Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-19
CITY MATTERS.
COuncilmen Visit West Lake
Park.
Some Talk About Sewers and
Sewage.
Feasible Plans Wanted for the Dis
position of Sewage.
Gossip Picked Up About the City Hall
Yesterday-Proceeding of the
Board of Public
Works.

! Several members of the city council
squandered a portion of their salaries
yesterday by going out to Westlake park
to look into complaint made by f. o.
Cass, who has set up loud plea for the
immediate removal Of the closet recently
built near the boat house.
Mr.. Cass met the councilmen and con-
line of the outlet from the lake where
land is owned by him, and which he
claimed to be valueless because of the
foul matter carried across it. Mr.. Cass
said there was terrible odor from the
drain, but the sewage experts failed to
detect it, and returned to the city hall
satisfied that Mr.. Cass has no grounds
for complaint.
To be at all in the swim one has to
| talk sewer matters about the city hall
nowadays. The councilmen, and espe-
cially those who are on the sewer COM
mittee, incline to the opinion that they
have tackled tough problem.
Some astounding propositions are
made as to the disposition of the sew
age, and the ideas advanced are some
what out of date, 80 to speak. For in
stance there is the man who thiaks the
sewage should go down the river beSl.
He is told that the river bed at point
opposite the Main street pipe is 35 feet
higher than the surface level at the lat
ter point.
A second party strolls around and ad-
vocates the purchase of 1000 acres for q
sewer farm. He is instantly informed
that he cam make money and show
himself to be a public benefactor if he
can show the council where they can OBJ
tain a sewer farm without being en-
Joined from running the sewage upon it
by adjoining property owners.
The fellow who thinks precipitation
plant the proper thing is also on hand
every day and is courteously entertained
but he has not been able to show the
councilman that his scheme is the best
or even that it will work.
In conversation with HERALD re-
porter yesterday member who has
taken very lively interest in the COM
mittee's work said: "This question
must be settled, and settled very soon
too. How l don't know. The commit
tee favors the outfall because the city
will be independent with an ocean out
let, and as far as securing revenue is
concerned we have thought of that.
Along the line of the route chosen there
we're enough applicants for the sewage
to have given the city a handsome in
come.
"I desire to please the people only;
and if anybody can show US feasible
plan for the distribution of the sewage
will head movement for the erection
of monument as large as the Bryson
block to commemorate his philanthropy.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board of public works met yester-
day and adopted the following report:
On petition No. 503, from H. Hellman
ct al, asking for change of grade on Ala
media street between Also and Requina
streets, we recommend that the same be
referred to the city engineer for his
careful investigation.
Recommend that petition No. 500,
from Charles Ducommon, pertaining to
the same matter as above, be referred to
the city engineer.
Recommend that petition No. sos,
from Bradner w. Lee, to have Eleventh
street between Hope and Pearl streets
graded, graveied and curbed, be granted,
and that the city engineer be instructed
to present ordinance of intention.
Recommend that petition No. 506,
from from Stanton & Van Alstine, to
have grade established on Illinois street,
be granted, and the city engineer be in
structed to present ordinance OF inten-
ton.
On petition No. 507, from Bishop Mora
ct al, to have their property, located on
Los Angeles street between Second and
Third streets, excluded from the assess
ment district as provided in ordinance
No. 1915, we recommend that the same
be filed.
Recommend that petition No. $40,
from Mrs. B. M. Lee ct al, asking to
be allowed to maintain public water
ing trough at No. 1920 South Main street,
be granted.
On petition No. 511, from A. A. Allen
ct AL, asking for such a distribution of
storm mater as shall afford some relief
to Myrtle avenue, which now carries
more than its fair proportion, recon-
mended that the same be referred to the
city engineer.
In the matter of bids for constructing
sidewalks on the west side of Grand av-
enue between Washington and Adams
street, we recommend the acceptance OF
the bid of David Mulrein, at the rate OF
twelve cents per square foot, and that
the accompanying resolution of award
be adopted.
We also recommend the acceptance
of David Mulrein's bid to construct side
walk on Bellevue avenue between Rosas
and Buena Vista streets, for II 3 cents
per square foot, and that the accom-.
panying resolution of award be adopted.
In the matter of bids to construct a
roadway on Ninth street between Santa
Fe avenue and the Ninth-street bridge,
as only one bid has been received, we
recommend that the city clerk be in
structed to re-advertise for bids on this
work.
In the matter of the requisition of the
street superintendent for authorization
to purchase 2000 feet of lumber to fence
city lot on Buena Vista street, we
recommend that the street superinten-
dent be instructed to build two-board
fence, with four-inch posts, around said
lot.
In the matter of Mr.. Affords motion,
referred to us, relating to the roading up
and graveling of a twenty-foot strip Of
the roadway on the east side of Central
avanup hntWepn the car harm and the