Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-31
STILL HARPING ON 1T.
The Peoples Views on the
Outfall Sewer.
SOME ARE FOR 1T, SOME AGAINST
Republicans and Democrats on Both
Sides of the Proposition Tell
Why 1t is So.

Ex-Mayor John Bryson, Sr., was found
in the big block corner of Spring and
Second streets, yesterday morning. He
said that he is in favor of an outfall
sewer. His message to the Council
months ago spoke for this necessary inn
provement. He said his interest in the
outfall sewer was the principal reason he
had for opposing the proposed plan to
take it to Ballona. He is afraid the
building of it will be tied up by litigation,
which will keep the city from getting q
sewer for years. Mr.. Bryson states that
he knows for a fact that Santa Monica
will at once begin suit to eDjoin Los
Angeles from emptyng her sewage
at Ballona; that the matter will
get into the courts, and may
be kept there for five years. For this
among other reasons Mr.. Bryson favors
the purchasing of large tract of land
for q sew er farm. He favors the south
eastern outlet rather than the other, be-
cause there is more land in that direc-
tion to take the sewage for irrigation, and
the riveI-bed offers natural advantages
for taking away the surplus. He is posi-
tive that the sewage ought not to be
wasted. 1t can be sold for irrigation and
the city will derive large revenue from
it's sale,
JUDGE W. F. FITZGERALD.
After parting with the ex-Msyor, the
reporter met Judge W. F. Fitzgerald
near the Nadeau. He said: "You do not
want to interview me, as am in favor
of the sewer" The reporter stated that
he wanted to get public opinion, and all
the light to be had on all sides of the
question, and that he did want Mr.
Fitzgerald's views. He then stated that
the city greatly needed an outfall sewer.
As to routes, he said he was in favor of
the shortest and cheapest. MS to the
Ballona route he said he was not pre-
pared to ogivejudgment on that beyond the
fact that it had been selected by the
City Engineer and by the Council; that
these gentlemen have been at great pains
to inform themselves, and that for his
part he has great confidence in the Of
ficials every way. Judge Fitzgerald is
very positive that there is to be no in
junction granted to Santa Monica. The
sewage will be carried out to sea; it will
soon be all disintegrated by the action of
the waves. The salt in the sea is dis-
infectant, and will render the sewage in.
nocuous long before Santa Monica is
reached by any of it. He says he will
abandon his position If there can he
pointed out any city on any
seaboard that uses sewer
farm and does not run its waste
into the sea. He thinks the sewage
farm very impracticable matter. But
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CATION if it we're filtered and deodorized.
DE-. NJ. HAGAN.
The next interview was with DIR. NJ.
Hagan, who served the city as Health
Officer for years. He says the city ought
to have q good sewer system, and that
IN outfall sewer is necessary. But the
outfall sewer ought to 60 by the route
where there isshe largest amount of land
to irrigate, as the sewage ought by no
means to be wasted. As to the Bs-
Iona route he was unable to express
any opinion, for the reason that he has
not gone over the ground. He does not
know which route offers the largest facil-
tiles for usingthe waste for irrigation
But he is very sure the sewage ought
not to be wasted by running it into the
sea at all times of the year. He thinks
the bonds will be voted down, from what
he hears about the matter.
w. L. BEEsoN.
Mr.. Beeson, of Beeson & Rhoades:
He has talked 10 many citizens about the
bonds. He is confident the bondg will
be voted down. That is the
way he finds most of the people
talking. He is for the sewer.
He would favor any route that
is shortest and cheapest. But the use of
the sewage for irrigation ought not to be
lost sight OF at any point, or for any res-
son.
DIR. q. NADEAU.
DIR. II. Nadeau said that the city
ought to have good system of sewers.
He thinks that it would be better to
build the inside system first, and then
60 on with the outfall sewer. He thinks
the Ballona route good one, 30 far as
he knows, and he thinks the sewage will
not do Santa Monica any harm. The
shape of the shore there, like bow, will
tend to carry the sewage out to sea and
away from Santa Monica. The Ballona
route he thinks the cheapest, but he
does not think it makes much difference
anyhow, as the bonds will be voted
down. The people are opposed to the
matter at this time.
HARVEY T. D. WILSON.
Ex.Councilman Wilson, from the old
Second Ward, was seen. He said that
the health of the city demands a first
class system of sewers. But the water
is too valuable to be run to the sea. For
that reason he will oppose the bonds, as
the Ballona route is not a good one for
irrigation. The river route affords fine
territory for this use OF the sewage. From
his observation of the temper Of the peo-
pie he thinks the bonds will be over
whelmingly defeated. He says there
will actually be majority vote against
the bonds. He regrets that the matter
has taken this shape, as he would like to
see the city properly severed. He
thinks the Council means all right,
but that it has made serious blunders.
now THE EAST SIDE WILL GO.
Judge r. Dunnigan was interviewed
as to how the vote on the E ast Side will
will go. He says it will be two to one
against the bonds. The people there
are all opposed to the proposition. They
do not like the way the Council is pro-
ceeding in the matter. Months ago the
people along Downey avenue asked to
have a sewer laid in that street. They
are willing to pay for it. For weeks this
matter has lain sidetracked in theC Council.
Mr.. Dunnigan thinks this is done to
make the people believe the outfall
sewer is needed, but that the people
know connection with the San Fernan-