The herald., 1896-09-24
THE MUNICIPAL LEGISLATORS
A Report Presented on the
Water Question
RAPIDLY LOSING PATIENCE
Mr.. Snyder Thinks That Matters Should
Be Hurried Up
A Price on the Plant Should Be Offered
and the Company Should be
Brought to Time.


s,o,r.d sa.s,on NJ the council
"A. 'ne - 49, -. ..,ro,os
yesterday rne piu VI ~. Nos 11nse'.e
Electric company to light the streets
of the city Of Los Angeles for the peri
od Of one wear from January /. 1897, in
.orda,oa with tho snaoifica tions
uo -
adopted september ou' 1880 d. the rate
for each electric arc light of 1000 candle
power of $9.75 a calendar month, was ac-
cented and the citv attorney was in
...,,,toa - ,,,,o,,,,.o ~ xooassory cop.
gu " ~ N
tract and bond.
The gas and light committee reported
In the matter of using money collected
from tho co,,ptv for ma wing for electric
,,.ht. =, az ,,,ravsd oortior of Rose
nsh's IA Tue anneNeu 80. o',..
dale distrlct, that the superior cour'
had ordered that the money should be
set aside in q separare fund to be used
IN cor,rg fe,. tho biphvavs in the an
-. 80 90 ~ posado,a road dis-
neNoo po. eASii u 'Ae mi.
tricl' anu TOT no o'her put pose
report was adopted.
g THEcWATER QUESTION.
Tho oorm,ttaa m water s,1pply pre-
s,,.s. .,.,,t
senteu tne ioi'owihs fopo,'' ,,.-.
To the Honorable Councli OIL the lily
enoe to your instructions your commit
lee cont the following letter to the sec
ratar,, of tha Cit,, Wa ter comnauy NAV
1909.
.sT,Ia wo+ar sunn,v committee were
.t.,. M. nfor Nth the ofticere
e 49, C;t, otor on,,nanv with a view
70 arciviny at reasonable purchase
,Hr;aa ~, tha o;+v for Wo,,r entire plant.
I ,f ~ s,, IN n,;oa - co,, he agreed unon
70 raoonmand commission Of the mat
~. 20 tha naonis 70 vote mon the oues-
IL tel ~ ' ! p.opie - hands tharafor Act
: " isau AZ bone instrnotinns This
tas uet trar,,ost va, r. rive 1,s ali
~ ~ 49,. - 49,, ~, oad ~, fhis oatter
me ritU ', ,' ~ ,eLa cor,niate renort
70 e,iaole us ~ ,l.nn ~. ~ aarIv day"
10 tne ci'y g.. eou a q" Ca,.ta,,,ner Jsoe
IN .iie ~ ~ M IL a., f,.or, tJe
. e. w ~ T;tw Mater comnanv.
seorslary =. III Si'S 'a',.a,, - Sny
Measts. MunsE of t,,e n;tv u com
uGi' wa.e. ooi,ii 49, ,,,,,,,, ro +;n,,
CT; Gentisinen iiir,r ',r;oa
OF May 4tn IN rela.loii 70 ilaNrms d. pa a,,
on OUT Maeei p 4i t mas oI he, o,,, stocn
Siueratioii al .his .iIie ~ III .;., III;
noiters, anu ~ uunneS' tha W the co,ns
Iiau.er we, wuuiu nussesl .Ia. .m III. - ~
si reaues. .na ely setao+ WI th ird
oonipany . cns ~ go. :" 80. 49,
chslneer anu teey .inee ~ ,nVu ,,;tts oii
.ne propeI.S u. .he I ~, VIZ. ,',,a.n on
~ appui .e.eloes. onou ,S 10y 49,
son tnIt moa IA ~ ~ ,,nnI
t tury " .s r. anu .nI ',is
envii anu Y tnal case lne coun , s,oulu
ca .. an eiec'ioil' anu si!uuiu 'ne piupu,
l.tom carry .nere wousu "a omiy sui,
o o,, 70 arranse as wouio nalulaIy
iolow q tIaisaction VI sucn mag ~
taue He Lille t tits e uoue WIZ ~ NC
p YES. anu mos satis s,' 20 az par
lies coacei ne WY rTspsclluly,
w. p. -. W. 49,, =, otI,e.ahS
ipul Soliiilit.ee oeiieVe tiiat pslole
We ~ ilto any asleenien. Alvoiviis
ft,,or ,,ia,'t &c 20 eho,,ia nc ssat ~, W
cnrenopW sra y,;i1iy.. so1I az ,,,e ~
eotnpaiy az Mii NM ~ sen 'ne piaHe
i isi sta stateTnent Of thejr nraner t In
that case we believe the city engineer
would very properly be one of the per
sons to examine and make an extended
and complete investigation Of all the
property that the city proposes to pur-
chase; but until such statement is fur
nished we are not willing to proceed
further with the negotiations.
Quite debate followed. Councilman
Munson explained that it was impossible
to compel the water company to put a
price on theil) property. The council had
won it's suit in the lower court in the
fore the supreme court on appeal AS
soon as the city could get possession of
the land they could go ahead with the
building of system of it's own.
Councilman Snyder said that the
councilmen knew what they wanted.
They had made themselves perfectly
plain In their communication, but the
water company had not seen fit to ans
wer the questions asked. The proper
thing for the council to do now was to
go ahead and put price on the plant
Of the water company and offer 1t, and
If this is not satisfactory to the COM
pany, then to go ahead and build the
city's own system,
The report was finally received and
BIDS for putting Water syst eahs