The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-24


kind and description. now used by the Citi-
zen's Water company With respect to
the lands, we understand that this Jescrip-
ton will be sufficient to comply with the
councils request. 1t is said on page CT
the resolution: Now. therefore. be it re .
solved. that the successors In interest of
the said Griffin, Beaudry and Lazard, be.
and they are hereby, requested 70 furnish,
as soon as practicable. to this council, u
full and complete itemized list or invousory
with particular description without ref
erence to said schedule or other paper on
file with the clerk. but where descriptions
are contained in recorded deeds. the same
may be referred to for description. and
maps may be furnished to show the loca-
ton and size Of the pipe lines).'
But now, we present to you one of the
difficulties which this resolution presents.
The second paragraph of the res olution de-
mands the location, from one terminus to
the other. with the names Of the streets
wherein the same are laid. all pipes, mains,
other than pipes conducting water to reser-
voirs, forming part of said water works.
with the size and character thereof, and
the date when laid; and where the same
were not originally laid by tho SUCCESSORS
in interest of the said Griffin, Beaudry
and Lazard, then also the name Of the Fer
son or corporation by WHOM such pipe
lines were constructed, the authority or
right by which such construction was dore,
and the manner in which such successors
acquired such pipe lines.
with reference to this Citizens Water
company plant, we have above ansv ei ed
the greater portion of this second para
graph. but Beaudry. when he originally
by him. pumped the water from The river
bottom lands in the city near :he San Fer
nando depot of the Southern Tactic Rail-
road company, and this pumping plant was
used for a while after the properly passed
to the Citizens Water company. Then
tie Citizens Water company made a con-
tract with the city by which 1t obtained
water from the old canal and reservoir,
the wooden mill ditch, from which
sources, it continued to supply that por-
ton of the inhabitants of the city with
water, until the sale of the property to the
Los Angeles City Water company. After
that company purchased II, 1t Immediately
proceeded to reconstruct large portion Of
the works, lay new pipes of larger dimen-
sions in many places, and as soon as the
system was in proper condition, connected
that system with the old system, and
thereafter ceased to obtain water from
this old wooden mill ditch. the waters of
which had given great dissatisfaction to
the consumers, and ever since such con-
nection was made 1t has been supplying
the water from these conduits. Now, to
give to the council detailed account OF
who laid these pipes, and when, would be-
IL not absolutely impossible, work that
would require a length Of time out of all
proportion to the value of the information
when obtained. There are probably some
portions of the pipes in that system that
were laid out by Prudent Beaudry, and still
in use, but just when they were laid by
him it is not possible to determine. There
are probably some portions Of the pipes in
that system that were laid by the Citi-
zens' Water company that are still used.
but to segregate each particular part,
and say when each was laid. would be
difficult. and probably impossible That
is to say. the Los Angeles City Water COM
pany probably could never ascertain just
when that portion of the pipe line laid by
the Citizens Water company was put in
After itself obtained the system, it could
probably give fairly accurate account of
what new pipes it has laid, where it has
larger conduits in the same lines than had
formerly been used, etc., but further than
that it probably could not go at all.
1.-THE reservoir sites we can give detailed
description of, and of the reservoirs used
in connection Herewith, and that we are
preparing and can have ready in a few
days.
1.-THE ground upon which we claim that
the Citizens Water company's plant. as
remodeled and perfected by the Los An
geles City Water company should be taken
into account as coming under the contract
aforesaid, Is this: AS we have already in
timated, great dissatisfaction had arisen
among the consumers of The water from
that system, both as to the quality and
quantity. The Citizens Water company
was pecuniariiy embarrassed, ard the fore
closure proceedings were had and the prop
erty sold as above stated. The Los An.
geles City Water company had imposed
upon it under the contract the duty of fur
nishing the Inhabitants of the city with
water, and they deemed it prudent to OBJ
tain the system and to proceed 20 perfect
do not think the substance of the contract
between the city and the Los Angeles City
Water company makes any distinction be-
tween the different modes Of obtaining
pipes, reservoirs, etc. That Is to say, that
the purchase of the pipes laid, so far as
they will answer the purpose, does not put
those pipes in any different category un-
der the contract than that which they
would occupy if they had been laid by the
company itself AS the city has progressed
it has become necessary to obtain new res
ervoir sites and to construct new reser-
voirs, but we do not understand that the
purchase Of those reservoirs and reservoir
sites at different times and from different
persons makes any difference in the right
to have them valued and transferred to
the city under contract.
"In addition to these the Los Angeles City
Water company owns other properties:
"Third-The Crystal Springs Land and
Water company acquired water rights in
the Arroyo Seco, water pipes and rights of
development upon large tracts of land in
that section and near the town of Gar
vanza. All that portion of the pipe system
thus acquired that lay within the limits of
the city of Los Angeles, as they were at
the time the transaction was had, was con
veyed by the Crystal Springs Land and
Water company to the Los Angeles City
Water company. The franchises in this
city that were purchased from Rogers by
the Crystal Springs Land and Water COM
pany were the same referred to in the or
a;no,oa ~ thu cttv annroved Tune 22 1886