The herald., 1898-11-27
DEMOCRATS SANGUINE
EVERY PROSPECT OF VICTORY
TOMORROW WEEK
D0CKWEILER'S CLEAR RECORD
The Two Plans He Submitted for
Municipal ownership-The Times'
Roorback Against Pessell

Aoorpdck against TeSSeu
Two Democratic meetings were held last
night and both were well attended. The
audience at the Washington gardens was
enthusiastic in spite of the cold hall and
other discomforts
The second meeting, at the corner of First
and Los Angeles streets, drew good crowd
that listened attentively to all the speakers.
w. A. Fielder presided at Washington
gardens +. w. Allender was the first
speaker. Mr.. Holster, the candidate for
street superintendent, was the next on the
program. He said that he had been ac-
cused of throwing mud in this campaign,
but he had told his friends that he would
not do anything of the kind and wished they
would not. Ii anything of the kind had
been done it had been done by enemies of Mr..
Drain, not by friends of his. Regarding
promises that he was said to have made he
absolutely denied that any had been made
by himself. If they honored him by elect
ing him street superintendent he would
serve them honestly and efficiently.
Frank Walker, candidate for assessor, was
next introduced and made a short speech
promising that if elected he would treat ali
taxpayers alike and equalize assessments.
George ID. Pessell, candidate for re-elec-
tion as councilman from the Sixth ward,
said that all the voters of his ward knew his
record. He had been accused of voting for
Santa Monica harbor. When that resolu-
tion had been presented to the council he
was in the chair, and simply declared the
vote, and had not himself voted at all.
DOCKWEILER'S RECORD.
j. II. Dockweier, on being introduced,
spoke to the point on the water question.
The city engineer, who is candidate for re-
election, said in brief
The revenue question will probably inter-
est you more than any other. In my report
filed in regard to the valuation of the CON-
pany's property l submitted two plans,
whereby the city could own and acquire its
works.
1.-The first plan consists of expunging from
the present water works system every item
from the plant which does not commend
Itself by virtue of superior construction and
auaptaDllity to the requirements of the pres.
ent system; as, for instance, by knocking out
all OF the small sized pipe and replacing them
with larger sized pipe, building additional
reservoirs, pumping stations, and substtut-
ing instead the designs as outlined in the re.
port In regard to that plan we would re-
qulre the expenditure of $2,3OO, 900. and if
the present company's plant could be OBJ.
tanned, 1t would require the voting of bonds
for $3,490,OOO.
Now figuring that, we find that three
and one-half million dollars of bonds with
4A per cent interest and lao sinking fund
added, gives yearly average of sl6s 900
Yearly running expenses of the plant are
SlUZ,WU. | tbot h.
worn out in forty years, so l add 40 ,,pon
that to replace the SYSTEM making n yearly
expense for that purpose of $57. 800. or a
yearly maximum expense of $32S. 900. Now
the income of the water companv Mt tbe
present rate is $4,000, so that would give rs
yearly profit of $4,000. We could cut
down our water rates $4,000 per wear and
down our water rates SIP, 900 per year and
The second plan is to gradually construct
the works, and for that we would reou;re
sum, including the purchase price of the
present works, of Sl,Sl7 200. We would vote
bonds for Sl,SO0,00O, which would. at Az
per cent interest with sinking fund added
be an expense of $4,000 per annum. The
yearly expenses of operation would be slO2
600, making in round figures an annual ex-
pense in all of $lS9,0O0. Now we have an
income of $4,000, so that would rive us
a yearly profit of quarter of million dol.
lars. We could reduce our water rate nearly
bo per cent. and own the entire works. You
know what that means; YOU would hive f;vo
or SIX times as many fire hydrants: Won
could get water in almost unlimited ouanti.
ties-ovcr 100000 gallons always exist.
ing IN your water mains ready for any fire
or extensive conflagration that might take
place. and still hava l.
domestic requirements of the city. At
present if there is fire in certain nort;ons
OF the city there is not water enough for
the engines, owing to the condition and
small size of the pipe"
FROM THE WAGON
In the wagon at First and Los Angeles
streets last night sat X. Bilderain as
chairman. He introduced Mayor SNYDER
lwho was received with chcers), Messrs
Wright, Winans, Harlan and Rogers. who
spoke briefly.
f. w. Allender made good speech deal
ing with the water question and the police
small-book system. He was heartily an.
plauded.
Messrs. Dahl, Walker, Winans, SNYDER.
Hance, Harlan and other candidates smoke
briefly.
POLlT1CAL POINTERS
Mr.. Glasscock, candidate for council in
the Ninth, says his fight is in the best shape
and that the Democrats are all working
faithfully for the ticket.
Betting on the city election is at stand
still: The reported odds yesterday vanished
in thin air last night. 1t was reported that
odds of 100 to IS on Eaton were offered,
Late in the day plenty of Democratic money
came to the front and was Immediately
rushed over to the Nadeau cigar stand to
he placed on Snyder, but the Republican
money had vanished and could not be
found.
At the Democratic headquarters the aud |
iting committee were at work all the after |
noon auditing bills.
Charter Campaign
The charter campaign committee, made I'D !
OF representatives from the Better Citv Gov. |
eminent League, Teachers' Assoc;at;on