Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-05-18
gallons, or about AZ cents per 1000 gal

gallons, or about AZ cents per 1000 gal
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Mr.. Wicks referred to Pasadena where
water was very scarce until the meters
were put in, and now there is plenty of
water for ali. Sprinkling is like irrigat-
ing for cultivation. One man uses more
than another. Grass does not need to
be saturated all the time SO that the water
seeps out in the streets. A cubic foot of
water will cover LIPS inches an inch
deep all over The water sold for 50
cents, 100 cubic feet will cover an inch
deep 800 superficial inches. That is
POO superficial feet. There are A $50
feet in an acre. A city lot is about one
fifth OF an acre, and not more
than half of it is usually sprinkled.
lot SO far as it is sprinkled, then, is
about one-tenth of an acre, or 4,456 SUI
perfcial feet. 1t would cost about $12 so
to cover it an inch deep with water at
thirty-five cents per 100 cubic feet. The
annual rainfall here is sixteen inches.
An inch month would hardly keep
grass green, and that would cost by
meter measure $3.50 for an ordinary
lot. The charge heretofore has been
about 81 month for such lot, with
the water used in the house included
Some of the above figures are Mr.
Wicks's own. The reporter took the
suggestions and worked them out to
final results. Mr.. Wicks went on to say
that the only object in putting in the
meters is to prevent the waste of the
water by large users. He says there
will be further adjustments required,
but that it is not the intention to in
crease the revenue of the company. AS
to the witness, he said he would be sat
isfed to make rate of $25 per month
for the year round for both places. That
would be big raise from $l4 per month.
Mr.. Wicks claims that the winter will
even up on the summer with these large
consumers.
Consumers Views.
Mr.. B. A. Breakey was seen by re-
porter. He said that he used the hose
on his place few days ago. Consumers
are allowed to use the water for two
hours in the morning and two in the
evening alternate days; that is, four
hours every other day, or at the rate of
two hours day. He used his for two
hours, and the meter showed he had
used 46 cents worth. That would come
to SIS month. To this would have to
be added all the water used in the house
and for the animals kept. 1t would
raise his rate to 500 per month. Mr..
Breakey said that the hills ought not to
pay more for water than sther parts of
the city. He thinks the council has
no right to discriminate against that
part of the city by fixing one set of
rates for the City Water Company and a
higher schedule for the citizens COM
pany. He maintains that Mr.. Wicks is
wrong in a statement made to
a reporter of another newspaper
to the effect that lawns are
a luxury for which people ought to be
willing to pay high price. He thinks
a city like this which is so much spoken
of as health and pleasure resort ought
to be made attractive, and that grass and
flowers are necessary for this purpose.
He points out the fact that the city has
plentiful supply of pure water at it's
doors. That proper appliances will put
this in all the homes of the city at a
moderate cost to the consumers, and
that citizens owe it to themselves to de-
mand that they get water in sufficient
quantity and properly pure without be-
ing impoverished to pay for this service.
A committee of the West End board
OF trade met Mr.. Wicks later in the
afternoon to confer with him on the
water question. They reported that they
got no satisfaction from the interview
At once two lists were put
in circulation for subscriptions to fight
the company. Mr.. j. T. Steward
had one of them, and in five minutes he
had 500 on it. Each sheet is to be taken
about until it has 81 800 on it. With
4 ~
made. The committee will report at
the meeting on the hills next Tuesday
night. Mr.. Steward referred to a COM
parative statement he compiled and
which was published recently. 1t shows
the rates paid by those under the city
water company, and under the citizens
company. 1t is as follows
YEARLY WATER RATES.
Citizens Water Co. CITY Water Co