The herald., 1896-06-30
A LITTLE BRUSH APPLIED
The Water Company Gets
Some Whitewash
A BUSY Day WITH The COUNCIL
Sunday Will Not Be a Market
Day
THE ORDINANCE IS AMENDED
After Which the Law Is Once More
Passed
The Trausfer Of Park Funds Raises a
Small Row
Councilman Snyder Makes Hard Struggle
for His Ward but Hs Is Clearly Out.
voted-Other Business Trans.
acted by the Council
Sunday Will Not Be a Market
Day
THE ORDINANCE IS AMENDED
After Which the Law Is Once More
Passed
The Transfer Of Park Puuds Raises a
Small Row

AS anticipated in these columns sew
eral days ago would be done. the board
of health, on Saturday night applied a
gentle whitewash brush to the corpora
| tion known as the Los Angeles Water
company, the following brilliantly word
| ed literary effort was by the health au-
thorities referred to the city council:
Whereas, After q careful and thor
ough investigation of the water system
Of the city, we are unanimously of the
opinion that the water received into the
company's conduits at the headworks Is
pure and wholesome, and free from any
deleterious contamination. We find that
it is conveyed in closed conduits of steel
and masonry from the headworks to the
Buena Vista street and Bellevue reser-
voirs, the two principal supply reser-
voirs of the system.
From these two reservoirs all the other
reservoirs are fed. either directly by
supply pipes connecting Herewith or
through the aid of pumping stations.
The Buena Vista reservoir is beau
tifully located in the. hills in Elysian
park above the river. 1t is surrounded
by a wall of cement Of sufficient height
to keep out all storm water from the
surrounding hills. and the water is clean
and clear The only fault found here is
a growth of moss, which is not deleter-
ious in itself or unwholesome while it re-
mains in the reservoir, but if allowed to
enter the supply pipes 1t may clog up
the smaller pipes, decompose and be-
come offensive, in which event 1t rem
ders the water unwholesome for drink
ing purposes.
The Bellevue reservoir is located near
the western city limits. has been in use
but one year, during which time 1t has
been emptied and cleaned three times.
The water here is not in as good condi-
tion as in the Buena Vista reservoir,
owing principally to the fact that the
reservoir is new and it's walls and bot
tom not yet thoroughly seasoned.
We also find in these reservoirs the
presence of small fish, which, in them
selves, do not in any way impair the
wholesomenesS of the water while they
remain in the reservoir, but owing to i'm
perfect screens. make it possible for
them to go into the main supply pipes.
and in many instances into the smaller
pipes, where they die, decompose and
render the water supply at these par
ticular places unwhoiesome and not fit
for household or drinking purposes.
The Beaudry reservoir. located on the
hills above the Sisters hospital, has been
recently cleaned and newly covered. The
water here is in perfect condition.
The high service reservoir has been in
use for several years, and although 1t is
filled from the Beaudry reservoir the
water does not seem to be in as good
condition. We suggest that this res
ervoir be cleaned out.
AS numerous complaints have reached
this board from residents in various
parts of the city. supplied from the Belle
vue reservoir. Of foreign bodies. such as
fish, moss, etc, being in the water, rem
dering 1t obnoxious to the senses and
unpotable at such times; we therefore
suggest that this reservoir be emptied
and cleaned out, and a system Of screens
or filters (preferably filters) be used to
prevent any contamination Of the water
from this reservoir by such foreign bod
les entering the supply pipes. When
this Is done and the walls and cement
work have become thoroughly season.
ed we believe the water supplied from
this reservoir will be as pure and whole-
some as that in any other reservoir in
the city.
We therefore recommend that the city
water company use every means at its
command towards keeping out all for
eign bodies or matter which can in any
way get into the supply pipes of the
system and thereby render the water
unwholesome or unfit for household pur-
poses.
We also desire to correct the impress
sion which has been noised about, pub
lished and prated upon by private cor
porations for their own personal ag-
grandizement, that our water supply is
contaminated by disease germs, much
to the citys detriment. We believe with
the exception of what has already been
stated in this report; that we are favor
ed with as pure and wholesome water
as any other city In the country.
Resolved, That a copy of this report
pe sent to the city council and to the
City Water company, and to each news
paper in the city
The health authorities were instructed
10 carry out the provisions of the report
ABOVE, Whatever that may mean, and
then the world moved on.
SUNDAYS NOW EXCEPTED
Councilman Kingery yesterday had
the ordinance creating the Office Of mar
ket inspector and establishing the pro-
posed new public market, recalled from
the mayor, the object being to prevent
the market from being open for business
on sundays and also to reduce upon
an average or 70 per cent, the cost of
market stalls All of these amendments
were agreed to, and then the ordinance
was again placed upon its passage.
Councilmen Snyder and Stockwell
voted in the negative. but declared they
did so only because the market site had
been leased and the city was paying a
heavy monthly rental for the property
secured
The Recommendation of the fire COM
missioners that an ordinance be adopted
compelling the elevation of oil tanks and
the trenching of the same, was referred
to the committee on fire and water and
the matter of a combination chemical en-
gine In the Second ward, from the same
source, was adopted.
The contractor on Thompson street.
between Twenty-third and Adams, was
granted fifteen days additional time in
which to complete his work.
The reports of the sewer and finance
committees and the board of public
works were adopted as whole as pre-
viously published.
A requisition for s29.25 was allowed
Joseph Liversidge for experimenting the
removal of a certain well-boring some
three months ago, from Columbus street.
The bill was for hours at rs cents an
hour.
The request of the police commissions