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

objectionable. Inere were also some Donds
of that company outstanding. and these
also were all taken up. SO that the entire
bonded indebtedness of the East Side
Spring Water company was extinguished
and all of the stock now belongs to the
Los Angeles City Water company.
AFTER the purchase Of the stock by the
Los Angeles City Water company, that
lis, after all Of the stock had been acquired
the Los Angeles City Water company has
made use Of that system, and at times
supplying from their own sources on the
western side Of the river. They have also
obtained the water from the East Sids
springs and from the Arroyo Seco, and con.
Quoted the same to the East Side Spring
Water company's reservoir, and used thai
water while there was a sufficient quantity
| of it, for supplying that section Of the
country with water. 1t has also kept ir
condition the pumping plant on the Eas
Side spring, and used it whenever the ne.
cessities required it, and have kept 1t In
condition for use at all times.
"These properties we think should be In.
cuded in the purchase by the city. They
constitute one system. They differ in moth
ing, except there Is in part a supply of wa
ter to the East Side system from sources
that do not enter into the general system
but with that exception there is no diff
| ference.
1--WE will furnish you at the earliest prac-
ticable moment with a particular descrip.
| ton of the lands owned by the East Side
Spring Water company, the reservoir site
and the dimensions thereof, and the ca.
pacity of the reservoir. We are also hav-
ing made up a particular description of all
the reservoirs, and the title. upon which
the right of the Los Angeles City Water
company depends, and the capacity Of the
different reservoirs. This we can also fur.
nsh in a short time.
"But now, again, with reference to the
East Side Spring Water company's prop
critics. 1t will doubtless be remembered
| by you that that company was entirely in.
dependent, constructing and operating its
own system and keeping its own accounts
so it would probably be impossible for the
Los Angeles City Water company to give
you an exact list of the dates upon which
all the pipes that were laid by that COM
pany were laid. Since they have acquired
| it they have adapted that system to their
own and can give you, doubtless, the exact
time when any additions were made to the
system that were made by themselves
But the work of ascertaining when the va
rious pipes were laid by the East Side COM
pany would be a tedious task and, for aught
that we know now, never could be ascer-
tanned with any degree of satisfaction.
NOW, one of the suggestions which we
| would make is this: If the Los Angeles
City Water company constructs a map
| showing the entire pipe system claimed by
it, whether through the holding of stock
in the East Side company. or directly
vested in it, and accompany this map with
a statement of the size of the pipes, and an
approximate statement Of the times when
| they were laid, so far as the company can
ascertain them. would not that be suff1c-
lent for all that relates to the pipes? If so,
it will very materially abridge the labor Of
preparing this report, for an examination
of the books of the company for years past
would be necessary to fix exactly the time
| at which the different pipes were laid. The
company has been repairing and altering
its pipes, taking up one kind and laying
pipes of larger capacity almost continu-
ally. And new adjustments are needed at
this very moment, in order to meet the
necessities of the people. 1t must be c.
! vious that keeping track Of these things
and the writing Of a detailed historic ac-
count of them, is a very considerable task.
Rights Of Way
"These have come by large number OF
conveyances the writing out of descrip.
tons of which will itself be quite a task
| 1t can be done. of course, but if this ma =
| of the pipe system be constructed it will
| itself show all, or nearly all, of the rights
| of way which the Los Angeles City Water
company claims and will show all the
rights of way which they are exercising.
1.-THE fourth paragraph of the resolu-
| ton asks for a description of the location
| of all bitches, fumes, pipe lines, tunnels
ETC., by which water Is conveyed to said
reservoirs and the character, length and
| size thereof, together with the dates OF
construction. etc.
This also will be difficult to accomplish
in any more satisfactory mode than by the
map of which we have spoken. For in
stance. in the deeds of the rights of way
and pipe lines. under which the Los Ange-
les City Water company acquired the Rog-
ers lines from the Crystal Springs Land and
Water company. except that portion OF
| those lines used to connect with the East
Side Spring Water company's reservoir
company itself, in part at least, and the
remainder was constructed by Rogers
those deeds describe them only generally as
! all the pipe lines, etc. 1t might be neces-
sary to make surveys in order to get an
accurate description in writing of the
property.
The Crystal Springs Land and Water
Company
1.-THE Crystal Springs Land and Water
company has constructed certain under
ground pipe lines in the Los Feliz and SaN
Rafael Ranches. 1t has constructor a
conduit about four feet in diameter, dis
lance of several miles to the Buena Vista
street reservoir Some three or four
miles above that reservoir it has construct
| ed another conduit about four feet IN
diameter leading out to the western paft
of the city to the company's reservoir or
lot one of block fhirty-three, Hancock
survey, in the Canal and Reservoir tract
This reservoir site covers about eighl
acres of land. From that reservoir ths
| pipe is continued on westerly to the west.
ern limit of the city, and is extended dowI
to Hoover street.-The pipe from the reser
voir, however, being Of a smaller capacit:
down to Seventh street. At the time i
was constructed 1t was, with the exception
of small portion of it, outside the cit.
limits. These limits have been extended
westerly until the pipe is now for con
siderable distance within the city limits
We will have a map Of that conduit con
structed, and will give its dimensions ant