The herald., 1894-06-24
BIG FIGURES On WATER,
A LARGE INCREASE IN IRRIGA.
TION ACREAGE.
The Sales of Water From tho City ZapJss
for Four Months This Year Nearly
$4,000 as Compared with
S42UO Two Years Ago.

This has been the greatest year in
the history of the city in the matter o.
getting returns from the system Of zanja'
owned by the municipality.
Some decidedly interesting data with
reference to this branch OF the public
service was secured yesterday from City
Water Overseer Bilderain, which 70 to
show that while this section has not
had it's usual supply of rain this season,
the market gardeners have been making
most extensive additions to the acreage
in the immediate neighborhood of Los
Angeles devoted to fruit and market
gardening. In the Vernon district 1000
additional acres have been added to the
large territory in that section now sup
piled with city water for irrigsting pur-
poses, and today there are 5000 acres
depending on the city zanjas for irri-
eating water. At the present time the
zanja madre is supplying 1900 inches
every "a hours; bitches l and 2, 1000
inches zsnja r 800 inches; zanja No.
z, 1900 inches, and zanja r, 200 inches.
or grand total OF 5000 inches every "a
hours.
The growth of the zsnja system in the
past two years has been very marked,
and Water Overseer Bilderain and the
members of the zsnja committee of the
council have every reason to be be
proud OF the results achieved. In 1892
the city was only able to supply to the
consumers a total OF $500 inches as COM
pared with 5000 inches OF water fur
nished today. The result of this
marked development OF the zania sys-
tenn has led to the increased acreage set
g., &C..
ket gardens on the part of the land
owners who have likewise been i'm
PEELED to make this increase by the
reason OF the enlarging market for their
products In Los Angeles consequent on
the rapid increase in population now in
progress. During the months of Feb
ruary, March, April, May and June,
1892, Water Overseef Dalton collected
from the sales OF water for irrigation
1926; For the corresponding m zen in
derain has collected $1l, 1868 so, and for
the remaining period Of the present
month he will take in $1,000 additional.
making a total of nearly $4,000,
"a compared with $4,000 in 1892
for four months revenue. The
charge for the uso OF the city
water is So per 100 inches in day
time and So per head at night outside
of the city limits, and 81 30 per 100
inches in daytime and 81 per 100
inches night service within the
boundaries Of the city, and at the pres
ent time all OF the water supply ia being
utilized both day and night. The in
crease in the water service has been
mainly in the following bitches. No.
| ditch enlarged from 200 inches to 4OC
inches. No. 7 ditch from 200 inches tc
1000 inches, while material additions
have been made to the capacity OF the
other zanjas.
W hen all of the internal sewer sys
tems have been ompleted and connec
| tions made with the outfall sewer there
will be another marked addition to thu
revenue of the city from the sale o
water and sewage in q territory com
prising many thousands of acres not q
present touched by the zanjs syssems
the city, making the territory south ant
west OF the city bloom with all the fresh
ness and beauty OF the garden OF Eden
as we'll ae adding an income OF at leas
500 per day to the revenue OF the city
1t is with these matters in view, AM
with the ultimate probability OF the cit
owning its own water works, that Coun
cilmen Nickel, Munson, Pessell an
Rhodes, who are revising TIE charter
ara inclined to favor the establis hmen
of a water commission who shall hav
charge of the aqueous affairs of the mt
nicipslity. In the meantime Waite
Oyerseer Bilderain is making brillian
record by his successful management
the city zania system.