Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-23

ternal improvements, educating orphans,
building school houses. encouraging me-
chanics, supporting hospitals, promo
tion of knowledge among men in other
words, that where corporation has a
legal capacity to take real or personal
estate it may take and hold upon trust
in the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as private person may do, pro-
vided always that the purposes for which
the trust is created are within the
scope of the objects of the corpo-
ration. 1t certainly is within the scope
of the objects of our municipality to
furnish and provide wholesome water
supply to it's citizens. If it has the right
to hold the title to this water it certainly
would have the right to act as a trustee
for the syndicate to utilize this water for
the public good. A syndicate would GER
tainly consent to the city acting as such
trustee, in view of the fact that the city
would always be within the control Of
the court of chancery, by which it's Off
GERS could be compelled to perform the
obligations of the trust. By this arrange
ment the city would not create a liability
to be met by taxation, direct or indirect; /;
it's only liability would be to undertake
that the use of the proceeds of certain
property owned by the city should be
applied as received in certain manner.
If we are right as to this power of the
city and the feasibility and possibility of
making such contract, there should be
no question as to the benefit derived.
Southern California has been subsisting
for few years upon the money brought
within her borders, and which is being
returned to the manufacturing cities of
the east for their products. It is only a
question of time when the balance will
be against us, if the present condition of
things be permitted to continue. We
should begin the work of self
support; we should seek to in
augurate a plan which would
keep within Southern California
the money brought to us. Ii this water
power which is susceptible of develop
ment in the manner above suggested
were utilized to propel water wheels for
motive power, Los Angeles would soon
have within her borders immense manu-
featuring interests; the increase in pop
ulation by their operatives and their
consumption Of our products being one
of the smallest items; we would become
a great manufacturing city; we have the
water power which would place us inde-
pendent of the fuel question. Los An
geles must determine soon whether or
not she is to become city in all that
the name implies or remain an outdoor
hospital.
The people OF Los Angeles are relying
upon the sagacity and intelligence OF
your committee to devise means of
escape from our present unfortunate
condition.
l have made this letter unpardonably
long, but 1 feel that every citizen should
encourage and aid by every means in
his power the noble work which you
have undertaken for the public good.
Respectfully yours,
NJ. 7. ALLEN.
The plan met with general favor. Mr..
Steward thought it would be easy to
secure plenty of capital to carry out the
plan. Mr.. Galbreth thought that
Judge Anderson should be credited with
the ideas contained in the letter, as he
first proposed them. No definite action
could be taken, however, as the ques-
tlon OF quorum was raised.