Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-15

by the engineer, $4,000 more, making
100000 all told to be collected each
year from the rate payers and by taxa
tion. As the cost of sprinkling the
streets and fire protection should be
paid for by taxation upon all property,
this would relieve the rate payers OF
about $4,000. leaving only $3.50, 900 to
be raised per year for the next twenty
years out Of the rate payers.
The gross income of the existing
water companies is about $500, 900 per
annum now. Therefore, under the
plan proposed, the water rates should
be reduced just one-half, as the consum-
ers would have to pay into the treasury
only $3.50, 900 per year.
The plant to be built now will cover
the city twenty years hence, and those
who live here then can decide whether
they will pay the principal of the debt
or continue it for another term, so that
the low rates resulting from the increase
OF population, will pay the principal
without being noticed.
In the plans proposed by the city en-
gineer, plan No. 2, which seems, to meet
with favor, has the Objectionable fea-
ture of storage reservoir. Water can
not be stored in this climate over three
days without becoming impure. If
kept stored thirty days. the water moss,
which is go we'll known to us all, would
become so rank that it would choke up
the pipes. Two days. water supply is
the limit reached by cities like Cincin-
natl, Louisville and st. Louis.
| If the decision of Judge Mckinley in
the case against Stern is the law, it
seems to me that the city itself can do
that which it can authorize any indi-
vidual or private corporation to do.
understand, however, that the case re-
ferred to has been appealed, and an
effort ought to be made to force it to an
early decision. If the case be decided
against the City Water company, then
that part of the field is open, but if not.
then the city is bound by the contract
OF 1868 to buy the property of the City
Water company.
Different persons have estimated the
value OF that plant as ranging all the
way from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. If
we are bound to purchase the plant,
even at 81 200, 900, we cannot afford to
spend $2,O0O.0O0 or $3,00O,00O more in
building plant in competition with
what we would then own.
Respectfully submitted,
\OlkACu/ w M LIZ bONOALLy
Of Special Water Committee.
Mr.. Rees-In view OF the Importance
of this question to the citizens of Los
Angeles move that further action be
deferred for one week.
This motion was unanimously adopted.
The report OF the finance committee
was submitted and adopted. Action
was then taken on a number of minor
matters, after which recess was taken
until 2 p. m.
HoFF STREET OPENING.
The afternoon session opened with
the special order, at 2 p. M, of the pro.
tests against opening Hoff street from
Pasadena avenue to Griffin avenue. On
motion of Mr.. Tufts these protests were
denied.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The report of the board of public
works, containing the recommendations
published in Saturdays HERALD was
adopted.
MAYORS MESSAGE NO. 8.
Mayor Hazard sent in message which
was read, and from which the following
extracts are taken:
return herewith unsigned contract
with Peter keenan, to construct new
| fiume and lay new pipe on zanja No.
along Alameda street. 1t will cost the
city $3698.80 to make this improvement.
| The principal object in constructing
this new fume, am told, is to double
| the amount of water that is now carried
in zanja No. 2 (besides replacing the
1ume, which is old and badly in need
Of repair) and to increase the receipts
for water on that ditch, as soon as this
portion of this ditch is enlarged to double
its capacity; then the remodeling of the
balance of the ditch will follow as q
natural sequence, and no one stands
ready to say what they will cost. !.
| l believe that when demand
is made ON the city to remove the ditch
from the property line that the city
should be released from the further OBJ
| legation to furnish water and that the
right of way therefor should be denied.
Mr.. Tufts moved to reconsider the
vote by which the contract was awarded.
Carried. The same councilman then
moved a postponement of action for one
week. Messrs, Nickel and McGarry
spoke against deferring the matter.
The Tufts motion prevailed by vote of
s ayes and noes.
THE FINAL ORDINANCE.
Clerk Teed now read the final ordi-
nance for openind Hof street, to be
placed on its passage as by the recon.
mendation of the board of public works.
Mr.. Nickel moved to have action de-
ferred for one week because some OF
the property holders desired to propose
q name for the street commissioner.
Mr.. McGarry offered an amendment to
insert the names of the old commits
sioners in the ordinance. The ques-
ton to refer having the preference, it
was put, and passed.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The report of the city attorney was
then taken up and acted on as follows
1 have prepared and present here
with contract with w. H. Perry Mill
and Lumber company, approved by me
as to form, as directed by you. Con.
| tract awarded.
have corrected the contract with the
Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Rail
road company, as directed by you, and
return the same herewith. Approved.
In the matter OF the recommendation
of the board of public works, regarding
excavating for gravel on private prop
erty, am of the opinion that the pres
ent ordinance, requiring the fencing ot
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