The herald., 1893-08-15
THE CITY TO HAVE PURE WATER
The Councils Demands on the
Supplying Company.
A Lot of Back Talk About Main Street
Paving.
Mr. Fields's FIamboyant oratory-The
Bridge Street Protest = Street SUI
perintendsnt's and City En-
gfneor's Reports.

system was made at the meeting OF tne
council yesterday morning. Complaints
OF bad water have been very numerous
OF late, especially in East Los Angeles,
Boyle Heights and the southwestern
portion of the city. Samples of water
were exhibited in the council. One
bottleful was secured from pipe Of the
East Side Water company on Pennsyi-
vania avenue, another from the pipes
OF the Citizens Water company in the
Fort Hill tract. Both were utterly unfit
for use. In the water from Pennsyl-
vania avenue there were animalcul@
enough to sicken q horse. No person
could drink it and have health. tne
other sample was not quite so bad but
not good enough for any one to drink.
The following report was made regard
ing the city water supply committee;
WATER COMMITTEE REPORT.
We, your committee, to whom was re.
ferred the matter OF water supply for
domestic use and fire protection, beg
leave to report that we have made a
careful personal inspection in different
sections of the city and have made in
quires in regard to supply from resi-
dents in sections where we have not had
the time to personally visit. We find
all complaints we'll founded. Residents
of districts in nearly every ward in this
city are calling for relief and are looking
anxiously to this council to do some-
thing whereby the service OF water may
be better and the price less. We find In
numerous instances the people are with
onA o,v mi
day and in hours prescribed by the water
company for sprinkling they have no
water. TO make matters worse, they
are menaced by the agents of the COM
pany who post notices on the bydrants
that they must not sprinkle at other
hours under penalty of having the
water turned off. Consequently the
people are losing lawns and shrubbery
that have cost them much time and ex.
pense. I.
Notwithstanding this shortage OF
water in some districts, all are paying
tho very high water rates charged in
our city, with no reduction where the
water company doss not furnish the
supply to which each consumer is en-
titled. In many portions of the city
well improved with fine residences we
ind no water for FIRE protection, and
thia state of affairs exists when we are
increasing our expenses for fire appa-
ratus and maintenance Of fire depart
ment. In many cases the department.
has been criticised when it was no fault
OF theirs, but shortage OF water supply.
We have inspected four OF the reser-
voirs used for domestic supply. Three
of them are in fair condition; the fourth
ia unfit for use. We shall notify the
water company that unless this reservoir
is pat in good condition Immediately
this commit ee will ask the council to
take some steps to remedy the matter.
For some menths pact great stress has
been made by articles in newspapers OF
the city that now every portion of our
city was receiving good. pure water and
members of this council who are forum.
ate enough to live in district that has
ptre water may be led to believe this
to be true. We now preseDt you with
samples OF water from different ,localit-
les for your inspection that You may
Judge for yourselves.
We, as committee, ask that some &C.
tion be taken by thiH council to relieve
the people as to supply, quality and
price OF water. We believe this state of
affairs will continue until the city owns
it's own water system, and would there
fore recommend that your water supply
committee be authorized to enter into
negotiations with the City Water COM
pany and the Citizens Water company
towards the purchase of their plant, that
this city may make the necessary i'm
provements to secure to every section an
abundant supply of pure water at much
reduced rate to the consumer.
+ S. MuNsoN,
DANIEL lNNEs.
Il. W. CAMPBELL,
Committee.
The report was adopted without the
slightest opposition.
BRIDGE STREET PROTEST,
The first business,to come before the
board was the reading of remonstrance
of Mr.. Trask. The protest was from
property owners who opposed the inn
provcment OF Bridge street. II said
that the council had no legal right to
proceed with the work. Referred to
the board of public works.
AGAINST CHICKEN GROWING
! Several families living in or near the
Livingston hotel, at 635 South Hill
street, presented petition asking the
council to abate a 80 o.called nuisance.
The nuisance is the Growing of fowls
owned by Mrs. Edmonaon OF 637 South
Hill street.
The matter created considerable mer-
riment among the councilmen. 1t was
refereed to Mr.. Munson. This was the
second queer petition presented, the
other coming from Charles Stern &
Some, who asked the council to pass an
ordinance prohibiting the blowing of
steam whistles at night. 1t eeems that
rooster Growing and whistle blowing dis
turbs the nocturnal slumbers of more
than one person.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
An ordinance was passed for the grad
ing and curbing OF Cummings street, be-
tween First and Fourth, also for the
grading of Monroe street, between
Seventh and Ninth streets.
WATER ovERsEER's REPORT.
The report of the water overHeer
showed sales of water for the month
of July amounting to $4354. 80; expendi-,
lures for July, including salaries,
amounted to $l22018.
STREET sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
The street superintendent's report
recommended the passage of an or
diranee as to the issuance from that
department. for permits for cement work