The herald., 1897-07-27

developed here would be derived from
the river already owned by the city. The
narrowness of the strip, twenty feet in
width clearly indicates that the same
was originally obtained by the company
for the probable purpose of using the
same as a right of way to carry fiume
conduit or percolation pipe, by either
tapping the river here or on lands lying
adjacent thereto.
REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS
In the list of real estate are fifteen en-
tries made by the Water Company.
which are as follows:
First-401 acres in the Crystal Springs
tract with improvements thereon. This
tract forms part of the water develop
ment land known as Crystal Springs. A
Iportion of the percolating pipe system is
located thereon, which, however, receives
it's inflow of water not so much by per-
collation. of underground water as by in
direct inflow of river surface water,
brought thereto by branch from the
power ditch, which latter takes it's sup
ply direct from the river about 5000 feet
north Of this place.
The tract consists of about three acres
low-lying sand and gravel land, and one
acre of cultivated land with improve
ments consisting of wooden warehouse
40x36 feet in good condition, a one-story
frame building Of small value and a
number of unimportant outbuildings.
Second-Thirty-two acres of land pur-
chased from Ferguson & Mitchell. This
tract is unimproved except that it con-
tains short end of the percolation pipe
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| is now in alfalfa. This land is favorably
| situated for the purpose of eventually
extending the percolation pipe system
| thereon.
| Third-23.15 acres of water land pur-
chased from Glassell ct al. This tract IL
unimproved nor is it used in connection
with the present plant. 1t is recon-
mended to obtain this tract for the same
purpose as the previously mentioned
| thirty-two acres.
EIGHT ACRES
Fourth-Lot 31h, Highland View
Tract, consisting of eight acres. This
tract is located at the confluence of the
Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco.
1t is the well known sand and gravel
| bed crossed by Walnut Street bridge. is
unimproved, and except for the supply
of sand and gravel thereon, it is of no
value whatever for water works pur-
pose.
Fifth-East Side Springs. This 1,7Se
acre tract has been discussed heretofore
| in connection with the pumping sta
| tion located thereon. While it's recon-
mended to obtain same it ought to be
abandoned Immediately after the COM
pletion of the proposed improvements OF
| the city water works system, as one OF
the main distinguishing features of the
proposed water supply is the concentra-
ton of head and power works in con-
tradstinction to the present scattered
and disjointed system.
Sixth-Forty acres of land in the Ran
cho Los Felz, and
| Seventh-Twenty and one half acres
! of land in the Rancho San Rafael
| These two tracts are located along tbs
river bottom north of the so-called OAR
| by reservoir site. They form a part OF
| the old Wicks system, and are appar-
emily such tracts of the real estate OBJ
tanned by the water company as on &C.
count of their undesirable location
could not be subdivided and sold. These
|
value to the city water works company
purposes, still the ownership of such
land along the river bottom might be Of
some slight advantage.
Eightb-2.4 acres in the Buena Vista
Tract. This is steep side hill land, back
of lots fronting on Buena Vista street
north of Bishops road. 1t cannot be
reached by any thoroughfare, is unim-
proved, not in use by the water works
company and of no value for city water
works purposes.
Ninth-Lot on the corner of Marches
sault and Alameda streets, with i'm
provements thereon. This lot contains
brick building with the water works
| office above and storage rooms below, a
small brick blacksmith shop in the yard
and storage capacity for material used
in connection with the plant. The brick
buildings are In good condition, suit
| ably located and desirable and necessary
| for the purposes selected.
TWO LOTS HERE
Tenth-Lots 1873 to LA inclusive, Victor
Heights Tract, and
| Eleventh Improvements thereon
| These lots are situated adjacent to Ra-
| HULA anu 1NeW DtpOl StIGGlS III ILLS City
of about two acres, formerly contained
! stump for water distribution which has
| been abandoned. These lots are in the
very heart of the oil belt. At present tbs
| improvements consist of a pump sta
| ton, which furnishes water to the high
level reservoir, heretofore discussed. The
building is worthless and will eventually
be abandoned as a pump station. A
good barn and small store house and
frame cottage form the improvements
thereon. After the suggested abandon
ment of the pump station, these lots
could only be used, as at present, as a
material storage ground for stabling and
like purposes, or could be leased to oil
| men.
| Twelfth-Lots and 2, block 4, Florence
Heights, of 0.47 acreage. These lots are
unmproved, of side hill location, ad-
jacent to Hazard reservoir, and were OBJ
tanned by the Los Angeles Water Com
pany in conjunction with the former
Hazard system. They are of no value
for water works purposes, except as q
right of way for the ten-inch outflow
pipe from the reservoir and as an APP
proach to the same.
Thirteenth-Lot %, block rs, and lots
q, 23 and "a, block %, De Soto Heights
These lots were obtained by the water
company as assets of the former Hazard
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