The herald., 1896-06-19
MUST HAVE PURE WATER
Mr.. Kingery Will Keep Up
the Fight
4 BETTER SUPPLY IS DEMANDED
II Not Granted the Courts Will
Be Appealed to
THAT HITCHlN0 ORDINANCE
THAT HITCHlNd ORDINANCE
II Is New Before His Honor, the Mayor,
for Consideration
Several Points On Which He Is Not Thor.
oughly Satisfied
The Papers In the Suit Of the Water Company
Against the Street SprinkIing Contractor
Served On tile City Officlais-Some
Of the Points Involved

Councilman Kingery of the Fourth
ward, who introduced a resolution in the
council at the meeting on Monday last
calling attention to the poor quality Of
water furnished by the City Water COM
pany and demanding that immediate
steps be taken for the Improvement Of
the same, says that he does not propose
to let the matter rest but will keep up
the agitation until the desired relief is
afforded. The quality of water now
furnished by the company for domestic
purposes, Mr. Kingery says, is a dis
grace to the city, and the worst part Of
the whole matter is that it could be i'm
proved at very small expense. In 9TH
er cities the water for domestic use is
properly filtered and the same thing
could be done here. If the company
does not feel that it can stand the ex-
pense of having proper settling reser-
voirs, a great improvement could be
afforded by having filters placed at the
entrance to the main supply pipes. AL
most anything would be an improve
ment over the existing state of affairs.
If nothing else can be devised, an ordi-
nary galvanized wire screen would at
least keep out the small fish, pollywogs
and decayed moss which now finds it's
way through the pipes to the consumers
Mr.. Kingery says that he has had num-
erous samples of water submitted to him
which are absolutely unfit for use. even
for washing purposes, to say nothing of
the danger OF taking the foul stuff into
the human system. That the city water
supply is not what it should be, he says,
Is shown by the large and constantly in
cfcaSinr sales of pllrp water sold nv the
Ice companies and other corporations,
and which is proving to be quite heavy
tax to people, many citizens of even
moderate means preferring to cut down
expenses In other things in order to Sc
cure suitable drinking water Mr.. Kin
gerry says that he does not know just
what legal measures can be taken to
compel the water company to furnish
wholesome supply, but at the next
meeting of the council he will probably
submit some samples and introduce a
resolution to have the city attorney COM
mence proceedings in the courts against
the company II this can be done.
Another city official said that of late
the odor or the water was so offensive
that the members of his household had
been unable to use the bath room. He
thought that immediate steps should be
taken by the health department, and
that If there was any legal remedy that
1t should be promptly taken advantage
of.
THE SEWER COMMITTEE
The sewer committee held short ses-
sion yesterday and adopted the follow
ing recommendation for submission to
the council at the meeting Monday:
First-In the matter of constructing
q sewer on First street between Broad
way and Hill street, we recommend that
the superintendent of buildings be au-
thorized to build sewer from point
opposite the new city Jail easteriy on
First street to a point opposite the new
city Jail easterly onF'irst street to a point
at distance to make suitable fall to
properly take care of the sewage from
said Jail, at an expense not to exceed
800.
Second--Recommend that petition No.
54S from the South Side Irrigation COM
pany asking that they be allowed sew
age to the amount of $3.50 in return for
the salary of inspector on their pine
line. be granted and the sewer superin
tendent be so advised.
Inird-Recommend that petition No.
o4s from G. j. Eustice, asking permis-
sion to lay line of pipe in the alley
from his property to Ninth street. be re-
ferred to the health officer to grant said
permit II he deems the same advisable.
r-Fourth-Recomme that protest No.
Dol from A. A. de Rivera ct al. be referred
to the health officer
LsSOOhilHcIlu tHdC DrOteSt NO
$50 from r. Crandall ct al. against the
sewering of Eighth street from Moore
street to Whittier, and of Golden ave-
nue., pc set for hearing Monday, June
~ 1876, at 10 o'clock In or as soon
thereafter as the same can be heard.
BEFORE THE MAYOR
me hitching ordinance passed by the
CITY council on Monday last reached the
mayor yesterday, and his honor spent
good part of the day in studying the
measure before making up his mind
whether to attach his signature to the
measure or return 1t to the council with
out MS approval. The matter is a very
important one, and Mayor RAIDER will
not act without due consideration ,rha
time limit Of thirty minutes for hitchine
purposes Is very ticklsh provision. and
IL arbitrarily enforced is liable TO cause
a great deal of trouble 1t is seldom
indeed, that any two watches agree
within hve minutes. and the chances of
a; any TWO men agreeing on the time limit
IS exceedingly remote. For instance if
a citizen were to send his boy into the
business section to do one or more err
rands, ana the youth was detained at
any one or more Of the places to whicn
ne had been sent few minutes beyond
me iegal limit the ordinance would be
vloiated and the youth would be sub
Ject to arrest, If the policeman on the
peat wished to make a record and en-
force the law to the letter. This is onIv
one case of many that might arise. and
while Mayor RAIDER realizes that to make
the ordinance effective a time limit is
necessary, he Is not satisfied that thirty
minutes is long enough. There are 9TH
er provisions which may have to be
changed. and they will be carefully con-
sloered before final determination is
reached. 40
SERVED WITH THE COMPLAINTS.
Copies of the complaint in the suit re-
Gently instituted by the City Water
company against Capt. John Cross, the
contractor for the street sprinkling, and
tne city. praying for an injunction re-
sStrainlng 81 the contractor from using the
nre MIGRANTS for sprinkling purposes
ana asking for $4,000 damages for the
use use OF the same, We're served on Mayor
RAIDER and the city attorney Yesterday.
This is matter which has been in dis.
pute for several years, and the water
company has finally appealed to the
courts to have 1t definitely determined.
Under it, contract with the city the