Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-06

future value OF this material, and the foregoing
comprises only the outlines OF the question,
the most careful and intelligent consideration
of any subject connected with the sewer prob
lens, and that 1t would be impracticable in the
limited time and circumstances under which
this com mission can act to do justice to the
possibilities involved, and that in view of the
possible great future value of this seeming dis
agreeable and derided matter, it Is deemed a
duty to respectfully. impress upon the suthori
ties of the city, who will soon be called upon
to dispose Of the question, that there may be
Torn na ana an i M
posed Of and we further believe the
city should erect works for Its treatment and
disposal 20 landowners, as many processes are
free for them to use without any costly patent
process or machinery, and only require good
judgmen and skill in their selection and man
agement.
clusions as amended by us. but would more
distinctly explain our approval of the three or
four conclusions by saying that we first favor
fed sewer water. But If after fair tiisl they
shall prove impracticable or unsatisfactory, an
outfau sewer to the ocean would becom me an i'm
perative necessity; but it should be used only
to carry away the purified sewage water, so as
to avoid nuisance upon the ocean shore.
The committee on the interior system
recommended that "the sewage of all the
district lying east of Los Angeles river be
carried to some point on the south boun-
Diary and cast of the river. And we
recommend that a large proportion of the
sewage from the district lying west OF the
river be diverted to some point on the
south boundary and near the west bank
of the river. Another outlet should be
provided on the south boundary at San
Pedro street, from which to furnish the
required amount of sewage contracted
for by the South Side Irrigation Com
pany, and the southwest corner of the
city should have an outlet near the south.
west corner" The report further states
that great portion Of the sewers could
be built by direct tax of 81 per foot on
the property on each side of the
street where sewer is constructed
After this is done the committee
thought that 5000, 900 would be all that
was necessary to raise by bonds for the
construction Of the balance Of the sewers
The committee recommended that only
salt-glazsd vitri6ed pipe be used in the
construction of the sewers, and that the
size be limited to twenty-four inches in
diameter.
The majority of the Committee on
Storm Drains were of the opinion that
storm drains were detrimental to
health and their use against the best in
terests of the city. 1t conceded, how
ever, that storm drains were needed to a
certain extent, and recommended that a
sum not to exceed $50, 900 be used for tt Q
construction Of s.orm drains separate
from the sewer system.
Major E. w. Jores submitted the mi
noTity report, in which he said that he
had been unable "to give the question of
storm water drains such consideration as
he would like, but recollection of the
effect of many heavy rainstorms during
the last seven years upon many of the
streets and much Of the property of our
city leads him to urge tie construction
O. uch drains. The belief also that only
engineering skill and experience is com.
petent to prescribe either the cost or
character of such drains induces him to
defer any recommendation in this re-
spect to such skill and experience"
The reports were received and filed
and the Committee on the Outfall Sewer
was granted until today to report.
Adjourned until this afternoon,