Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-23

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to the outline already given by the city
engineer.
In reference to the matter of the COM
munication of the Crown Hills improve
ment society, requesting the council to
order an analysis of the water furnished
by the Citizens Water company to its
patrons, the committee on water supply
recommended that the request be de-
MED, as it could not see what good effect
would be secured, and such analysis
would entail considerable expense. The
committee was convinced that the
water was bad, but the council was
now doing all in its power to remedy the
evil.
The report was adopted.
The sewer committee reported as fol-
lows:
Recommend that the bid of Frank
Walker for constructing sewer under or
dinance No. 1852, at the rate of $1.17
per lineal foot, and extra excavations at
35 cents per cubic yard, be accepted land
the accompanying resolution OF award
be adopted.
Recommend that the bid of Frick
brothers, for constructing sewer under
ordinance No. 761, at the rate of $1.07
per lineal foot be accepted, and the ac-
companying resolution of award be
adopted.
Recommend that the bid OF Frick
brothers for constructing sewer under
ordinance No. 763, at the rate of $l.06
per lineal foot be accepted, and the ac-
companying resolution of award be
adopted.
Recommend that the petition of J. A.
Cline, asking to lay drain pipe in
Macy street be granted.
Recommend that the protest of H. 3.
Ivey against the construction of the
sewer on Court street be denied.
In accordance with the recommenda-
ton OF the sewer committee the ordi-
nance for the construction of the same
on Figueroa street, was passed.
The sewer committee gave notice to
the property owners interested in the
construction of the Hope and Third
street sewer, to appear before it on Fri
day next at O'Clock p. m.
The draft of contract with r..
Maloney to build four wheel hose
wagon for the fire department at $3.50,
was read, and the contract and bond
approved, and the mayor requested to
sign the former on behalf OF the city.
Contracts for fire hose and sewer pipe
were also approved.
Major Bonsall then moved reconsider
alton of the vote by which the majority
report of the Gas and Light committe
had been adopted at the last meeting,
and read communication from himself
to the council, from which the following
extracts are taken:
The sum spent annually for lighting
this city, nearly $50 900, is far in excess
of what it should be; and it is only
with reference to lessening this burden
to the taxpayers that l ask careful
investigation of the subject at your
hands.
As the facts are becoming known,
cities and towns find it very simple
and inexpensive matter to own and op-
crate their own plant, as is evidenced by
the fact that more than twenty cities
and towns now supply their own street
lamps at cost of $50 per year (and in
some cases less) for each 1000 candle
power lamp, while Los Angeles is paying
1922 per year for what is claimed as a
1000 candle power lamp.
The figures of electrical supply COM
panies (and 1 have the same figures
that plant for one hundred arc lamps
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running condition for $15,000
A simple and inexpensive beginning
for Los Angeles, and one that would test
the wisdom of the plan for the benefit of
the taxpaying community, would be to
put in fifty-light dynamo into the base
ment OF the city hall, where we already
have engineers employed. This could
supply the business portion of the city,
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Iappeal to you as business men to
treat this question as business PROPOSE
tion. Let us treat it fairly, and with
that intelligence that the subject de-
mands, but, above all things, do not let
us shut the door in the face of our tax
paying community by tying this city up
in another two years contract for the
entire city.
ii you do not care to adopt and receive
bids on the five specifications presented
by the minority report, let the system
remain precisely as it is, with the tall
masts, only having one set of specifica-
tions if you choose, the main point being
to have two districts, the internal sys.
mess portion Of the city. In this way
yOu Will UC lClt pCllCCtly llCC W dCCCDU
or reject one without the other. There
can be no possible danger in it, because
the bids will be for you to act upon and
you can do as you please when that time
arrives.
In case you conclude not to accept
any bid for the internal or business CEN
ter OF the city and conclude to put in a
plant as stated, it may be found that it
will cost the city little or nothing, as the
same system can light the public build
ings and supply the business community
with just what they want, and thus the
revenue received makes it .self-sustain-
ing. You will bear in mind that have
in my possession reports from nearly
every city and town in the United States,
and from one of them, / remember, the
net cost is only 500 per year. Mr.. Sum-
merland presented letter from the
Westinghouse company, and after a
heated debate of the question as to
whether or not anyone would vote on
the outside district exclusively, the mo-
ton to reconsider was lost by vote OF
to A.
Mr.. Hamilton then moved that the
clerk proceed to advertise for two weeks
for bids according to the specifications
recommended in the majority report Of
the committee.
President Frankenfeld, who resigned
the chair temporarily for the purpose,
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