The herald., 1894-08-16
MUST FURNISH THE WATER
Some Law as to the Water
Mains.
An Important Matter Before the
Council.
The City Water Company Must Supply
Water Mains in Accordance With
the Wishes of the Council.
Street improvements.

The council held a special meeting at
IL O'Clock yesterday morning to con-
slider the amendments to the new license
ordinance which were submitted at the
meeting on Monday in report from the
finance committee.
The ordinance was read and then a
vote was taken and it was lost by noes
5, ayes 3. On motion of Mr.. Rhodes
the new ordinance was then referred to
the committee of the whole.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
The city attorney submitted the fol-
lowing report:
As directed have prepared and here
with present an ordinance amending
the license ordinance.
In the matter of the suit to quiet title,
brought by DR.. Burbank against the
city, asking that his title be quieted as
TO certain property fronting on Broad
way north of the board of trade build
ing, and on First street west OF the
board OF trade building, l have exam
ined the abstract of title to the property
and recommend that q disclaimer be
filed in the action. Adopted.
In the matter Of the suit brought by
isabella Hillmire and others against
the city, to quiet title of lot of block D
of the Johnston tract, l have examined
an abstract OF title to the property and
would recommend that q disclaimer be
fled in this action also. Adopted.
WATER PIPE MATTER.
In the matter referred to this Office
regarding the right of the city to enforce
the laying OF 4-inch water mains in the
public streets by persons or companies
organized for the purpose OF furnishin G
and distributing water to the inhab-
itants of the city for domestic use, L am
OF the opinion that the city has the
right to restrain such persons or COM
panies from laying any water pipe of less
than four inches diameter along sny
public street OF the city OF Los Angeles.
/ would further say that it is the duty
of the street. superintendent and the
city council to carefully enforce this pro.
vision of the charter. See section 1872 of
the charter. All water mains which
have been laid in this city OF less than
four inches diameter since the adoption
of the new charter are laid in direct OPP
position to the terms of said charter,
aad l am of the opinion that the city
can compel the person or companies
owning said pipe to replace them with
4-inch pipe wherever a necessity exists
for such change. Wherever water
main OF less than fou. inches in diam
eter has been laid upon a public street.
and by reason of the insufficient size OF
the pipe persons living upon said street
are unable to procure a reasonable
amount of water for domestic use, am
Of the opinion that such citizen has O
right of action against the person OF
company pretending to furnish euch
water TO compel them to provide such
facilities and lay such pipes as will give
the property owner O reasonable supply
OF water at all times.
Mr.. iced moved that this section of
the report be referred to the committee
on water supply.
Superintendent Mulholland OF the
water company stated that the strike
had delayed the shipment of water pipe
on New Fourth street. For this reason
they were only relaying the two-inch
pipe on that street temporarily. The
company was already laying pipe around
by Lucas avenue and Orange street. and
they intended to increase the size Of the
pipe on that thoroughfare.
Deputy City Attorney Dunn stated
that the city, In all cases, should notify
the water company as to what was re.
quired in each case in the matter OF
laying pipes on the different streets.
AS TO STREET REPAIRING.
The motion of Mr.. iced was adopted.
and the street superintendent reported
that the cost of the five additional men,
m trin hn
streets, was 5000 per day. and the
street superin tendent was directed to
put in his acquisitions for the same.
Mr.. Munson stated that these requisi-
tions should be put in weekly as long as
the supply of bitumen lasted.
The demand of J. S. Haigler for $500
for gravel furnished the street superin-
tendsnt was approved. Mr.. lines
moved that when the street superinten-
dent required gravel for the west
ern section OF the city it should
be taken from the extension of
Castelar, street. The street superintend-
ent was also directed to lower the grade
OF Fifteenth street and Maple avenue,
and the Consolidated Los Angeles rail-
way be directed to fill up the approaches.
An ordinance of intention for the con-
etruction of an 8-inch sewer on Bonnie
Brae street was reported by the city en-
gineer, was referred to the sewer com
mittee. The same action was taken on
Q sewer ON Burlington avenue. An or
dinance to establish the grade OF Vernon
avenue, from Seventh to Eighth street,
was passed.
PROTEST TURNED DOWN.
The protest of NJ. E. @. Munday
against the sewer on Hope street at
Twenty-third atrest was denied, and
the contract for the work with Prick
Bros. was approved.
An ordinance was passed for a side.
walk on the eset side OF Main street
from Marchessault street to Ann street.
The specifications for % inch cement