The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-03

which to do anything in regard to acquir-
Ing a supply of mountain water before the
expiration of the contract with the SAID
water company, your committee on noun
tain water supply beg leave to report that
they consider that che time is too short for
this committee to make any further inves-
LEGATIONS OF sources of supply of mountain
water; as the legal status and its attend
ant engineering problems have not been in
vestigated in due season, it is useless to re-
Fort upon any outside sources of water
supply.
therefore, your committee considers
tnat nothlng Oh consequence can be done at
this ume' except TO take the necessary
steps to assume control of the city's plant,
now leased 10 the Los Angeles city water
company upon the expiration Oh the said
lease on the zzho OF July next, ana that the
city water oVerseer oe ulrecteu 10 take pos
session OF the sala leased water plant on
the salu zznu OF july; tnat ne De directed 10
collect all water rates tnen ana thereafter;
thae the puohc al large De notlhed mat on
and after the said End OF July all consum-
ers of water supplied by the said water
plant must pay water rent to the city
rates on and after July End snail De nxed
at rate which snail be UNIFORM reouc-
ton OF twenty (zo) per cent iroii the pres
ent rates.
upon close ana careiui perusa' II VIII pS
observed that this is an attempt at d oirec'
slap at the city engineer anu the city at'or
ney, wherein the report says AS tne ie-
sal status ana It's attendant engineering
problems have not been investigated III ouc
season. 1t is useless to report upon any
outside sources of water supply
The council, excepting those, of course.
who were on the committee. were angered
at this and several did not hesitate to say
so. They realized that the city attorney
has been busy with the case now in court
between the municipality, and the Los An
eeles Water company. which has kept the
attorney delving into legal lore
Mr.. Nickel received first attention in the
matter. "There is too much guessworl
as tn q. cut in rates" said he. 81 am NOT
readySo say as to what, if any, cut should
BIS made in water rates. Before we settle
upon a basis of charge we should know
what extensions people will want. should
like to reduce the rate rs per cent, but first
want to kHow precisely what am doing
1t is my belief that the committee has been
presuming"
Mr.. Order replied that the committee
was not Amounted at their own reouest bu.
bv n majority vote of the council For some
reason. he said. the original committee
was side-tracked and this one came into
existence. Two months ago thew made
their first report. The time is now foo shor,
t;}.do ANYTHING toward running mountain
water here. He thought that the warer
company had been very we'll treated in the
matteS and that thew were offered n good
sum of mopev to col, but n,ou,d NOT 10
asked the conncil If thew Thought II nron.r
IN cir around and do nothing Now u,os
the time he Thought for the citv overseer
70 beco,oe acouaintad with tha water-oon-
panv's fairs The water comnanv,s hooks
wera ar his dismissal and ba knsw the;r T..
come majority of the nub,ic wants low
or rates bs Thought even If the couno;l
does NOT
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