The herald., 1897-08-03
WATER
REPORT
Is Referred to the City
Attorney
NEW HEALTH INSPECTORS
GEORGE HOOD AND GUY HILL
THE LUCKY MEN
The City Council Receives the Water
Supply Committees Report
Eleven New Deputies

The water supply committee made Its
report to the city council yesterday
morning.
The committee advocated arbitration
of the question. but is of opinion that in
any event the city should construct head
works and a high service reservoir sys-
tenn. as recommended by City Engineer
Dockweiler in his recent report. Such
system would cost s35O,000, and the COM
mittee considers it necessity whether
the purchase is made or not.
Concerning the selection Of two health
inspectors no choice was made until a
late hour of the afternoon session, when
George Hood and Guy Hill, nominated
respectively by Councilmen Toll ami
Nautilus, were elected by strict party
vote. George Retzer and D. w. Kilmer
were placed in nomination by Council
men Nickel and Hutchison, each receiv-
ing four votes. The slate was not broken
and the contest was narrowed down to
party lines.
The reports of the various officers were
referred to the several committees in
nearly every instance, and the assem-
blage Of spectators was not interested as
1t hoped to be by the spectacle of any
"scrap' on the water question.
CITY AUDITORS REPORT
The weekly report of the city auditor
was the first matter to engage the atten-
tion of the members after the roll cali
and reading and approval of the minutes
of the previous meeting. The report is
as follows: Funds short are, common
school, $34.S2; library, $52sS.09; general
park, $163.23; West Lake park, $1s0.65.
Funds having money: Cash. s5700.S9,
salary, $7797.23; fire department, $2S3S;
East Side park, 1851; Echo park,
$170.97; Hollenbeck park, $42. 20; Elysian
park, $23010. Treasurer's balance to July
"a, $91, ,0246; receipts to July 80, $685.,
1910; demands audited, $193, ,10S16; bal
ance, July 80, sS1, ,417.4O.
City Tax and License Collector Gish
presented request for eleven deputies
to assist in the work of his Office for the
next three months, and it was referred
to the finance committee.
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
The finance committee reported as fol-
lows:
Your finance committee to whom was
referred the application of John H. Gish.
tax collector, for force of eleven men to
prepare for the collection of the taxes
of 1898, respectfully recommend that
the request be granted and that the ac-
companying ordinance be placed upon
its passage.
1t appearing that the bonds to be re-
deemed by the recent issue of $270, 900
refunding bonds have been redeemed in
greater part, we recommend that the city
clerk be instructed to turn over to the
city treasurer the certified check depos-
tied by Messrs. Rollins & Son, in amount
$3.50, for disposal by the finance commit
tee and the city attorney as they may
deem just and proper in the premises
The supply committee reported the
usual number of acquisitions, which
were approved.
WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE
The water supply committee when
called upon made the following lengthy
report:
Your water supply committee to whom
was entrusted the commission of maxi
ing tender to the Los Angeles City Wa
ter company and the Crystal Springs
Land and Water company of the sum OF
81, ,655, in exchange for an option up
on the plant and various rights of the
said companies, beg leave to report:
With the same desire to expedite mat
ters which has actuated this committee
from the inception of these negotiations
a formal tender in writing for an op-
tion to purchase the properties of the
above mentioned companies, in conso-
nance with the instructions of your hon
orable body, was made to the commit
tee representing the joint interests of