Company will paythe expenses
OF such trip upon such conditions as may
be agreed upon hereafter.
Eighth. In consideration of which the
said city OF Los Angeles is to deliver at a
point agreed upon by the contracting par
ties all the sewage OF said city, and to
compel by ordinance, as far as in it's mu-
nicipal power, the connection of every
house upon the line of said sewer, ,wheth-
it be along the mains, its laterals or other
wise.
Ninth. The further consideration be-
ing that said city OF Los Angeles deliver
unto said Sewerage Company $3.50, 900 of
Aso OoAeO pay AhB pol CcuU duuUdlly,
said bonds to be delivered from time to
time to the President or authorized agent
of said Pacific Sewerage Company dur
ing the progress of construction OF said
plant agreeable to the judgment of the
Sewer Committee.
The informal meeting adjourned after
the matter had been referred to the
Sewer Committee and the City Surveyor.
President Humphreys then called the
Council to order, and Clerk Teed read a
communication from Judge King, calling
attention to the order from the court to
furnish him with courtroom. Referred
to the City Attorney.
The Zanjero reported that the Zanja
Madre was being ruined by mill. Re-
ferred to the Zanja Committee with
power to act.
An order widening Fort street ten feet,
from Second to Ninth street, was read
and adopted.
Mr.. Collins wanted to know what had
become OF the suit against the city stop
ping the work on the Smallpox Hospital,
which was being delayed unnecessarily.
Referred to the City Attorney.
The Police Commission asked that an
ordinance, giving the police power to
drive the Macs out of town, be drawn.
Referred to the City Attorney.
The City Surveyor reported that tun-
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