The herald., 1898-05-10
WANT AN ACCOUNTING
Council Asks for Statement From the
Water Companies

To Mr.. Nickel was rendered the honor
of submitting the following resolution,
which his colleagues unanimously adopted
Il asks for an accounting of all the i'm
provements made by the Los Angeles City
Water companw and the Crystal Springs
Land and Water company, and descrip-
ton of all the property they possess, joint
ly or individually. The resolution reads
as follows
Whereas, On the 7th of February 1885,
this council did adopt a resolution request
ing the successors in interest of John S.
Griffin, P. Beaudry and s. Lazard under
contract in writing purported to have been
made between the mayor and common
council of the city of Los Angeles, party
of the first part, and said Griffin, Beaudry
and Lazard, parties of the second part,
bearing date the Goth day of July, 1S6S, to
furnish to this council an itemized list or
inventory. with particular description of
all water works purported to be leased to
said Griffin, Beaudry and Lazard, in and
by said contract, and also of all the i'm
provements made in, about and upon said
water works in pursuance of said contract
(the val,fe of, whfehs improvements the
municipal corporation, the city of Los An
contract, obligated to pay said Griffin,
Beaudry and Lazard or their assigns, at
the expiration of thirty years from the ex-
ecution of said contracD, together with the
name or names of the corporation or cor
porations, person or persons, entitled to
receive payment for each and every par
eel of said improvements under and by
virtue of the terms of said contract; and,
at Of ha An,
geles City Water company did, on the eth
day of March, 1898, in answer to the re-
quest contained in this resolution, make a
written communication to the city attor-
ney, but said communication does not fur
nish the information requested by said
resolution, inasmuch as the schedule there
in referred to does not segregate the prop
erty of the Los Angeles City Water COM
pany from that of the CrysHl Springs
Land and Water company, nor does it
contain a particular description of all the
property therein referred to, so as to en-.
able the same to be examined and valued;
and is deficient in other respects; now,
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That said successors in inter-
est of said Griffin Beaudry and Lazard be,
and they are, hereby requested to furnish,
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full and complete itemized list, or inven-
tory, with a particular description with
out reference to said schedule or other pa
per on file with the clerk, but where de-
scriptions are contained in recorded deeds
the same may be referred to for descrip-
tion and maps may be furnished to show
the location and size of pipe lines,;, of all
the improvements made in, about and
upon the said waterworks in pursuance of
said contract (the value of which improve
ments the mayor and common council Of
the city of Los Angeles was, according TO
the terms of said contract, obligated 30
pay said Griffin, Beaudry and Lazard, or
their assigns, at the expiration of thirty
years from the execution of said coniract),
and containing the following matters:
First-The dimensions and capacity Of
each of the reservoirs forming part Of said
waterworks. and q particular description