Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-26
THE SEWAGE.
Does the Council Really Want Bids
to Take 1t.

Does the Council Really Want Bids
60 Take IL.
EDrToRs HERALD-There seemingly
being no way to get either courteous or
intelligible answers to some questions in
regard to the city sewage problem from
the departments of the city government,
which should be best posted on these
matters, 1 have ventured to aek them
publicly through the columns of your
paper, hoping that some citizen who
does not know too much Of the tactics Of
the "Ballona or bust" gang can answer
them.
First. Where is the intersection of
Anderson and Sixth streets? Sixth
street at present terminates west of the
Los Angeles river. There is, of course.
on file in the City Engineers Office a
'smap of q proposed extension of Sixth
street" but there exists no such extern
sion, nor any extension OF Anderson
street.
Second. Do not the City Engineer and
the Sewer Committee know that unless q
levee is built alDng the east side Of
the Los Angeles river that no pipe
line can be maintained to carry the sew
age to Sixth and Anderson streets, when
they may be extended?
Third. Why has not the City En-
gineer revised his plans since the build
ing of levee by the Salt Lake road on
the East Side has been abandoned?
Fourth. Why have the City Engineer
and the Sewer Committee advertised fol
bids to take the sewage of East Los An.
Reles and Boyle Heights at q point q mile
and q half inside the city limits, and
only accessible over private property
and from which point they admit no pipe
line can be maintained?
Fifth. Are the officials trying to con
vince our citizens that nothing but theil
pet "Ballona scheme" will work?
Sixth. Are they receiving pay from
the city treasury to occupy their time IL
befuddling the people who suppor
them?
Seventh. Is it the intention to i'm
pose impossible conditions upon pro
: posed bidders for the sewage in order tt
show that the Ballona fzzle is more
economical than any scheme that can b.
devised outside of the camp Of the jug
glers who hope to deceive the people?
Eighth. Do they hope to prove BY
UuCu m0tuOub buAt tn0 boW6k0 10 uO
wanted, because no one comes forward
and bids for it? Or do they wish to ge
bids in that are so indefinite they can b.
at any time rejected?
protest against this subversion of the
city's interests to personal bias, piqut
and malice. protest against the use o
the city's engineering department to de
feat by it's trickery the will of the people
expressed at the polls. / protest agains
the servants of the public using thei
Offices to bolster up their exploded
"grab," and to impose impossibilitie
upon the city or those interested in it,
welfare and progress.
When such legerdemain tricks are at
tempted to be palmed off on our citizens
1t is time to call halt and inquire wht
pays the piper.
Such schemes are too transparent TO
the public to accept, even if they do bea
the trademark and official recognition o
the "Bailona boodlers" The people
cannot be deceived, and when aroused
to their rights, are not to be fooled with
If our officials are not working for the
city and the city's interests, let us al
once ascertain why they are not?
A WoULD-BE BIDDER.
Los Ang eles, September 20, 1889.