The herald., 1897-07-27

age), Wagon-tOol outfits and quantity of
tools stored in the barn at CRYSTAL
Springs. tools and stock in the yard on
Marchessauf street, tools, materials.
iron and brass fittings, meters, etc., in
the storage room at same place. stock
and materials, cast-iron pipes, etc, in
the yard at the Beaudry pump station,
oil in storage tunnel at Buena Vista res
ervoir. Ali of this material is subject
to daily increase and decrease varying
in quantity according to the demand
made thereon from day to day.
In concluding my report in reference
to the schedule list of the water COM
pany, wish to briefly state the follow
ing summary:
SUMMARY
The pipe system, with the exception of
all the cast-iron pipes and few of the
newer riveted steel pipes is old, deterio-
rated, and would be subject to constant
repairs and renewals.
investigation proved a deficit Of 1853
miles of pipe in the water company's
| schedule.
| The water works system contains two
| good, serviceable and well-located res
ervoirs-Bellevue and Buena Vista
while the Beaudry, the High Service
and Hazards reservoirs are neither in
size, location nor construction fit for
more than temporary use, and need re-
placing by others.
The power stations are scattered over
too large territory, are poorly equipped
and maintained. With the exception of
Buena Vista plant, they are too small
| and housed in poorly constructed build
ings. The machinery, with the exception
Of a power force pump and a Pelton
wheel at the Buena Vista plant, is old,
has seen many years of service, is of in
sufficient capacity, will need repairs,
and is serviceable only for temporary
use. 1t will need to be replaced by larg-
err machinery of more improved pattern.
The conduit leading the water from the
headworks to the Bellevue reservoir is
of ample size and good construction. The
Buena Vista conduit Is also good and
serviceable, where tunnel and brick and
iron construction are used.
IN BAD SHAPE
| The present covered wooden f1ume in
connection Herewith is in bad shape,
and needs replacing by other material
brick or iron.
The so-called power ditch is too small,
| in poor condition throughout, except
where short section of iron pipe has
| taken the place of the wooden conduit.
| The GarvanZa conduit is an 11-inch
sheet-iron pipe. and needs to be consid-
cred only as distribution pipe.
The headworks at Crystal Springs can
furnish, by means of the percolation
system, under favorable circumstances,
about $50 miners inches of river water;
while in addition to this approximately
1850 miners inches of water are taken d.
rect from the surface flow of the Los Ali
geles river.
The Garvanza headworks furnish a
supply too insignificant to be considered,
and the permanency of which is doubt
! full.
| The list of real estate includes grea
many lots and tracts accumulated by the
water company, which lands, having
no direct bearing on water works s'ys-
tenn at the present time or in the prob
able future, tend to increase urnecessar-
lily the cost of the plant, without any re-
turn, either in value or usefulness.
The list of rights of way offered by the
water company contains number of
instances, as pointed out in the forego-
ing, for which no right of way is re-
quired. In other instances items there
in are too large.
Accompanying this report are the doc
uments which illustrate, by maps and
drawings and notebooks, the present wa
ter works plant in all its details, which
information was obtained either from
the records of the Los Angeles City Wa
ter Company's Office or by special sur
VeyS.