Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04


operations. Over 900, or as many men
as required, could be strung along the
entire outfall route. Cement, gravel,
ETC., for the pipe could be reached
by sidetracks into the gravel
pits, and the work could be
pushed necessarily to early completion.
Engineers estimate that the outfall
could be built and made ready for use
within 120 working days. My plan-con-
templates the placing OF the cement pipe
in concrete bed 80 as to OBJ viate danger
of cracking the pipe by the ar caused by
passing railway trains. TIL at, in detail,
is my plan for sewer system"
"It does not contemplate using city
sewage for cultivation" observed the
Herald man.
"While not contemplating such dis
posal," returned Mr.. Cohn, cit would be
perfectly practicable to conduct sewage
to lands along the line of the outfall
through the medium of side conduits."
"Now, in conclusion, let me tell you
something of the Council proceedings
Yesterday. A point was raised that no
action could be taken, looking toward
the adoption of a new system, until the
ordinance authorizing the bondE election
for sewer construction under the Eaton
system, should be repealed. The ordin-
ance offered with my plan for a system
provided for this. Mr.. Daily was wrong
when he stated that this ordinance could
not be legally adopted until the Eaton
ordinance, numbered 373, should be re-
pealed. Section three OF the ordinance
offered saws "and all ordinances
and parts of ordinances, in SO far
as they are inconsistent. with the pro-
visions of this ordinance, and in conflict
thereto, are hereby repealed"
"Mr. Chandler opposed the passage OF
the ordinance because he did not know
that it had not been demonstrated that
the sewer outfall, as proposed, would cost
but $250,000. l will give bond for
5000 600 that the outfalI sewer will not
cost more than that amount"
Regarding Lake Ballona and its prac-
ticability as an outlet for the city sewage,
doubt. Yet, in his report as an expert
on the Eaton plan for a system, Mr..
Lambie and his colleague, Mr.. Jackson,
say that the Ballona is the natural outlet,
and that to build an outfall sewer there
would be the cheapest plan of construc-
ton, if sewage was to 60 to waste. Mr..
Lambie seems not to favor the scheme of
marking off the city into sewer districts.
"Do you imagine that there would
have been any opposition to your system
on the part of property owners ?" asked
the reporter.
"No. How could there be-? Only
$3.50, 900 worth OF bonded Indebtedness
would be asked Of the people. The $3.50
per front foot expense would come
in in the shape OF special tax.
Already four-ffths of the proper
ty owners along the proposed
route of the outfall have consented to
have it built across or along their pos
sessions.
Chow do you account for the opposi-
ton in the Council ?"
II cannot account for it except in
that there is disposition on the part of
Mr.. Humphreys to have hand in and
be known as the leader of anything pro-
iected. He didn't happen to figure
prominently in the new scheme. He has
a following and succeeded in raising
faction, as usual"
"But the matter will be brought up
again."
"Undoubtedly, but I am afraid things
will go in the future as they have in the
past. Work on the new system could
not have been commenced, anyhow, be-
fore next August, and continual delay
means simply that we will have no sewer
system at all. Finally the people will
take the matter in their own hands, and
then, maybe, something will be DONE"