The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-10
STOPS LOBOs
CREEK PUMPS
Spring Valley Allays
Uneasiness of It's
Customers.
Asks Supervisors to Select
Experts Who Are Non
Residents.

The resolution condemning the water of
Lobos Creek as unsuitable for drinking
purposes and ordering the Spring Valley
Water Company to forthwith discontinue
supplying the water to consumers was de-
ferred one week by the Board of Super
visors yesterday.
The resolution recites that the water
of Lobos Creek contains, according to the
written reports and oral testimony Of
competent experts, unmistakable evidence
of sewage contamination, thus proving
that an epidemic of such diseases as
typhoid fever may be produced by the use
of the water if said diseases should APP
pearsin the habitatiOns in the watershed
of the creek. Also that in the watershed
there are numerous habitatiOnS, hospitals
and cemeteries, thus rendering the danger
Chief Engineer Schussler in communi-
cation notified the board that the COM
pany on Sunday stopped the pumps at
Lobos Creek so as to allay any anxiety of
the citizens living in the districts partly
supplied therefrom. The communication
says:
SAN FRANCISCO December .. 1901
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors of
the city and county of San Francisco-Gen-
tlemen: Although the chemical, as well as
the meteorological examinations Of Lobos
Creek water made by Professor Hilgard and
DR.. Mouser, respectively, show the quality of
the water to be tbs spof the a peatR Te1e and
November shows a marked decrease in the
number of typhoid cases In the city from the
preceding month wiz. five cases in November
against eight in October) we yesterday
stopped the pumps (Which had been started
November 1st), to allay any anxiety of
the citizens living in the districts partly SUI
piled therefrom. We propose to build high,
close, wire fence along the top Of the south
bank, so as to keep off trespassers, and as
the center Of the creek Is the boundary be-
tween our property and the Preside, shall
request the commanding officer in charge to
allow build similar fence along the
top of the north bank of the creek
absolutely prevent the soldiers, during target
practice and at other times, from committing
any nuisance in the neighborhood of the creek.
The creek, although representing only
about s per cent of average daily con-
sumption, is such valuable addition to our
works. owing to the good quality OF the wa
ter and the constancy of its flow, that
want to do everything in our power to protect
it, We are also satisfied that If the creek
were the property of the municipality the city
would undoubtedly do everything in it's power
to protect and utilize it,
There being a variance between the reports
O the city's experts and ours, and both sides
claiming to be in the right. take the lib
erty of suggesting that the chairman of the
Hospital and Health Committee and the
chief engineer of the Spring Valley Water
Works jointly agree upon chemist and
bacteriologst both being non-residents of San
Francisco, to carefully investigate the quality
of the water and report.
Hoping that the above prceosition meets
your approval, we most respectfully ask that