The herald., 1893-05-30
THE WATER SYSTEM SCHEME.
The Council Decides to Buy
Land for HeadwOrks.
A Lively Discussion as to the Pave
ment Of Figueroa Street.
Action on the Water Ouestion-Health
Officers Report = City Surveyor
Dockweiier's Report-Pe-
tions Filed.

The city council met at 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning, and the full board was
present with the exception of Mr..
Nickel,
LOPEZ STREET. N
An ordinance was then read by the
city clerk which asked that the unim-
proved part of Lopez street be paved
redwood instead OF cement. The request
was granted.
THE FREE LABOR BUREAU.
The manager of the free labor bureau
then reported that he had received 10Y
applications for positions during the past
week, for 1O1 Of which permanent posi-
tions had been secured, Of which 81 were
males and four females.
ALSO STREET SWITCHES.
The superintendents of streets report
ed that of the three switches on Also
street he had ordered two removed and
the remaining one put in good condition.
FIRsT-sTREET WIDENING.
An ordinance was then adopted for
widening First street, which referred to
the Hail property.
THE RIGHT-HoUR QUESTION.
In the matter of compelling the jailors
OF the city prison to work IL hours day,
certain members of the council were OF
the opinion that eight hours day were
sufficient according to the rules, and that
that time should from now on be effect
i've. The question was, however. referred
by Mr.. Rhodes to the committee of the
whole.
CITY CLERKS ASSISTANT.
The request of the city clerk for an
assistant to help index the files was
agreed to.
THE PAY ROLL.
The finance committee reported that
the pay roll Of the city officials for the
month ending in May had been approved
and passed, and it was at once adopted.
THE zANJrRo's REPORT.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the water
overseer report to the council his receipts
and expenditures on the zanja system
each month. This was adopted.
FGGUERoA STREET GUTTER.
Much discussion ensued over petition
NJ. 40l, which came from John Nc
Arthur ct al, property owners on Fig
neroa street, between Washington and
Adams streets. They were OF the opin-
ion that an eight-foot gutter along each
side OF the street was sufficient. The
city engineer and different members of
the council who had visited the locality
thought otherwise. When the ordi-
nance WAS presented it asked for ~
fOOt onttpr SauaroI nropa~kr, o,r,n -
who were present objected to this width.
The city engineer, who was called
to give his opinion. said that
in his opinion an S-foot gutter was not
sufficient to carry off the water which
ran down that portion of the street with
out washing out the gravel on the edge,
and thereby putting the city to addi-
tional expense ir keeping the street in
condition. After considerable discus
sion pro and con the width OF the gutter
was decided to be 10 feet.
Then the material of which it would
be composed came up. One OF the rep
resentstive property holders said that
bitumnous lime rock would cost 80
cents foot and asphalt rs cents foot.
The question was then raised as to the
efficacy of the different materials in re-
HiHting travel.
IL
asphalt" said Councilman Gaffey,
''every wagon that drives over it win
take the asphalt in preference to the
gravel in the center. You want cheap
pavements. but the asphalt may give
out, and you should have the bituminous
lime rock, which I think is the best"
Mr.. Teed moved just then that the re-
port OF the board of public works be
adopted as amended, and that the inn
provements be made under the general
street law. Considerable discussion fol-
lowed, and it was adopted that the gut
ter should be 10 feet wide, asphalt the
material used to compose it.
WATER ooMMITEE's REPORT.
The report OF the water committee
was then read and was as follows:
The committee on water supply re-
port that they have under consideration
the purchase Of certain lands from A. E.
Pomeroy and j. d. Hooker, according
to the terms of the agreement hereto
fore made with the city Of Los Angeles
on the 30th day OF March, 1898, and
would advise that the city purchase
said lands and notify said Pomqoy and
Hooker forthwith of its wish to purchase
said property upon the terms SIT forth
in the written contract heretofore re-
ferred to. 1t will be necessary hat this
notice be given Immediately and the
clerk notified to serve the saAe upon
Messrs. Pomeroy and Hooker.
Councilman Gaffey asked What the
city would do for money II tip bonds
failed.
Councilman Munson said that in the
tax levy of 1898 and 1894 there vas $15,-
600; in the cssh fund there waS $25 900,
and besides chat there wee other
moneys coming in. "We IAN take
$4,000 from each fund.-" saidhe, "and
pay it back as opportunity offas."
"That's all right" said M. Gaffey,
''but how about our position ii we have
the land and can't purchase the water
workB?"
81 think" said Mr.. Munsh, ''that
when the question of buildingthe water
works comes before us, and we find
ourselves with deplested pfses, the
people will come to our aH. Pure
water we must have, and we fill have
to have it," Us 4sis
Then Mr.. Munson moved th&the city
clerk be instructed to serveh written
notice forthwith upon A. ElPomeroy
and J. d. Hooker, notifying hem that
the city of, Los Angeles wislbs to pur-
chase and will purchase the property
described in their agreement pf March
80, 1898, according to the terms of said
agreement and hereby exerciedts option
so to do, as set forth in said syreement.