Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-18
SENATOR JONES' VIEWS.

He Will Com me N ce Inj JUNCTION Pro.
ceedings If the sewer Bonds carry.
Senator John P. Jones. the Nevada leg
islator, who has for the past month been
enjoying a vacation at Santa Monica,
strolled into the Arcadia lobby last
night, accom- panied by his wife and a
party of friends. The Senator, who
looks the picture of health, expressed
himself immensely delighted with his
trip here to group OF acquaintances
with whom he was soon in conversation,
and he dilated on the attractions Of Santa
Monica as compared to the other Coast
watering places. This naturally led to
the outfsll sewer proposition being
broached, whereupon the Senator said {:
SIT would be an act of vandalism to
turn the filth of Los Angeles on the
shores of this little city, and am op-
posed to the proposition tooth and nail.
1t is not ss il it were case Of this being
the only possible outlet for the sewage
of the Angel City, for, under such cir
cumstances, We might submit and take
our medicine. But this is an instance
| where other and more favorable routes
ran be adopted, and yet, right in the
face of the strong opposition to this pro-
| iect, On endeavor is s-made to force it
down cur throats. If by any chance the
bonds should be voted, 1 will imme-
| diately commence injunction proceed
| ings in the United States Court, for can
do so as a resident of Nevada,
with property interests here. |
do not think that any Judge would
refuse to take evidence and consider the
subject ON the ground that no damage is
yet being done, for in the case OF q
proposition to run sewage in an open
ditch down the main street of city,
it would not be necessary to wait until
the damage was done before obtaining
an injunction"
"What do you think of the harbor
question here?" was the next question
asked.
"Santa Monicais in my opinion more
fitted 10 be the harbor for Los Angeles
than any other place in this part of the
country. The bay is naturally adapted
| for the purpose and with the shelter of
Catalina island on the south, all that
would be necessary would be the con-
struction of a three.fourths of mile
breakwater to the north to make a
perfect haven. Then wharf could be
run out to deep water and the PROPOSE
ton would be forever settled. There
would be no dredging required here, as
is the case at Wilmington, for in the re-
ports OF the engineers it is stated that
San Pedro bay would always require
| dredging, on account of the accumulation
of drifting sands. Hitherto 1 have felt
some little hesitancy in publicly espous-
| ing the cause of Santa Monica in the
Senate, on account Of my property inter
ests here; but think l am we'll enough
known now to come out openly, and not
have my actions misconstrued. feel
that as a member of the Senate l
should do so, and not allow the just
claims of the citizens of Santa Monica to
pass unnoticed. COL Mendell, the en-
gineer who has been making the reports
regarding the harbors in this district,
| is evidently very much prejudiced
in favor of San Pedro, for
when called upon for his opinion
of Santa Monica, he said that it would
make good harbor, but that the COM
meIce there did not warrant any i'm
provements-a rather ridiculous argu-
ment."
The question OF the fuel proposition in
| Scuthern California was next brought up,
and the Senator said: 81 think that a
| HCl luIlOu Oh Lu6 ulluCulVy lb al uADQ. AT
Oona, Alaska, coal deposit forty feet
deep and ten miles long has been dis
covered, and there is enough mineral
there to supply this part Of the country
for hundreds of years. 1t is located on a
spit on to which railroad could be run
ard the coal worked at cost of fifty
cents ton. Mr. d. o. Mills. several
other gentlemen and myself are forming
a company to work the new fields, and
We will run big coal barges down here
carrying thousands OF tons at a time.
Experts assure lis that we will be able
to sell the coal at good profit here for
| four dollars a ton. 1t is an excellent
mineral, hard and clean, and burns to a
pure ash"
"Do you think the Interstate Com
merce Act will hold ?" was next asked.
III do" was the reply. "The people
are getting used to it and the primary
troubles will all be settled in time.
Something will undoubtedly be done re-
garding the grievances about Canadian
com merce, but that a satisfactory ar
rangement will be made is almost cer-
tain"
The Senator left for San Francisco yes