Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
THE MAYOR AND MR. REES
The Councilman Denounced
as a Liar and Cur.
: Told That He Wears a Big
Corporation Collar.
The Next Tax Levy Is Fixed by the
City Council.
1t VIII Be One Dollar Per Hundred.
Routine Business Relieved by
Comedy, in Which the Ninth
Ward Boss Gets Soup.

ward BOSS Gets Soup.
The council met yesterday morning
with Major Bonsall in the chair.
The board of education asked for SOC
feet of sewer pipe, to be used at the
junction of Hewitt and Hays street,
which request was granted. Ordi-
nances were passed for sewer on Ala
media street, from Also to Third straet,
and along Commercial, Ducommun,
Turner, Banning and First streets, ior
grading Winfield street, for sewer on
Center place, for grading and paving
Hope and Daily streets.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
City Clerk Teed made the following
report on the work of the board of
equalization, which was received:
The city clerk, as clerk OF the board of
equalization, begs leave to report as fol-
lows:
That he has personally, or by deputy,
attended upon all sessions of the honor
able board of equalization, and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of ordi-
nance No. $50, new series. has recorded
in book known as the record book of
the board of equalization, all changes,
corrections and orders made by the
board, and has entered upon the assess
ment roll all changes and corrections
made by said board, and that the total
amount of said assessment rolls as al
tered and corrected by said board of
equalization amounts to $45 ,2S9, ,747,
and in accordance with law, the clerk
herewith delivers to the honorable city
council, the assessment rolls as cor
rected by the honorable board of equali-
cation, accompanying the same with an
affidavit required by law, and it will
now be this duty of the honorable coun-
Gil to forthwith fix the levy or rate per
cent of taxes levied for all municipal
purposes for the present fiscal year.
MONEY FOR THE LIBARY.
On the recommendation of the finance
committee, the city auditor was in
structed to transfer 5000 from the dog
fund to the library fund; also to trans
fer $4,000 from the tax of 1S92-93 to
the sprinkling fund, it being under
stood that this amount will be trans
ferred to the tax 1929 fund after the
fixing of the levy and the apportion-
ment Of taxes for the current fiscal year
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
Mayor Hazard returned the ordinance
of intention to change the grade of
Grand avenue, with statement that its
passage would seriously interfere with
the suit now pending in the superior
court regarding the improvement of
First street and the cross streets. Action
was postponed.
TELEPHONE WIRE CONDUIT.
The Sunset Telephone company sub
mitted plans for an electric wire con-
duit on Spring street, which matter was
referred to the street committee.
NEGLECTED CEMETERY.
A communication calling attention to
the neglected condition of the Catholic
cemetery at San Fernando street was
read and referred to the board of public
works.
SPECIAL WATER REPORT.
The special committee on water sup
ply, made the following report, which
was adopted:
Your special committee on water eup-
ply submit the report of the city engi-
neer, and having made careful exami-
nation of same, recommend its adoption,
and that the city attorney be instructed
to present an ordinance (not later than
Monday, September 5, 1922 calling an
election for the issuance of bonds for
the construction of water system to be
owned an operated by the city.
City Engineer Dockweilef's report,
giving the preliminary report and esti-
mate for the new water supply of the
city of Los Angeles, is as follows:
/ herewith present to you prelimi-
nary report and estimate for the pro-
posed new water supply of the city of
Los Angeles.
This estimate, amounting to 1926 600,
provides for headworKs on the river, a
conduit from river to reservoirs, reser-
voirs, pumping plant and distribution
pipe system for present requirements of
the elevated districts of West and East
Los Angeles.
The above amount provides for
Headworks, $50, 1000; conduits, $155, 900 ;
reservoirs, $4,000; pumping, $4,000
distribution pipe system, present re-
quirements, $246, 900. Total, 1926, 900.
The details ere given in the plans and
specifications on file in this Office
The headworks, conduit, reservoirs
and pumping plant are designed to form
part of water supply for the whole
city, and the completion of the pipe
system, at some future time, is all that
will be required to complete the water
supply for the entire city.
The pipe system in this present esti-
mate is designed to be sufficiently large
to give ample water to several hose
streams in case of fire.
The water will be filtered at the head
works of the river, and will be conveyed
thence in a closed conduit to the reser-
voirs, whence it will be distributed in
ample quantity, filtered and clear, for
all required purposes.
The revenue derived from the sale of
water will be more than sufficient, after
the payment of all operating expenses,
to meet the interest on the bonds.
A recess was then taken until 2 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session of the coun.
Gil all of the members were present ex'
cept Councilman Summerland.
The special order was the matter o.
the Figueroa street paving. The street
superintendent stated that he had ex
amined the pavement and found it to
now be in excellent condition, "a
smooth, nice, clean job," to use Mr.