Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-19
THE SEWERS.
what the west Enders Will Pre-
pose.

what the west Enders Will Pro.
pose.
The following report Of the Sewer Com
mittee of the West End property owners
will be presented to the City Council
next Monday:
We, your Committee on Sewers, beg
leave to submit the following report
Some time ago. in verbal report, We
stated that the city authorities were 60.
ing to proceed at once to construct the
sewers south of Seventh street to the
city line, and west of San Pedro
street to the city line, in accordance
with the new system; but, upon re-
cent inquiry, we are informed by the
Chairman of the Board Of Public Works
that the matter of the legality of con-
structing part of the new system at q
time, or taking up the work by districts
instead of attempting the whole work at
once, was referred to the City Attorney
by the Council, some two months ago,
and so far he has failed to render any
opinion, and that the whole work has
been blocked for the last two months for
other reason than the want of atten-
tion by the City Attorney. Hence, it
will be readily seen that the prospect
for the early completion of the new sewer
system is anything but encouraging.
In regard to obtaining sewer on
Temple street and Beaudry street for
temporary relief, we were under the inn
preston that connection might be made
with an old sewer ON Pearl street at
Fifth. but we are now informed by the
City Engineer that it will be necessary
to make connection with the Seventh
street sewer at the intersection of Flower
street.
In order to do this it will be necessary
to build that portion. of main sewer No.
/ in the central intercepting sewer dis
trict from the intersection of Flower and
Seventh streets to the intersection of
Second street and Braudry street, dis
tance of about 4200 feet, all of which is
to be 18-inch vitrified pipe, the cost of
which is $l.15 per foot, and the lowest
estimate yet obtained for laying the pipe
is $l.20 per foot, making $2.35 per foot
laid.
We ale infor ned by the City Surveyor
that the size of the sewer from Second
street to Temple on Beaudry street should
be 10 inches, and from Beandry street to
Edgeware road on Temple street should
be IL inches. The distance from Second
street to Temple on Beaudry street is
about 1875 feet, and the 15-inch pipe
costs 81 cents per foot, or $2.08 per foot
laid.
The distance from Beaudry street TO
Edgware road on Temple street is about
2,700 feet, and IL inch pipe costs So cents
per foot, or $l.S2 per foot laid.
Therefore, the cost of constructing the
sewer, according to the new system and
in the light of all the facts which we are
able to obtain at present, is as follows
Twenty-seven hundred fest 12.incb on
Temple at 81 .S5, $4,9l4; 1875 feet 12-inch
on Beaudry street at $2.O3, So 500. .N:
4,2O0 feet l8-inch to Seventh at $2.35,
$3.50; 8,775 feet at a cost OF $1S.59O. .25. |
The entire cost of the sewer on Temple
and Beaudry streets will have to be met
by voluntary contributions of the prop |
erty owners along said streets.
Also the principal part Of the cost of |
the main from Beaudry and Second |
streets to Seveth street on Flower, will
have to be paid by the owners of the |
property along the line, but it is possible |
that the city will bear the expense of |
building it for two or three blocks on
Flower street where the property is unim-
proved.
Upon the question of the capacity of |
the Seventh street sewer to carry off the |
waste, we find that said sewer is a ten
inch pipe, and that the date Of the latest |
report of the flow in said sewer is two
years ago, and that the flow at that time |
was one and half inches deep.
We will further add that just at this |
time the city authorities are having trou-
bic with the people who live south OF the |
city, and who are trying to prevent the
deposit OF sewage ON the old sewer farm,
and it is therefore very difficult to obtain
any action on the part Of the Council |
upon the sewer question. All OF which |
is respectfully submitted.
@. NJ. WELL, Chairman,
Nj. SANDERS, Committee.
Los ANGELES, May Is, 1888.