Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-01
The Sewer Co mmittee.

Inc mDer5 OF the Sewer COMMITTEE,
several members of the Council, ex-
Mayor Workman and several Boyle
Heights citizens met in City Engineer
| Eaton's Office at O'Clock, and spent the
afternoon in discussing the situation. 1t
was decided to recommend that the ordi-
nance, when next presented for passage,
be amended so as to include provisions
suggested by Mr.. Eaton at the Council
meeting. Ex-Mayor Workman was re-
quested to give street to the city along
drain, and he consented, so far as he was
Hollenbeck. He thought that street
would be given along the whole route.
| The matter of the outfall sewer to the
sea then came up, and Major Bonsall
suggested that it would be good idea to
ascertain from the owners of Cen;
tinela whether the sewer could
the sea. 1t was conceded by all present
that this was the best route and that a
great effort should be made to obtain it.
Major Bonsall telephoned to Captain
Ainsworth and he appeared shortly
dipOi ll0 Edlu blldb db lar dS ne
was concerned, he thought it would be a
good thing to have the sewer run over
the Centinela route if the sewage was to
could not see any objection to allowing
the sewer to pass through the ranch, for
even if the sewage were not wanted now,
it might be in future years, and then ii
could be taken from the conduit. He
Iooi1 hauauar that Nv
had told him only few moments before
that he would not have the sewer there.
Major Bonsall then telephoned for Mr..
about 8 80 O'Clock. Mr.. Freeman
said he had decided objections
to the sewer running through
Centinela. One reason was that no mat
ter how tight the conduit might be built,
there would be some leakage aud this
would contaminate the water. The
route of the sever was right through the
center of the town and close to the
springs. Besides, good many lots had
been sold along this route and those who
had purchased the land would not allow
the sewer to cross them. He did
not want the water for irrigating
the land, and, in consequence, the
sewage would not be of any use to him.
He had been making experiments and
had come to the conclusion that irriga-
ton was overdone. He had corn planted
on land now that had not been irrigated,
and he knew that cultivation of the soil
was all that was necessary. Besides
these reasons he had another, and that
was that he had plenty of water. At the
present time million gallons OF water
was running to waste. He had no use
for it.
1t was suggested that, for vegetable
gardens, the sewage would be valuable,
and then the land could be rented for
$25 or $50 per acre to Cinnamon.
Mr.. Freeman said that he did not care
to rent the land to Cinnamon. He had
understood that the Council had set
tied on q route, and that it was to
be via the S. P. r. r. to Ballona. This
route, he thought, was practicable, and
could be obtained without much trouble.
Mr.. Eaton said that his idea
would be to purchase sewer
farm of 1000 acres near the
Nadeau vineyard, and run the sewage
there. The water would not be wasted
then and the city would obtain a revenue
from the sale of its sewage. The outfall
sewer need only be about five miles long
then, and the increase in the value of
the land would be great.
Major Bonsall said that, while there
was no donbt about this being the best
plan, the people wanted sewer to the
sea, and they would say there was job
in it if anything else were proposed. /
MIR. Eaton said that he understood
that land could be obtained now for from
800 to $3.50 per acre. This same land
would sell for more than $400 per acre
after il had been under the sewage for
some time.
Mr.. Freeman said that this plan was |