The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26

tance from the city of Los Angeles will be perhaps almost sixty miles. This ;3 the great barrier, but it Is only ds We said before, a question of cost The coz duit line for the distance would probably, If properly constructed, cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $l0O0,UU0 We would recommend that this source of supply be investigated.
 The second source of supply is that of Elizabeth Lake. This lake lies to the east of Antelope Valley and at an alti- tude of 32G0 feet above sea level. It has a drainage area of about fifty square miles and presents one of the most mag nificent reservoir sites In the country, having a drainage which would be suffi- cient for the city of Los Angeles for all time. This system would be about al- most equal distance from the city of Los Angeles.
 Our next source of supply would be that from the Soledad. These are the headwaters of the Santa Clara River. and while the drainage area is quite large, the mountains are not high, the stream Is not large and the distance, while less than the former systems men toned. is quite great. It is said that there are no good storage sites upon the stream, and from the best that we can learn it, would not be feasible source
 Next we would mention the Little Tu- tunga- The drainage area lS about twenty-five square miles. This stream has been developed to certain extent and now supplies the town of Fernando and the surrounding country. The drain age dTed, as you VIII see, IS CUn.plEt- lively small, and the fact that it is. al ready partly consumed would render it inefficient for the city supply;
 Next we would mention the Big Tu- junga Here we find a drainage area of 134 square miles, which is amply suffi- cient tor all necessities. It is said that a pipe line leads from this stream, sup plying Monte Vista with a small quantity of water bus that the sum thus utilized would cut no material figure wiCh larger use. Otherwise this stream Is not utilized It's outlet Is located only ;hnni fifteen miles by air line from the city of Los Angeles, and We are told ahoEt tWenty-two miles by surveyed line It Is said that this stream flows a very large quantity of water in the winter ume, and that there are some good storage eites along IL. We ind from the records that the Hamilton Irrigation Company seems to be the owner of nine valleys along the stream, which were acquired from the poses, together with a right of way down the entire canyon for such use. We understand that some work has been done in the development of this system, but not a great deal. By all means this system should be investigated. Its large drainage area, its nearness to the city, present features which are not found in any other propositions we have consid-
 Next we find the Arroyo seco. with drainage of twenty seven square miles, which, however, is thoroughly consumed and is used to supply the city of Pasa- dena.
 Following our course to the east on the Sierra Madre range we next come to the San Gagriel. which, with its 200 square miles of drainage area, is the largest stream of the range However, we find here the waters are utilized for irrigation purposes by more than one hundred own CTS and the cost to acquire the water would simply mean the purchase of the ranches and orchards of the San Gabriel Valley, which would be impossible. We also find from the records that three pri- vate power companies have attempted to secure themselves along this stream and we presume that they have succeeded in establishing proper claims to the water both used for Irrigation and owned for power purposes, we do not see how the city city Of Los Angeles could avail itself. There seemed to be no claims for reser- voir sites along the stream and it is said that none of consequence exist.
 Next east we find San Antonio Creek the waters of which, however. are used for irrigation at Ontario and the power or which Is developed and used for cleo ta taiG ri Lgh{lng ,d R f ana other purposes in On
 Beyond this we find Dry Creek with a comparatively small drainage area, but which supplies a good stream of water the entire year. This water, however is entirely consumed for irrigation at Koch ester and Etiwanda and the land along Ine stream IS said to be entirely private
 Next east. and the last stream which we snail mention, Is that of Lytle Creek and reaches to high attitudes. its per ennial flow Is good. but is all utilized and owned. It supplies the City of San Der other sections with water for domestic tiC and Irrigation purposes. The Lytle Creek Reservoir and Power Company claim to this stream that will imponnd in 1'e {hee nelghoorhood of 4OO0 inches of water, which would be sufficient for a city of construct a system on Lytle Creek if would necessarily be an exclusively stor- age system, and the distance is about great; but it is possible and the supply would be ample.
 Thus we have reviewed all the noun tam streams which come within a radius or sixty miles of the city of Los Angeles and which are of sufficient conseouence 70 be mentioned in connection with the city supply. e
 It is not our purpose to recommend any particular supply but only to have ey anIned ann m this casual way and to deter mine which streams were of sufficient inportance 10 receive a proper investiga- tion and after looking over the ground as as car carefully fully as we have been able we submit this report and make the recom- menoation that the source of supply from flTu Tnnda Creek, Eiizabeth Lake. Big Tu yeI1ialo yensa ana ana Lytie Creek receive an in- nclals. Our City Engineer could de- termine with very little investigation which were not, and for the city of Los Angeles and for those parties which have committed themselves to a mountain source of supply to lie dormant and make no investigation and no determination as to which are feasible and which are nof IS III Violation of our trust and should not be permitted.
 There is one other matter which we would like to submit in connection with this report, and that is in regard to the protection afforded against fire by a svs- tenn of ample pressure
 There are many cities in the United states which maintain no steam fire en- gfnes at all and depend absolutely upon the pressure maintained by the water system. The fire department of the city or Los Angeles costs us. $S1 900 per an num- It is confidently predicted that saved if proper water system with a proper pressure was consfr1Icted The