The herald., 1897-02-24
PARTY lines KNOCKED OUT IN THE COUNCIL

and Court street, we recommend thai
same be granted and that the superin-
tendent of streets be instructed to issue
the necessary permit therefor; the size
of sewer pipe to be designated by the
city engineer So ordered.
In keeping with the suggestion of the
city engineer, we recommend that 9
sewer district be formed on Blaine
Buckley, Connecticut and Vernon
streets, and that said officer be instruct
ed to present the necessary ordinance CT
intention. So ordered.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee presented the
following report:
In the matter of the claim of James
P. Biggs for s575.50 for overtime in The
Zanjero's department, we respectfully
| recommend that the same be referred t.
the city attorney for his opinion as tc
the legality cf same. So ordered.
In the matter of the communication
from the board of police commissioners
enclosing petition from NJ. D. Flynn 9;
| al, asking that police protection be af-
| forded in the neighborhood of Mateo
and Seventh streets, we respectfully rec
ommend that the same be referred to the
! special commission of five. So ordered
Recommend that the following reports
be approved: Annual report of the city
|
auditor on the condition of the funds
for week ending Feb 10, 1897. SO or
| dered.
In the matter of the claim of the city
against w. w. Everett and his bonds
| men. we would recommend that the city
attorney be instructed to ascertain from
| the grand jury the amount of the def
cheney and take such steps as are nee
essary to collect same. So ordered
In the matter of the demand Of Fred
j. Moll for $24, said amount being paid
by him as sewer assessment on property
in the orchard tract. we find upon in
vestigation that this claim was denied
by the former council on July ~. 1896,
and we would respectfully recommend
that this new demand also be denied. SO
ordered
The attention of your committee be-
ing called to the fact that the manager
of the Free Labor bureau has failed TO
render any reports since February, 1896,
we would respectfully recommend that
the manager be now requested TO render
weekly reports as provided for in the
ordinance creating the Labor bureau.
So ordered.
The fire and water committee reported
recommending that petition No. 1s9 from
r. Zellner ct al, asking that fire hy
drant be placed on the corner of Oak
and Washington streets, be granted and
the Los Angeles City Water company in
structed to erect said hydrant. So or
dered.
QUESTION OF WATER RATES.
The committee on water supply pre-
sented the following report in the matter
of fixing water rates for the ensuing
year:
whom was referred the matter of fixing
water rates for the year commencing
July l, 1897 and ending June 80, 1898, beg
leave to report as follows:
In the considera tion of this matter
your committee have been controlled by
a desire to arrive a result that would
at once be just to the water companies
and acceptable to the people. Were
each of the water companies now oper-
ating within the city limits disposed to
furnish your committee with a full and
frank statement of the business tran
sacted by them during the past year as
we'll as a sta tement of the cost of plant,
etc. as contemplated by law our nat
ural impulse to do Justice to all could be
gratified and a perfectly satisfactory re-
suit achieved. When the determina-
tion of rates depends wholly or in part
upon sentiment there is evinced such a
variety of opinion as to render harmony
almost hopeless, but in the new schedule
of rates herewith submitted your COM
mittee is convinced that the legal rights
of the water companies have not been
encroached upon, while the interest Of
the citizens has been fully protected.
Your committee finds that the inter-
ests Of the various water companies are
not Identical in that they differ widely
in value of plant, number OF consumers
and cost of operation. il has been urged
that water rates should differ in each
case SO as to make the returns compen-
satory, and in keeping with these va
ried conditions. That this is a legal
obligation your committee is not fully
convinced, and we have deemed it expe-
dent to recommend only one uniform
schedule of rates, applicable to all COM
panles, since any other plan must neces-
sarlly result in confusion and awaken
much apprehension on the part of peo-
pie disseminated against
The reduction made upon the rates of
the current year is In no sense a hori-
zontal cut, changes having been made in
such items and in such proportions as
seemed advisable in the judgment of ths
committee. The total amount of the
deduction is about 12A per cent of exist
ing rates
We recommend that the accompanying
ordinance be placed upon its passage.
The ordinance was then read and
adopted without dissenting vote
vas ho uepdte FOllOWing are
the new rates:
For every tenement or dwelling house
OF fve living rooms, occupied by a sin
gle family. 70 cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house
OF six living rooms, occupied by single
family 50 cents.
For every tenement or dwelling house
or seven living rooms, occupied by sim
gle family, 90 cents
For every tenement or dwelling house
of eight living rooms occupied by a sin
gle family s11O.
For every tenement or dwelling house
of nine living rooms, occupied by sin
gle family, $115,
For every tenement or dwelling house
of ten living rooms, occupied by a sim
gle family s125.
For every tenement or dwelling house
Of over ten living rooms. and occupied
by single family, for every additional
room, cents.
For hotels or boarding houses, in addi-
tion to family rates, for each boarder, 10
cents.
Fer lodging houses, in addition to fam
lily rates, for each lodger cents.
For business blocks, for each office,
in addition to basis rate of 81, cents.
For private fire hydrants, each %
cents.
For restaurants and eating houses. ac-
cording TO daily average of people fed.
for each twenty-five people per day,
$175
For bath tubs in private residences.
each tub 10 cents; hotels, 50 cents.
For public bath tubs, each, sips.
For public urinals. each. IS cents