Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-30


bankment is liable to wash away, and
that at period when the ground is
saturated with water, which implies
danger. In the summer time when 1t
is empty it is an extensive mud fiat, sup
plying the surrounding neighborhood,
which is being rapidly built up, with
miasma.
The watering bitches are ample to sup
ply our needs without this reservoir.
The water cannot be used for domestic
purposes, it is only fit for irrigation. 1t
can only be used outside of the city. If
we do maintain it for that purpose it
should only be done on condition that
we are not to be at continual loss
thereby.
The money that is lost on the irri-
eating system grows out of our unwise
policy of maintaining these water canals
and bitches through the thickly set
tied portion of our city, and we without
thinking that soon the ditch will be
useless by reason of the fact that there
will be no land to irrigate, proceed to
squander great sums of money in main
tanning it.
Until some policy is outlined based on
the changed condition of things within
the city limits, believe we should 60
slow in these costly improvements on
the present system, that of necessity
must be finally abandoned.
(The following paragraph was omitted
by clerical error in the trans
scription of the message by Clerk
Robinson). A report form the city
engineer regarding the necessity of
maintaining all these water bitches
under the present condition ought to be
submitted to your honorable body at
the earliest opportunity.
In the meantime something must be
done to relieve Second street of the
waste water caused by the leakage.
am informed that the necessary repairs
can be made on that section of the pres
ent pipe, which it is proposed to re-
place by the Hooker contract, for 500,
that will last as long as the pipe itself,
and if your honorable body will author
ize me to have the work done at cost
not to exceed 500, will verify the
opinion OF those who believe this can be
done for that amount, by having it
done. Respectfully,
HENRY 7. HAZARD, Mayor.
Major Bonsall in reply to the mayors
which the following extracts are taken
llC may vi nIGO lHCoodSC lCUulllO a
contract for new pipe unsigned upon
a portion of the zanja referred to, with
out making any provisions for repairing
it. \ n written apparently with
out any knowledge of these facts. But
his third message, l am glad to see. finds
him awakening to the necessities, adj
hitting that it is matter of import
ance," and suggesting that at the next
meeting of council, he will try to not only
show how this pipe matter can be fixed,
j but will spread over the entire zan ia
system.
Having ascertained since, what he
might have learned in the first place on
investigation, about a particular pipe,
he seeks to draw attention from the fact
by discussion of the entire system,
and the present policy of conducting the
same. While this is different subject,
and would be called begging the ques-
tion," no one will object to it, provided
the particular and immediate necessity
is attended to in business-like manner.
Writing a message and learning the
facts later on is great deal like hanging
man and Crying" him afterwards
but it may be easier. 1t might take one
man five minutes to write a message,
whereas the same man might require
several days to dig out the facts and find
put the real condition of affairs, instead
of relying on sstreet rumor;" that the
old iron pipe was fourteen inch Amer
lean gauge, while the new pipe is twelve
gauge (much thicker), is made OF Lack
awana steel, and can be seen by any tax
payer now lying in the yard of one of
Los Angeles own manufactures, where
it was made by Los Angeles workmen
and at loss to the proprietor, who
claims it was done at dull season of
the year to prevent discharging work
men; also that it was to be covered with
the patent Maltha coating.
Knowing such facts the average man
perhaps would not have gone out of his
way to fasten stigma and libel upon
one of our home factories by character
izing their new product as "rotten sheet
iron pipe" and that it must be replaced
"every three years." when experienced
judges say that the pipe in question will
probably last twenty-five to fifty years.
The chairman of the zanja committee
read a statement before the council the
other day, showing the receipts from
water supplied by the wooden mill ditch
system to be between twenty-six and
twentv-seven hundred dollars per year.
The mayor says it is only eight dollars
per month, or less than one hundred dol
lars per year, which statement is doubt
less on par with his others, as to accu-
racy.
The matter was discussed at some
length and finally on motion OF
Mr.. Bonsall the mayors message was
referred to the zanja committee, and the
city clerk was instructed to hand the
contract, as signed by order of the coun-
Gil, to J. D. Hooker, with instructions to
proceed with the work.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that in view Of
the fact that the rainy season is close at
hand and the new sewers were liable tC
be choked up by sand, the city engineer
be instructed to close up the man holes
so as to prevent such obstruction, and it
was so ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Van Dusen, the
Chase contract, amounting to almost
$1,000 for work performed at the West
Lake park, was referred to the city attor
ney to report as to the proper manner
in which to proceed in the premises.
The council then adjourned.