Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-13
CITY WATER.
The Meeting Yesterday of
the Committee.
Some Recommendations Made
by Dockweiler.
A Plan Which Appears to Be Com
prehensiye.
Gathering of Notable Scientists and
statesmen-Engineer Dock
weiler'a Plans
Discussed.

ing distinguished gathering of scien-
lists, engineers and statesmen discussed
the plans submitted by City Engineer
Dockweiler to the city council, and now
in the hands of the special committee
on water supply. The meeting was
caused by general invitation to en-
gineers, issued by that committee.
President Bonsall of the council was in
the chair, and those present were George
+. Wright, E. p. Lowe, William Moore,
Deputy County Surveyor Burr, John G.
Culver. George Hansen, August Meyer,
E. f. Wright, Alfred Solano, Edward
Lownes, F. w. Woods, Fred Eaton, d.
J. McCann OF Gunnison, Col, and J. II.
Dockweller, all engineers; Councilmen
Innes, Rhodes and Nickel. and James
Burdett and E. Z. Galbraith, attorneys.
Mr.. Dockweiler stated in outline the
plans which he has prepared, and de-
scriptions of which have already been
published in these columns. The favored
plan was the second one, OF which the
substance is as follows:
The water is to be taken from two
points in the river, the upper point
where the Land and Reservoir COM
pany's ditch begins. At this point the
water flows at rate of 35 cubic feet per
second in all seasons. This water will
be conducted to reservoir No. z, to be
located at Baxter street, on the north
erly line, which will hold 365, ,000, 600
gallons, forty days supply. according
to the present consumption of the city.
This reservoir, head works at the river
and conduit from the head works to the
reservoir would cost $2O0,00 This sum
does not include the cost of mains for
distributing the water from the reser-
voir.
Reservoir No. would supply district
No. with water. This is the lowest
district in the city and embraces ell the
land south of Seventh street and east of
Boyle Heights. For this district it
would furnish gravity fire pressure,
which would dispense with fire engines.
This pressure would be forty pounds to
the square inch and would throw
stream of water eighty feet high.
To furnish water to the upland dis
trict, or district No. 2, which includes
the Angeleno Heights, Boyle Heights
and the high parts of East Los An
geles, the water would have to be
pumped from reservoir No. z, up into
q reservoir built half mile west of
reservoir No. 7, and 200 feet higher.
This reservoir would hold 5000 900 gal
Ions. 1t is only designed at present to
supply Angeleno Heights and the dis
trict covered by the Citizens Water
company. With this reservoir the other
districts will be covered by it later on.
It will furnish a gravity pressure for fire
purposes, as in district Nc. /. The cost
of constructing this reservoir and con-
duit, without distributing mains, would
be $270,000. The present demand for
water on the hills system is 200 900
gallons per day.
The other district takes in the bust
ness area of the city, and is called dis
trict No. 8. 1t will be supplied from
water taken from the second point in
the river, which is where the Reservoir
and Canal company takes its water.
With the thirty cubic feet per second
taken by the conduit above, there would
be the same amount left in the river to
supply this conduit. 1t would be located
one and one-half miles below the upper
conduit, and thirty-five feet lower. 1t
would conduct water into a reservoir
which would be put into Solano cafion
near where that of the City Water com
pany's is at present. if it is found posi-
BILE to purchase the plant of that COM
pany.. This will furnish water to the
business center for uses other than fire;
this section would have to be protected
from fire by department, but it could
be put under FIRE pressure by turning
on the water from the high-level reser-
voir, for the supply pipe of one will cross
the conduit of the other. ~
The city engineer explained that in
the preparation of these plans he had
considered the existing plants owned by
the two water companies of this city, so
that if these were purchased they could
be used to the greatest advantage. The
general discussion was opened by E. L.
Wright, who presented series of reso-
lutions for consideration and adoption.
These were:
HEADS OF THE DISCUSSION.
First-It is the opinion OF the en-
gineers present that municipal owner
ship of water is desirable.
Second-That the city of Los Angeles
can be supplied from the river at a
reasonable cost.
Third-That plan No. 2, proposed by
City Engineer Dockweiler, is practicable
and reasonably adapted to the wants of
she city.
Fourth-That said plan is so designed
that it can be advantageously carried
out in sections.
Fifth--That said plan is so designed
that the present plants of companies
now supplying water to the city can be
utilized if they should be acquired by
the city.
After an informal talk in which
Messrs. Lowe, Culver, Dockweiler,
Wood, Eaton, Meyer, Hansen and In
mes participated, the resolutions were all
adopted. In addition, motion of Mr..
Wright prevailed, giving it as the sense
of the meeting that the reservoir No. z
headworks and conduit should be con-
atructed at once.
NJ +. TTnnes said that the special water
committee will call on the water COM
panies and obtain, if possible, figures
on the sales of their plants. The COM
mittee men consider this as favorable
time as any to buy out the companies.
The meeting then adjourned.
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