Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-18
THE SEWERS.
A Days Business in the City
Council.
THE PROPOSITIONS DISCUSSED
A Commission Appointed to FOrmu
late Satisfactory Plan
for Adoption.


Brown, Shafer and BonsaH present.
The Street Superintendent asked for
permission to purchase 600 feet OF hose
for flushing sewers. Referred to the
Supply Committee.
The Committee on Water Supply re-
ported that the Citizens Water Com
pany was doing all in it's power to fur
nish water, and that there had been no
complaints recently. In the opinion OF
the committee there was no necessity to
notify the company that the city would
take it's franchise. The report was
adopted.
The Chief of Police invited the Coun-
Gil to witness the inspection of the force
st IL O'Clock. Accepted.
An ordinance fixing the width of side
walks at eight feet for fifty-feet streets,
ten feet for sixty feet streets, twelve feet
for eighty.feet streets and fourteen feet
for ali streets over eighty-two and one
half feet was read and adopted.
Mayor Hazard sent in message
notifying the Council that he had ap.
pointed Frank Marsh as Sealer of Weights
and Measures.
There was some question raised as to
whether he could serve as Fire Commis.
sioner and Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures and it was said that if bis appoint
ment was confirmed he would resign az
Fire Commissioner.
The appointment was then unani'
mously confirmed.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Frankenfield and was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Brotherhood Of Railway
Conductors OF the United States are nov hold
,as sna their n'S' annual convention IN 'n'' ol''
WHEREAS, The Council of the City OF Los
Angeles, recognizing in the Brotherhood oi
Railway Conductors men who are always in
the front ranks OF progress and civilization
and desiring their recognition OF these facts
Resolved, That the Council of the City of Los
Angeles heartily welcome to this city the
Brotherhood Of Railway Conductors and ex-
tend an invitation TO the Brotherhood to visit
RESOLVED, That the City Clerk be instructed to
forward copy of the above to the Brotherhood
of Railway Conductors.
Mr.. Van Dusen moved that special
committee on invitation be appointed.
Carried, and Messrs. Van Dusen, Ham
nton and McLain were appointed.
Governor Gosper, of the Board of Edu-
cation, appeared and asked that the
Council continue to advertise for bids for
school sites until next Monday.
Mr.. Shafer moved that this action be
taken. Carried.
The offer of the executors of the Ma
deau estate to take the sewage, as pub
lished In yesterdays HERALD, was read
and referred to the Sewer Committee.
THE SEWER PROPOSITIONS.
The sewer matter was then taken up.
Mr.. II. D. Barrows spoke at some length
opposing the proposed leasing of the sew
age to any firm or corporation. He
thought that the city should keep control
OF the sewage, which would in time be-
come valuable.
Mr.. q. w. Knox said that as yet the
committee of which he was member
bad formulated NO plans. He would say,
however, that it was opposed to the
Ballona outfall, and was in favor Of the
river route. He had suggested
that q commission of twenty-seven
be appointed to take the whole
matter in consideration, and propose the
best plan. He called attention to the
fact that while the Council had invited
the bankers and merchants to give their
views on the subject, not one was pres
ent. He looked around the lobby, and
said that there was not a representative
of the Board of Trade or of the Chamber
present. 1t seemed a shame that 30
little interest was taken in 80 important
. matter.
At this point recess of fifteen minutes
was taken to allow the Councilmen to
witness the inspection OF the police
force.
Upon e.assembling, Mr.. Knox re-
sumed, and said that in his opinion il
the sewage was let to the bidders, il
should be purified before distributed, 80
that it should create no nuisance, He
advised that the Council go slow, and
get all the light possible before acting
His committee was prepared to act il
unison with the Council in furthering
any plan which was the best and cheap
est for disposing of the sewage.
DIR. Sinsabaugh said he had nothing
to offer. He thought that the Council
could afford to make haste slowly. He
had been opposed to the outfall sewer
and to the storm drains. He said thati in
Detroit where the storm drains were con
nected with the sewers the Health De-
partment had been petitioning for year,
to have the two systems separated. Al
for carrying the sewage to the sea, he
thought that the water was too valuable
to be wasted. He read the following
communication
The undersigned citizens, having in view tn,
general good of the community, and desiring
to have presented to the voters Of the city, q
system of the city which will be effective fo
all good purposes and satisfactory to all goot
citizens. and which can be carried out with thu
least possible difhculty. obstruction or delay o
and recommend that a committee be appointed
by q number of citizens at large, to act with
committee of your body. for the purpose o
formulating general plan or general system
with asfew details as possible) for the depOsi
tion Of the sewage OF this city.
The essentials of such plan or general system
to be that it shall not be wasteful or unnecessa
rily extravagant or expensive; that IT'S construc
ton shall not necessarily or certainly invit.
protracted and expensive lawsuits, with dan
ger of perpetual injunction against its use ant
that, as far as practicable, the disposal OF th
sewage be made q source OF profit to the cit,
due regard In all cases to the complete santa
such general plan being agreed on, the de
tails and specifications then to be prepared b!
And Immediately thereupon the proper ordi
nances be passed and published for submittini
the question of voting the bonds to the people
We earnestly desire TO have such bonds Will
as little opposition or friction as possible, ant
to have the work begun and the money prop
erly expended for paying for II at the earlies
dafe possible, and we sincerely hope that oil
good citizens, without regard to any line