The herald., 1898-07-22
FIRST FORMAL ACTION
WILL DH TAKEN SATURDAY AT
TEN O'CLOCK
Exactly What VIII Be Done Can Only
Do Conjsctursd- Council Very
Cautious

Gil would take some interesting action in
the water matter at their adjourned ses-
sion yesterday morning, but beyond issuing
certain notifications to the water company
nothing was done in the matter. These
notifications, however, are not without In
terest when their full import 10 taken into
consideration.
The first notification came In the form of
a motion by Councilman Nickel, which In
structed the clerk to notify the water COM
pany's board Of directors to meet the city
council at a special meeting to be held in
the council chamber of the city hall at 10
o'clock on Saturday morning. At this
meeting, II the water company has Its rep
resentatives present, as 1t NO doubt will,
the first steps toward arbitration under
the contract will be taken. The city will
make certain tenders as consideration for
the Los Angeles Water company's plant.
and 1t IL quite probable the city's arbitrator
will be appointed.
Exactly what position the company will
take in the premises It Is impossible to
conjecture. It is quite evident that the city
is now fully determined to get along with
out the Crystal Springs supply II the COM
=
be considered part Of the property whose
value IL to be determined by the arbitra-
tors. and 1t looks a. though NO other course
were open than for the company to also
appoint an arbitrator and prepare to turn
over the property which they acknowledge
belongs to the Los Angeles Water company
and comes within the terms Of the contract.
In such an event. 1t will not be long un-
til the city will have possession Of the
plant and system by quiet and peaceful
methods. The attorneys for the company
are exceedingly busy men just now, how
ever. and that they may succeed in rak-
ing up some new factors in the matter and
thereby cause delay in the proceedings. Is
not at all improbable.
The other notification to the company as
council yesterday instructed It should be
delivered may be looked upon as a precau-
tionary measure against giving any cause
for this delay. Council has within the last
few weeks ordered quite a number Of i'm
provements, extensions and repairs to BE-
made to the water pipe lines, connections
or hydrant system. 1t is altogether likely
that some Of these instructions have not
yet been carried out by the company. In
order, therefore, to prevent the claim from
being set up that the city ordered work be-
You'd the time of the contract, motion
from Mr.. Nickel prevailed by which the
clerk was authorized to notify the COM
pany that where work has not already been
started no further attention shall be given
to changes, extensions or repairs ordered
by council.
The water companys Injunction suit
against the city will be heard before Judge
Clark on Monday morning, and all MEM
bers of council, together with Mayor Sny-
der. will probably be in attendance. There
IL little likelihood Of an immediate decision
being rendered by the court, and the city
will be restrained from taking possession Of
the plant as long as Judge Clark has the
matter under consideration.
The petition Of 8. A. Randall for the es-
Establishment of the curb lines on Lake
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
was referred to the board Of public works.
The contract Of James M. Riley and w.
A. Bingham for the furnishing Of $50 feet
Of twenty-two-inch vitrified pipe for the
zanJa from Thirty-seventh street to the
outh boundary Of the city was approved.
The price Is the same as that in Mr.. Riley's
bid-571z cents per lineal foot.
In accordance with the recommendation
of the city engineer. an ordinance of inten-
ton was passed for the construction Of a
sewer at Cottage place, between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
Council adjourned until Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock on motion of Mr.. Nickel.