The herald., 1897-07-27

STATED the shifting of the line to higher
grounds, but enough variance between
the right of way owned by the Water
Company and their actual right of way
required for the present fume line is
apparent to justify a still closer inyesti-
cation in order to obviate henceforth
legal complications in the event of this
portion of the water works system be-
coming city property by purchase.
NO RIGHT OF WAY
1t also appears that no right of way
has been obtained by the Water Com
pany for the tunnel, distance of 1881
feet from the gate house at Crystal
3 Springs to the beginning of the right of
way No. 2.
The improvements on these rights of
way consist of 1921 feet of unlined tunnel
as against 3433 feet claimed in the sched-
ule list; the so-called side drifts enum-
Grated therein and added to the actual
tunnel lengths being merely construc-
ton drifts not in use, 1868 feet of brick
and concrete conduit being a continual
ton of the tunnel. Both features are
we'll designed and faithfully constructed
and of good material; 1892 feet of A
inch sheet-iron pipe, being a continue
with seventeen brick manholes provided
with shut-off and blow-off gates and all
necessary machinery to operate such
conduits. The 44-inch iron pipe No. II
gauge, while showing rust in Some in
stances, is in a fairly good and service
able condition. Better earth protection
Is needed in some cases where the pipe
Is near the surface and where exposed
ia
quired; also better protection against
rust by a new asphaltum coating.
The brick work of the manholes is
substantial, while the woodwork roof,
flooring and joists are nearly rotted
and renewal.
feet of wooden covered flume with All
intermediary 200 feet unlined tunnel
brings the main conduit to the 1886 foot
tunnel, where the same discharges into
the reservoir proper. A wooden flume,
set in the ground, is at best but poor
apology for a conduit, and this f1ume is
in bad condition, the material is rotten
in places, held together by the surround
ing earth, is leaky, patched up, and will
need to be replaced by conduit of more
modern construction.
Constant repairs are being made at the
present time by the Water Company on
all their wooden fumes.
The 1886 feet of tunnel is lined, of
new construction and well suited for the
purpose.
THE MAIN CONDUIT
The length of this main conduit from
gathering chamber at Crystal Springs to
the discharge end at the distributing res
ervoir is 26,015 feet.
With the exception of the above needed
repairs on the manholes, pipe covering
and the replacement of present wooden
flume by an iron or brick conduit, and adj
justment Of rights of way, this main
conduit is in fair condition, and it is
recommended to incorporate same in the
proposed new city water works system.
The present so-called power ditch
which conveys part of the surface flow
of the river from Crystal Springs to the
Pelton wheel at the Buena Vista reser-
vior. and running parallel to the above
described main conduit, occupies part of
what is claimed as right of way No. l.;
has total length of 29,705 feet, and is
composed Of 1929 feet of open ditch, 225S
feet of ditch lined with wooden siding,
1853 feet of open wooden flume on tres
tile, 1927 feet of covered wooden flume
set in the ground, partly exposed to the
surface, 1868 feet of 44-inch steel pipe,
and $50 feet of brick-lined tunnel.
This entire conduit suffers from age
and poor construction, and is of INSULT
cient capacity, with the exception of the
44-inch steel pipe and the short section of
tunnel.
The covered wooden f1ume Is rotting
away, is now subject to constant repairs,
and of too small cross sectional area /;
the upper end of the ditch is in bad condi-
ton, also too small; $3.50 feet of ditch,
with 1870 feet Of flume on the same ditch
line, as listed in the schedule of the wa
ter company, consist of nothing but an
ordinary weed-overgrown country ditch,
with 1-inch boards, IL inches wide,
ranged against the two sides of the ditch
to protect the bank from caving in.
A continuous use of this ditch is not
contemplated in the new water works
project, and until its ultimate abandon
ment, constant repairs will be needed to
preserve it's limited usefulness.
BELLEVUE CONDUIT
The Bellevue conduit and tunnel, which
branches off of the 44-inch sheet-iron
conduit on right of way No. 2, is a new
ly constructed, well-planned and faith
fully executed piece of engineering. Its
total length is 10,S12 feet and it consists
of 47S5 feet of tunnel, of which 1928 feet
is brick lined, 1865 feet of brick conduit
with concrete bottom inverts; 500 feet
of this is brick-lined tunnel, and 1852
feet of siphons, made of 4S-inch steel
pipe, supported by brick piers. A right
of way $3.50 feet distance is owned by the
water company for this. 1t is recon-
mended to incorporate this work into
the projected new water works system.
A right of way of 1040 feet in length
from the south line of the Bellevue res
ervoir enclosure running south, and an
additional right of way of 27S0 feet run
ming south on Temple street, are owned
by the Los Angeles Water Company for
the 30-inch cast-iron pipe leaving Belle
vue reservoir and extending down Hoo
yer street. The foregoing rights OF way
are,necessary and should be acquired by
the city. Under the items of rights of
way in the schedule list IS entered the
following:
Right of way from the east line of the
property of John Benner, obtained from
G.. W. Morgan ct al, to the northeast line
So VT