Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-11-10

tract requirements of the South Side Ir-
Irrigation Company, and this quantity will
not be largely increased for some time to
come; that is, the addition will be
gradual, for in the outlying districts of
the CITY, connections with the sewer will
be made slowly. This will afford time,
on the present main line to test in q
measure the efficiency of the method of
publication first adopted, before going to
1.-The extreme cost for the prospective
wants of the city.
1t will be noted that we deal only with
general propositions. This is both
necessarily and properly 80. The power
to act is with your body, and we desire
to hamper that body as little as possible
The machinery for perfecting details is
in the engineering department. We
have neither the time nor the means to
lay out and specify piece by piece, the
work to be done. We feel that our duty
has been performed when we indicate in
general what we, as representatives OF
the public, conceive will meet with the
appreciation of the citizens of Los An
geles. We counsel conservative action
and cor servative expenditure, and feel
that the sums named will amply provide
for the wants of the present, and in
portions of the work, far in the future.
THE INTERIOR SYSTEM OF SEWERS.
First. We recommend that the inter
ior system of sewers be constructed at
once, and that substantially the distribu-
ton and extent Of sewers shown by the
map of Mr.. Eaton and approved by Mr..
Herring, not in conflict with the recon-
mendation herein, be adopted. Particu-
larly, it is desirable that the most OF the
branches and mains shown by this map
should be constructed, as on this con-
struction depends the relief to the dis
tricts not now severed.
Second. We recommend that only
small sewers be used, the large mains
not to exceed "a inches in diameter. to
the end that the sewer may either be
self cleaning, or of Q size not too large
to be flushed at suitable interv ais with
the water supply at the command OF the
city for that purpose.
Third. We recommend that all of the
sewage of the city be collected at three,
or possibly four, points on the south
boundry Of the city, viz: The sewage of
East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights,
east of and near the river. The sewage
west of the river to be divided
between a point west and near
the river, San Pedro street, and the
southwest corner of the city.
Fourth-We recommend that the
sewers be not enlarged beyond the re-
quisite capacity as sewers for the purpose
of disposing OF storm water; that lie, we
positively disapprove of the union of
storm drains and sewers.
Fifth-We recommend that in the con-
struction of the sewers only salt.glased,
vitrified sewer pipe be used, but do not
object to the use OF cement pipe for
storm drains.
Sixth-We desire especially to call at
tention to the necessity of providing
more ample sewer facilities for the hill
portion of the city than has been done
by any plan yet prepared, for the reason
that the soil is of such nature that the
use of cesspools is wholly impracticable
and sewer drainage is an absolute neces-'
sity.
THE UTILIZATION OF SEWAGE.
First. We recommend that the entire
sewage of the city, both that which is
now produced and that to be collected
hereafter, be treated by precipitation, FL
tration, electricity or otherwise, at the
direction of the Council, and that purifi.
cation works therefor, in number one or
more as may be necessary, be erected,
owned and controlled by the city and for
it's benefit. This recommendation is
baged mainly on our conviction that the
water carrying the sewage should, under
no circumstances, be wasted, but should
be used for purposes of irrigation, and
further, that it is not advisable to use
sewage in it's raw state for fertilizing and
irrigasing land.
Second. In the sale of the purified
water We would make the distribution as
extended as possible, 60 as to include
the greatest number of users, giving no
preference to the large land owner over
those who rent or own small tracts OF
land.
Third. Any surplus or unsold water
we would return to the natural water
courses.
Fourth. If, however, the Council shall
deem it best to dispose of any of the city
sewage to any persons or company for
purposes of publication, we recommend
that the right DO reserved to the city to
supervise and purchase the publication
works on expressed conditions that shall
properly protect the city.
Fifth. 1t is our opinion that the city
should not own or operate any sewer
farm, but should dispose of the products
resulting from any treatment of the sew
age to the land owners under such terms
and for such periods as will be for the
best interests of the city.
CITY oUTFALLs TO PURIFIcATIoN WORKS.
At the present time the South Side
Irrigation Com pany receives about 175
inches of water in 22-inch pipe, which
runs about two thirds full, at or near San
Pedro street.
We believe an outfall sewer from the
southerly line of the city to the purifica-
ton works of 24.inch pipe would be
sufficiently large for all that section of
the city which lies on the left bank of
the Los Angeles river; that similar
pipe from said city line at Alameda
street, and of the same size, to said
works would be large enough to carry off
all the sewage from that part of TIE city
lying between Alameda street and the
river, and from the upper portion of the
city north and northwest of the Plaza;
that similar pipe, and of the same
siz', from the city line at San Pedro
street to said works would be large
enough to carry off all the sewage from
that part of the city lying between San
Pedro and Alameda streets; and sim.
liar pipe, and of the same size, from the
oity limo Of or about tho ooutl uoqt coruor