Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-17
THE BOULEVARD.
THE COST OF sPRINKLrNG A ROAD
70 SANTA MONICA.
Meeting Yesterday of the Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce-The Santa
Monica Boulevard Project.


of commerce met yesterday afternoon.
The following were present; Hazard,
Klokke, Forman, Wells, Edwards, Graf,
Hughes, McGarvin, Johnson, Freeman
and Breed. @. M. Wells occupied the
chair. @. D. Willard acted as secretary.
The secretary submitted financial
report showing balance of 1851. 40.
Bills to the amount of $78 80 were read
and passed.
A communication from the third
assistant postmaster said that it had
come to his knowledge that the chamber
OF commerce proposed to print sticker
bearing the words, "For information
about California apply to the chamber
of commerce, Los Angeles" and that
this sticker would probably be placed
upon second class mail matter. He
wished to call the attention of the
chamber to the fact that third-class
rates would be charged on all second
class matter bearing such sticker.
A communication from the Boston
chamber of commerce announcing the
formal opening of its new building, on
January Goth, was read, and the secre-
tary was instructed to send the congrat-
ulations of the chamber, to be read on
that occasion.
A communication from the Muncie
Roofing company, with regard to the
establishment of factory here, was
referred to the committee on manu-
factures.
The resolutions of the Salt Lake irri-
CATION congress were read and referred
to the committee on irrigation.
The resignation OF William J. Fahn-
ley was read and accepted.
The committee on reception of the
Press association reported progress
through its chairman, D. Freeman.
The committee on boulevard to Santa
Monica made the following report on
the question of the cost of providing
water for sprinkling purposes:
"Your special committee appointed
to ascertain the cost of providing water
for sprinkling boulevard from this
city to Santa Monica, beg leave to re-
port that they have examined the
sources from which water can be readily
obtained, and after careful examination
OF the matter, have decided that the
best plan will be to lay four-inch pipe
and erect hydrants for filling the sprink-
ling wagons, believing that it will cost
less than to sink wells and erect tanks.
The distance from the city to the Sol
diers' home is about ten miles 1000 feet
being the maximum distance that it
would be convenient to have the
hdyrants apart, it will require twenty
six hydrants or tanks to properly sup
ply the wagons for that distance. Water
for the first ten can be had from one of
the city zanjas, and for the next ten a
supply can be had from the creek a
short distance this side of the Rodeo de
las Aguas rancho. 1t will be necessary
tc erect a large tank and pumping
station at this point.
1--WE are informed that the water for
the remaining stations can be had from
the pipe that was laid to supply the
town of Sunset with water.
1--WE were also told by residents of
Santa Monica and officers OF the home
that they would see that the boulevard
between those two places was properly
sprinkled if the sprinkling was done
between this city and the home.
"Your committee estimate the cost of
the pipe, hydrants and pumping station
at $40 600, and that after the necessary
provision is made for the water, the
sprinkling can be done for about So so
per day. 1t will require about As. 900
gallons of water per day to do the
sprinkling.
Respectfully submitted.
"CHAs. FoRMAN,
"RoBT. McGARMIN,
"VICToR PoNET."
The report was fled and the commit
tee continued.
1t was decided to postpone the reg
uiar annual meeting, which should
nave taken place on January 18th. but
which was postponed on account OF the
death of Major Toler, until the time of
the regular meeting in February, and
which will be on the 18th.